Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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president /ˈprɛzɪdənt/ B2 |
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retired /rɪˈtaɪərd/ B1 |
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mission /ˈmɪʃən/ A2 |
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seriously /ˈsɪəriəsli/ B1 |
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reality /riˈæləti/ B1 |
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lure /lʊər/ B2 |
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dialogue /ˈdaɪəˌlɒɡ/ B2 |
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character /ˈkærəktər/ B1 |
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drugs /drʌɡs/ B1 |
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tough /tʌf/ A2 |
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negotiator /nɪˈɡoʊʃieɪtər/ B2 |
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general /ˈdʒenərəl/ B1 |
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sarcastic /sɑːrˈkæstɪk/ B2 |
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dedication /ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃən/ B2 |
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factory /ˈfæktəri/ A2 |
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fling /flɪŋ/ B1 |
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losers /ˈluːzərz/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I'm up.
➔ Present tense with contraction
➔ The contraction "I'm" (I am) is used for informal, conversational tone.
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Tell him I'm retired.
➔ Indirect speech
➔ "Tell him I'm retired" uses indirect speech to convey a message.
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We think everybody's watching us and judging us, but in reality, nobody gives a damn what you do.
➔ Present simple with contraction and comma splice
➔ The sentence uses contractions (everybody's) and a comma splice to join independent clauses.
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I'm going to lure him here. Then I'm going to kill everybody.
➔ Future with 'be going to'
➔ The phrase uses 'be going to' to express future intentions.
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I have experience as a leader, a negotiator, a general, and a cop.
➔ Parallel structure with commas
➔ The sentence uses parallel structure to list roles with commas.
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Who do you think the people will believe?
➔ Indirect question
➔ The sentence is an indirect question embedded in a statement.
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Why do you care?
➔ Direct question with auxiliary verb
➔ The question uses the auxiliary verb 'do' for emphasis.
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We need to choose a leader. Someone who's tough enough to take on Golden Face.
➔ Relative clause with 'who's'
➔ The relative clause 'who's tough enough' describes the leader.
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