My Friends
Lyrics:
[English]
My friends are so depressed
I fear the question of your loneliness
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Confide, 'cause I'll be on your side
...
You know I will
You know I will
Ex-girlfriend called me up
Alone and desperate on the prison phone
They want to give her seven years
For being sad
I love all of you
Hurt by the cold
...
So hard and lonely, too
...
When you don't know yourself
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My friends are so distressed
They're standing on the brink of emptiness
...
No words I know of to express
This emptiness
I love all of you
...
Hurt by the cold
...
So hard and lonely, too
When you don't know yourself
Imagine me
...
Taught by tragedy
Release is peace
...
I heard a little girl
...
And what she said was something beautiful
To give your love no matter what
Is what she said
I love all of you
Hurt by the cold
...
So hard and lonely, too
...
When you don't know yourself
...
Vocabulary in this song
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Grammar:
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My friends are so depressed
➔ Adjective as subject complement after 'to be'
➔ The adjective "depressed" describes the state of the subject "My friends". The verb "are" links the subject to its description. This is a fundamental use of the verb "to be" with an adjective.
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I fear the question of your loneliness
➔ Noun as object of 'fear'
➔ The noun phrase "the question of your loneliness" is the direct object of the verb "fear". It specifies what the speaker is afraid of.
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Confide, 'cause I'll be on your side
➔ Imperative Mood; Future Simple with 'will'
➔ "Confide" is an imperative verb, a command or request. "I'll be on your side" uses the future simple tense ("will + be") to express a promise or future intention.
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Ex-girlfriend called me up
➔ Past Simple Tense
➔ The verb "called" is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.
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They want to give her seven years for being sad
➔ Infinitive of Purpose after "want", Gerund as subject complement after preposition
➔ "to give" is an infinitive expressing the purpose of wanting. "being sad" is a gerund acting as the object of the preposition "for".
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When you don't know yourself
➔ Conditional Clause (Zero Conditional type)
➔ This is a condition that is generally true. The "when" clause expresses a condition, and the main clause implies a result that consistently happens when that condition is met. Although typically we associate zero conditional with present simple in both clauses, here it implies a general truth about the consequence of not knowing oneself.
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No words I know of to express this emptiness
➔ Relative Clause with Omitted Relative Pronoun, Infinitive of Purpose
➔ "I know of" is a relative clause modifying "No words", with the relative pronoun (which/that) omitted. "to express" is an infinitive expressing the purpose or intention.
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Taught by tragedy
➔ Past Participle as Adjective
➔ The past participle "taught" functions as an adjective, describing the subject (implied: "I"). It means "having been taught".
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To give your love no matter what
➔ Infinitive as Subject, 'No Matter What' Clause
➔ "To give" is an infinitive acting as the subject of the sentence. "No matter what" is a clause expressing condition with universal quantifiaction. It is equivalent to "regardless of what happens".
