Off The Mask
Lyrics:
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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dark /dɑːrk/ B1 |
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hope /hoʊp/ B1 |
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fear /fɪər/ B2 |
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mask /mɑːsk/ A2 |
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internal /ɪnˈtɜːrnəl/ B2 |
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tomorrow /təˈmɔːroʊ/ A2 |
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story /ˈstɔːri/ A2 |
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inside /ˈɪnsaɪd/ A2 |
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call /kɔːl/ A1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A2 |
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good /ɡʊd/ A1 |
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everybody /ˈɛvribɑːdi/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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Tonight I’ll show you my other side
➔ Future simple tense with 'will' ('I'll') for a spontaneous decision or promise.
➔ The phrase indicates a decision or promise made for the near future.
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Don’t be afraid of darkness
➔ Imperative sentence with negation ('Don’t') formed from 'do not'.
➔ 'Don’t' is used to give a command or advice not to do something.
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There is nothing to be afraid of
➔ Existential sentence using 'there is' to indicate existence or presence.
➔ 'There is' introduces the existence of something, often followed by a noun.
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Is it not?
➔ Tag question used to confirm or seek agreement, formed with 'is it not?'
➔ A question added at the end of a sentence to confirm or seek agreement.
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Something is inside me screaming now
➔ Existential clause with 'is' + noun 'something' + present participle 'screaming'.
➔ Expresses that an undefined thing ('something') is actively crying out inside.
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Everybody take off your mask
➔ Imperative sentence giving a command or advice.
➔ A direct instruction to remove one's mask.
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Cuz this is who I am off the mask
➔ Informal abbreviation of 'because', and a relative clause describing identity.
➔ Uses 'Cuz' as an informal version of 'because' to explain the reason for being true to oneself.