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My head is filled with ruins 00:08

Most of them, I built with you 00:12

Now the dust no longer moves 00:16

Don't disturb the ghost of you, mmh 00:20

They are empty, they are worn 00:28

Tell me what we built this for 00:32

On my way to somethin' more 00:36

You're that one I can't ignore, mmh 00:40

I'm gonna miss you 00:50

I'm still there 00:57

Sometimes I wish we never built this palace 01:04

But real love is never a waste of time, mmh 01:10

Yeah, I know just what you're sayin' 01:20

And I regret ever complainin' 01:24

'Bout this heart and all it's breakin' 01:28

It was beauty we were makin', mmh 01:32

And I know we'll both move on 01:39

You'll forgive what I did wrong 01:44

They will love the better you 01:47

But I still own the ghost of you, mmh 01:51

I'm gonna miss you 02:00

I'm still there 02:07

Sometimes 02:13

I wish we never built this palace. 02:15

But real love is never a waste of time, oh 02:20

I'm gonna miss you 02:38

I'm still there 02:45

Sometimes I wish we never built this palace 02:51

But real love is never a waste of time 02:58

But real love is never a waste of time 03:05

Palace

Sam Smith

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The Thrill Of It All Live

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Lyrics:

[English]

My head is filled with ruins

Most of them, I built with you

Now the dust no longer moves

Don't disturb the ghost of you, mmh

They are empty, they are worn

Tell me what we built this for

On my way to somethin' more

You're that one I can't ignore, mmh

I'm gonna miss you

I'm still there

Sometimes I wish we never built this palace

But real love is never a waste of time, mmh

Yeah, I know just what you're sayin'

And I regret ever complainin'

'Bout this heart and all it's breakin'

It was beauty we were makin', mmh

And I know we'll both move on

You'll forgive what I did wrong

They will love the better you

But I still own the ghost of you, mmh

I'm gonna miss you

I'm still there

Sometimes

I wish we never built this palace.

But real love is never a waste of time, oh

I'm gonna miss you

I'm still there

Sometimes I wish we never built this palace

But real love is never a waste of time

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
ruins /ˈruːɪnz/ B1	noun - the remains of a building destroyed or in disrepair
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct by putting parts together
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine particles of dirt or powder verb - to wipe away dirt or particles from a surface
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B2	noun - a spirit of a dead person that appears to the living
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled verb - to cause something to become empty
worn /wɔːrn/ B1	adjective - damaged or no longer in good condition because of use
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness about something you did or didn't do
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A2	noun - the quality of being pleasing or attractive
making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of creating or producing something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
waste /weɪst/ B2	noun - something used or available but not put to good use verb - to use something carelessly or unwisely
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the ongoing sequence of events

Vocabulary

Meanings

ruins

/ˈruːɪnz/

noun
- the remains of a building destroyed or in disrepair

build

/bɪld/

verb
- to construct by putting parts together

dust

/dʌst/

noun
- fine particles of dirt or powder

verb
- to wipe away dirt or particles from a surface

ghost

/ɡoʊst/

noun
- a spirit of a dead person that appears to the living

empty

/ˈɛmpti/

adjective
- containing nothing; not filled

verb
- to cause something to become empty

worn

/wɔːrn/

adjective
- damaged or no longer in good condition because of use

regret

/rɪˈɡrɛt/

noun
- a feeling of sadness about something you did or didn't do

beauty

/ˈbjuːti/

noun
- the quality of being pleasing or attractive

making

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

noun
- the act of creating or producing something

love

/lʌv/

noun
- a strong feeling of affection

verb
- to feel deep affection for someone

waste

/weɪst/

noun
- something used or available but not put to good use

verb
- to use something carelessly or unwisely

time

/taɪm/

noun
- the ongoing sequence of events

Grammar:

My head is filled with ruins

➔ Present simple tense with the verb 'to be'

➔ This sentence describes the current state using 'is' (present tense of 'to be')
Now the dust no longer moves

➔ Negative adverb 'no longer' indicating cessation

➔ 'No longer' expresses that the action of moving has stopped
Don't disturb the ghost of you

➔ Imperative form with 'don't' (do not) + verb

➔ 'Don't' is used to give a negative command or request
They are empty, they are worn

➔ Simple present tense with 'are' indicating states of being

➔ 'Are' is used to describe the current condition of the subjects
And I regret ever complainin'

➔ Present simple tense with 'regret' followed by 'ever' and verb in base or -ing form

➔ 'Regret' expresses feeling sorry about something in the past or present
But real love is never a waste of time

➔ Adjective + noun + 'is' + adverb 'never' + noun phrase

➔ 'Never' is used to emphasize that the statement is always true