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God knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken hearts 00:21

I guess you kissed the girls and made them cry 00:28

Those Hardfaced Queens of misadventure 00:31

God knows what is hiding in those weak and sunken eyes 00:36

A Fiery throng of muted angels 00:42

Giving love but getting nothing back 00:45

People help the people 00:50

And if your homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold it 00:56

People help the people 01:03

And nothing will drag you down 01:10

Oh and if I had a brain, Oh and if I had a brain 01:13

I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool 01:21

That turned all those good hearts away 01:25

01:32

God knows what is hiding in this world of little consequence 01:37

Behind the tears, inside the lies 01:43

A thousand slowly dying sunsets 01:47

God knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken hearts 01:50

I guess the loneliness came knocking 01:56

No one needs to be alone, oh save me 01:59

People help the people 02:03

And if your homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold it 02:09

People help the people 02:16

Nothing will drag you down 02:22

Oh and if I had a brain, Oh and if I had a brain 02:25

I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool 02:32

That turned, all those good hearts away 02:37

02:42

People help the people 03:26

And if your homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold it 03:32

People help the people 03:39

Nothing will drag you down 03:45

Oh and if I had a brain, Oh and if I had a brain 03:48

I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool 03:55

That turned all those good hearts away 03:59

04:03

People Help The People

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Lyrics:

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God knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken hearts

I guess you kissed the girls and made them cry

Those Hardfaced Queens of misadventure

God knows what is hiding in those weak and sunken eyes

A Fiery throng of muted angels

Giving love but getting nothing back

People help the people

And if your homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold it

People help the people

And nothing will drag you down

Oh and if I had a brain, Oh and if I had a brain

I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool

That turned all those good hearts away

...

God knows what is hiding in this world of little consequence

Behind the tears, inside the lies

A thousand slowly dying sunsets

God knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken hearts

I guess the loneliness came knocking

No one needs to be alone, oh save me

People help the people

And if your homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold it

People help the people

Nothing will drag you down

Oh and if I had a brain, Oh and if I had a brain

I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool

That turned, all those good hearts away

...

People help the people

And if your homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold it

People help the people

Nothing will drag you down

Oh and if I had a brain, Oh and if I had a brain

I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool

That turned all those good hearts away

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your body that sends the blood around
people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
drag /dræɡ/ B1	verb - to pull something along the ground
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature
brain /breɪn/ B1	noun - the organ inside your head that controls thought, memory, and feeling
homesick /ˈhoʊmˌsɪk/ B2	adjective - feeling sad because you are away from home
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a lot of money
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - having the qualities that are positive or desirable
lie /laɪ/ B2	verb - to tell a falsehood verb - to recline or be in a resting position
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all the people, places, and things on it
tears /tɪrz/ B1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid produced by the eyes
sunken /ˈsʌŋkən/ B2	adjective - depressed or lowered in position
queens /kwiːnz/ B1	noun - female rulers of a country

Vocabulary

Meanings

heart

/hɑːrt/

noun
- the organ in your body that sends the blood around

people

/ˈpiːpəl/

noun
- human beings in general or considered collectively

love

/lʌv/

noun
- a strong feeling of affection

verb
- to feel deep affection for someone

drag

/dræɡ/

verb
- to pull something along the ground

cold

/koʊld/

adjective
- having a low temperature

brain

/breɪn/

noun
- the organ inside your head that controls thought, memory, and feeling

homesick

/ˈhoʊmˌsɪk/

adjective
- feeling sad because you are away from home

rich

/rɪtʃ/

adjective
- having a lot of money

good

/ɡʊd/

adjective
- having the qualities that are positive or desirable

lie

/laɪ/

verb
- to tell a falsehood

verb
- to recline or be in a resting position

world

/wɜːrld/

noun
- the earth and all the people, places, and things on it

tears

/tɪrz/

noun
- drops of clear salty liquid produced by the eyes

sunken

/ˈsʌŋkən/

adjective
- depressed or lowered in position

queens

/kwiːnz/

noun
- female rulers of a country

Grammar:

God knows what is hiding in those weak and drunken hearts

➔ Present simple tense

➔ The phrase "God knows" uses the present simple to express a general truth.
People help the people

➔ Imperative mood

➔ The phrase "help the people" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or suggestion.
And if your homesick, give me your hand and I'll hold it

➔ Conditional sentences

➔ The phrase "if your homesick" introduces a condition that affects the outcome.
Oh and if I had a brain, I'd be cold as a stone

➔ Second conditional

➔ The phrase "if I had a brain" uses the second conditional to express a hypothetical situation.
A fiery throng of muted angels

➔ Noun phrase

➔ The phrase "a fiery throng of muted angels" is a noun phrase that describes a group.
No one needs to be alone

➔ Negative form

➔ The phrase "no one needs" is a negative form indicating the absence of necessity.
Giving love but getting nothing back

➔ Gerund phrase

➔ The phrase "giving love" is a gerund phrase that acts as a noun.