Lyrics & Translation
[English]
(ambulance wailing)
(soft piano music)
♪ Simple walk to the corner store ♪
♪ Mama never thought she would be gettin' ♪
♪ a call from the corner ♪
♪ Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down ♪
♪ Can you come now ♪
♪ Tears in her eyes, can you calm down ♪
♪ Please, ma'am, can you calm down? ♪
♪ But it rained fire in the city that day they say ♪
♪ A river of blood in the streets ♪
♪ No love in the streets ♪
♪ And then came silence in the city that day they say ♪
♪ Just another one gone ♪
♪ And they tell her move on ♪
♪ And she's stuck there singin' ♪
♪ Baby don't you close your eyes ♪
♪ 'Cause this could be our final time ♪
♪ And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye ♪
♪ And I think of all you could have done ♪
♪ At least you'll stay forever young ♪
♪ I guess you picked the perfect way to die ♪
♪ Ooh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die ♪
♪ New job, new city, new her, bright-eyed ♪
♪ You would been proud if you knew her ♪
♪ Flashing lights and the mirror pull over, pull over ♪
♪ A couple nights in detention and it's over ♪
♪ A whole life's over ♪
♪ They came marching in the city that day, they say ♪
♪ Carryin' signs in the streets ♪
♪ Cryin' eyes in the streets ♪
♪ But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say ♪
♪ Just another one gone and the city moved on ♪
♪ We're stuck here singing, ♪
♪ Baby, don't you close your eyes ♪
♪ 'Cause this could be our final time ♪
♪ And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye ♪
♪ I'll think of all you coulda' done ♪
♪ At least you'll stay forever young ♪
♪ I guess you picked the perfect die ♪
♪ Whoa, guess you pick the perfect way to die ♪
♪ Another dream lost, another king and queen lost ♪
♪ Another broken promise they refuse to make right ♪
♪ Oh, another night to live in fear ♪
♪ Oh, another night that you're not here ♪
♪ Another reason to get out there and fight ♪
♪ But I say, baby, don't you close your eyes ♪
♪ 'Cause this could be our final time ♪
♪ And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye ♪
♪ But I'll think of all you coulda done ♪
♪ At least you'll stay forever young ♪
♪ I guess you picked the perfect way to die ♪
♪ Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way ♪
Key Vocabulary
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ambulance /ˈæmbjələns/ B2 |
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store /stɔːr/ A2 |
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call /kɔːl/ A2 |
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gunned /ɡʌnd/ B2 |
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silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1 |
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blood /blʌd/ A2 |
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streets /strits/ A2 |
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final /ˈfaɪnəl/ B2 |
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time /taɪm/ A2 |
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young /jʌŋ/ A2 |
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die /daɪ/ A2 |
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beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ B2 |
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young /jʌŋ/ A2 |
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perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Mama never thought she would be gettin' a call from the corner
➔ Past simple and future in the past
➔ The phrase "never thought" indicates a past action, while "she would be gettin'" suggests a future action from a past perspective.
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But it rained fire in the city that day they say
➔ Past simple and reported speech
➔ The phrase "it rained fire" uses the past simple tense, while "they say" indicates reported speech.
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And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
➔ Present simple and gerund
➔ The phrase "you know" is in the present simple tense, while "saying goodbye" is a gerund.
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At least you'll stay forever young
➔ Future simple
➔ The phrase "you'll stay" is in the future simple tense, indicating a future action.
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Just another one gone and the city moved on
➔ Past simple and present perfect
➔ The phrase "one gone" uses the past simple, while "the city moved on" also uses the past simple.
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Another reason to get out there and fight
➔ Infinitive phrase
➔ The phrase "to get out there and fight" is an infinitive phrase indicating purpose.
