Rest of My Life
Lyrics:
[English]
If I could spend the rest of my life with my people
I would do it over and over again
Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple
Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends
If I could spend the rest of my life with my people
I would do it over and over again
I'm within my mind and I know there's no equal
When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in, yeah, yeah
It was long ago
And we were younger so
And our lives we part wrote
Feel it, the feeling, yeah
And I remember everyday
Sometimes it's too much to take
I break down, without heartache
And I mean it, and I mean it
If I could spend the rest of my life with my people
I would do it over and over again
Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple
Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends
If I could spend the rest of my life with my people
I would do it over and over again
I'm within my mind that I know there's no equal
When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in
They say we've had fun but let this go
This music don't go deep but no
We think we could help this world if only we try
But we grow up, at least that's what they say
We can't do this when we pray
But I tell myself every day that none of that applies
If I could spend the rest of my life with my people
I would do it over and over again
Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple
Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends
If I could spend the rest of my life with my people
I would do it over and over again
I'm within my mind that I know there's no equal
When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in, yeah, yeah
All I really need, is all I have ever seen
Only thing that works for me is to feel it, the feeling
And, and when we turn to leave
And others turn to be
It's always on my sleeve
And I mean it, And I mean it
If I could spend the rest of my life with my people
I would do it over and over again
Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple
Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends
If I could spend the rest of my life with my people
I would do it over and over again
I'm within my mind that I know there's no equal
When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in (pull me back
Pull me back
Pull me back in
Pull me back
You always pull me back in
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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life /laɪf/ A2 |
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people /ˈpiːpl/ A2 |
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spend /spɛnd/ A2 |
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again /əˈɡɛn/ A2 |
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fill /fɪl/ A2 |
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friends /frɛndz/ A2 |
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fall /fɔːl/ A2 |
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mind /maɪnd/ B1 |
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equal /ˈiːkwəl/ B2 |
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try /traɪ/ B1 |
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help /hɛlp/ A2 |
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world /wɜːrld/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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If I could spend the rest of my life with my people
➔ Second Conditional
➔ The second conditional expresses an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present or future. The structure is "If + past simple, would + infinitive". "If I could spend" expresses a wish or a situation that is unlikely to happen.
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I would do it over and over again
➔ Conditional Sentence - Result Clause
➔ This is the result clause of the second conditional. "would + infinitive" (would do) expresses the consequence of the hypothetical situation described in the 'if' clause. The phrase "over and over again" is an idiom for repeatedly.
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Leave it up to them to fill up their steeple
➔ Imperative + Object + Infinitive
➔ "Leave it up to them" is an imperative sentence (command). The structure is followed by "to + infinitive" ("to fill"). This structure is used to assign responsibility or give someone the authority to do something. "Leave it up to them" means "allow them to decide/handle it."
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Leave it up to us to fill up on our friends
➔ Phrasal Verb 'fill up on'
➔ "Fill up on" is a phrasal verb meaning to eat enough of something to feel full or satisfied. In this context, it's used figuratively to mean "get satisfaction/joy from spending time with our friends".
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I'm within my mind and I know there's no equal
➔ Use of 'Within' as a Preposition
➔ "Within" is used as a preposition to mean "inside". "I'm within my mind" suggests being in a state of deep thought or self-awareness.
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When I'm falling out, yo they pull me back in, yeah, yeah
➔ Present Continuous in a Temporal Clause
➔ "When I'm falling out" uses the present continuous ("am falling") in a temporal clause introduced by "when". This indicates an action that is in progress at the time described. "Falling out" here probably means struggling or losing control.
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This music don't go deep but no
➔ Non-standard English: Double Negative and Incorrect Verb Conjugation
➔ This line uses non-standard English. "don't go deep" is grammatically incorrect; it should be "doesn't go deep" because "music" is singular. Also, adding "but no" after a negative statement is a form of double negative, which is generally considered incorrect in standard English, but common in some dialects. The intended meaning is likely, 'This music doesn't go deep, but that's not necessarily a bad thing'.
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All I really need, is all I have ever seen
➔ Noun Clause as Subject Complement
➔ The structure is "All I really need is..." where "all I really need" is the subject and "all I have ever seen" is a noun clause acting as the subject complement. It defines or describes the subject. The noun clause begins with "all".