Revelations – English Lyrics

• By: Audioslave

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
do /duː/ A1	verb - to perform an action
wreck /rek/ B2	noun - something that has been badly damaged or destroyed verb - to severely damage or destroy
mess /mes/ B1	noun - a dirty or untidy state of things or place
proud /praʊd/ B1	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour
revelation /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/ C1	noun - a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to remain alive
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to be in a state of rest when the eyes are closed, the body is inactive, and the mind is unconscious
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting on
key /kiː/ A2	noun - a small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it
rule /ruːl/ A2	noun - one of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere
guide /ɡaɪd/ B1	verb - show or direct the way; conduct
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal
haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/ B2	adjective - inhabited by or seeming to be inhabited by ghosts
bite /baɪt/ A2	verb - use the teeth to cut into or through something noun - an act of biting something
reap /riːp/ C1	verb - cut or gather (a crop or harvest) verb - receive (something beneficial) as a consequence of one's actions

Key Grammar Structures

• You know what to do

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the simple present tense to express a general truth or habitual action.

• I am such a wreck

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe a current state or ongoing situation.

• Why don't you fill in the rest

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests.

• I don't want to live without

  ➔ Negative Form

  ➔ The negative form is used to express the absence of desire or action.

• Such a shame that I wouldn't know by now

  ➔ Conditional Mood

  ➔ The conditional mood expresses a hypothetical situation or outcome.

• I am haunted when I am sleeping

  ➔ Present Passive Voice

  ➔ The present passive voice is used to indicate that the subject is receiving the action.

• It's in the apple bite

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ A prepositional phrase is used to show the relationship between nouns and other words.