Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Ooo-oooh, yeahYou think you're on the top of the world
But you know it's really over
Runnin' round with diamond rings
And coke spoons that are overflowin'
Rock and roll is dead
But all the money in the world
Can't buy you from the place you're going to
Ooo-oooh, yeah
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
You can't even sing or play an instrument
So you just scream instead
Oooh, yeah
You're living for an image
So you got five hundred women in your bed
Oooh, yeah
Rock and roll is dead
But it's real hard to be yourself
When you're living with those demons in your head
Ooo-oooh, yeah
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Rock and roll is dead
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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You think you're on the top of the world
➔ Simple Present
➔ The verb "think" is in the Simple Present to express a current belief.
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But you know it's really over
➔ Simple Present
➔ The verb "know" is in the Simple Present to state a fact.
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Runnin' round with diamond rings
➔ Gerund phrase
➔ "Runnin'" is a gerund acting as the subject of the line.
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And coke spoons that are overflowin'
➔ Defining relative clause
➔ The clause "that are overflowin'" modifies "coke spoons".
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Can't buy you from the place you're going to
➔ Modal verb + infinitive
➔ "Can't" (cannot) is a modal followed by the base verb "buy".
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You can't even sing or play an instrument
➔ Modal verb + bare infinitive (no "to")
➔ "Can't" is followed directly by the verbs "sing" and "play".
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So you just scream instead
➔ Coordinating conjunction "so" + adverb "instead"
➔ "So" introduces a result, and "instead" shows an alternative action.
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You're living for an image
➔ Present continuous + preposition "for" + gerund
➔ "Living" is the present participle; the phrase "for an image" shows purpose.
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When you're living with those demons in your head
➔ Adverbial clause of time (when)
➔ "When" introduces a clause that gives the time context for the main idea.
