Rush – English Lyrics

• By: Aly & AJ

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	noun - a situation in which you need to do or get something done quickly verb - to do something quickly or in a hurry
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
race /reɪs/ B1	verb - to compete against each other to see who is fastest
veins /veɪn/ B2	noun - any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood towards the heart.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light.
sunlight /ˈsʌn.laɪt/ A2	noun - the light that comes from the sun.
hair /her/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and other animals.
color /ˈkʌlər/ A1	noun - the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - plural of foot
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth.
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area.
system /ˈsɪstəm/ B1	noun - a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.

Key Grammar Structures

• YOU CAN'T ESCAPE

  ➔ Modal verb of inability: can't (cannot) + infinitive (escape)

  ➔ Expresses an inability to get away from something. "Can't" is a contraction of "cannot."

• CAN YOU FEEL IT?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence using modal verb: Can + subject (you) + verb (feel) + object (it)

  ➔ A question asking about someone's ability to perceive something. "Can" indicates possibility or ability.

• RUSHING THROUGH YOUR HAIR, RUSHING THROUGH YOUR HEAD

  ➔ Present participle phrases acting as descriptions: "rushing" + prepositional phrase (through your hair/head)

  ➔ Describes the sensation of a "rush" moving through the hair and head. The present participle "rushing" conveys ongoing action.

• DON'T LET NOBODY TELL YOU YOUR LIFE IS OVER

  ➔ Negative imperative with double negative (though common colloquially): "Don't let" + nobody + infinitive clause (tell you your life is over). Grammatically, "nobody" should be "anybody" in formal speech.

  ➔ An encouragement to ignore those who say your life is finished. The double negative is grammatically incorrect in formal contexts but adds emphasis in informal speech/song lyrics.

• BE EVERY COLOR THAT YOU ARE

  ➔ Imperative sentence using "be" + adjective phrase. Relative clause "that you are" modifies "every color".

  ➔ Encourages embracing all aspects of oneself. "Every color" represents the different qualities and characteristics.

• INTO THE RUSH NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW HOW

  ➔ Adverbial phrase "Into the rush now" + clause with modal verb of obligation: "you don't have to" + infinitive (know how).

  ➔ Suggests diving into the experience without needing prior knowledge or a plan. "Don't have to" expresses a lack of obligation.

• KNOW IT ALL BEFORE YOU TRY

  ➔ Imperative: "Know it all" + temporal clause introduced by "before" (before you try).

  ➔ This is part of a contrasting idea. In the previous line, it says, "you don't have to know how", and now it's almost sarcastic, meaning you don't have to know everything before trying something.

• IT TAKES YOU TO ANOTHER PLACE

  ➔ Subject-verb-object sentence structure. "It" (understood as the "rush" from previous lines) is the subject, "takes" is the verb (third-person singular present), and "you" is the indirect object. "to another place" is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial of place.

  ➔ Describes the effect of the "rush" as transporting someone to a different location or state of mind.