Sensational – English Lyrics

• By: Portland
• Album: Departures

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
planning /ˈplænɪŋ/ B1	verb - deciding in advance how something is going to be done
help /help/ A1	verb - to give assistance or support to someone noun - assistance or support
pass /pæs/ A2	verb - to go past or move by someone or something
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
denied /dɪˈnaɪd/ B2	verb - state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
brand /brænd/ B2	adjective - new
start /stɑːrt/ A2	noun - the beginning of something verb - to begin
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts
stone /stoʊn/ A1	noun - rock
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - plural of foot
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - experience a series of thoughts, images, or sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
guide /ɡaɪd/ B1	verb - to show or direct someone how to get somewhere or how to do something
sensational /sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/ B2	adjective - causing great public excitement and interest

Key Grammar Structures

• Felt that I was being denied

  ➔ Past continuous passive form

  ➔ "was being denied" expresses an ongoing action in the past that was happening to the subject in the passive voice.

• Turning tables around

  ➔ Present participle phrase as an idiomatic expression

  ➔ A phrase using the present participle 'turning' implying a change of situation or perspective, metaphorically to 'reverse' circumstances.

• All that I've been dreaming of

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense

  ➔ It describes an action that started in the past and is still ongoing or relevant in the present, emphasizing duration.

• Feel that I was being denied

  ➔ Past continuous passive voice

  ➔ Expresses an ongoing action in the past that was happening to the subject in a passive construction.

• So here we go

  ➔ Simple present tense (colloquial/idiomatic expression)

  ➔ A colloquial phrase indicating that the speaker is about to begin or proceed with something.

• You know I tried

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ Indicates that the action of trying happened completely in the past and is now completed.

• If I could go back

  ➔ Second conditional (hypothetical situation)

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical or unreal situation in the present or past, often used to imagine different outcomes.