Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the Foo Fighters' "Shame Shame" and experience a unique side of the iconic rock band. This track offers a departure from their signature sound with its captivating groove and introspective lyrics about universal emotions like shame and loneliness. By exploring this song, you can appreciate how language can convey deep personal feelings and complex human experiences through a more subtle, yet powerful, musical landscape.
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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If you want to
➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1, main clause implied)
➔ This is a common way to express a condition where the main clause is understood from context. The full sentence would be "If you want to [do something], I will [do something]."
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I'll make you feel something real just to bother you
➔ Causative Verb "make" + Base Form Infinitive; Infinitive of Purpose
➔ "make you feel" uses the causative verb "make" followed by the object "you" and the base form infinitive "feel". "just to bother you" is an infinitive phrase indicating purpose.
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Under my thumb like a drug I will smother you
➔ Idiomatic Expression / Prepositional Phrase; Future Simple for intention/prediction
➔ "Under my thumb" is an idiom meaning to be completely controlled by someone. "I will smother you" uses "will" to express a future action, here an intention or a prediction.
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I'll be the one, be the moon be the sun
➔ Future Simple (declaration/prediction); Parallel Structure; Ellipsis
➔ "I'll be" uses the contracted form of "I will be" for a future declaration. The repetition of "be" with different nouns ("the moon," "the sun") is a parallel structure, and the implied "I'll" before the second and third "be" is an ellipsis.
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Go and put that record on
➔ Imperative Mood; Phrasal Verb ("put on")
➔ "Go and put" uses two imperative verbs to give a command. "put on" is a phrasal verb meaning to start playing something (like music on a record player).
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I'll be the tongue that will swallow you
➔ Relative Clause (Defining)
➔ "that will swallow you" is a defining relative clause providing essential information about "the tongue," specifying which tongue it is.
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Another splinter under the skin
➔ Noun Phrase with Quantifier; Prepositional Phrase of Place
➔ "Another splinter" uses the quantifier "another" with a noun. "under the skin" is a prepositional phrase indicating the location of the splinter.
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I found a reason and buried it
➔ Past Simple Tense; Compound Predicate
➔ "found" and "buried" are both in the simple past tense, connected by "and" to form a compound predicate, showing two actions performed by the same subject "I".
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Beneath a mountain of emptiness
➔ Prepositional Phrase for Metaphorical Location/Description; Noun Phrase with Abstract Noun
➔ "Beneath a mountain of emptiness" uses the preposition "beneath" to describe a metaphorical location. "mountain of emptiness" is a noun phrase using a concrete noun ("mountain") to quantify or describe an abstract concept ("emptiness").
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Just move along, nothing wrong, until we meet again
➔ Adverbial Clause of Time; Imperative Mood
➔ "until we meet again" is an adverbial clause of time, introduced by the conjunction "until," specifying when the action of "moving along" will continue. "Just move along" is in the imperative mood, giving a direct command.
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