Skyfall
Lyrics:
[English]
This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the earth move and then
Hear my heart burst again
For this is the end
I've drowned and dreamt this moment
So overdue, I owe them
Swept away, I'm stolen
Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together
Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together
At sky fall
At sky fall
...
Skyfall is where we start
A thousand miles and poles apart
Where worlds collide and days are dark
You may have my number
You can take my name
But you'll never have my heart
Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together
Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together
At sky fall
(Let the sky fall)
(When it crumbles)
(We will stand tall)
...
(Let the sky fall)
(When it crumbles)
(We will stand tall)
Where you go, I go
What you see, I see
I know I'd never be me
Without the security
Of your loving arms
Keeping me from harm
Put your hand in my hand
And we'll stand
Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together
Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together
At sky fall
Let the sky fall
...
We will stand tall
At sky fall
...
Ooh...
...
Vocabulary in this song:
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end /end/ A1 |
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breath /breθ/ A2 |
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earth /ɜːrθ/ A1 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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drowned /draʊnd/ B1 |
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dreamt /dremt/ B1 |
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sky /skaɪ/ A1 |
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fall /fɔːl/ A2 |
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crumbles /ˈkrʌmbəlz/ B2 |
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tall /tɔːl/ A1 |
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face /feɪs/ A1 |
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miles /maɪlz/ A1 |
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poles /poʊlz/ B1 |
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worlds /wɜːrldz/ A1 |
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collide /kəˈlaɪd/ B2 |
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dark /dɑːrk/ A1 |
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harm /hɑːrm/ B1 |
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arms /ɑːrmz/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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I've drowned and dreamt this moment
➔ Present Perfect tense
➔ Use of the present perfect to express an action completed at an unspecified time in the past, but relevant to the present moment. “I've drowned and dreamt” indicates experiences that have occurred and have shaped the present.
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So overdue, I owe them
➔ Adjective followed by clause with "owe"
➔ "Overdue" is an adjective describing something delayed beyond its deadline, and then follows the phrase "I owe them", which means she feels indebted or obligated to someone/something because of the situation.
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Where worlds collide and days are dark
➔ Relative clause with "where" and parallel structure
➔ The relative clause using "where" modifies Skyfall. The parallel structure emphasizes the characteristics of Skyfall: "worlds collide" and "days are dark".
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You may have my number, You can take my name
➔ Modal verb "may" vs. "can" for permission/possibility
➔ "May" indicates a possibility or a formal permission. "Can" implies a general ability or less formal permission. The contrast suggests a superficial level of access versus a deeper, more meaningful connection.
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But you'll never have my heart
➔ Future tense with "will" + "never" (negative future)
➔ "Will never" expresses a strong negation about a future event. It signifies a certainty that something will *not* happen.
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Where you go, I go
➔ Subordinate clauses with "where" indicating accompaniment
➔ The "where" doesn't ask a question, but introduces a clause describing the location of an action and showing a direct connection. It emphasizes interdependence.
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I know I'd never be me Without the security Of your loving arms Keeping me from harm
➔ Conditional Sentence type 2 (hypothetical/unreal)
➔ I'd (I would) never be me Without..." is a classic type 2 conditional. "I'd never be me" is the result clause (conditional) and "Without the security of your loving arms" is the condition (unreal in the present/future). It describes a hypothetical situation.
