Stop This Train – English Lyrics

• By: John Mayer
• Album: Where The Light Is

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
train /treɪn/ A1	noun - a series of connected railroad cars moved by a locomotive
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or operating noun - a place where a vehicle regularly halts
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
speed /spiːd/ B1	noun - the rate at which someone or something moves
parents /ˈpeərənts/ A1	noun - a person's father or mother
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/ B1	noun - all of the people born and living at about the same time
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - afraid; frightened
older /ˈoʊldər/ A1	adjective - having lived for a relatively long time
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1	noun - a unit of time equal to sixty seconds
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to
sound /saʊnd/ A2	adjective - in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased noun - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

Key Grammar Structures

• I wanna get off

  ➔ Informal contraction of 'want to' (wanna).

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a colloquial way of saying 'want to', often used in spoken English.

• I can't take the speed

  ➔ Use of 'can't' to express inability or impossibility.

  ➔ 'Can't' is a contraction of 'cannot', used to express inability.

• It's movin' in

  ➔ Omission of the final 'g' in gerunds or continuous forms in informal speech.

  ➔ Omitting the final 'g' in 'moving' is common in casual speech to reflect spoken English.

• And go home again

  ➔ Use of 'go' to indicate direction or movement towards a place.

  ➔ 'Go' indicates movement towards a particular place, emphasizing the action of traveling.

• I'll never stop this train

  ➔ Use of 'will' (contraction 'I'll') to express future certainty or determination.

  ➔ 'Will' (contracted as 'I'll') indicates a future action with certainty or resolve.

• And you're still safe and sound

  ➔ Use of 'and' to connect clauses, indicating addition or continuation.

  ➔ 'And' is a conjunction used to connect words or phrases, often to add information.