Supermassive Black Hole

• By: Muse
• Album: WILL OF THE PEOPLE

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ B2	verb - to experience pain or distress
moan /moʊn/ B1	verb - to make a low sound of pain or discomfort
glacier /ˈɡleɪʃər/ B2	noun - a large mass of ice that moves slowly
superstar /ˈsuːpərˌstɑːr/ B1	noun - a very famous and successful performer or athlete
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
black hole /blæk hoʊl/ B2	noun - a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
set /sɛt/ B1	verb - to place or put in a specified position
massive /ˈmæsɪv/ B2	adjective - large and heavy or solid
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise

Grammar:

• Ooh, baby, don't you know I suffer?

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (Negative Interrogative)

  ➔ Uses the auxiliary verb "do" in the negative form ("don't") to form a question in the present simple. It implies surprise or disbelief that the other person is unaware of the speaker's suffering.

• You caught me under false pretenses

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Uses the past simple form "caught" (irregular verb) to describe an action that happened and finished in the past. "Under false pretenses" is an idiom meaning deceived or tricked.

• How long before you let me go?

  ➔ Future Time Clause (Implied)

  ➔ Implies a future time frame. "How long before..." asks about the duration until a future event happens. Uses the present simple ("let") to refer to a future action in the time clause.

• You set my soul alight

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (Metaphorical Usage)

  ➔ Uses the past simple form "set" (irregular verb, but present and past form are the same) to describe a past action. "Set my soul alight" is a metaphor meaning to inspire, excite, or awaken strong emotions.

• Glaciers melting in the dead of night

  ➔ Present Participle as an Adjective/Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ "Melting" is the present participle used as an adjective to describe the glaciers. It can also be seen as a reduced relative clause: "Glaciers which are melting in the dead of night".

• And the superstars sucked into the supermassive

  ➔ Past Participle as an Adjective/Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ "Sucked" is the past participle used as an adjective to describe the superstars. It can also be seen as a reduced relative clause: "The superstars which are sucked into the supermassive black hole".

• I thought I was a fool for no one

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Negation

  ➔ Uses the past simple tense "thought" to express a past belief. "For no one" implies the speaker believed they wouldn't be a fool for anyone, representing a strong sense of independence.

• But mmh, baby I'm a fool for you

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with contrasting Conjunction

  ➔ Uses the present simple tense "I'm" (contraction of I am) to state a current condition. The conjunction "But" contrasts the previous belief (being a fool for no one) with the current reality (being a fool for the baby).