The Great Gig In The Sky – English Lyrics

• By: Pink Floyd
• Album: The Dark Side of the Moon

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I am not frightened of dying, you know

Any time will do, I don't mind

...

Why should I be frightened of dying?

There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime

...

I never said I was frightened of dying

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I am not frightened of dying, you know

  ➔ Present simple negative + Gerund after preposition

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple negative form "am not" with the adjective "frightened" followed by the preposition "of" and the "gerund" "dying". "You know" is an informal tag phrase.

• Any time will do

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense with "will do" to express that any time is acceptable or suitable. "Will do" is a common expression meaning "is acceptable" or "is satisfactory".

• I don't mind

  ➔ Present simple negative with verb 'mind'

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple negative form "don't mind" to express that something is not a problem or objection. The verb "mind" means to object or be bothered by something.

• Why should I be frightened of dying?

  ➔ Modal verb 'should' in question form

  ➔ The sentence uses the modal verb "should" in a question form to ask about obligation or necessity. The structure is "Why + should + subject + base form of verb". This questions the logical reason for being frightened.

• There's no reason for it

  ➔ 'There is' construction with negative

  ➔ The sentence uses the "There is" construction with a negative to express that something doesn't exist. The structure "There's no reason for it" means that a reason does not exist.

• you've gotta go sometime

  ➔ Colloquial 'gotta' (have to) + adverb of time

  ➔ The phrase uses the colloquial "gotta" which is a contraction of "got to" and means "have to" or "must". It expresses obligation or necessity. "Sometime" is an adverb of time indicating an unspecified time in the future.

• I never said I was frightened of dying

  ➔ Past simple with 'never' + Reported speech

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple tense with the negative adverb "never" to emphasize that something didn't happen at any time in the past. It also contains reported speech structure where "I was frightened of dying" is what was (or wasn't) said.

• I was frightened of dying

  ➔ Past continuous + Gerund after preposition

  ➔ The phrase uses the past continuous tense "was frightened" to describe a state or feeling in the past. It's followed by the preposition "of" and the gerund "dying". This structure is commonly used to express feelings about activities or states.