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Gather up, gather up Sing and dance now Into a single heart, 00:01
We must harmonize Wandering hearts Longing for freedom 00:08
A droplet will one day, Pierce even the rock 00:15
The sun rises From the eastern sky The world awakens 00:19
Let the Queendom's second chapter begin 00:22
Eight thousand flowers bloomed in Budokan 00:24
The path I chose was never an easy route 00:27
Everybody calls me Queen, TV and magazines 00:29
Bigger exposure Meals in private rooms, Surrounding eyes 24/7 like the police 00:31
From the streets to an above-the-clouds office 00:36
The pressure is heavier The stage gets higher 00:38
Songs criticized Takes and retakes 00:40
Energy wanes, time is chasing, Lyrics changed, red pens, I’m losing myself 00:43
No time to find answers, I’m boarding another jet, 00:47
Concerts, interviews, immediate photoshoots, 00:49
When I pull up I’m 100 staff deep My legend progresses at x5 speed 00:52
The looming expiration of my career, Gazes from 4 directions, Opinions from 8 00:56
Blurry line between admiration and disdain Weighing heavy on this heart, layer upon layers 01:01
Yet I still hold the mic 01:06
Close my eyes and rhyme 01:08
My music woven from words without lies 01:11
Given courage every time I sing I left home seeking some answers 01:13
The land of freedom was brutally harsh 01:17
I’ve come so far just to face the wall again but I won't run; I turn it into songs cause 01:20
I'm a rapper. 01:23
Shout out, Awich 01:25
I can see your faces, 01:28
I see endless possibilities in your eyes 01:30
The light from knowing pain 01:34
Will guide us to the future 01:36
I'll show you a new era, Gather here, 01:39
The Union. 01:42
Gather up, gather up Sing and dance now 01:43
Into a single heart, 01:47
We must harmonize (Let’s make the change together) 01:50
Wandering hearts Longing for freedom 01:52
A droplet will one day, Pierce even the rock 01:56
(It’s time for the union) 02:01
RZA told me, "In your story, You have knowledge of self." 02:12
God’s divine revelation, Life is crazy, Wu-Tang’s power travels far east to Awich 02:17
The names of legends I looked up to, Now listed in my phone book, 02:22
Spreading fire of passion West, East, North, and South, harmonizing wavelengths 02:26
Let us make the changes 02:31
Let us make our places 02:34
For all the wandring souls with scars, here’s the oasis 02:37
The light from knowing pain 02:41
Will guide us to the future 02:44
I'll show you a new era, Gather here, 02:46
The Union. 02:49
Gather up, gather up Sing and dance now 02:50
Into a single heart, 02:54
We must harmonize (Let’s make the change together) 02:57
Wandering hearts Longing for freedom 02:59
A droplet will one day, Pierce even the rock 03:03
(It’s time for the union) 03:07
Gather up, gather up 03:27
Sing and dance now 03:29
Into a single heart, 03:31
We must harmonize 03:33

THE UNION

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Awich
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THE UNION
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Lyrics:

[English]

Gather up, gather up Sing and dance now Into a single heart,

We must harmonize Wandering hearts Longing for freedom

A droplet will one day, Pierce even the rock

The sun rises From the eastern sky The world awakens

Let the Queendom's second chapter begin

Eight thousand flowers bloomed in Budokan

The path I chose was never an easy route

Everybody calls me Queen, TV and magazines

Bigger exposure Meals in private rooms, Surrounding eyes 24/7 like the police

From the streets to an above-the-clouds office

The pressure is heavier The stage gets higher

Songs criticized Takes and retakes

Energy wanes, time is chasing, Lyrics changed, red pens, I’m losing myself

No time to find answers, I’m boarding another jet,

Concerts, interviews, immediate photoshoots,

When I pull up I’m 100 staff deep My legend progresses at x5 speed

The looming expiration of my career, Gazes from 4 directions, Opinions from 8

Blurry line between admiration and disdain Weighing heavy on this heart, layer upon layers

Yet I still hold the mic

Close my eyes and rhyme

My music woven from words without lies

Given courage every time I sing I left home seeking some answers

The land of freedom was brutally harsh

I’ve come so far just to face the wall again but I won't run; I turn it into songs cause

I'm a rapper.

Shout out, Awich

I can see your faces,

I see endless possibilities in your eyes

The light from knowing pain

Will guide us to the future

I'll show you a new era, Gather here,

The Union.

Gather up, gather up Sing and dance now

Into a single heart,

We must harmonize (Let’s make the change together)

Wandering hearts Longing for freedom

A droplet will one day, Pierce even the rock

(It’s time for the union)

RZA told me, "In your story, You have knowledge of self."

God’s divine revelation, Life is crazy, Wu-Tang’s power travels far east to Awich

The names of legends I looked up to, Now listed in my phone book,

Spreading fire of passion West, East, North, and South, harmonizing wavelengths

Let us make the changes

Let us make our places

For all the wandring souls with scars, here’s the oasis

The light from knowing pain

Will guide us to the future

I'll show you a new era, Gather here,

The Union.

Gather up, gather up Sing and dance now

Into a single heart,

We must harmonize (Let’s make the change together)

Wandering hearts Longing for freedom

A droplet will one day, Pierce even the rock

(It’s time for the union)

Gather up, gather up

Sing and dance now

Into a single heart,

We must harmonize

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

heart

/hɑːrt/

A1
  • noun
  • - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body

freedom

/ˈfriːdəm/

B1
  • noun
  • - the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

sun

/sʌn/

A1
  • noun
  • - the star that provides light and heat to Earth

world

/wɜːrld/

A1
  • noun
  • - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features

path

/pæθ/

A2
  • noun
  • - a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading

pressure

/ˈpreʃər/

B2
  • noun
  • - the feeling of stress you get when you have a lot to do

stage

/steɪdʒ/

A2
  • noun
  • - a platform in a theatre or hall

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole

answers

/ˈænsərz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a thing that is said, written, or done to deal with or as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation

eyes

/aɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - the organ of sight

light

/laɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible

pain

/peɪn/

A2
  • noun
  • - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury

future

/ˈfjuːtʃər/

A2
  • noun
  • - the time that is to come

knowledge

/ˈnɑːlɪdʒ/

B2
  • noun
  • - facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education

power

/ˈpaʊər/

B1
  • noun
  • - the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.

souls

/soʊlz/

B2
  • noun
  • - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

oasis

/oʊˈeɪsɪs/

B2
  • noun
  • - a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.

Grammar:

  • A droplet will one day, Pierce even the rock

    ➔ Future simple with 'will' to express a prediction or plan.

    ➔ 'Will' indicates a future action or prediction happening.

  • The light from knowing pain will guide us to the future

    ➔ Gerund ('knowing') as the object of the preposition 'from'.

    ➔ 'Knowing' functions as a noun that follows the preposition 'from'.

  • The names of legends I looked up to, Now listed in my phone book

    ➔ Phrasal verb 'look up to' meaning to admire or respect someone.

    ➔ 'Look up to' is a phrasal verb used to express admiration for someone.

  • Gather here, The Union.

    ➔ Imperative sentence giving a command or invitation.

    ➔ An imperative form used to make a call to action or invite people to gather.

  • The stage gets higher

    ➔ Present simple tense to describe a general truth or ongoing situation.

    ➔ The present simple indicates a habitual or ongoing state.

  • The looming expiration of my career

    ➔ Gerund ('expiration') as a noun phrase, with 'looming' as an adjective describing the noun.

    ➔ 'Looming' is an adjective indicating something impending or approaching.