Theme for Great Cities '90 Remix (Live) – English Lyrics

• By: Simple Minds

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(whispering)

(crowd speaking)

♪ Don't let the demons in. ♪

(whispering)

(soft instrumental music) (woman screaming)

♪ Don't let the demons in ♪

(whispering)

(soft instrumental music) (whispering)

(soft instrument music playing)

(whispering)

(door slamming)

(audience cheering and clapping)

(upbeat music) (audience clapping)

(upbeat music)

(audience clapping)

(upbeat music)

(melodic music playing)

(audience cheering)

(melodic music playing) (audience cheering)

(upbeat music playing) (crowd cheering)

(bag pipes playing)

(audience cheering) (bag pipes playing)

- [Man] We're never losing (indistinct).

(audience cheering)

(melodic music playing)

(Indistinct)

(crowd speaking)

(soft music playing)

(crowd speaking)

(melodic music playing)

(audience cheering)

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ Don't let the demons in. ♪

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb 'let' is in the imperative mood, which is used to give commands or instructions. Here, it directly tells the listener not to allow something.

• (audience cheering and clapping)

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase indicates an action happening at the moment of speaking. 'Cheering and clapping' are actions in progress, described using the present continuous tense.

• (bag pipes playing)

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ Similar to the previous example, 'playing' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now.

• [Man] We're never losing (indistinct).

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense with 'be' + '-ing' form

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense with 'are losing' to describe an ongoing action or state. The '(indistinct)' part indicates that the rest of the sentence is unclear.

• (crowd speaking)

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase describes an action happening at the moment, using the present continuous tense with 'speaking'.