Today

• By: The Smashing Pumpkins
• Album: Greatest Hits

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
live /lɪv/ A2	verb - to be alive; to exist
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information or understanding about something
burn /bɜrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire; to destroy by fire
get /ɡɛt/ A2	verb - to obtain, receive, or become
long /lɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - having a great extent from end to end
tear /tɪər/ B2	verb - to rip or make a hole in something
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness or disappointment about something that happened verb - to feel sad about something
bruised /ˈbruːzd/ C1	adjective - having a mark on the skin caused by injury
restrained /rɪˈstreɪnd/ C1	adjective - controlled or restricted
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B2	verb - to want to know about something
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information or understanding about something

Grammar:

• TODAY IS THE GREATEST DAY I'VE EVER KNOWN

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense ('I've known')

  ➔ Use of the present perfect tense to express an experience that happened at some point in the speaker's life. The implication is that this day is greater than all other days experienced up to now. "I've" is a contraction of "I have".

• CAN'T LIVE FOR TOMORROW, TOMORROW'S MUCH TOO LONG

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' (negative ability/possibility)

  ➔ 'Can't' expresses an inability or unwillingness to live for the future. "Tomorrow's" is a contraction of "tomorrow is" and uses an apostrophe to indicate possession (belonging to tomorrow - the length of it).

• I'LL BURN MY EYES OUT BEFORE I GET OUT

  ➔ Future Simple ('I'll burn') with a Time Clause ('before I get out')

  ➔ Expresses a future action ('I'll burn') that will happen before another event occurs ('I get out'). "I'll" is a contraction of "I will". The time clause uses the present simple tense even though it refers to the future.

• I WANTED MORE THAN LIFE COULD EVER GRANT ME

  ➔ Past Simple ('wanted') with a relative clause using a modal verb ('could grant')

  ➔ Expresses a past desire ('wanted') that was greater than what life was able to provide. 'Could grant' is used to express a possibility or capability in the past.

• I'LL TEAR MY HEART OUT BEFORE I GET OUT

  ➔ Future Simple ('I'll tear') with a Time Clause ('before I get out')

  ➔ Expresses a future action ('I'll tear') that will happen before another event occurs ('I get out'). "I'll" is a contraction of "I will". The time clause uses the present simple tense even though it refers to the future.

• PINK RIBBON SCARS THAT NEVER FORGET

  ➔ Relative Clause ('that never forget') modifying 'scars'

  ➔ The relative clause 'that never forget' describes the scars. 'That' introduces the clause and acts as the subject within the clause. 'Never forget' is present simple, implying a continuous state.