Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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candy /ˈkændi/ A1 |
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ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2 |
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scare /skɛr/ B1 |
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spooky /ˈspuːki/ B2 |
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trap /træp/ B1 |
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scream /skriːm/ B1 |
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fear /fɪər/ B1 |
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treat /triːt/ B1 |
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pumpkin /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ B1 |
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brave /breɪv/ B1 |
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destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B2 |
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run /rʌn/ A1 |
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witch /wɪtʃ/ A2 |
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costume /ˈkɒstjuːm/ B1 |
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battle /ˈbætəl/ B2 |
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Halloween /ˌhæləˈwiːn/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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As long as he's feeding off our fear, we can't beat him.
➔ This is a conditional sentence using 'as long as' to indicate a condition that allows a result. 'As long as' means 'provided that' or 'while'.
➔ As long as "he's feeding off our fear", "we can't beat him". The condition must be met for the result to hold.
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I was just trying to get all that back.
➔ This uses the past continuous tense 'was trying' to indicate an ongoing action in the past, often for emphasis on attempt or explanation.
➔ "I was" just try"ing" to get all that back. It shows the speaker's effort at that moment in the past.
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Even though I've had to change my pants three times.
➔ This is a concessive clause using 'even though' with the present perfect 'I've had' to express a contrastive situation or experience up to now.
➔ Even though "I've had" to change my pants three times. The action 'change' is completed but connected to the present.
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If he takes control of Halloween, no holiday will be safe, and Christmas will stretch over the entire calendar.
➔ This is a first conditional with 'will' for future possibility, mixing with zero conditional logic for general truths.
➔ If "he takes" control, "no holiday will be" safe. Use 'will' to talk about real predictions in the future.
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Why don't you come out peacefully?
➔ This is a suggestion or polite request using question inversion with 'why don't + subject + verb', a milder alternative to imperatives.
➔ Why "don't you come" out peacefully? It softens the command into a question for politeness.
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Real witches don't use fizzy water.
➔ This uses present simple 'don't use' for general truths or habits, stating a fact without time limitation.
➔ "Real witches" "don't use" fizzy water. Timeless statement of fact.
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We ain't never going to win wearing this trash.
➔ This uses colloquial 'ain't' for 'aren't' and double negative 'ain't never' (meaning 'never') for emphasis in informal speech.
➔ We "ain't never" going to win wearing this trash. In colloquial English, it means 'we will never win'.
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It is not working.
➔ This is present continuous in the negative form 'is not working' to indicate a current state or ongoing failure.
➔ "It is" "not working". Describes something happening right now but failing.
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Must be because we're afraid.
➔ This uses the modal 'must' for logical deduction or strong possibility in the present, inferring a reason.
➔ "Must be" because we're afraid. 'Must' suggests a logical conclusion based on evidence.
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