twilight zone

• By: Ariana Grande
• Album: eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience a dream
nightmare /ˈnaɪtˌmɛər/ B1	noun - a disturbing dream
dimensions /daɪˈmɛnʃənz/ B2	noun - a measurable extent of something
twilight /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/ B2	noun - the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon
zone /zoʊn/ A2	noun - an area or region with a particular feature or purpose
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the darkest color
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - of the color of milk or fresh snow
scene /siːn/ A2	noun - a sequence of continuous action in a play, movie, opera, or book
gray /ɡreɪ/ A2	adjective - of a color intermediate between black and white
actor /ˈæktər/ A2	noun - a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in movies, or on television.
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept that (something) is true, especially without proof
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - make or become different
mistaken /mɪˈsteɪkən/ B2	adjective - wrong in one's opinion or judgment
disguised /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ B2	verb - give (someone or something) a different appearance in order to conceal its identity
intentions /ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/ B2	noun - a thing intended; an aim or plan
masquerade /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ C1	noun - a false show or pretense
protect /prəˈtɛkt/ B1	verb - keep safe from harm or injury
fooling /ˈfuːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to trick or deceive

Grammar:

• Did I dream the whole thing?

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (Interrogative)

  ➔ Uses the auxiliary verb "did" to form a question about a completed action in the past. Indicates a query about whether an entire event was a dream.

• Stuck in the twilight zone

  ➔ Past Participle as an adjective.

  ➔ "Stuck" is the past participle of "stick" and acts as an adjective describing the state of being trapped in the "twilight zone".

• Hope you win for Best Actor

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (implied)

  ➔ While not explicitly using "that" and "would", the sentence implies a wish or hope: "I hope *that* you *would* win..."

• Does she know you're not who you say you are?

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ The sentence is a question embedded within another question. "Who you say you are" is a noun clause functioning as the object of the verb "are" in the embedded question. Note the word order: subject-verb in the embedded question, unlike a direct question.

• It's not like I'm still not over you

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ Using both "not like" and "not over you" creates a double negative. Although grammatically it implies the speaker *is* over the person, context suggests she's using it sarcastically to emphasize that she *isn't* over them.

• It's so strange, this I never do

  ➔ Inversion

  ➔ The typical word order would be "I never do this." Inverting it to "This I never do" adds emphasis and stylistic flair. The "it's so strange" sets up the unexpected action.

• Not that I miss you, I don't

  ➔ Tag question (reversed)

  ➔ Typically, tag questions are used to confirm a statement. Here, the speaker makes a statement and then uses "I don't" to *emphasize* the truth of the statement, creating a reversed tag question.

• Pretend these songs aren't about you

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood after Verbs of Wishing/Demanding/Suggesting

  ➔ Even though it's not explicitly stated, the word "pretend" implies a desire for something to be different. We would expect "Pretend that these songs aren't about you." Therefore, even though “aren’t” is used (indicative), it functions much like the subjunctive.