Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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thank /θæŋk/ A2 |
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move /muːv/ A2 |
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work /wɜːrk/ A2 |
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lift /lɪft/ B1 |
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worse /wɜːrs/ B2 |
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heal /hiːl/ B1 |
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locked /lɒkt/ A2 |
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nail /neɪl/ A2 |
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easy /ˈiːzi/ A1 |
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act /ækt/ B1 |
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mess /mɛs/ B2 |
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happy /ˈhæpi/ A1 |
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pain /peɪn/ A2 |
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grateful /ˈɡreɪt.fəl/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I had to move on, but you put in all the work
➔ Past perfect continuous (had to move on), but Simple past (put in).
➔ The speaker "*had* to move on" indicates a necessity in the past, while "*put* in" describes a completed action at a specific time in the past.
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Didn't have to lift a finger, I just watched you make it worse
➔ Past simple negative with "didn't have to" + infinitive, contrasted with past simple "watched".
➔ "Didn't have to" expresses a lack of necessity in the past. "Watched" is a completed action in the past.
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Let you lash out, let you drag me through the dirt
➔ Causative verbs "let" + object + bare infinitive.
➔ "Let" is a causative verb, allowing someone to do something. Followed by the object and bare infinitive.
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Guess you made me heal quicker just by tryna make it hurt
➔ Causative verb "made" + object + bare infinitive, and the adverb of manner "quicker".
➔ "Made" acts as a causative verb, causing the speaker to heal. "Quicker" modifies the verb "heal", indicating how fast it happened.
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I know I closed the door, but you locked it
➔ Simple past tense "closed" and "locked" used with the conjunction "but" to show contrast.
➔ The use of the simple past tense illustrates two completed actions in the past, and the use of "but" highlights the contrast between them.
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You really put the nail in the coffin
➔ Simple past tense "put". Fixed idiomatic expression.
➔ "Put" is the simple past form of the verb "to put". The phrase is a fixed idiom meaning to finally ruin something.
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It made me leaving you something easy to do
➔ Causative verb "made" + object + gerund.
➔ "Made" as a causative verb influencing the process, making the departure easier. "Leaving" is used as a gerund.
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Thank you so much for acting so bad
➔ "For" + gerund, indicating the reason for gratitude.
➔ The preposition "for" is followed by the gerund "acting", explaining the specific reason for being thankful.
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