Wake Me Up

• By: Avicii
• Album: True

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
darkness /ˈdɑːknəs/ B2	noun - the state of being dark; absence of light
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/ B1	noun - an act of travelling from one place to another
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs used for seeing
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping
wiser /ˈwaɪzər/ B2	adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement.
older /ˈoʊldər/ A1	adjective - having lived for a relatively long time.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
finding /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/ A1	verb - discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly.
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples.
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - a possibility of something happening.
travel /ˈtrævl/ A2	verb - make a journey, typically of some length or abroad.
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time.
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or chance.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection.
prize /praɪz/ A2	noun - a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement.

Grammar:

• Feeling my way through the darkness

  ➔ Present Participle as an adjective/reduced relative clause.

  ➔ The phrase "Feeling my way" functions as an adjective describing the subject (implied: "I"). It is equivalent to "I am feeling my way..." or "While I am feeling my way...".

• I can't tell where the journey will end

  ➔ Indirect Question with "where"

  ➔ This is an example of an indirect question. Instead of asking directly, "Where will the journey end?", it's embedded within the main clause "I can't tell". Note the subject-verb order within the indirect question ("the journey will end").

• They tell me I'm too young to understand

  ➔ "Too + adjective + to + infinitive" Structure.

  ➔ This structure expresses that something is excessive, making something else impossible. In this case, being too young makes understanding impossible.

• Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ This sentence uses the first conditional: if + present simple, will + infinitive. It describes a real possibility and its likely result. "If I don't open up my eyes" (condition), then "life will pass me by" (result).

• All this time I was finding myself, and I didn't know I was lost

  ➔ Past Continuous vs. Past Simple, Implied Conjunction (but)

  ➔ The first part of the sentence uses the past continuous ("I was finding myself") to describe a continuous action in the past. The second part uses the past simple ("I didn't know") to describe a completed action in the past. The "and" implies a contrast or contradiction, similar to "but".

• Hope I get the chance to travel the world

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (implied "that")

  ➔ The full sentence could be "I hope that I get the chance to travel the world". The "that" is often omitted after verbs like "hope". The subjunctive-like use of "get" expresses a wish or desire.

• Wish that I could stay forever this young

  ➔ Second Conditional (Wish Clause)

  ➔ This uses the structure 'wish + that + past simple' to express a desire for something that is unlikely or impossible in the present. The "that" is often omitted.