We Are Young

• By: Fun.
• Album: Some Nights

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
story /ˈstɔːri/ A1	noun - an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
bathroom /ˈbæθruːm/ A1	noun - a room containing a toilet and sink and typically also a bathtub or shower.
lover /ˈlʌvər/ A2	noun - a person who is in love with someone.
bar /bɑːr/ A1	noun - a long counter across which drinks or food are served.
seat /siːt/ A1	noun - a thing made or used for sitting on.
scar /skɑːr/ B1	noun - a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not completely healed.
drinks /drɪŋks/ A1	noun - liquid which is swallowed to quench thirst
holes /hoʊlz/ A2	noun - an opening through something
apologies /əˈpɒlədʒiz/ B2	noun - an expression of regret for something done wrong
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
bar /bɑːr/ A1	noun - a long counter across which drinks or food are served.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the earth, visible by reflected light from the sun.
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
angels /ˈeɪndʒəlz/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings.
choir /ˈkwaɪər/ B1	noun - an organized group of singers, typically one that takes part in church services or performs regularly.

Grammar:

• My friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the Empire State

  ➔ Comparative adjective (higher than)

  ➔ Uses "higher than" to compare the state of being "high" of the friends to the height of the Empire State Building. This emphasizes the degree of their intoxication.

• My seat's been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar, and

  ➔ Present perfect passive (My seat's been taken)

  ➔ The use of "has been taken" indicates that the action of taking the seat happened in the past and has a result that continues to the present (the seat is still occupied). The passive voice emphasizes the seat rather than who took it.

• I know you're trying to forget

  ➔ Present continuous tense expressing intention or effort (trying to)

  ➔ "trying to" indicates an active effort being made in the present moment to forget something.

• So if by the time the bar closes And you feel like falling down

  ➔ Conditional clause (if...)

  ➔ This sets up a condition: *if* a certain situation occurs (the bar closes and you feel like falling down), *then* a specific outcome will follow.

• I'll carry you home

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' (I'll carry)

  ➔ The use of "I'll" (I will) expresses a promise or a future intention to perform the action of carrying someone home.

• So let's set the world on fire

  ➔ Imperative mood (Let's set)

  ➔ "Let's" is a contraction of "Let us," and it introduces a suggestion or command including the speaker and the listener(s).

• We can burn brighter than the sun

  ➔ Comparative adjective (brighter than)

  ➔ Uses "brighter than" to compare the potential brightness of the group ("We") to the sun, emphasizing a strong, vibrant energy.

• 'Cause I found someone to carry me home

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to carry me home)

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to carry me home" explains the *purpose* of finding someone: the reason for finding this person is so they can carry the speaker home.