Weapon – English Lyrics

• By: Against The Current
• Album: Fever

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ A2	noun - a declaration assuring that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen. verb - to assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.
grip /ɡrɪp/ B1	noun - a firm hold or grasp. verb - to take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.
teeth /tiːθ/ A1	noun - plural of tooth
devil /ˈdev.əl/ B1	noun - the chief evil spirit; Satan.
shoulder /ˈʃəʊl.dəʳ/ A2	noun - the part of the human body between the neck and the upper arm.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between one day and the next.
ceiling /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ B1	noun - the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment.
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are.
red /red/ A1	adjective - of a color like that of blood or fire. noun - a color like that of blood or fire.
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
weapon /ˈwep.ən/ B1	noun - a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage.
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent. noun - a high level or position.
low /ləʊ/ A1	adjective - of less than average height from top to bottom or little distance from the ground. noun - a low level or position.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for. noun - intense dislike; hatred.
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something.
excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ B1	noun - a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense. verb - attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
bittersweet /ˌbɪtəˈswiːt/ B2	adjective - arousing pleasure mingled with sadness or pain.
surrender /səˈrendər/ B2	verb - stop resisting to an enemy or opponent; submit. noun - an act of surrendering.

Key Grammar Structures

• I always say that it's the last time

  ➔ present simple tense to express habitual actions or general truths

  ➔ Used to describe repeated actions or beliefs

• Keep 'em good, they never break

  ➔ contraction of 'them' as 'em' and the use of simple present tense to indicate habitual state

  ➔ Shows habitual or ongoing state in a casual, spoken form

• And though I try and do it right with my intentions

  ➔ conjunction 'though' + present simple to contrast two ideas

  ➔ Used to introduce a contrast between two ideas or situations

• No, I won't go under

  ➔ future simple tense with 'will' to express refusal or determination

  ➔ Expresses a strong refusal or resolve about a future action

• Bittersweet surrender

  ➔ adjective + noun phrase expressing complex emotion

  ➔ A phrase combining contrasting feelings of happiness and sadness

• And all you are is a weapon

  ➔ copula 'is' used to equate or define the subject

  ➔ Defines or characterizes the subject as a certain thing

• You shoot 'em down 'til you end up alone

  ➔ phrasal verb 'shoot down' + 'til' (contraction of 'until') to indicate continuity leading to a result

  ➔ Expresses an action performed until a specific point or outcome