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Evil S.I.S to find a shore 00:00

A beast that doesn't quiver anymore 00:05

And we could crush some plants to paint my walls 00:12

And I won't try to fight in the weekend wars 00:18

Was I? I was too lazy to bathe 00:24

Or paint or write or try to make a change 00:30

Now I can shoot a gun to kill my lunch 00:37

And I don't have to love or think too much 00:43

Instant battle plans written on the sidewalk 00:52

Mental mystics in a twisted metal car 01:00

Tried to amplify the sound of light and love 01:07

Christ is cursed of fathers and martyrs 01:19

Might even take a knife to split a hair 01:25

Or even scare the children off my lawn 01:31

Giving us time to make the makeshift bombs 01:37

Every mess invested was a score 01:44

We couldn't use computers anymore 01:50

But it's difficult to win unless you're bored 01:56

And you might have to plan for the weekend wars 02:02

02:07

Try to break my heart, I'll drive to Arizona 02:28

It might take a hundred years to grow an arm 02:36

I'll sit and listen to the sound of sand and cold 02:44

Twisted diamond heart, I'm the weekend warrior 02:50

My predictions are the only things I have 02:58

I can amplify the sound of light and love 03:06

03:14

I'm a curse and I'm a sound 03:21

When I open up my mouth 03:25

There's a reason I don't win 03:28

I don't know how to begin 03:31

I'm a curse and I'm a sound 03:34

When I open up my mouth 03:37

There's a reason I don't win 03:40

I don't know how to begin 03:43

I'm a curse and I'm a sound 03:46

When I open up my mouth 03:49

There's a reason I don't win 03:53

I don't know how to begin 03:56

I'm a curse and I'm a sound 03:59

When I open up my mouth 04:02

There's a reason I don't win 04:05

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Weekend Wars – English Lyrics

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[English]

Evil S.I.S to find a shore

A beast that doesn't quiver anymore

And we could crush some plants to paint my walls

And I won't try to fight in the weekend wars

Was I? I was too lazy to bathe

Or paint or write or try to make a change

Now I can shoot a gun to kill my lunch

And I don't have to love or think too much

Instant battle plans written on the sidewalk

Mental mystics in a twisted metal car

Tried to amplify the sound of light and love

Christ is cursed of fathers and martyrs

Might even take a knife to split a hair

Or even scare the children off my lawn

Giving us time to make the makeshift bombs

Every mess invested was a score

We couldn't use computers anymore

But it's difficult to win unless you're bored

And you might have to plan for the weekend wars

...

Try to break my heart, I'll drive to Arizona

It might take a hundred years to grow an arm

I'll sit and listen to the sound of sand and cold

Twisted diamond heart, I'm the weekend warrior

My predictions are the only things I have

I can amplify the sound of light and love

...

I'm a curse and I'm a sound

When I open up my mouth

There's a reason I don't win

I don't know how to begin

I'm a curse and I'm a sound

When I open up my mouth

There's a reason I don't win

I don't know how to begin

I'm a curse and I'm a sound

When I open up my mouth

There's a reason I don't win

I don't know how to begin

I'm a curse and I'm a sound

When I open up my mouth

There's a reason I don't win

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
shore /ʃɔːr/ B1	noun - the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water
beast /biːst/ B2	noun - a large or dangerous animal
quiver /ˈkwɪvər/ C1	verb - to shake with small rapid movements noun - a container for arrows
amplify /ˈæmplɪfaɪ/ C1	verb - to increase the volume or strength of sound
cursed /kɜːrst/ C2	adjective - under a curse; condemned
fire /faɪər/ A2	verb - to shoot a gun or weapon noun - a state of combustion producing heat and light
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - electromagnetic radiation we see as brightness verb - to make something bright or illuminated adjective - not heavy or dark
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups
dream /driːm/ B2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep verb - to experience visions during sleep
battle /ˈbætəl/ B2	noun - a fight between armed forces verb - to fight or struggle

Vocabulary

Meanings

shore

/ʃɔːr/

noun
- the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water

beast

/biːst/

noun
- a large or dangerous animal

quiver

/ˈkwɪvər/

verb
- to shake with small rapid movements

noun
- a container for arrows

amplify

/ˈæmplɪfaɪ/

verb
- to increase the volume or strength of sound

cursed

/kɜːrst/

adjective
- under a curse; condemned

fire

/faɪər/

verb
- to shoot a gun or weapon

noun
- a state of combustion producing heat and light

light

/laɪt/

noun
- electromagnetic radiation we see as brightness

verb
- to make something bright or illuminated

adjective
- not heavy or dark

heart

/hɑːrt/

noun
- the organ that pumps blood through the body

war

/wɔːr/

noun
- a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups

dream

/driːm/

noun
- a series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep

verb
- to experience visions during sleep

battle

/ˈbætəl/

noun
- a fight between armed forces

verb
- to fight or struggle

Key Grammar Structures

And we could crush some plants to paint my walls

➔ Modal verb 'could' used to express possibility or ability in the present or future.

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And I won't try to fight in the weekend wars

➔ Use of 'won't' as the contraction of 'will not' to express future refusal or determination.

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I'm too lazy to bathe

➔ Use of 'too' to indicate excessive degree, meaning 'more than necessary' or 'to a fault'.

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Now I can shoot a gun to kill my lunch

➔ Use of 'can' to express ability or permission in the present.

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And you might have to plan for the weekend wars

➔ Use of 'might have to' to indicate possibility or necessity in the future or hypothetical scenarios.

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I'm a curse and I'm a sound

➔ Use of the indefinite article 'a' to classify or describe a noun as part of a category.

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There's a reason I don't win

➔ Use of 'there's' as the contraction of 'there is' to introduce existence or presence.

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I don't know how to begin

➔ Use of 'how to' + base verb to express the method or way of doing something.

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