Earth Song

• By: Michael Jackson
• Album: HIStory

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
earth /ɜrθ/ A1	noun - the planet we live on
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the bodies of people and animals
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
peace /piːs/ B1	noun - a state of tranquility or quiet
nature /ˈneɪtʃər/ B2	noun - the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, and landscapes
trust /trʌst/ B2	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something verb - to believe in the reliability or ability of someone or something
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to make a loud sound, usually when in pain or distress noun - a loud vocal expression of emotion, especially sorrow
animal /ˈænɪməl/ A1	noun - a living organism that feeds on organic matter
kingdom /ˈkɪŋdəm/ B2	noun - a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ B2	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God or the gods
dust /dʌst/ B1	noun - fine, dry particles of matter
yesterday /ˈjɛstərdeɪ/ A2	noun - the day before today

Grammar:

• What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine

  ➔ Relative clause to provide additional information about 'dreams'.

  ➔ The clause 'that you said was yours and mine' is a **relative clause** describing 'dreams'.

• Did you ever stop to notice all the blood we've shed before

  ➔ Past perfect tense 'have shed' to indicate an action completed before now.

  ➔ 'Have shed' is in the **present perfect tense**, used to talk about actions that happened at an indefinite time before now.

• The heavens are falling down

  ➔ Simple present tense to describe a current state or ongoing situation.

  ➔ The sentence uses the **simple present tense** to indicate a dramatic or ongoing situation.

• What about us

  ➔ Prepositional phrase functioning as an adverbial expression to question or highlight a situation.

  ➔ The phrase 'What about' is a **prepositional phrase** used to introduce a topic or question.

• Are there a time

  ➔ Existential question using 'are there' with noun phrase 'a time'.

  ➔ The phrase 'Are there' introduces an **existential question**, asking about the existence of 'a time'.

• Turned kingdoms to dust

  ➔ Simple past tense 'turned' to describe a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The verb 'turned' is in the **simple past tense**, indicating a completed change in the past.

• What is done to the world

  ➔ Passive voice construction with 'is done' to emphasize the action's effect on the object.

  ➔ The phrase 'is done' is in the **passive voice**, indicating that the focus is on the action's effect rather than who performs it.