Happier
歌詞:
[English]
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
When the morning comes
When we see what we've become
In the cold light of day
We're a flame in the wind, not the fire that we've begun
Every argument
Every word we can't take back
'Cause with all that has happened
I think that we both know the way that this story ends
Then only for a minute
I want to change my mind 'cause
This just don't feel right to me
I wanna raise your spirits
I want to see you smile, but
Know that means I'll have to leave
...
Know that means I'll have to leave
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
When the evening falls
And I'm left there with my thoughts
And the image of you being with someone else
Well, that's eating me up inside
But we ran our course
We pretended we're okay
Now if we jump together
At least we can swim far away from the wreck we made
Then only for a minute
I want to change my mind 'cause
This just don't feel right to me
I wanna raise your spirits
I want to see you smile, but
Know that means I'll have to leave
...
Know that means I'll have to leave
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
So I'll go, I'll go
I will go, go, go
So I'll go, I'll go
I will go, go, go
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
Even though I might not like this
I think that you'll be happier
I want you to be happier
Then only for a minute (only for a minute)
I want to change my mind 'cause
This just don't feel right to me
I wanna raise your spirits (wanna raise your spirits)
I want to see you smile, but
Know that means I'll have to leave
...
Know that means I'll have to leave
Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
I want you to be happier
I want you to be happier
So I'll go, I'll go
I will go, go, go
...
この曲の語彙:
語彙 | 意味 |
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happier /ˈhæpiər/ A2 |
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thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1 |
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morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1 |
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cold /koʊld/ A1 |
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light /laɪt/ A1 |
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flame /fleɪm/ B1 |
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wind /wɪnd/ A1 |
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fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1 |
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argument /ˈɑːrɡjumənt/ B1 |
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story /ˈstɔːri/ A1 |
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minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1 |
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spirits /ˈspɪrɪts/ B2 |
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smile /smaɪl/ A1 |
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evening /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ A1 |
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thoughts /θɔːts/ A2 |
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eating /ˈiːtɪŋ/ A1 |
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course /kɔːrs/ A2 |
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wreck /rek/ B2 |
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文法:
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Lately, I've been, I've been thinking
➔ 現在完了進行形
➔ 「現在完了進行形」(I've been thinking)は、過去に始まり現在まで続いている、または最近終わった行動を表します。行動の継続期間を強調します。
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When we see what we've become
➔ 名詞節 / 現在完了
➔ 「what we've become」は、動詞「see」の目的語として機能する名詞節です。「We've become」は、発生した状態の変化を記述するために現在完了を使用します。
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We're a flame in the wind, not the fire that we've begun
➔ 比喩 / 現在完了
➔ この行は、彼らの関係を風の中の炎に例える「比喩」を使用しており、弱さや不安定さを暗示しています。「that we've begun」は「fire」を修飾する関係詞節であり、現在完了を使用しています。
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Every word we can't take back
➔ 関係代名詞が省略された関係節
➔ 関係代名詞「that」または「which」は、関係節「we can't take back」で省略されています。完全な文は「Every word that/which we can't take back」となります。
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I think that we both know the way that this story ends
➔ 名詞節 (that節)
➔ 「that we both know the way that this story ends」は名詞節であり、動詞「think」の目的語です。2番目の「that」は、「way」を修飾する関係詞節を導入します。
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Know that means I'll have to leave
➔ 名詞節 (that節) / 未来形 (have to)
➔ 「that means I'll have to leave」は名詞節であり、動詞「know」の目的語として機能します。「I'll have to leave」は、未来における義務を表現するために「have to」とともに未来形を使用します。
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And I'm left there with my thoughts
➔ 受動態(状態)
➔ 「I'm left」は、行動ではなく状態を説明するために使用される受動態です。話者の結果として生じる状況を強調しています。
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If we jump together, at least we can swim far away from the wreck we made
➔ 条件文 (1型) / 関係節
➔ この行は、1型の条件文を使用しています:「If」+ 現在形、未来形。「the wreck we made」には、「wreck」を修飾する関係詞節が含まれています。