Damocles
歌词:
[English]
Well, I've been waking up under blades, blue blossom days
If only Damocles would hit me back
No alabaster carvings or faces on a farthing
Would prevent my head from fading to black
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And it feels like falling into the sea
From outer space in seconds to me
And I play discordant days on repeat
Until they look like harmony
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When the river runs dry and the curtain is called
How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
Come up for air and choke on it all
No one else knows that I've got a problem
What if I can't get up and stand tall?
What if the diamond days are all gone
And who will I be when thе empire falls?
Wake up alonе and I'll be forgotten
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Well, I know I should be touring, I know these chords are boring
But I can't always be killing the game
No golden grand pianos or voices from the shadows will do anythin' but feel the same
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And it feels like falling into the deep
From somewhere way up over the peaks
And I play discordant days on repeat
Until the tape runs out on me
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When the river runs dry and the curtain is called
How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
Come up for air and choke on it all
No one else knows that I've got a problem
What if I can't get up and stand tall?
What if the diamond days are all gone
And who will I be when the empire falls?
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
And nobody told me I'd be begging for relief
When what is silent to you feels like it's screaming to me
Well, nobody told me I'd get tired of myself
When it all looks like heaven, but it feels like hell
When the river runs dry and the curtain is called
How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
Come up for air and choke on it all
No one else knows that I've got a problem
What if I can't get up and stand tall?
What if the diamond days are all gone
And who will I be when the empire falls?
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
...
这首歌中的词汇:
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waking /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ A1 |
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blades /bleɪdz/ A2 |
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blossom /ˈblɒsəm/ B1 |
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hit /hɪt/ A1 |
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alabaster /ˈæləˌbæstər/ B2 |
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carvings /ˈkɑːrvɪŋz/ B1 |
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fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ B1 |
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falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1 |
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outer /ˈaʊtər/ A2 |
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space /speɪs/ A1 |
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discordant /dɪsˈkɔːrdənt/ C1 |
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river /ˈrɪvər/ A1 |
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curtain /ˈkɜːrtn/ A2 |
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bottom /ˈbɒtəm/ A1 |
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choke /tʃoʊk/ B1 |
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problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A1 |
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stand /stænd/ A1 |
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diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ A2 |
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empire /ˈempaɪər/ B1 |
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forgotten /fərˈɡɒtn/ B1 |
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boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ A2 |
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golden /ˈɡoʊldən/ B1 |
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pianos /piˈænoʊz/ A1 |
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voices /ˈvɔɪsɪz/ A1 |
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shadows /ˈʃædoʊz/ A2 |
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peaks /piːks/ A2 |
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tape /teɪp/ A2 |
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silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ A2 |
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heaven /ˈhevən/ A2 |
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hell /hel/ A2 |
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语法:
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Well, I've been waking up under blades, blue blossom days
➔ 现在完成进行时
➔ 使用 "I've been waking up" 表示一个过去开始并持续到现在的动作。它强调了在这种困难情况下醒来的持续时间或持续性质。
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If only Damocles would hit me back
➔ 用 'would' 表示的愿望
➔ 结构 "If only + 主语 + would + 动词" 表达了对不太可能或不可能发生（或已经发生）的事情的强烈愿望。在这里，说话者希望达摩克利斯进行报复，也许是为了结束折磨。
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No alabaster carvings or faces on a farthing would prevent my head from fading to black
➔ 假设情况下的条件 'would'
➔ 这里使用 "would" 来描述一种假设情况：即使硬币上有美丽的雕刻或面孔，它们也*不会*阻止说话者的头脑陷入黑暗。它表达了一种确定性，尽管可能会有任何干预。
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And it feels like falling into the sea From outer space in seconds to me
➔ 使用 'like' 的比喻
➔ 该行采用了一个比喻，使用 "like" 来进行比较。这种感觉被比作 "从外太空坠入大海"，强调了压倒性和快速的感觉。
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Until they look like harmony
➔ 隐含的虚拟语气（某事物可能呈现的样子）
➔ 虽然不是明确的虚拟语气，但这句话暗示了一种假设情况，即不和谐的日子被重复多次，最终给人以和谐的印象。不是它们*是*和谐，而是它们*看起来像*和谐。
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How will I know if I can't see the bottom?
➔ 带有条件从句的将来简单时
➔ 这个句子在主句中使用将来简单时（"will I know"），在条件从句中使用带 "if" 的现在简单时（"if I can't see"）。它探讨了基于当前条件的未来结果。
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No one else knows that I've got a problem
➔ 带有 'that' 的名词性从句
➔ 句子中 "that I've got a problem" 的部分是一个名词性从句，充当动词 "knows" 的宾语。'that' 引入该从句。
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What if I can't get up and stand tall?
➔ 'What if' 条件
➔ 'What if' 引入了一种假设情况，表达了对潜在负面结果的担忧或焦虑。它探讨了无法克服当前挑战可能造成的后果。
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Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
➔ 零条件句的结果从句中的将来简单时
➔ 这句话表达了一个结果（我会被遗忘），如果满足一个条件（独自醒来），这个结果通常是真的。虽然没有明确的 "if"，但该结构强烈暗示了一种零条件关系。
