Before Reading the Lyrics
Let’s revise a few of the verses to learn some new vocabulary and expressions.
You will find these verses indicated in the song lyrics with the corresponding numbers.
1. “But Underneath there's another person”
Underneath is a preposition the means under, below or beneath, for example:
“The boy was hiding Underneath the table”
There’s is the contraction for “There is”. “There” plus the verb “to be” is a very commonly used structure in English. It is used to indicate the existence of an object or objects. For example, I can see many books on the table so I can say:
“There are many books on the table”
Another is an adjective or pronoun that means one more, in addition or an additional one. For example, if I have had a cup of coffee I can ask:
“Can I have another cup of coffee, please?”
Be careful not to get confused with the word “other”, which refers to the remaining or different one/ones. For example, talking about my friends I can say
“Some of friends called me on my birthday; the others (the rest) sent me an email.”
2. “Sometimes I think my heartaches come to an end”
Heartache is a compound noun: heart, the part of your body that pumps blood; and ache, a dull, sustained pain. As in any language, you can talk about heartache when you are emotionally suffering.
You can also combine the word “ache” with other words. Here you have two other examples:
Headache: When your head hurts.
Stomachache: When your stomach hurts.
Sometimes is an adverb of frequency used to indicate that an action happens now and then or occasionally. Other adverbs of frequency are never, always, usually and often.
Remember that adverbs of frequency are used before the main verb of the sentence, except with the verb “to be” where they must be placed after the verb. For example:
“I never remember her name.”
“She is never sad.”
Come to an end is another way to say to finish, to end probably emphasizing the importance of the ending. For example, if you are going through a difficult situation, you can say:
“I want it to come to an end soon”
Other New words
Let’s also revise some new words you can find in this song
Worthwhile: Something is worthwhile when it is sufficiently valuable or important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest. For example, nowadays English is one of the most spoken languages in the world so…
“Learning English is definitely worthwhile” ;-)
'Cause: Short or slang for “because”
Glimpse: A quick look at something.
Blindly: To do something without looking.
To rush: To do something quickly or in a hurry