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One Step Closer
Vocabulary from Linkin Park: 'One Step Closer'.
I cannot take this anymore
Saying everything I've said before
All these words they make no sense
I found bliss in ignorance
Less I hear the less you'll say
You'll find that out anyway
(Just like before)
Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge, and I'm about to break)
I need a little room to breathe
('Cause I'm one step closer to the edge, I'm about to break)
I find the answers aren't so clear
Wish I could find a way to disappear
All these thoughts they make no sense
I found bliss in ignorance
Nothing seems to go away
Over and over again
(Just like before)
Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge, and I'm about to break)
I need a little room to breathe
('Cause I'm one step closer to the edge, I'm about to break)
Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge, and I'm about to break)
I need a little room to breathe
('Cause I'm one step closer to the edge, I'm about to break)
Shut up when I'm talking to you!
Shut up!
Shut up!
Shut up!
Shut up when I'm talking to you!
Shut up!
Shut up!
Shut up!
Shut up, I'm about to break
Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge, and I'm about to break)
I need a little room to breathe
('Cause I'm one step closer to the edge, I'm about to break)
Everything you say to me
(Takes me one step closer to the edge, and I'm about to break)
I need a little room to breathe
('Cause I'm one step closer to the edge, and I'm about to break)
Vocabulary
I
Pronounaɪ
used to refer to the person speaking or writing
I am a student.
The first-person singular pronoun. Always capitalized in English.
cannot
Auxiliary verbˈkæˌnɑt
the negative form of 'can'
I cannot tell you the secret.
A formal way of expressing inability or prohibition. 'Can't' is the common contraction used in speech.
take
Verbteɪk
to move something from one place to another; to use as a means of transportation
He takes the bus to school.
A versatile verb; here it refers to using a form of transport.
this
Pronounðɪs
this
This is my book.
Used to identify a specific person or thing close at hand or being indicated.
anymore
Adverbˌeniˈmɔr
any longer; nowadays
I don't go to that gym anymore.
Mainly used in negative sentences and questions to indicate that a previous situation has changed or stopped. In some dialects, it can be used in positive sentences to mean 'nowadays'.
say
Verbseɪ
to express something using words
What did you say to her?
Often used for reporting speech or expressing thoughts.
everything
Pronounˈɛvɹiθɪŋ
all things; the current situation
Everything is going to be fine.
Refers to all aspects of a situation or all items within a group.
before
Adverbbɪˈfɔr
at an earlier time; in the past
I have seen this movie before.
Used as an adverb to indicate that something happened at a time preceding the present or a specified point in the past.
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