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D'You Know What I Mean?
Vocabulary from Oasis: 'D'You Know What I Mean?'.
Step off the train all alone at dawn
Back into the hole where I was born
The Sun in the sky never raised an eye to me
The blood on the tracks, and they must be mine
The fool on the hill and I feel fine
Don't look back, 'cause you know what you might see
Look into the wall of my mind's eye
I think I know, but I don't know why
The questions are the answers you might need
Coming in a mess, going out in style
I ain't good-looking, but I'm someone's child
No-one can give me the air that's mine to breathe
I met my Maker, I made Him cry
And on my shoulder He asked me why
His people won't fly through the storm
I said: Listen up Man, they don't even know You're born
All my people right here, right now
D'you know what I mean?
Yeah, yeah
All my people right here, right now
D'you know what I mean?
Yeah, yeah
All my people right here, right now
D'you know what I mean?
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
I don't really care for what you believe
So open up your fist or you won't receive
The thoughts and the words of every man you'll need
So get up off the floor and believe in life
No one's ever gonna ever ask you twice
Get on the bus and bring it on home to me
I met my Maker, I made Him cry
And on my shoulder He asked me why
His people won't fly through the storm
I said: Listen up Man, they don't even know You're born
All my people right here, right now
They know what I mean
Yeah, yeah
All my people right here, right now
They know what I mean
Yeah, yeah
All my people right here, right now
They know what I mean
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
All my people right here, right now
D'you know what I mean?
Yeah, yeah
All my people right here, right now
D'you know what I mean?
Yeah, yeah
All my people right here, right now
D'you know what I mean?
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
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Vocabulary
step off
Verbto measure by pacing; to back down or avoid conflict
The coach asked us to step off ten paces before the first drill.
In this sentence it means measuring a distance by walking paces. In other contexts it can mean backing down from a confrontation.
the
Determinerðə
the definite article
The sun is hot.
Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.
train
Nountreɪn
a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people
We decided to take the train to the city instead of driving.
A very common mode of public transport.
all
Adverbɔl
entirely / completely
He was all alone.
Used as an intensifier before adjectives, adverbs, or prepositions to mean 'completely' or 'entirely'.
alone
Adjectiveəˈloʊn
by oneself; without other people
She prefers to live alone in her small apartment.
Describes being by oneself without company. It can be used as both an adjective and an adverb.
at
Prepositionæt
expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position
I will meet you at the park.
Used to show an exact position, particular place, or time.
dawn
Noundɑːn
the first light of day; the beginning of something
We woke up at dawn to start our journey.
Refers to the time in the morning when the sun begins to rise. It can also figuratively mean the start of a new period or era.
back
Adverbbæk
returning to a previous place or position
Please put the book back on the shelf.
Indicates a return to a former location or state. Common with verbs of movement or placement.
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