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Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Vocabulary from Tears for Fears: 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World'.
Welcome to your life
There's no turning back
Even while we sleep
We will find you
Acting on your best behavior
Turn your back on Mother Nature
Everybody wants to rule the world
It's my own design
It's my own remorse
Help me to decide
Help me make the most of
Freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world
There's a room where the light won't find you
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
When they do I'll be right behind you
So glad we've almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
Everybody wants to rule the world
I can't stand this indecision
Married with a lack of vision
Everybody wants to rule the world
Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it
One headline, why believe it?
Everybody wants to rule the world
All for freedom and for pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world
Vocabulary
welcome
Interjectionˈwɛlkəm
used to greet someone upon their arrival
Welcome to our home!
A standard greeting used when someone arrives at a place, such as a house, city, or meeting.
to
Prepositiontuː
to (infinitive marker)
I want to read a book.
Used before the base form of a verb to form the infinitive.
your
Determinerjɔː
belonging to you
Is this your book?
A possessive determiner used to show that something belongs to the person or people being spoken to.
life
Nounlaɪf
the state of being alive; the period of time from birth to death
She has lived a long and happy life.
A broad noun referring to existence or the span of someone's existence.
there
Pronounðɛəɹ
dummy subject; used to state that something exists
There is a beautiful park nearby.
Used as an expletive or dummy subject with the verb 'to be' to introduce the existence of something. The real subject follows the verb.
no
Determinernoʊ
not any; not one
There are no seats available.
'No' is used as a determiner before a noun to mean zero or none.
turn back
Verbto return in the direction you came from
The storm forced us to turn back.
Used when someone decides or is forced to stop going forward and go back.
even
Adverbˈivən
used to emphasize something surprising or extreme
It's even colder today than yesterday.
Often used before a comparative or to highlight an unexpected situation.
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