ACTIVITY Analyzing lyrics The lyrics below belongs to
ACTIVITY – Analyzing lyrics • The lyrics below belongs to the beginning of a song. 1) Do you know the song? 2) In pairs, discuss the meaning of the lines. I used to write letters I used to sign my name I used to sleep at night Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain
ACTIVITY – Analyzing lyrics 3) Now discuss the overall meaning of the song and express your feelings/reactions to it. 4) Finally, focus on these parts of the song where the meaning may be slightly less obvious or which contain interesting/relevant linguistic features: – “But by the time we met the times had already changed” changed – Why is Past Perfect used? – “So when the lights cut out I was left standing in the wilderness downtown” downtown – What does this mean? – “Now our lives are changing fast. Hope that something pure can last” last – What does this mean? – “But what’s stranger still is how something so small can keep you alive” alive – What does this mean? – “Like a patient on a table, I want to walk again, gonna move through the pain” pain – What does this mean?
ACTIVITY – Analyzing lyrics 5) Do you have good memories of your hometown? 6) Did you use to live in a different place when you were a child? Find out the interactive clip at: at http: //www. thewildernessdowntown. com/
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