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Darren has blood on his hands

In his latest single, “Bloodstained Heart,” Darren Hayes says that he’ll stick by his girlfriend through thick and thin. Even if her world falls apart, he’ll be there to help pick up the pieces.

This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at antonyms of vocabulary words used in the lyrics.

ABOUT DARREN HAYES

Name: Darren Stanley Hayes
Nationality: Australian
Style: Pop
Albums: Secret Codes and Battleships (2011), This Delicate Thing We’ve Made (2007), The Tension and the Spark (2004), Spin (2002)
Label: Mercury Records

In brief: This 39-year-old singer-songwriter started out as the lead singer of pop duo Savage Garden, whose debut album reached No. 1 on the Australian Albums chart in 1997. That album featured the international No. 1 hit, “Truly Madly Deeply.” Their 1999 album, Affirmation, reached No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 and featured the smash hits “I Knew I Loved You” and “The Animal Song.” Darren’s 2002 solo album, Spin, reached No. 2 on the UK Albums and No. 3 in Australian Albums charts. His latest album, Secret Codes and Battleships, was released in October last year. The album features the hit single, “Bloodstained Heart.”

If you like Darren Hayes, check out: Bruno Mars, Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake

Website: www.darrenhayes.com

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“Bloodstained Heart”

By Darren Hayes

Love, you’re in pieces
There’s no one left to lay you down
Or say it’s OK
On the worst night, of the worst year
Though we might fall
We’ll go out punching

Chorus

You hit me like a subway train
And I will never be the same
And darling I’ll follow you
Down to the ground
Even when you fall apart
I’ll pick up your bloodstained heart
And darling I’ll follow you
Down to the ground

In the gutter
Where you’re starless
And blind to dreams
We can dream each other
To a new day
Where the good guys always win
And heaven still means something

(Chorus)

Love, when you’re in pieces
There’s no one left to dry your eyes

(Chorus)

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Exercises

Match each of the following words used in the lyrics with the correct antonyms from the choices given.

1. Worst	a. Lose
2. Win	b. Ancient
3. New	c. Hell
4. Heaven	d. Best