Life lesson

OneRepublic do some living

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In their latest single, “I Lived,” OneRepublic sing about the importance of living your life to the fullest. They know that life is short and that you should make the most of it.

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

ABOUT OneRepublic

Name: OneRepublic
Nationality: American
Style: Rock, pop
Albums: Native (2013), Waking Up (2009), Dreaming Out Loud (2007)
Label: Mosely, Interscope

In brief: Formed by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins in 2002, American band OneRepublic rose to fame after posting video clips on their MySpace page. They eventually signed with the Mosely Music Group label. The band released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud, in 2007. The album featured the No.1 hit “Apologize,” which was later remixed and included on Timbaland’s Shock Value album. The remix version brought OneRepublic massive success, reaching No. 1 on many music charts around the world. OneRepublic’s latest album, Native, was released in March 2013. The album, which includes the hits “Counting Stars,” “If I Lose Myself,” “Love Runs Out” and “I Lived,” was re-released with extra songs in April this year.

If you like OneRepublic, check out: U2, Matchbox Twenty and Maroon 5

Website: http://onerepublic.com/

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“I Lived”

By OneRepublic

Hope when you take that jump
You don’t fear the fall
Hope when the water rises
You build a wall

Hope when the crowd screams out
They’re screaming your name
Hope if everybody runs
You choose to stay

Hope that you fall in love
And it hurts so bad
The only way you can know
You gave it all you have

And I hope that you don’t suffer
But take the pain
Hope when the moment comes you’ll say

Chorus

I, I did it all
I, I did it all
I owned every second
That this world could give
I saw so many places
The things that I did
Yeah, with every broken bone
I swear I lived

Hope that you spend your days
But they all add up
And when that sun goes down
Hope you raise your cup

I wish that I could witness
All your joy and all your pain
But until my moment comes I’ll say

(Chorus)

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Exercises

Specify whether each of the following words is used in the lyrics as a verb, noun or adjective.

1. fall ………………

2. only ………………

3. cup ………………

4. pain ………………

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