5 Seconds of Summer want to forget
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In their latest single, “Amnesia,” 5 Seconds of Summer have a broken heart because their girlfriend left them. They wish they could forget her and move on, but they can’t.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at antonyms of words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
Name: 5 Seconds of Summer
Nationality: Australian
Style: Pop
Albums: 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
Label: Capitol
In brief: Formed in Sydney in 2011, this young band is composed of Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin. The group started their music career by posting videos of themselves covering songs by various artists on YouTube. They became widely known when One Direction invited them to join their Take Me Home Tour. Their self-titled debut album was released last June and reached No.1 on many music charts around the world, including the UK Albums, the US Billboard 200 and the Australian Albums charts. The album features the smash hits “She Looks So Perfect” and “Amnesia.”
If you like 5 Seconds of Summer, check out: One Direction, JLS and Justin Bieber
Website: www.5sos.com//asian-landing-page/
“Amnesia”
By 5 Seconds of Summer
I drove by all the places
We used to hang out getting wasted
I thought about our last kiss
How it felt the way you tasted
And even though your friends tell me
You’re doing fine
Are you somewhere feeling lonely
Even though he’s right beside you
When he says those words that hurt you
Do you read the ones I wrote you
Sometimes I start to wonder
Was it just a lie
If what we had was real
How could you be fine
‘Cause I’m not fine at all
Chorus
I remember the day you told me
You were leaving
I remember the make-up
Running down your face
And the dreams you left behind
You didn’t need them
Like every single wish we ever made
I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape
‘Cause I’m not fine at all
The pictures that you sent me
They’re still living in my phone
I’ll admit I like to see them
I’ll admit I feel alone
And all my friends keep asking
Why I’m not around
It hurts to know you’re happy
It hurts that you’ve moved on
It’s hard to hear your name
When I haven’t seen you in so long
It’s like we never happened
Was it just a lie
If what we had was real
How could you be fine
‘Cause I’m not fine at all
(Chorus)
If today I woke up with you right beside me
Like all of this was just some twisted dream
I’d hold you closer than I ever did before
And you’d never slip away
And you’d never hear me say
(Chorus)
No I’m really not fine at all
Tell me this is just a dream
‘Cause I’m really not fine at all
Exercises
Find words used in the lyrics that are antonyms of the following words.
1. truth ………………
2. sorrowful ………………
3. first ………………
4. awake ………………
Vocabulary
- make-up (n): substances used especially by women to make their faces look more attractive
amnesia (n): a medical condition in which somebody partly or completely loses their memory
