The Script say so long
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In their latest single, “No Good in Goodbye,” The Script are heartbroken about breaking up with their girlfriend. They’re trying to put on a brave face but feel bad about the way things have turned out.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT THE SCRIPT
Name: The Script
Nationality: Irish
Style: Pop, rock
Albums: No Sound Without Silence (2014), #3 (2012), Science & Faith (2010), The Script (2008)
Label: Phonogenic, Columbia
In brief: This Irish band formed in Dublin in 2005. The band rose to fame after releasing their self-titled debut album, which featured the international hit, “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved.” Their first and second albums both reached No. 1 on the Irish Albums and UK Albums charts. Their 2012 album, #3, included the hit single “Hall of Fame,” which featured guest singer will.i.am. The track hit No. 1 on the UK Singles chart. The Script’s new album, No Sound Without Silence, was released last September. The album features the popular songs “Superheroes” and “No good in Goodbye.” The band’s lead singer, Danny O’Donoghue, recently worked as a coach on the TV talent show, The Voice UK.
If you like The Script, check out: Maroon 5, Train and U2.
Website: www.thescriptmusic.com
“No Good in Goodbye”
By The Script
All the things that we’ve lost
Breaking up comes at a cost
I know I’ll miss this mistake
Every word I try to choose
Either way I’m gonna lose
Can’t take the ache from heartbreak
But as you walk away
You don’t hear me say
Chorus
Where’s the good in goodbye
Where’s the nice in nice try
Where’s the us in trust gone
Where’s the soul in soldier on
Now I’m the low in lonely
‘Cause I don’t own you only
I can take this mistake
But I can’t take the ache from heartbreak
No I can’t take the ache from heartbreak
No matter how it falls apart
There’s an art in breaking hearts
But there’s no fair in farewell, no
And when I see you in the street
I pray to God you don’t see
The silent hell in I wish you well
(Chorus)
If I could turn back time
Then I would rewrite those lines
(Chorus)
Exercises
Specify whether each of the following words is used in the lyrics as a verb, noun or adjective.
1. soul ………………
2. silent ………………
3. mistake ………………
4. own ………………
Vocabulary
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heartbreak (n): a strong feeling of sadness
soldier on (phrasal v): to continue with what you are doing or trying to achieve, especially when this is difficult or unpleasantIdiom
put on a brave face: to pretend that you feel confident and happy when you do not
