5SOS want to start again
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In their latest single, “Jet Black Heart,” 5 Seconds of Summer want to make a fresh start with their girlfriend. Even though things haven't gone smoothly in the past, they think it's worth starting over again.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at synonyms of words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
Name: 5 Seconds of Summer
Nationality: Australian
Style: Pop punk
Albums: Sounds Good Feel Good (2015), 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
Label: Capitol
In brief: Formed in Sydney in 2011, this Australian band is comprised 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 known internationally when One Direction invited them to join their Take Me Home Tour. Their self-titled debut album was released in June 2014 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.” Their new album, Sounds Good Feel Good, was released last October. It features the hit songs “She’s Kinda Hot” and “Jet Black Heart.” Their Sounds Live Feels Live concert tour will be hitting Thailand this March.
If you like 5 Seconds of Summer, check out: One Direction, Green Day and Avril Lavigne
Website: http://www.5sos.com/
“Jet Black Heart”
By 5 Seconds of Summer
Everybody’s got their demons
Even wide awake or dreaming
I’m the one who ends up leaving
Make it OK
See a war I wanna fight it
See a match I wanna strike it
Every fire I’ve ignited
Faded to grey
But now that I’m broken
Now that you know it
Caught up in a moment
Can you see inside
Chorus
'Cause I’ve got a jet black heart
And there’s a hurricane underneath it
Trying to keep us apart
I write with a poison pen
But these chemicals
Moving between us
Are the reason to start again
Now I’m holding on for dear life
There’s no way that we could rewind
Maybe there’s nothing after midnight
That could make you stay
(Chorus)
The blood in my veins
Is made up of mistakes
Let’s forget who we are
And dive into the dark
As we burst into colour
Returning to life
(Chorus)
Exercises
Match the following vocabulary words used in the lyrics with the correct synonyms from the choices given.
| …… 1. mistake | a. burn |
| …… 2. rewind | b. reverse |
| …… 3. ignite | c. begin |
| ……4. start | d. error |
Vocabulary
- demons (n): something that causes a person to worry and makes them unhappy
fade (v): to become or to make something become paler or less bright
jet black (adj): a deep shiny black colour
rewind (v): to make a tape in a cassette player, etc. go backwards
smoothly (adv): without problems or difficulties
