#7 English song

OneRepublic - Say (All I Need)

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Do you know where your heart is

Do you think you can find it

Or did you trade it for something

Somewhere better just to have it

Do you know where your love is

Do you think that you lost it

You felt it so strong, but

Nothing's turned out how you wanted

[Pre-Chorus]

Well, bless my soul

You're a lonely soul

Because you won't let go

Of anything you hold

[Chorus]

Well, all I need

Is the air I breathe

And a place to rest

My head

[Verse 2]

Do you know what your fate is

And are you trying to shake it

You're doing your best and

Your best look

You're praying that you make it

About OneRepublic

OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2002 consisting of lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, guitarist Zach Filkins, guitarist Drew Brown, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, and drummer Eddie Fisher. The band first achieved commercial success on Myspace as an unsigned act.

In 2007, OneRepublic released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud. Its lead single, "Apologize", was notably remixed by Timbaland, becoming a huge international success, reaching number one in sixteen countries and subsequently earning them a Grammy Award nomination.

The vocabulary I Learned From The Song

1. turned out [v.] 

      to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one

      

      Example : As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early.

How did the recipe turn out?

2. bless [v.] 

      to ask for God's help and protection for someone or something, or to call or make someone or something holy

      Example : May God bless you.

3. breathe [v.] 

      to move air into and out of the lungs

      Example : It's so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.

Why I Like This Song

Everyone who know OneRepublic is familiar with their "Apologize". But today I want to introduce "Say (all I need)" because the song's lyrics take me to another universe. All of us have a time that we don't know what we want or don't know why we live even heartbreak. The song's first half part is just talking about that. But the last part is important. That encourage people no to give up what you want. And because you don't give up, you can hold that. At junior high school I had a little time very down, don't know why I live and purpose. Because everything I want to catch would flow away. But OneRepublic's song make me peace. So I want to let their songs help more and more people.