38 advanced vocabulary words across 35 songs.
self important; having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
Hear this moment →Though his mind is not for rent
Don't put him down as arrogant
His reserve, a quiet defense
thoughtfulness; consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
Hear this moment →Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact
One must put up barriers to keep oneself intact
standard; a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
Hear this moment →About the function and the form
Everybody got to deviate from the norm
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strong belief; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
Hear this moment →Leave out conditions
Courageous convictions
Will drag this dream into existence
little known; not clearly understood or expressed
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An ounce of perception, a pound of obscure
Process information at half speed
blend; lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
Hear this moment →Across the mountainside
A gleaming alloy air car
Shoots towards me, two lanes wide
repeated; more than is needed, desired, or required
Hear this moment →(T minus 27 seconds
We have gone to redundant sequencers start
T minus 20 seconds and counting
unlikely; having a quality that provokes disbelief
Hear this moment →I'm not missing out on the promise of adventure
I'm not giving up on implausible dreams
Experience to extremes, experience to extremes
pay back; adjust for
Hear this moment →Criticize me, civilize me
Compensate me, animate me
Complicate me, elevate me
notice; to become aware of through the senses
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A planet of playthings, we dance on the strings of powers we cannot perceive
The stars aren't aligned or the Gods are malign, blame is better to give than receive
covering; cover with veneer
Hear this moment →Behind the finer feelings
This civilized veneer
The heart of a lonely hunter
mysterious; relating to or characteristic of mysticism
Hear this moment →I don't believe in forever
Or love as a mystical state
I don't believe in the stars or the planets
opposite to; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
Hear this moment →Of a mircale too good to be true
All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary
Everything in life you thought you knew
opposite; carry on a conversation
Hear this moment →The people were delighted, coming forth to claim their prize
They ran to build their cities and converse among the wise
But one day, the streets fell silent, yet they knew not what was wrong
fascinate; attract; cause to be enamored
Hear this moment →Yet my eyes are drawn toward the mountain in the east
Fascinates and captivates, gives my heart no peace
The mountain holds the sunrise in the prison of the night
come out; come out into view, as from concealment
Hear this moment →The three travelers, men of Willowdale
Emerge from the forest shadow
Fording the river Dawn, they turn south
endless; seemingly limitless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
Hear this moment →When we got to unconditional love
She said "sure my heart is boundless but don't push my limits too far"
I said "if love is so transcendent, I don't understand these boundaries"
distressed; excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
Hear this moment →The dancer slows her frantic pace
In pain and desperation
apathy; unbiased impartial unconcern
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A world of indifference, heads and hearts too full
Careless of the consequence of constant push and pull
cover; one celestial body obscures another
Hear this moment →We are planets to each other
Drifting in our orbits to a brief eclipse
Each of us a world apart
fleeing; someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
Hear this moment →We are doomed to repeat
Fugitives at the bedroom door
Lovers pause to find an open store
hiding place; a safe place
Hear this moment →Our better natures seek elevation
A refuge for the coming night
No one gets to their heaven without a fight
value system; an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
Hear this moment →All around that dull gray world
Of ideology
People storm the marketplace
obvious; clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Hear this moment →For you and me, race is not a definition
For you and me, we hold these truths to be self evident
For you and me, we'd elect each other president
skillful; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Hear this moment →He picks up scraps of information
He's adept at adaptation
'Cause for strangers and arrangers
conflict; a bold challenge
Hear this moment →Turns the young boy's blood to ice
Deadly confrontation
Such a dangerous device
seriousness; (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
Hear this moment →Makes the color of right
Gravity and distance
Change the passage of light
dominate; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Hear this moment →The principles have been betrayed
The dreams's gone stale, but still, let hope prevail
History's debt won't be repaid
unplanned; happening or arising without apparent external cause
Hear this moment →Squeeze in all that you can find
Spontaneous elation
And the long enduring kind
firmness of purpose; devoting full strength and concentrated attention to something
Hear this moment →A certain amount of force
A certain degree of determination
Daring on a different course
live in; make one’s home in a particular place or community
Hear this moment →Or the color of your shirt
Better the pride that resides
In a citizen of the world
understanding; understanding and entering into another’s feelings
Hear this moment →Positively
Elemental empathy
A change of synergy
kind; intending or showing kindness
Hear this moment →What happened to your old
Benevolent universe?
You know the one with stars
temporary; lasting a very short time
Hear this moment →Stratospheric traces of our transitory flight
Trails of condensation held in narrow paths of white
chase; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
Hear this moment →We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim
Let the truth of love be lighted
globe; a particular environment or walk of life
Hear this moment →With the heart and mind united
In a single perfect sphere
influence; influence or control shrewdly or deviously
Hear this moment →Superconductor
She can manipulate reactions
Superconductor
corresponding; the relation between things with respect to their quantity or degree
Hear this moment →♪
I'm not one with a sense of proportion
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