Arbeitsblatt: Song So Long London Taylor Swift Past Simple Irregular

Handout So Long, London (Taylor Swift) Lyrics (see) in my mind fairy lights through the mist (keep) calm and (carry) the weight of the rift (Pull) him in tighter each time he (is) drifting away My spine (split) from carrying us up the hill Wet through my clothes, weary bones (catch) the chill (stop) trying to make him laugh (I) (stop) trying to drill the safe Thinking, how much sad (do) you think (have), did you think (have) in me? Oh, the tragedy So long, London Youll find someone (do not opt in) to be your odd man out (found) the club shes heard great things about (leave) all knew, you (leave) me at the house by the Heath (stop) CPR, after all its no use The spirit (is) gone, we would never come to And Im pissed off you (let) me give you all that youth for free For so long, London Stitches undone Two graves, one gun Ill find someone And you say (abandon) the ship But (be) going down with it My white knuckle dying grip Holding tight to your quiet resentment And my friends (say) it isnt right to be scared Every day of love affair Every breath feels like rarest air When youre not sure if he wants to be there So how much sad (do) you think (have), (do) you think (have) in me? How much tragedy? Just how low (do) you think Id go? Before Id self-implode Before Id have to go be free You (swear) that you (love) me but where (are) the clues? (die) on the altar waiting for the proof You (sacrifice) us to the gods of your bluest days And Im just getting colour back into my face Im just mad as hell cause (love) this place For so long, London (have) good run moment of warm sun But Im not the one So long, London Stitches undone Two graves, one gun Youll find someone Content analysis Whenever possible, support your statements with evidence from the text. 1) What happened? 2) How are the people characterised? Can what can we learn about them from the portrayal of their relationship? 3) Point out metaphors in the song. How do they relate to each other? 4) What tone is employed by the speaker? Are there changes in their attitude over time? 5) What allusions to British culture and London can you find? 6) How does the music help to convey the message encoded in the song? What else did you notice?