{"id":8660,"date":"2018-12-11T03:39:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T09:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=8660"},"modified":"2023-01-20T11:15:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:15:18","slug":"toluca-lyrc-3-believer-imagine-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyrc-3-believer-imagine-dragons\/","title":{"rendered":"toluca lyric #3: believer\/imagine dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>there&#8217;s a new video on the . <strong>toluca lyric #3<\/strong> is now available! it&#8217;s an excellent opportunity to expand your vocabulary based on the lyrics of the <strong>imagine dragons<\/strong>&#8216; massive hit <strong><em>believer<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"toluca lyric #3: believer\/imagine dragons\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_CFxgbIFU1E?start=6&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the beginning of the video connects the title of the song with the name of pop superstar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/justin-bieber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>justin bieber<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s most dedicated fans, <em><strong>beliebers<\/strong><\/em><b><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/b>at :18 and again at :31\u00a0<em><strong>crap<\/strong><\/em>, meaning <em>low\u00a0<\/em><i>quality or<\/i>\u00a0<em>not good,\u00a0<\/em>is used to describe pop music. \u00a0<em>crap<\/em> is a less offensive way of saying <em>shit<\/em>. it&#8217;s informal, but definitely not vulgar.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>additionally, toluca lyric 3 associates <em><strong>believer<\/strong><\/em> with justin bieber via\u00a0<strong>justin tranter<\/strong> who co-wrote both believer and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/artists-ripping-each-other-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bieber&#8217;s huge 2015 hit <em><strong>sorry<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justin Bieber - Sorry (PURPOSE : The Movement)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fRh_vgS2dFE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>first things first<\/strong> <\/em>is a typical expression, but <em>second things second<\/em>, <em>third things third<\/em> and <em>last things last<\/em>, also used in the lyrics of <strong><em>believer<\/em><\/strong> are a variation and not common outside of the song.<\/p>\n<p>in the toluca lyric video, <em>first things first<\/em> is ironically not the first topic. at 1:13 <em>the second part is next and i <strong>shoulda said <\/strong>it first<\/em> is a hypothetical idea in the past &#8211;&gt; . <em><strong>shoulda<\/strong><\/em> is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/shoulda-woulda-coulda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a reduction of <em>should have<\/em><\/a>. it indicates that it was a mistake not to start the video analyzing the phrase <em>first things first<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/maxresdefault-18.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8675\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/maxresdefault-18-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/maxresdefault-18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/maxresdefault-18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/maxresdefault-18-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/maxresdefault-18.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>first things first isn&#8217;t first on this list <\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at 1:15, in the phrase <em>ima say<\/em><strong><em>,<\/em> <\/strong>is also a reduction; it&#8217;s short for <em>i&#8217;m going to<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>the lyric <em>i&#8217;m tired of the way that things have been<\/em> and the observation that <em>they (things) haven&#8217;t been that good<\/em>\u00a0are both <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-in-songs-u-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>present perfect<\/strong><\/a>. different from simple past, present perfect means that the action is still going on now.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>broken<\/strong><\/em>, the irregular past participle of <em>break<\/em>, is used as an adjective in the first line of the prechorus of <strong><em>believer<\/em><\/strong> and at 1:26 in the video. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>broken <\/em>heart<\/strong><\/span> is an image used often in popular music to represent very sad people, like the first line of this song from the <strong><em>pulp fiction<\/em><\/strong> soundtrack&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>there&#8217;s a place where lovers go\u00a0to cry their troubles away<br \/>\nand they call it lonesome town; where the <em>broken hearts<\/em> stay<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ricky Nelson - Lonesome Town (1958)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mVvIfoNBY3w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>at 1:30 in <strong>toluca lyric 3<\/strong> u can watch 5 seconds of <strong><em>sulking<\/em><\/strong>, or<em> visibly showing an angry or disappointed attitude<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/girlfriend-sulking-in.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8674\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/girlfriend-sulking-in-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"meme --&gt;kids dancing: girlfriend sulking in bedroom after argument, get to play games all day\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/girlfriend-sulking-in-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/girlfriend-sulking-in.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>good examples of sulk &amp; get to. ?<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em><strong>shook<\/strong><\/em>, mentioned at 1:40, is the irregular past tense of <em>shake<\/em>. it&#8217;s commonly used in popular music to refer to dancing. in this <strong>ac\/dc<\/strong> classic it&#8217;s probably sexual\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; vertical-align: middle; -webkit-box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-emoji-one\/icons\/1F61C.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AC\/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lo2qQmj0_h4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>stomachache<\/em>, <em>backache<\/em>, <em>earache<\/em> and <em>headache<\/em> are all used to describe physical\u00a0<em>pain<\/em>. <strong><em>heartache\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/even-though-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">though<\/a>, spoken at 1:45 as part of the lyric <em>singing from heartache <\/em><em>from the pain<\/em>, is an emotional condition, like a broken heart. \u00a0starting at :45 in <strong>dean martin<\/strong>&#8216;s version of the christmas standard <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">blue christmas<\/span><\/strong>, this verse is repeated twice&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>i&#8217;ll have a blue christmas that&#8217;s certain<br \/>\nand when that blue <em>heartache<\/em> starts <em>hurtin&#8217;<\/em><br \/>\nyou&#8217;ll be doing all right with your christmas of white<br \/>\nbut I&#8217;ll have a blue, blue christmas<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>blue\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>means\u00a0<em>sad<\/em>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>, a reduction of <em>hurting<\/em>, is <em>feeling pain<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blue Christmas - Dean Martin\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1kJKqNPSNkg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>speaking of <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/pain-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>pain\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a>(suffering, adversity), it&#8217;s the most important word in <em>believer<\/em>. as the <strong>toluca lyric 3<\/strong> explains starting at 2:20, the video for <strong><em>believer<\/em><\/strong> features imagine dragons lead singer <strong>dan reynolds<\/strong> fighting <strong>dolph lundgren<\/strong>, the actor who played ivan drago in <strong><em>rocky iv<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0however <strong><em>rocky iii<\/em> <\/strong>is the rocky movie famous for the line\u00a0&#8220;pain&#8221;. \u00a0rocky&#8217;s a<em><strong>dversary<\/strong><\/em> (opponent) in <strong><em>rocky iii<\/em> <\/strong>is clubber lang, played by mr. t,<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prediction - Pain.wmv\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lSPNQ82Sq4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/quote-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quotes<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(well-known lines) that <strong><em>rocky iv<\/em><\/strong> is famous for are<em> i must break u<\/em> and the &#8220;everybody can change&#8221; speech that rocky gives after <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/beat-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>beating<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (defeating, winning against) drago.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everybody Can Change - Rocky IV\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GtDvmV4zr-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>upcoming<\/em><\/strong>, used at 3:18 in the toluca lyric vid, means <em>scheduled<\/em>, <em>coming soon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>listen for<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/words-we-only-say-at-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8217;twas<\/a><\/strong><\/em> at 3:45. it&#8217;s a contraction of<em> it was<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>another lyric from the chorus of <strong><em>believer<\/em><\/strong> appears at 3:55 in <strong>toluca lyric 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>u <em>break me down<\/em> u <em>build me up<\/em><\/h4>\n<p> means <em>damage<\/em> or <em>destroy<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/build-up-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>build up<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>make stronger<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ricardo-Ferretti.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8672\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ricardo-Ferretti-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"tuca ferretti breaking down\" width=\"260\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ricardo-Ferretti-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Ricardo-Ferretti.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-12.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8673\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-12-300x156.jpeg\" alt=\"tuca ferretti building up\" width=\"329\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-12-300x156.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/images-12.jpeg 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h5><em>a coach&#8217;s job includes breaking down players and building them up.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/all-over-the-place-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>all over the place<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>everywhere<\/em>. u can hear it at 4:30 in reference to the popularity and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-pilot-phrasal-verbs-much-more-from-dua-lipas-new-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ubiquity<\/a> of believer.<\/p>\n<p>at 4:35, \u00a0the word\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/worrisome-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>worrisome<\/strong><\/a>(<\/em>causing anguish<em>)\u00a0<\/em>is the noun equivalent of the verb <em>worry<\/em>. it refers to the possibility that americans <em><strong>on the edge<\/strong><\/em> (under psychological pressure) might hear the lyric <em>let the bullets fly, let them rain<\/em> and feel like their <em>pain<\/em> justifies going on a <strong><em>shooting spree<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(mass shooting).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MV5BMjI2NDQ5Mzg0NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDM3NjI2MDE@._V1_UX182_CR00182268_AL_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8671\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MV5BMjI2NDQ5Mzg0NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDM3NjI2MDE@._V1_UX182_CR00182268_AL_.jpg\" alt=\"let the bullets fly movie poster \" width=\"182\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><strong>let the bullets fly<\/strong> is the english title of this successful 2010 movie<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>finally, in contrast to the final comment of <strong>toluca lyric 3<\/strong>, in reality, there are no moments in \u00a0the vid when imagine dragons are confused with early 90s <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/one-hit-wonder-wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one-hit wonder<\/a><strong> the soup dragons<\/strong>. if you&#8217;re asking yourself who the fuck the soup dragons are, this \u00a0<strong>rolling stones<\/strong> cover was their one hit.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Soup Dragons - I&#039;m Free (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EVw7fzIP6cQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>are there any other words, phrases or structures in \u00a0<strong>toluca lyric 3<\/strong> or the lyrics of <strong><em>believer<\/em><\/strong> that are unclear? share them under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.191\" 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