Centuries
Fall Out Boy · 2014
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Sing with the chorus
- Remember me, for centuries
- And just one mistake
- Is all it will take
- We'll go down in history
Sing it again — final chorus
- Remember me for centuries
- Hey-ya, a-hey, hey-ya
- Remember me for centuries
- And I can't stop 'til the whole world knows my name
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
But you will remember me
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The darkness that you felt
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
'Cause I was only born inside my dreams
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
'Cause I-I am the opposite of amnesia
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You're about to bloom
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Some ? are told
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Mummified my ? dreams
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Bruises on your ? like my fingerprints
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
'Cause I was only ? inside my dreams
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
You look so ? but you're gone so soon
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "remember" in the whole song?
"remember"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "centuries" in the whole song?
"centuries"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Is all it will take
- Some legends are told
- Some turn to dust or to gold
Exercise 25
Describe the mood of "Centuries" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 26
Who in your life would you dedicate "Centuries" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 27
Compare "Centuries" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
we'll→it's→can't→there's→you're→we've→
Exercise 29
Imagine you are making a short film with "Centuries" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 30
Rewrite the chorus of "Centuries" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).