Would?
Alice in Chains · 1992
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Into the flood again
- Same old trip it was back then
- So I made a big mistake
- Try to see it once my way
Echo the hook
- Am I wrong?
- Have I run too far to get home?
- Have I gone?
- And left you here alone?
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 2
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 3
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 4
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 5
Translate this line to Portuguese:
So I made a big mistake
Exercise 6
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Have I run too far to get home?
Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And left you here alone?
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Know me broken by my master
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Into the flood again
Exercise 10
Choose the missing word:
Know me ? by my master
Exercise 11
Choose the missing word:
Teach ? on child of love hereafter
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Into the ? again
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Drifting ? it's sole desertion
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Flying not yet, ? the notion
Exercise 15
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 16
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 19
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 20
How many times do you hear the word "flood" in the whole song?
"flood"
Exercise 21
How many times do you hear the word "same" in the whole song?
"same"
Exercise 22
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Am I wrong?
- Into the flood again
- Know me broken by my master
Exercise 23
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 24
"Would?" was released in 1992. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 25
Imagine you are making a short film with "Would?" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 26
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Would?" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Would?", what would happen instead?
Exercise 28
If you could ask Alice in Chains one question about "Would?", what would it be and why?
Exercise 29
Describe the mood of "Would?" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 30
Rewrite the chorus of "Would?" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).