Crown

By Stormzy
Searchin' every corner of my mind

Lookin' for the answers I can't find

I have my reasons and life has its lessons and

I tried to be grateful and count all my blessings

But heavy is the head that wears the crown

Amen, in Jesus' name, yes I declare it

Any little seed I receive, I have to share it

Bruddas wanna break me down, I can't bear it

But heavy is the head with the crown, I still wear it

You can't hold me down, I still cope

Rain falling down at the BRIT's, I'm still soaked

Try to put a hole in our shit, we'll build boats

Two birds with one stone, I'll kill both (what?)

Pray I never lose and pray I never hit the shelf (two)

Promise if I do that you'll be checkin' on my health (cool)

If it's for my people I'll do anything to help

If I do it out of love it's not to benefit myself, ooh

Gotta stay around but make a comeback too

I know my only mother wants her son back too

They sayin' I'm the voice of the young black youth

And then I say "Yeah, cool" and then I bun my zoot

And now I'm

Searchin' every corner of my mind

(Search every corner, look for the answers)

Lookin' for the answers I can't find

(No, I can't find 'em, no silver lining)

I have my reasons and life has its lessons

I tried to be grateful and count all my blessings

 But heavy is the head that wears the crown

Amen, in Jesus' name, oh yes I claim it

Any little bread that I make I have to break it

Bruddas wanna break me down, I can't take it

I done a scholarship for the kids, they said it's racist

That's not anti-white, it's pro-black

Hang me out to dry, I won't crack

All these fancy ties and gold plaques

Never had no silver spoons in our mouths, we sold, like

Don't comment on my culture, you ain't qualified

Stab us in the back and then apologize

If you knew my story you'd be horrified

The irony of trappin' on a Boris bike

Gotta stay alive and save my brother as well

Look at all these legends on the cover of Elle

Long time comin' but we come to prevail

I guess a little bit of heaven has to come with the hell, you know

Searchin' every corner of my mind

(Search every corner, look for the answers)

Lookin' for the answers I can't find

(No, I can't find 'em, no silver lining)

I have my reasons and life has its lessons

I tried to be grateful and count all my blessings

But heavy is the head that wears the crown

Heavy is the head that wears the crown

01:​ In ‘Crown’, how does the speaker convey their feelings about fame?
(24 marks)
 
Hold Me While You Wait
By Lewis Capaldi

I'm waiting up, saving all my precious time

Losing light, I'm missing my same old us

Before we learned our truth too late

Resigned to fate, fading away

So tell me, can you turn around?

I need someone to tear me down

Oh tell me, can you turn around?

Put it away

Hold me while you wait

I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)

If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)

My love, my love, my love, my love

Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)

Tell me more, tell me something I don't know

Could we come close to having it all?

If you're gonna waste my time

Let's waste it right

And hold me while you wait

I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)

 If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)

My love, my love, my love, my love

Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)

I wish you cared a little more (Hold me while you wait)

I wish you'd told me this before (Hold me while you wait)

My love, my love, my love, my love

Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)

This is you, this is me, this is all we need

Is it true? My faith is shaken, but I still believe

This is you, this is me, this is all we need

So won't you stay a while?

And hold me while you wait

I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)
If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
I wish you cared a little more (Hold me while you wait)
I wish you'd told me this before (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
Stay a while (Hold me while you wait)
Stay a while (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while?

02:​ In ‘Hold Me While You Wait’, how does the speaker convey their
feelings about love?
(24 marks)
 Beautiful People
Ed Sheeran

We are, we are, we are

L.A. on a Saturday night in the summer

Sundown and they all come out

Lamborghinis and their rented Hummers

The party's on, so they're headin' downtown

('Round here) everybody's lookin' for a come up

And they wanna know what you're about

Me in the middle with the one I love and

We're just tryna figure everything out

We don't fit in well

'Cause we are just ourselves

I could use some help

Gettin' out of this conversation, yeah

You look stunning, dear

So don't ask that question here

This is my only fear, that we become

 Beautiful people

Drop top, designer clothes

Front row at fashion shows

"What d'you do?" And, "Who d'you know?"

Inside the world of beautiful people

Champagne and rolled-up notes

Prenups and broken homes

Surrounded, but still alone

Let's leave the party

That's not who we are

(We are, we are, we are)

We are not beautiful

Yeah, that's not who we are

(We are, we are, we are)

We are not beautiful

03:​ In ‘Beautiful People’, how does the speaker convey their feelings
towards the ‘LA lifestyle’?
(24 marks)
 The Drugs Don't Work
The Verve

All this talk of getting old

It's getting me down my love

Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown

This time I'm comin' down

And I hope you're thinking of me

As you lay down on your side

Now the drugs don't work

They just make you worse

But I know I'll see your face again

Now the drugs don't work

They just make you worse

But I know I'll see your face again

But I know I'm on a losing streak

'Cause I passed down my old street

And if you wanna show, then just let me know

And I'll sing in your ear again

Now the drugs don't work

They just make you worse

But I know I'll see your face again

'Cause baby, ooo, if heaven falls, I'm coming, too

Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead

04:​ In ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’, how does the speaker convey their feelings
about mortality?
(24 marks)
When We Were Young
Adele

Everybody loves the things you do

From the way you talk

To the way you move

Everybody here is watching you

'Cause you feel like home

You're like a dream come true

But if by chance you're here alone

Can I have a moment

Before I go?

'Cause I've been by myself all night long

Hoping you're someone I used to know

You look like a movie

You sound like a song

My God, this reminds me

Of when we were young

Let me photograph you in this light

In case it is the last time

That we might be exactly like we were

Before we realized

We were sad of getting old

It made us restless

It was just like a movie

It was just like a song

I was so scared to face my fears

 Nobody told me that you'd be here

And I swear you moved overseas

That's what you said, when you left me

You still look like a movie

You still sound like a song

My God, this reminds me

Of when we were young

05:​ In ‘When We Were Young’, how does the speaker convey their
feelings about their youth?
(24 marks)
 Still Fighting It
Ben Folds

Good morning, son

I am a bird

Wearing a brown polyester shirt

You want a Coke?

Maybe some fries?

The roast beef combo's only nine ninety five

But it's okay

You don't have to pay

I've got all the change

Everybody knows

It hurts to grow up

And everybody does

It's so weird to be back here

Let me tell you what

The years go on and

We're still fighting it

We're still fighting it

And you're so much like me

 I'm sorry

Good morning, son

Twenty years from now

Maybe we'll both sit down

And have a few beers

And I can tell

You 'bout today

And how I picked you up

And everything changed

It was pain

Sunny days and rain

I knew you'd feel the same things

Everybody knows

It sucks to grow up

And everybody does

It's so weird to be back here

Let me tell you what

The years go on and

We're still fighting it

We're still fighting it

 You'll try and try

And one day you'll fly

Away from me

06:​ In ‘Still Fighting It’, how does the speaker convey the relationship
between a father and son?
(24 marks)
 Skin
Rag'n'Bone Man

When I heard that sound

When the walls came down

I was thinking about you

About you

When my skin grows old

When my breath runs cold

I'll be thinking about you

About you

Seconds from my heart

A bullet from the dark

Helpless, I surrender

Shackled by your love

Holding me like this

With poison on your lips

Only when it's over

The silence hits so hard

'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love

It was almost love, it was almost love

 When I heard that sound

When the walls came down

I was thinking about you

About you

When my skin grows old

When my breath runs cold

I'll be thinking about you

About you

When I run out of air to breathe

It's your ghost I see

I'll be thinking about you, about you

It was almost love, it was almost

We bleed ourselves in vain

How tragic is this game?

Turn around, I'm holding on to someone

But the love is gone

Carrying the load, with wings that feel like stone

Knowing that we nearly fell so far now

It's hard to tell

07:​ In ‘Skin’, how does the speaker convey their feelings towards love and
relationships?
(24 marks)
 Safe Inside
James Arthur

I remember when you were all mine

Watched you changing in front of my eyes

What can I say?

Now that I'm not the fire in the cold

Now that I'm not the hand that you hold

As you're walking away

Will you call me to tell me you're alright?

'Cause I worry about you the whole night

Don't repeat my mistakes, I won't sleep 'til you're safe inside

If you're home I just hope that you're sober

Is it time to let go now you're older?

Don't leave me this way, I won't sleep 'til you're safe inside

Everyone has to find their own way

And I'm sure things will work out okay

I wish that was the truth

All we know is the sun will rise

Thank your lucky stars that you're alive

It's a beautiful life

Oh, will you call me to tell me you're alright?

'Cause I worry about you the whole night

 Don't repeat my mistakes, I won't sleep 'til you're safe inside

If you're home I just hope that you're sober

Is it time to let go now you're older?

Don't leave me this way, I won't sleep 'til you're safe inside

If you make the same mistakes, I will love you either way

All I know is I can't live without you

There is nothing I can say that will change you anyway

Darling, I could never live without you

I can't live, I can't live, no, no

Oh, will you call me to tell me you're alright?

'Cause I worry about you the whole night

Don't make my mistakes, I won't sleep, I won't sleep

If you're home I just hope that you're sober

Is it time to let go now you're older?

Don't leave me this way, I won't sleep 'til you're safe inside

Will you call me to tell me you're alright

'Cause I worry about you

08:​ In ‘Safe Inside’, how does the speaker convey sibling relationships?
(24 marks)