Elton John
Hymn 2000 lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:30
She chose the soft centre and took it to bed with her mother
And the ideal confusion was just an illusion
To gain further news of her brother
And the comfort of mother was just an appeal for protection
For the cat from next door was found later at four
In surgical dissection
And I don't want to be the son of any freak
Who for a chocolate centre can take you off the street
For soon they'll plough the desert and God knows where I'll be
Collecting submarine numbers on the main street of the sea
And I don't want to be the son of any freak
Who for a chocolate centre can take you off the street
For soon they'll plough the desert and God knows where I'll be
Collecting submarine numbers on the main street of the sea
The Vicar is thicker and I just can't see through to him
For his cardinal sings a collection of hymns
And a collection of coins is made after
And who wrote the Bible was it Judas or Pilate
Well one cleans his hands while the other one hangs
But still I continue to stand
And I don't want to be the son of any freak
Who for a chocolate centre can take you off the street
For soon they'll plough the desert and God knows where I'll be
Collecting submarine numbers on the main street of the sea
Yes, I don't want to be the son of any freak
Who for a chocolate centre can take you off the street
For soon they'll plough the desert and God knows where I'll be
Collecting submarine numbers on the main street of the sea
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Key vocabulary
- chose
- selected; picked
- knows
- understands; is awareA1
- submarine
- underwater warship
- numbers
- amounts; figures
- main
- most importantA1
- hands
- parts of the armA1
- other
- not the sameA1
- hangs
- is suspended from aboveB1
- desert
- hot, dry place with little rainA2
- further
- more; additionalA2
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About this song
Elton John is an English singer-songwriter and pianist known for his role in pop rock and piano-driven glam rock. He became famous for the songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin and for a career that produced major chart hits and award-winning performances.