Hi guys!

Today, we’re gonna enjoy a song named Gotta be a reason of Alec Shane Benjamin. He  is an American singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. “He has gained popularity from his popsongs that depict descriptive stories from his own personal experiences. He also gained much attention from his demos.”

There are two stories of two persons who lived hopeless in this meaningful song.
The guy in the first story threw himself into the sea, but fortunately he had a chance to survive and think differently when drifted ashore. And the girl in the second story has a hard life, having to save every penny to support herself, she has a dream that is hard to fulfill, but considers positive thinking and continues to live.

Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Iu4GUhIFE

Vocabulary:

1.Sip /sɪp/ (v-c1) : to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time:

Ex: This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully.

            (n-c2): a very small amount of a drink that you take intoyour mouth:

He took a slow, thoughtful sip of his coffee.

2.Be in the front line (idiom): to be in an important position where you haveinfluence, but where you are likely to be criticizedor attacked:

Ex: Many social workers are in the front line of racialtension.

3. Stranded /’stræn.dɪd/ (v –c2): unable to leave somewhere because of a problemsuch as not having any transport or money:

Ex; He left me stranded in town with no car and no moneyfor a bus.

4. Crawling /krɔːl/  (v-b2) to move slowly or with difficulty, especially withyour body stretched out along the ground or onhands and knees:

Ex; The child crawled across the floor.

5. Arbitrary /’ɑː.bɪ.trər.i/ (adj – c2) based on a desire or idea or  rather than being planned orbased on reason:

Ex; arbitrary decision-making

Her outfit was an arbitrary choice but was just perfect.

Lyrics:

There's gotta be a reason that I'm here on Earth
Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt
The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt
So what's it worth, what's it worth
Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin
Another drop of poison that is slowly sinkin' in
If we're going down together better take another hit
We won't be here forever so let's make the best of it

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Walking down to the burial ground with a sad song in his brain
General Cloud is an old man now but it feels like yesterday
He was on the front lines, stranded on the beach
Crawling to his best friend, floatin' in the sea
But he didn't make it, he still can't believe
How arbitrary fate is, he says...

There's gotta be a reason that I'm here on Earth
Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt
The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt
So what's it worth, what's it worth
Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin
Another drop of poison that is slowly sinkin' in
If we're going down together better take another hit
We won't be here forever so let's make the best of it

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

She went down to her job in town with a sad song in her heart
33 with a wasted dream to become a movie star
Living outta suitcase, serving at a bar
Saving up some pennies working after dark
Is she gonna make it, she still can't believe
How arbitrary fate is, she says...

There's gotta be a reason that I'm here on Earth
Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt
The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt
So what's it worth, what's it worth
Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin
Another drop of poison that is slowly sinkin' in
If we're going down together better take another hit
We won't be here forever so let's make the best of it

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

There's gotta be a reason that I'm here on Earth
Gotta be a reason for the dust and the dirt
The changing of the seasons never changed my hurt
So what's it worth, what's it worth
Worth another shot of whiskey and another sip of gin
Another drop of poison that is slowly sinkin' in
If we're going down together better take another hit
We won't be here forever so let's make the best of it

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Hope you enjoy the song. Have a nice day!