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Rockie, why are wearing a scarf? Are you cold? What's the matter?
What's the matter? We ask this question when we want to know about something that doesn't seem right.
In this case, it's used as a noun as well as in the first line of 'Nothing else matters'.
So close, no matter how far
'No matter' means something not important. However, this word can also be a verb:
to matter.
And nothing else matters
Sometimes English learners say 'nothing matter'. That's not right because nothing
is third person singular like 'he', 'she' or 'it'. And it means that we need to add 's':
'matterS'. That's the rule for Present Simple, which is used in this song.
Trust I seek and I find in you. Every day for us something new.
What is 'seek'? In this context, the protagonist is trying to find trust. So, 'seek'
means to try to find something not physical like love, trust, support, help,
new sounds, etc. Metallica likes this word, actually.
Seek and destroy!
'Seek' is an irregular verb: seek-sought -sought. More examples:
There is a phrasal verb: to seek somebody or something out. It means to look for
somebody or something for a long time like: the guitarist sort out his pick.
Never cared for what they do, never cared for what they know.
I know that you love phrasal verbs, that's why I prepared one more for you.
'Care for'. 'Care for' means that something seems important to us.
So, the protagonist never cared for means that he never worried about what they do,
what they say, what they know. Don't confuse 'care for' with another
phrasal verb 'to take care of', which means to protect or keep somebody safe.
Compare these two examples: I don't care for pop music.
I take care of my little Rockie.
We also say 'take care' when we want to say goodbye. It means that we want somebody
to take care of themselves. The lyrics of the song aren't actually too difficult.
But if you like Metallica, tell me if there is a song that you
don't understand and who knows, maybe I'll choose it for one of my future videos.
Thank you for watching and thank you for your support! I can't see you, but
anyway, we're so close, no matter how far. Don't forget to subscribe and don't
forget to rock take care! \m/