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So many people like me put so much trust in all your liesSo concerned with what you think  to just say what we feel inside.Concerned  here means worried or related?

Ozzourti · Accepted Answer

arman19940326Concerned here means worried or related?

More like worried. Or paying too much attention to what the listener thinks.

Arman19940326 · Answer

Thanks ozzourti.
How can i know this?
I must just rely on concept?Or the preposition "With" after concered can guide me to the correct meaning?
I mean is it always true that concerned with means worried about?

Blue Jay · Answer

arman19940326I mean is it always true that concerned with means worried about?

Usually, but not always. It can mean interested in or involved with or about in sentences like Professor Smith's research is concerned with developing new types of semi-conductors.

Arman19940326 · Answer

Thanks a lot Blue Jay.

Clive · Answer

So many people like me put so much trust in all your lies
So concerned with what you think to just say what we feel inside.

I know the lyric has 'so concerned', but to me it would make more sense to say 'Too concerned'.

Clive

Arman19940326 · Answer

Why Clive?
What is the difference?

Clive · Answer

Let me ask you this.
Do you know the difference between these?
It is so cold.
It is too cold.

Arman19940326 · Answer

To be honest no.
I thought there is no difference between "Too" and "So" in cases like this.
Can you explain it to me please?

Clive · Answer

In broad terms, think of it like this.

too cold suggests a problem.
eg It was too cold. I didn't go to school.
eg It was too cold to go out of the house.

so cold suggests a consequence, which may or may not involve a problem.
eg It was so cold that I stayed home.
eg It was so cold that the river froze and I was able to have fun with my new ice-skates.

Here are more examples.
eg The sweater was too expensive. Sounds like I couldn't buy it.
eg The sweater was so expensive. After I bought it, I only had $500 left in my purse.

In your lyric, I see the second line as indicating a problem, ie Too concerned.. . . to say . .

Finally, note this. Some people today use 'so' as if it means 'too'. Some educated people find this substandard.

Clive

Ozzourti · Answer

Now that I've reread it, I must say that I completely agree with Clive. No wonder I had serious trouble making sense of the second line as a whole. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/2.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/2.gif' alt='Emotion: big smile'/>

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