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Counting all different ideas drifting away 00:46
Past and present, they don't matter 00:53
Now the future's sorted out 00:56
Watch her moving in elliptical patterns 01:01
Think it's not what you say 01:04
What you say is way too complicated 01:06
For a minute, though, I couldn't tell how to fall out 01:09
It's twenty seconds till the last call 01:17
Calling hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey 01:21
Lie down, you know it's easy 01:25
Like we did it all summer long 01:28
And I'll be anything you ask, and more 01:32
Going hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey 01:36
It's not a miracle we needed 01:39
No, I wouldn't let you think so 01:43
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it 01:46
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it 01:54
Girlfriend, oh, your girlfriend is drifting away 02:01
Past and present eighteen-fifty five nineteen oh one 02:08
Watch them build up a material tower 02:14
Think it's not gonna stay 02:15
Anyway, I think it's overrated 02:15
For a minute thought I couldn't tell how to fall out 02:15
It's twenty seconds till the last call 02:16
Calling hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey 02:21
Lie down, you know it's easy 02:25
Like we did it all summer long 02:28
And I'll be anything you ask, and more 02:32
Going hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey 02:36
It's not a miracle we needed 02:40
No, I wouldn't let you think so 02:44
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it 02:46
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it 02:54
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it 03:16
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it 03:24
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it 03:31
Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it 03:39
03:52

1901

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Birdy
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Birdy
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Lyrics:

[English]

Counting all different ideas drifting away

Past and present, they don't matter

Now the future's sorted out

Watch her moving in elliptical patterns

Think it's not what you say

What you say is way too complicated

For a minute, though, I couldn't tell how to fall out

It's twenty seconds till the last call

Calling hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Lie down, you know it's easy

Like we did it all summer long

And I'll be anything you ask, and more

Going hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

It's not a miracle we needed

No, I wouldn't let you think so

Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it

Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it

Girlfriend, oh, your girlfriend is drifting away

Past and present eighteen-fifty five nineteen oh one

Watch them build up a material tower

Think it's not gonna stay

Anyway, I think it's overrated

For a minute thought I couldn't tell how to fall out

It's twenty seconds till the last call

Calling hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Lie down, you know it's easy

Like we did it all summer long

And I'll be anything you ask, and more

Going hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

It's not a miracle we needed

No, I wouldn't let you think so

Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it

Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it

Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it

Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it

Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it

Fold it, fold it, fold it, fold it

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary Meanings

drifting

/ˈdrɪftɪŋ/

B2
  • verb
  • - moving slowly, especially because of a current of air or water

ideas

/aɪˈdiːəz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action

future

/ˈfjuːtʃər/

A2
  • noun
  • - the time that is to come

sorted

/ˈsɔːrtɪd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - organized; arranged

moving

/ˈmuːvɪŋ/

A1
  • verb
  • - going in a specified direction or manner; changing position.

patterns

/ˈpætərnz/

B1
  • noun
  • - a repeated decorative design

complicated

/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/

B2
  • adjective
  • - consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.

fall

/fɔːl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to drop down

call

/kɔːl/

A1
  • verb
  • - to give someone or something a specified name

easy

/ˈiːzi/

A1
  • adjective
  • - achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.

summer

/ˈsʌmər/

A1
  • noun
  • - the warmest season of the year

miracle

/ˈmɪrəkl/

B1
  • noun
  • - a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws

fold

/foʊld/

A2
  • verb
  • - bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another.

girlfriend

/ˈɡɜːrlfrend/

A2
  • noun
  • - a female friend

build

/bɪld/

A1
  • verb
  • - construct (something, typically a large structure) by putting parts or materials together.

material

/məˈtɪriəl/

B1
  • noun
  • - a substance which something is made or composed of.

tower

/ˈtaʊər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a tall narrow building or part of a building

overrated

/ˌoʊvərˈreɪtɪd/

B2
  • adjective
  • - having a higher opinion of (someone or something) than is deserved.

Grammar:

  • Counting all different ideas drifting away

    ➔ Present participle used as a noun (gerund)

    ➔ In this line, "Counting" is a gerund that acts as the subject of the sentence.

  • It's twenty seconds till the last call

    ➔ It's + time expression

    ➔ This structure is used to indicate a specific time remaining until an event.

  • Think it's not what you say

    ➔ Indirect speech

    ➔ This line uses indirect speech to convey someone's thoughts or beliefs.

  • It's not a miracle we needed

    ➔ Negative form with 'needed'

    ➔ This line expresses a negation of a past necessity.

  • Like we did it all summer long

    ➔ Past simple tense

    ➔ This line uses the past simple tense to describe an action that occurred in the past.

  • Girlfriend, oh, your girlfriend is drifting away

    ➔ Present continuous tense

    ➔ This line uses the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action.

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