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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

hey hey sambuka Margarita are you here

is that a real thing well we only had

sambuka so it is

now listen uh Joe I I need to I need to

talk to you about

something what's

up it's it's about

Kathy oh uh I like

her I like her a lot

actually you do yeah

well your timing couldn't be better

she's not my girlfriend

anymore what yeah she broke up with me

oh uh when just now after acting class

at first I thought she was doing some

kind of scene that's why I let people

watch oh man I am so sorry are you are

are you okay I've been better but I'm

all right so you like her huh yes but I

I I don't have to do no no no no it's uh

it's

okay yeah yeah you know why cuz you came

to me

first well I thought that would be the

best thing to

do but Hey listen just so you know you

might have your work cut out for you

because when I talk to her I kind of got

the feeling she's into some other guy

so see uh that's that's actually what I

wanted to talk to you about

I I think I know who the other guy is

oh it's me I'm the other

guy

what yeah I mean when you were late last

night Kathy and I got to talking and one

thing led to another and and what did

you sleep with her no no no I just

kissed her what that's even

worse how was that worse I I know but

it's the

same look I'm sorry but there's nothing

I could do I think I'm in love with her

who cares you went behind my back I

would never do that to you you're right

I have no excuses I was totally over the

line over the line you you you you

you're so far past the line that you

can't even see the line the line is a

DOT to you yes yes right and I feel

horrible you have to believe

me oh my God is that why you bought all

this stuff

well you know what I will not watch your

TV I will not listen to your stereo and

there's a cinnamon raisin Loaf in the

new bread maker that I'm not going to

eat you know why probably because

because it's all tainted with your

betrayal from now on this apartment is

empty to me and I'm not happy about you

either oh and just so you know

I made that bread for you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ B2	noun - the choice of when to do something
broke /broʊk/ A2	verb - past tense of break; to end a relationship
acting /ˈæktɪŋ/ B1	noun - the art or occupation of performing fictional roles in plays, movies, or television
sorry /ˈsɔːri/ A1	adjective - feeling regret or sadness
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
into /ˈɪntuː/ A2	preposition - attracted to
talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - the process of communicating through speech
kissed /kɪst/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips
worse /wɜːrs/ A2	adjective - of lower quality or more negative
betrayal /bɪˈtreɪjəl/ B2	noun - the act of violating trust
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing
tainted /ˈteɪntɪd/ B2	adjective - contaminated or spoiled
line /laɪn/ A1	noun - a long, thin mark or boundary
horrible /ˈhɔːrɪbl/ B1	adjective - extremely bad or unpleasant
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
apartment /əˈpɑːrtmənt/ A2	noun - a set of rooms for living in

Key Grammar Structures

• I need to talk to you about something

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The phrase 'to talk' is used to express the purpose of the action 'need'. It shows why the speaker needs to do something.

• she broke up with me

  ➔ Past simple passive

  ➔ 'Broke up' is in the past simple passive voice, indicating an action done to the subject ('me').

• I thought she was doing some kind of scene

  ➔ Past continuous

  ➔ 'Was doing' is the past continuous tense, used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.

• I think I'm in love with her

  ➔ Present simple with state verb

  ➔ 'Think' is a state verb, and when used in the present simple, it expresses a current state or belief.

• I would never do that to you

  ➔ Past modal for hypothetical situations

  ➔ 'Would do' is used to express a hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situation in the past.

• I have no excuses

  ➔ Present perfect with 'have'

  ➔ The present perfect with 'have' is used to talk about actions that happened at an unspecified time before now.

• from now on this apartment is empty to me

  ➔ Present simple for future arrangements

  ➔ The present simple is used here to express a future arrangement or decision.

• I made that bread for you

  ➔ Past simple with 'for'

  ➔ The past simple with 'for' indicates an action done with a specific purpose or beneficiary.