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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[Music]

hey

what's the matter somebody on the subway

licked my neck leaked my neck

oh willie's still alive

what are you guys doing oh my mom called

they're gonna run our engagement

announcement in the local paper so we're

looking for a good picture of us ooh i'm

afraid that does not exist

that's not true they're great pictures

of us no they're great pictures of you

standing next to a guy who's going like

this

oh my god that's the creep that you're

with at the statue of liberty

i don't know what it is i just can't

take a good picture oh that's a great

one

yeah i'm not in that

no but look at me all tan

okay why don't you guys go get portraits

done by a professional photographer it's

a great idea i bet they have one of

those wind machines you know

yeah that's great next to that chandler

won't look so stupid

janna what do you say all right but i

should warn you i'm not going

i'm going

[Applause]

[Music]

great that's great monica great

now chandler you want to give us a smile

okay

i'm sorry is the seat uncomfortable no i

am

chandler taylor i know you can do this

okay you have a beautiful smile

all right maybe you don't have to smile

let's try something else let's try um

try looking sexy okay

or not

i know

let's try a look

a far off wonderment okay we'll gaze

into our future and we'll think about

our marriage and the days to come

chandler what is the matter with your

face

wait this picture's supposed to say

geller in being to be married not local

woman saves drowning

hey don't laugh at him he's my drowning

...

that's it that's it take it take it

i like this one it seems to say i love

you and that's why i have to kill you

you can't all be bad

find the one where you make your bedroom

eyes

oh there it is oh my god those are my

bedroom eyes

why did you ever sleep with me

do you really want to pull at that

thread

smitty

that's a great smile

easy natural

now pretend i have a camera

are you changing it i can't help it

all right all right all right

you wanna know what i do when i take

resume shots borrow money from me

yeah okay

first first of all you want to make it

look spontaneous right okay so here's

what i do i look down

look down keep looking down then i look

up

see all right now you try look down

you're looking down keep looking down

why is there jelly on your shoe

i had a doughnut

[Music]

hey there you are there i am hey you

okay

yeah joey said i uh i needed to relax so

he gave me an antihistamine

yeah and then i fell asleep on the

subway and went all the way to brooklyn

brooklyn is far

taylor what were you thinking no no but

don't worry don't worry because i know

how to take a picture now

okay see look down

look down

look down

chandler yeah

guys check it out my mom sent me the

paper oh let's see it okay

oh yeah that looks good you guys make a

very attractive couple

yeah we look great together

we really do

okay

wow imagine what our kids would look

like you know we don't have to imagine

i'm marrying her

we'll just see

[Music]

you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
subway /ˈsʌbweɪ/ B1	noun - an underground railway system used for public transport
engagement /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ B2	noun - a formal agreement to marry; a commitment to do something
photographer /fəˈtɒɡrəfər/ B2	noun - a person who takes photographs, especially as a profession
portrait /ˈpɔːtrɪt/ B2	noun - a painting, drawing, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person
statue /ˈstætʃuː/ B1	noun - a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger
liberty /ˈlɪbərti/ B2	noun - the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ A2	noun - a visual representation made on a surface, such as a photograph or drawing
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression characterized by upward curving of the corners of the mouth verb - to form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression
marriage /ˈmærɪdʒ/ B1	noun - the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1	noun - the time or a period of time following the present
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B2	noun - the act or circumstance of suffocating in water; also used figuratively for being overwhelmed
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of a person, animal, or thing
bedroom /ˈbɛdruːm/ B1	noun - a room for sleeping in a house or apartment
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the paired organs of vision in humans and many animals
thread /θrɛd/ B1	noun - a thin strand of fiber used for sewing or weaving; also a series of linked messages
jelly /ˈdʒɛli/ A2	noun - a soft, gelatinous food made from fruit juice and sugar, or a similar substance used in cosmetics
doughnut /ˈdoʊnʌt/ A2	noun - a small, sweet fried pastry shaped like a ring or a ball
antihistamine /ˌæntiˈhɪstəmɪn/ C1	noun - a drug that counteracts the effects of histamine, used to relieve allergic symptoms
Brooklyn /ˈbrʊklɪn/ B2	noun - a borough of New York City, known for its cultural diversity and historic neighborhoods
attractive /əˈtræktɪv/ B2	adjective - pleasing or appealing to the senses or mind; good-looking

Key Grammar Structures

• what's the matter somebody on the subway

  ➔ Contraction of the present‑simple question "what is".

  ➔ The word "what's" is the contracted form of "what is" used in a present‑simple question.

• they're gonna run our engagement announcement in the local paper

  ➔ "be going to" for a planned future action.

  ➔ "they're gonna" = "they are going to" indicating a future action that has been decided.

• I'm afraid that does not exist

  ➔ Present simple with a negative verb phrase; "I'm afraid" as a polite preface.

  ➔ "does not" is the negative present‑simple form of "do", and "I'm afraid" softens the statement.

• Why don't you guys go get portraits done by a professional photographer

  ➔ Negative imperative suggestion with "why don't + subject + base verb?"

  ➔ "Why don't you guys go" uses the structure "why don't + subject + base verb" to make a friendly suggestion.

• let's try looking sexy

  ➔ "let's" + base verb for a suggestion; gerund after "try".

  ➔ "let's" is a contraction of "let us" used for a collective suggestion; after "try" we use the gerund "looking".

• I know how to take a picture now

  ➔ "how to" + infinitive to express ability or knowledge.

  ➔ "how to take" is a "how to" infinitive clause, showing the speaker's knowledge of the method.

• I look down, keep looking down then I look up

  ➔ Simple present for habitual actions; coordination with commas and conjunction "then".

  ➔ "I look" and "I look up" are in the simple present to describe repeated actions; the adverb "then" shows sequence.

• my mom sent me the paper

  ➔ Simple past passive‑like structure with an indirect object pronoun "me".

  ➔ "sent" is the simple past of "send"; "me" is the indirect object receiving "the paper".

• we'll just see

  ➔ Future simple with "will" + base verb, combined with adverb "just" for a casual tone.

  ➔ "we'll" = "we will" expresses a future action; "just" softens the statement to mean "we will simply see".

• it seems to say I love you

  ➔ "seems to" + infinitive expresses a perception or interpretation.

  ➔ "seems" is followed by the infinitive "to say"; the whole phrase means "appears to convey".