– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

why are we doing this you'd rather be

listening to those putrid new songs what

happened to michael row your corpse

ashore or old mc werewolf had an axe

we shouldn't be up here drak

who's ready to fly see me like a

superhero better like a vampire

this thing is rickety maybe you know

maybe the kid isn't supposed to fly

quiet this is how they learn you throw

them and they figure it out

it's how i was taught i want to find out

ah

you know pop is right here if you need

him huh i can't watch this please don't

here

we

go

he's still not flying he will

still not it'll happen

this is a tall tower that's why it's

good

you you should get him he's gonna fall

to his death he's taking his time

truck i did that my first time

he's getting too close to the ground

you know what he's not gonna fly

[Applause]

i told you

papa's always here for you again again

oh dear oh my devil we're gonna have to

report this you mean to the papers i

guess it was pretty cool but i'm not

about getting pressed no sir i mean the

authorities i i can't not report child

endangerment whoa listen to me that was

fun your singing is child endangerment

should we go down and help him nope

i told him this was nuts he's on his own

we have to call the boy's mother no that

ain't happening his mother's already

nazi cuckoo i have to follow protocol

you will not follow protocol

i'm a vampire i can't be hypnotized

right now please don't make me call the

police no one's calling nobody

are we bad guys papa track

bad

no

you're the best kid in the world

we didn't start the fire it was the

tower that's a very unsafe tower you're

lucky we don't call the authorities

let's go my hero keyboard i'm batman to

the batmobile

[Music]

you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
putrid ˈpjuːtrɪd B2	adjective - decayed and rotting; foul-smelling
rickety ˈrɪkɪti B1	adjective - likely to collapse; shaky or unstable
superhero ˈsuːpərhiːroʊ A2	noun - a fictional character with superhuman powers
vampire ˈvæmpaɪər A2	noun - a mythical being who feeds on blood
figure ˈfɪɡjər A1	verb - to understand or solve something
taught tɔːt A1	verb - past tense of teach; to show how to do something
applause əˈplɔːz A2	noun - approval expressed by clapping
authorities ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz A2	noun - people with official power
endangerment ɪnˈdeɪnʤər mənt B2	noun - the act of putting someone or something in danger
protocol ˈproʊtəkɒl B1	noun - a set of rules or procedures
hypnotized ˈhɪp nəˌtaɪzd B1	verb - to induce a state of deep relaxation and focused attention
batmobile ˈbætmoʊˌbiːl A2	noun - a fictional car used by Batman
unsafe ʌnˈseɪf A2	adjective - not protected from or likely to cause danger
lucky ˈlʌki A1	adjective - having good fortune
keyboard ˈkiːbɔːrd A1	noun - a set of keys used for typing or playing music

Key Grammar Structures

• why are we doing this you'd rather be listening to those putrid new songs

  ➔ Contraction ('you'd')

  ➔ 'You'd' is a contraction of 'you had' or 'you would', used in informal speech.

• this is how they learn you throw them and they figure it out

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction ('and')

  ➔ 'And' connects two clauses, showing a sequence of actions.

• it's how i was taught

  ➔ Passive voice ('was taught')

  ➔ 'Was taught' is in the passive voice, emphasizing the action rather than the doer.

• you know pop is right here if you need him

  ➔ Conditional clause ('if you need him')

  ➔ 'If you need him' is a conditional clause, indicating a possible situation.

• i can't watch this please don't

  ➔ Negative contraction ('can't')

  ➔ 'Can't' is a negative contraction of 'cannot', used in informal speech.

• he's still not flying he will

  ➔ Future simple ('will')

  ➔ 'Will' is used to express a future action without a specific plan.

• i'm a vampire i can't be hypnotized

  ➔ Modal verb ('can't')

  ➔ 'Can't' is a modal verb expressing inability.

• we didn't start the fire it was the tower

  ➔ Past simple ('didn't start')

  ➔ 'Didn't start' is in the past simple, indicating a completed action in the past.