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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Halloween slayed!

But now

It's ti...

Spill the tea. Who's the thief?

Busted. Bad news, Mariah Carey.

The elves are striking this year.

Elf revenge for putting us through holiday hell. Santa's helpers quit.

I'm pawning all this so I can afford elf therapy.

That's my blush, elf boy.

Your lipstick - I'm taking it. Christmas - it's cancelled.

No bells, no cheer, no glam!

Bye, sweetie!

You can't cancel Christmas!

Any last words?

Yeah.

IT'S TIME!!!

Can we not?

Oh, I'm a snowman now. Great.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Halloween /ˈhæləˌwiːn/ A2	noun - a holiday celebrated on 31 October, often with costumes and trick‑or‑treating
slayed /sleɪd/ B2	verb - killed or destroyed (past tense of “slay”) verb (colloquial) - performed exceptionally well; impressed greatly
thief /θiːf/ B1	noun - a person who steals
elves /ˈɛlvz/ A2	noun - mythical, often small, magical beings in folklore
revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ B2	noun - the act of retaliating for a wrong or injury
holiday /ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/ A1	noun - a day of celebration or a period of vacation
hell /hɛl/ B1	noun - the place of eternal punishment in many religions; also used as an exclamation of frustration
Santa /ˈsæntə/ A2	noun - the traditional figure who brings gifts at Christmas
helpers /ˈhɛlpərz/ B1	noun - people who assist or provide aid
therapy /ˈθɛrəpi/ B2	noun - treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder
blush /blʌʃ/ B1	verb - to become red in the face from embarrassment or shame noun - a reddish color on the cheeks
lipstick /ˈlɪp.stɪk/ A2	noun - a colored cosmetic applied to the lips
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, observed on 25 December
cancelled /ˈkænsəld/ B1	verb (past participle) - called off; decided not to happen
cheer /tʃɪər/ B1	noun - a feeling of happiness and excitement verb - to shout support or encouragement
glam /ɡlæm/ B2	noun (informal) - short for glamorous; an attractive, stylish appearance
sweetie /ˈswiːti/ A2	noun (informal) - a term of endearment for a loved one
snowman /ˈsnoʊˌmæn/ A1	noun - a figure of a person made from snow, often with a carrot nose
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present and future

Key Grammar Structures

• Spill the tea. Who's the thief?

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The sentence "Spill the tea" uses the imperative mood to directly command or request someone to reveal gossip or information.

• The elves are striking this year.

  ➔ Present continuous for future planned events

  ➔ In "The elves ""are striking"" this year," the present continuous tense indicates a planned action in the future, emphasizing arrangement or inevitability.

• Elf revenge for putting us through holiday hell.

  ➔ Gerund after 'for' expressing reason or purpose

  ➔ "Elf revenge ""for putting"" us through holiday hell" uses a gerund after 'for' to express the reason or purpose of the revenge.

• I'm pawning all this so I can afford elf therapy.

  ➔ Purpose clause with 'so that' implied

  ➔ "I'm pawning all this ""so"" I can afford elf therapy" implies a 'so that' structure to express the purpose of the action with 'can' for ability in the future.

• That's my blush, elf boy.

  ➔ Possessive determiners

  ➔ "That's ""my"" blush" uses the possessive determiner 'my' to indicate ownership of the blush.

• Christmas - it's cancelled.

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ """It's"" cancelled" (Christmas is cancelled) uses the passive voice to emphasize the state of Christmas without specifying who cancelled it.

• You can't cancel Christmas!

  ➔ Modal verb of prohibition/doubt

  ➔ "You ""can't"" cancel Christmas" uses 'can't' as a modal verb expressing prohibition or strong doubt about the possibility.

• Can we not?

  ➔ Question inversion with modal

  ➔ """Can"" we not?" uses question inversion with the modal 'can' and negation for emphasis or incredulity, meaning 'Isn't that so?' or 'Let's not'.

• Oh, I'm a snowman now. Great.

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with irony

  ➔ "Oh, I'm a snowman now. ""Great""." is an exclamatory sentence where 'Great' conveys irony or sarcasm about an unwanted change.