– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

okay now I got a real great compliment

for you and it's

true I'm so afraid you're about to say

something awful don't be pessimistic

it's not your

style

okay here I

go clearly a

mistake I've got this

what ailment

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my doctor a shrink that I used to go to

all the time he says that in 50 or 60%

of the cases a pill really

helps I hate pills very dangerous thing

pills hate I'm using the word hate here

about pills hate my compliment is that

night when you came over and told me

that you would

never um all right well you were there

you know you know what you said well my

compliment to you

is the next

morning I started taking the

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pills I don't quite get how that's a

compliment for

me you make me want to be a better man

that's maybe the best compliment of my

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life well maybe I overshot a little

because I was aiming it just enough to

keep you from walking out

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[Applause]

h

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ch

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
compliment /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ B1	noun - a polite expression of praise or admiration verb - to praise or express admiration for someone
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; scared
awful /ˈɔːfʊl/ B2	adjective - very bad or unpleasant
pessimistic /ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk/ C1	adjective - tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A2	noun - an action or judgment that is wrong verb - to err; to make a mistake
ailment /ˈeɪlmənt/ B2	noun - a minor illness or disorder
doctor /ˈdɒktər/ A1	noun - a qualified practitioner of medicine
pill /pɪl/ A2	noun - a small round tablet of medicine
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ B1	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for noun - intense dislike
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time from sunrise until noon
overshoot /ˌoʊvərˈʃuːt/ C1	verb - to go beyond a target or limit; exceed
aiming /ˈeɪmɪŋ/ B1	verb - present participle of aim; directing toward a target
walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of moving on foot; present participle of walk
applause /əˈplɔːz/ B2	noun - the sound of clapping hands to show approval or praise

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm so afraid you're about to say something awful

  ➔ Present continuous for future plans/predictions

  ➔ The phrase 'you're about to say' uses the present continuous ('are + -ing') to indicate an action that is expected to happen in the near future.

• don't be pessimistic, it's not your style

  ➔ Imperative mood for advice/command

  ➔ The phrase 'don't be pessimistic' uses the imperative mood to give direct advice or a command.

• he says that in 50 or 60% of the cases a pill really helps

  ➔ Reported speech with 'that'

  ➔ The sentence uses 'that' to introduce reported speech, where the doctor's words are relayed indirectly.

• I hate pills very dangerous thing

  ➔ Omission of 'to be' in informal speech

  ➔ The phrase 'very dangerous thing' omits 'to be' (e.g., 'is') in informal speech, which is common in conversational English.

• you make me want to be a better man

  ➔ Subject + make + object + infinitive

  ➔ This structure ('you make me want...') shows how one person causes another to have a desire or feeling, using the infinitive form of the verb.