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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[Music]

now those who's inviting me down now on

such short notice

even if I wanted to go my schedule

wouldn't allow it or o'clock wallow in

self-pity

Walternate stared I do this five o'clock

solve world hunger tell no one

5:30 jaja Taj 6:30 dinner with me I

can't catch so glad again seven o'clock

wrestle with my self-loathing I'm booked

if I want some loathing tonight I still

be done in time to lay in bed scared to

ceilings and slips lowly into madness

but what would I wear it's not a dress

it's a kilt set all stupid partly out of

date

that's ridiculous if I can't find

something nice to I'm not going mmm

that's it I'm not going

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
inviting /ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - asking someone to go somewhere or do something
schedule /ˈʃedjuːl/ B1	noun - a plan for what someone will do and when
wallow /ˈwɒloʊ/ B2	verb - to enjoy feeling sad or sorry for yourself
pity /ˈpɪti/ B1	noun - a feeling of sadness and sympathy for someone else's misfortune
stared /stɛərd/ A2	verb - looked fixedly or intently at
solve /sɒlv/ A2	verb - find an answer to, or a way of dealing with, a problem
hunger /ˈhʌŋɡər/ A2	noun - the feeling or condition of wanting food
loathing /ˈloʊðɪŋ/ C1	noun - intense dislike or disgust
scared /skɛərd/ A2	adjective - frightened or anxious
ceilings /ˈsiːlɪŋz/ A2	noun - the upper interior surface of a room
slips /slɪps/ A2	verb - move unintentionally, or lose one's footing
madness /ˈmædnəs/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally ill
ridiculous /rɪˈdɪkjuːləs/ B1	adjective - deserving or inviting derision or mockery
stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ A2	adjective - not intelligent
date /deɪt/ A2	adjective - belonging to or occurring in a particular period of time
kilt /kɪlt/ B2	noun - a knee-length skirt-like garment worn by men in Scotland

Key Grammar Structures

• now those who's inviting me down now on such short notice

  ➔ Relative Clause & 'who's' contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'those who' introduces a relative clause defining the people doing the inviting. 'Who's' is a contraction of 'who is'. The phrase 'on such short notice' is an adverbial phrase modifying the verb 'inviting'.

• even if I wanted to go my schedule wouldn't allow it

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ This is a second conditional sentence, expressing an unreal or improbable situation. The structure is 'If + past simple, would + base form of verb'. Here, 'wanted' is the past simple and 'wouldn't allow' is 'would + allow'.

• 5:30 jaja Taj 6:30 dinner with me I can't catch so glad again

  ➔ Ellipsis & Fragmented Sentence

  ➔ This line uses ellipsis, omitting verbs and articles for a rapid, almost stream-of-consciousness effect. 'I am' is implied before 'jaja Taj', and 'I am' is implied before 'dinner'. The phrase 'I can't catch so glad again' is fragmented and conveys a sense of overwhelmed joy or irony.