– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

hey Connor hey Ruby what's up um hey so

I was

wondering did you see like all those

proposals around school this morning

yes they kind of weird me out just ask

someone it doesn't have to be this big

proposal that's crazy right oh yeah I

hear

that and besides prom is a postcolonial

patriarchal construct

exactly

it could be fun to go with the right

person

though

oh yeah

totally sorry Ruby hey you go no you go

no you go yeah no you go I go wait okay

but seriously what what did you want to

say um Connor

I

I think I'm going to be sick wao hey are

you okay yeah yeah yeah yeah I get

seasick sometimes when I'm next to the

ocean it's genetic you know my sisters

do this grounding technique thing oh

whoops wait what's this oh that never

seen that before isid maybe put it down

it's party

[Applause]

[Music]

time Conor Connor are you

okay

Connor grab

this son of an angler

[Music]

fish

Conor okay okay okay okay

okay

[Music]

[Music]

w

what just

happened

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
proposals /prəˈpoʊzəlz/ B1	noun - a suggestion or plan offered to someone for consideration or acceptance.
weird /wɪrd/ A2	adjective - strange or unusual.
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged, extremely enthusiastic, or unconventional.
patriarchal /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːrkəl/ C1	adjective - relating to a patriarchal society or system in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.
construct /kənˈstrʌkt/ B1	noun - a concept or idea formed or developed in the mind. verb - to build or create.
fun /fʌn/ A1	adjective - enjoyable or amusing.
totally /ˈtoʊtəli/ A2	adverb - completely or absolutely.
sick /sɪk/ A1	adjective - ill.
genetic /dʒəˈnetɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to genes or heredity.
technique /tɛkˈniːk/ B1	noun - a way of carrying out a particular task.
grounding /ˈɡraʊndɪŋ/ B2	noun - a psychological technique used to calm anxiety by focusing on the present moment.
angler /ˈæŋɡlər/ B2	noun - a person who fishes with a rod and line.
fish /fɪʃ/ A1	noun - an aquatic animal with gills and fins.
happened /ˈhæpənd/ A1	verb - to take place; occur.

Key Grammar Structures

• I was wondering did you see like all those proposals around school this morning

  ➔ Past continuous + past simple

  ➔ “I was wondering” (past continuous) sets the background action, while “did you see” (past simple) highlights the main event.

• yes they kind of weird me out

  ➔ Subject + verb + object (colloquial)

  ➔ “Weird me out” is a phrasal verb used colloquially to express discomfort.

• it could be fun to go with the right person

  ➔ Modal verb (could) + infinitive

  ➔ “Could be” expresses possibility, followed by the infinitive “to go”.

• I think I'm going to be sick

  ➔ Future with 'be going to'

  ➔ “I'm going to be sick” uses ‘be going to’ to express a future prediction based on present evidence.

• my sisters do this grounding technique thing

  ➔ Present simple with 'do'

  ➔ “Do this grounding technique thing” uses ‘do’ to emphasize the action in the present simple tense.

• maybe put it down

  ➔ Modal verb (maybe) + imperative

  ➔ “Maybe put it down” uses ‘maybe’ to soften the imperative suggestion.

• Conor, are you okay?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ “Are you okay?” is a tag question used to seek confirmation or show concern.

• what just happened

  ➔ Past simple with 'just'

  ➔ “What just happened” uses ‘just’ to emphasize the immediacy of the past action.