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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

okay I'll speak to you tomorrow

bye-bye I'm really really sorry actually

I'm sorry I ate everything cool I I just

left you a pile of

sauce that's okay actually I'm the worst

I eat off everybody's plate in fact my

friends they call me the

seagull ni you

go

nice no really I I appreciate you being

cool about the phone thing because I

once went on a date with this guy who

got so angry I was on the phone that he

grabbed out of my hand and he threw it

in the fish

tank I would never do

that what are your pet peeves what

stresses you

out and I'm only asking because frankly

the men I mean are highly I date poodles

basically and I'm really relaxed you

know totally son of us stop ringing let

me do

it hello uh no she isn't may I take a

message this is Ben I'm her houseboy sex

slave okay you bet you bye-bye call your

mother wait wait wait wait so you don't

have a cell phone a Blackberry a pager

nothing no what if some sudden crisis

occurs like your father has a heart

attack or something my father died 2

years ago oh I'm sorry I just found out

this morning so it's been a rough 24 you

know maybe I should get a cell phone

that's a good idea you're funny Ben

rman rman yeah you forgot my last name

no I just blank I know why you forgot

that's all right I yeah bet I bet cuz I

bet you when you talk to your friends

you call me Ben the school teacher am I

right well that's okay what do you call

me to your

friends I call

you

Lindsay the vomit girl the puker puky I

was like you going to have puky t I'm

like yeah why do you want to play games

if game something like no I got M with

pukes that's

horrible hey anything I said about you

would be an understatement

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really

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
speak /spiːk/ B1	verb - to say something
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A2	adjective - feeling regret or sadness
ate /eɪt/ A2	verb - past tense of eat; to consume food
worst /wɜːrst/ B1	adjective - of the lowest quality or most undesirable
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility
grabbed /ɡræbd/ B1	verb - past tense of grab; to take hold of suddenly and firmly
threw /θruː/ B1	verb - past tense of throw; to propel something through the air
stresses /ˈstresɪz/ B2	verb - causes worry or pressure to
relaxed /rɪˈlækst/ B1	adjective - free from tension and anxiety
crisis /ˈkraɪsɪs/ B2	noun - a time of intense difficulty or danger
died /daɪd/ A2	verb - past tense of die; to stop living
funny /ˈfʌni/ A2	adjective - causing laughter or amusement
forgot /fərˈɡɒt/ A2	verb - past tense of forget; to be unable to remember
friends /frendz/ A2	noun - people whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
games /ɡeɪmz/ A2	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules
horrible /ˈhɒrɪbl/ B1	adjective - extremely bad or unpleasant

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm sorry I ate everything cool I I just left you a pile of sauce

  ➔ Repetitive Pronoun Use & Colloquial Interjection

  ➔ The repetition of 'I' and the 'I' interjection emphasize the speaker's nervousness and self-consciousness. It's a very natural, albeit slightly awkward, conversational feature.

• I'm the worst

  ➔ Superlative Adjective

  ➔ "The worst" is the superlative form of 'bad', indicating the highest degree of negativity. It's a common idiom for self-deprecation.

• what are your pet peeves what stresses you out

  ➔ Question Formation & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ The sentence uses two direct questions in quick succession. 'Stress someone out' is a phrasal verb meaning to cause someone to feel worried or anxious.

• I date poodles basically

  ➔ Informal Language & Adverbial Modifier

  ➔ "Basically" functions as an adverbial modifier, softening the statement and indicating it's a generalization. The phrase 'date poodles' is a humorous metaphor for dating undesirable men.

• may I take a message this is Ben I'm her houseboy sex slave

  ➔ Indirect Question & Extreme Hyperbole

  ➔ "May I take a message?" is an indirect question, more polite than a direct question. The phrase 'houseboy sex slave' is a shocking and deliberately hyperbolic statement, used for comedic effect.