– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

what's going on in here okay okay

Oh

[Laughter]

[Music]

[Music]

it doesn't work on here I'm Hansel and

grettel puts the wicked old woman into

the oven and the godless witch was

miserably burnt to death

ah let me get this straight the story is

about cannibalism and burning people

alive yeah no wonder kids are so messed

up long is exhausting

back at you too you should've seen your

face in that picture you are all I'm not

used to being tickled

well once at a corporate retreat but you

know those things always get weird what

you never been tickled what about your

parents

oh I'm sorry I forgot you didn't have

parents did you Tim I may look like a

baby but I was born all grown up I can't

even imagine not being a kid you missed

out on your whole childhood he never had

someone to love you huh well they can't

miss what you never had

[Music]

you

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
exhausting /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/ B2	adjective - causing someone to feel tired or drained
cannibalism /ˌkænɪˈbælɪzəm/ C1	noun - the act or practice of eating the flesh of another human being
wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ B1	adjective - evil or morally wrong
burnt /bɜːnt/ A2	verb - damaged or destroyed by fire
messed /mɛst/ A2	adjective - in a state of disorder or confusion
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1	verb - form a mental image of something
childhood /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ A2	noun - the state or period of being a child
grown /ɡroʊn/ A2	adjective - having reached adulthood
tickled /ˈtɪkəld/ A2	verb - to touch someone lightly in a way that causes them to laugh
corporate /ˈkɔːrpərət/ B1	adjective - relating to a large company or organization
retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ B1	noun - a place or period of seclusion and reflection
straight /streɪt/ A2	adjective - direct; not curved
parents /ˈpɛərənts/ A1	noun - a mother and a father
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection
missed /mɪst/ A2	verb - feel sadness or longing for someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• what's going on in here okay okay

  ➔ Contractions (what's = what is)

  ➔ The apostrophe replaces 'is' in 'what's', a common informal contraction.

• the godless witch was miserably burnt to death

  ➔ Passive voice (was burnt)

  ➔ 'Was burnt' shows the action happened to the subject ('witch'), emphasizing the recipient of the action.

• ah let me get this straight

  ➔ Phrasal verb (get straight)

  ➔ 'Get straight' means to understand clearly or clarify something.

• you should've seen your face

  ➔ Contraction (should've = should have)

  ➔ The apostrophe replaces 'have' in 'should've', a common informal contraction.

• I was born all grown up

  ➔ Adjective used as adverb (all grown up)

  ➔ 'All grown up' functions as an adverbial phrase describing the state of being born.

• they can't miss what you never had

  ➔ Double negative (can't miss...never had)

  ➔ The double negative emphasizes the impossibility of missing something that never existed.