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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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oK you've got questions yeah where are

we going

crime scene next who are you what do you

do what do you think I'd say private

detective

but the police don't go to private

detectives I'm a consulting detective

only one in the world I invented the job

what does that mean it means when the

police are out of their depth which is

always they consult me the police don't

consult amateurs

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when I met you for the first time

yesterday I said Afghanistan or Iraq you

look surprised how did you know I didn't

know I saw got the way you hold yourself

says military the conversation is un to

begin but they're different from my name

said trained at Bart's so army doctor

obvious my face is tan no tan above the

wrists you be the broad but not

sunbathing it looks really bad when you

walk but you don't ask for chairman you

stand like you've forgotten about it

so he's partly psychosomatic that says

the original circumstances of the injury

were traumatic wounded in action that we

didn't actually suntan Afghanistan or

Iraq you said I had a therapist for the

psychosomatic limp of course you've got

a therapist then there's your brother

your phone's expensive email enabled mp3

player are you looking for a flash are

you gonna waste money on this it's a

gift and scratches not one many over

time has been in the same pocket as keys

and coins man sitting that's big you

treat his one luxury item like this so

it's had a previous owner next bits easy

in that already the great fairy Watson

cleaning family member who's given you

his old phone not your father this is a

young man's gadget could be a cousin but

you're a war hero who can't find a place

to live unlikely you've got an extended

family certainly not one you're close to

so brother it is not Clara

whose class three kisses says it's a

romantic attachment expense of the phone

says wife not girlfriend supposed to

given it to him recently this models

only six months old large in trouble

then six months Saudis just given it

away

she left him he would have kept it

people do sentiment no he wanted rid of

it he left her he gave the phone to you

that says he wants you to stay in touch

you're looking for cheap accommodation

and you're not going to your brother for

help

says you've got problems with her maybe

you liked his wife maybe don't like his

drinking how can you possibly know

shut the dark good one the power

connection tiny little scuff marks

around the edge of it every night goes

to plug it in to charge but his hands

are shaking you never see those marks on

a sober man's phone never see a drunks

without them they go cu away I was right

right about what the police don't

consult amateurs that was amazing

do you think split because it was

extraordinary it was quite extraordinary

so people doing this there's a lot of

people don't Lisa piss off

did I get anything wrong Harry and me

don't get on never have Clara and Harry

split up three months ago they're

getting a divorce

Harry is a drinker this bottle and I

didn't expect be right about everything

Harry is short for Harriet Harry's your

sister what exactly am I supposed to be

doing here sister no seriously what am I

doing here is something hello freak I'm

here to see detective Inspector Lestrade

why I was invited why think he wants me

to take a look well you know what I

think don't you always Sally you know

you didn't make it home last night

Jesus colleague of mine dr. Watson dr.

Watson sergeant Sally Donovan

a colleague how do you get a colleague

what did he follow you home would it be

better if I just waited no freaks here

bringing a man

Anderson here we are again it's a crime

scene I don't want it contaminated are

we clear on that quite clear and is your

wife away for long oh don't pretend you

work that out somebody told you that

audio can you talking about my deodorant

it's for men well of course it's for men

I'm wearing it so sergeant Donovan oh I

think it just vaporised may I go in and

look whatever you're trying to imply I'm

not implying anything I'm sure Sonny

came around for a nice little chat and

just happened to stay over an ice cube

she scrubbed your floor's going by the

state of her knees

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
questions /ˈkwɛstʃənz/ B1	noun - a sentence worded or expressed in the form of an inquiry.
detective /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ B1	noun - a person, especially a police officer, who investigates crimes.
consulting /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/ B2	adjective - giving advice, especially professional advice.
invented /ɪnˈvɛntɪd/ B1	verb - create or design (something) that has not existed before.
amateurs /ˈæmətʃʊrz/ B1	noun - a person who engages in a study, practice, or activity as a pastime rather than as a profession.
Afghanistan /ˌæfˈɡænɪstæn/ B1	noun - a landlocked country in Asia.
military /ˈmɪlɪtəri/ B1	adjective - relating to the armed forces.
trained /treɪnd/ A2	adjective - having learned a skill or body of knowledge by instruction and practice.
obvious /ˈɒbviəs/ B1	adjective - easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.
psychosomatic /ˌsaɪkoʊsəˈmætɪk/ C1	adjective - relating to or caused by the interaction of the mind and body.
traumatic /trɔːˈmætɪk/ B2	adjective - causing severe emotional shock and pain.
therapist /ˈθɛrəpɪst/ B1	noun - a person trained to provide therapy.
expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ A2	adjective - costing a lot of money.
luxury /ˈlʌkʃəri/ B1	noun - a state of great comfort and extravagant living.
unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ B1	adjective - not likely to be true or to happen.
attachment /əˈtætʃmənt/ B1	noun - an emotional tie to another person.
sentiment /ˈsɛntɪmənt/ B2	noun - a feeling or emotion.
accommodation /əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən/ B1	noun - a room or rooms provided for lodging or temporary residence.
contaminated /kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - made impure by polluting or poisoning.

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm a consulting detective, only one in the world. I invented the job.

  ➔ Present simple for facts/permanent situations

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple to state a permanent fact about the speaker's profession.

• You look surprised. How did you know?

  ➔ Present simple in questions for habitual actions

  ➔ The present simple is used in the question to inquire about a habitual action or ability.

• You stand like you've forgotten about it.

  ➔ Present simple with 'like' for comparisons

  ➔ The present simple with 'like' is used to compare the subject's action to a hypothetical situation.

• She left him. He would have kept it.

  ➔ Past simple vs. past perfect for sequence

  ➔ The past simple is used for the main action, while the past perfect is used for an action that occurred before the main action.

• People do sentiment. No, he wanted rid of it.

  ➔ Emphatic 'do' for contradiction

  ➔ The emphatic 'do' is used to contradict a previous statement or emphasize a point.

• You never see those marks on a sober man's phone.

  ➔ Present simple with 'never' for general truths

  ➔ The present simple with 'never' is used to state a general truth or a habitual negative action.

• I didn't expect to be right about everything.

  ➔ Past simple with 'expect to' for past predictions

  ➔ The past simple with 'expect to' is used to talk about a prediction made in the past.

• Is your wife away for long?

  ➔ Present simple in questions for current situations

  ➔ The present simple is used in the question to inquire about a current situation.