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(phone ringing) 00:00

- [Woman] The house looks bad in it. 00:03

- In it, oh, I need to get that rid of that. 00:04

(soft pop music) 00:09

♪ Too far in it, too far gone ♪ 00:15

♪ She knows what's in it, she knows what's wrong ♪ 00:19

♪ She just can't quit it, her heart's so numb ♪ 00:22

♪ Hurts to live it but worse to run ♪ 00:26

(soft pop music continues) 00:33

♪ Waits for the night time, day's no fun ♪ 00:44

♪ Got a call from her brother, said he's concerned ♪ 00:47

♪ You lied about your work and I haven't seen you in months ♪ 00:51

♪ There's no light in your eyes and she won't open them ♪ 00:54

♪ The hardest thing ♪ 01:02

♪ You are not addicted to me ♪ 01:05

♪ I'm the only thing you should need ♪ 01:08

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪ 01:12

♪ The hardest thing ♪ 01:16

♪ I am too selfless to leave ♪ 01:19

♪ You're the only thing that I need ♪ 01:22

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪ 01:26

♪ What life are you living, it can't really be real ♪ 01:31

♪ Pushing over limits, you can't even feel ♪ 01:34

♪ Can we drink just not to care, not care just to drink ♪ 01:37

♪ Can't that be enough and not take too much ♪ 01:41

(soft pop music continues) 01:47

♪ The hardest thing ♪ 02:03

♪ You are not addicted to me ♪ 02:05

♪ I'm the only thing you should need ♪ 02:09

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪ 02:12

♪ The hardest thing ♪ 02:17

♪ I am too selfless to leave ♪ 02:20

♪ You're the only thing that I need ♪ 02:23

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪ 02:27

♪ You don't see what I do ♪ 02:31

♪ I try to defend you ♪ 02:34

♪ It's hard not to offend you ♪ 02:37

♪ But you're not mine to tend to ♪ 02:41

♪ You don't see what I do ♪ 02:45

♪ I try to defend you ♪ 02:48

♪ It's hard not to offend you ♪ 02:52

♪ But you're not mine to tend to ♪ 02:55

♪ The hardest thing ♪ 03:00

♪ You are not addicted to me ♪ 03:03

♪ I'm the only thing you should need ♪ 03:06

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪ 03:10

♪ The hardest thing ♪ 03:14

♪ I am too selfless to leave ♪ 03:17

♪ You're the only thing that I need ♪ 03:21

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪ 03:24

(fireworks screeching and exploding) 03:29

Addicted

Jorja Smith

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Be Right Back

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Lyrics:

[English]

(phone ringing)

- [Woman] The house looks bad in it.

- In it, oh, I need to get that rid of that.

(soft pop music)

♪ Too far in it, too far gone ♪

♪ She knows what's in it, she knows what's wrong ♪

♪ She just can't quit it, her heart's so numb ♪

♪ Hurts to live it but worse to run ♪

(soft pop music continues)

♪ Waits for the night time, day's no fun ♪

♪ Got a call from her brother, said he's concerned ♪

♪ You lied about your work and I haven't seen you in months ♪

♪ There's no light in your eyes and she won't open them ♪

♪ The hardest thing ♪

♪ You are not addicted to me ♪

♪ I'm the only thing you should need ♪

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪

♪ The hardest thing ♪

♪ I am too selfless to leave ♪

♪ You're the only thing that I need ♪

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪

♪ What life are you living, it can't really be real ♪

♪ Pushing over limits, you can't even feel ♪

♪ Can we drink just not to care, not care just to drink ♪

♪ Can't that be enough and not take too much ♪

(soft pop music continues)

♪ The hardest thing ♪

♪ You are not addicted to me ♪

♪ I'm the only thing you should need ♪

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪

♪ The hardest thing ♪

♪ I am too selfless to leave ♪

♪ You're the only thing that I need ♪

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪

♪ You don't see what I do ♪

♪ I try to defend you ♪

♪ It's hard not to offend you ♪

♪ But you're not mine to tend to ♪

♪ You don't see what I do ♪

♪ I try to defend you ♪

♪ It's hard not to offend you ♪

♪ But you're not mine to tend to ♪

♪ The hardest thing ♪

♪ You are not addicted to me ♪

♪ I'm the only thing you should need ♪

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪

♪ The hardest thing ♪

♪ I am too selfless to leave ♪

♪ You're the only thing that I need ♪

♪ You should be addicted to me ♪

(fireworks screeching and exploding)

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood around the body
numb /nʌm/ B2	adjective - unable to feel anything
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
concerned /kənˈsɜːrnd/ B2	adjective - worried, troubled, or anxious
lied /laɪd/ A2	verb - past tense of lie: to say something that is not true
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the brightness that allows you to see things
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ B2	adjective - physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance, and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects
selfless /ˈselfləs/ B2	adjective - concerned more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
real /rɪəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing or occurring
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid
defend /dɪˈfend/ B1	verb - to protect from harm or danger
offend /əˈfend/ B2	verb - to cause someone to feel upset, insulted, or annoyed
tend /tend/ B2	verb - to care for something

Grammar:

She's so numb

➔ Adjective + 'so' + adjective (intensifier)

➔ Used to emphasize the degree of the adjective.
She knows what's wrong

➔ Relative clause with 'what' as the object

➔ 'What' introduces a relative clause giving more information about the subject.
It hurts to live it

➔ Infinitive clause as the object of 'hurts'

➔ The infinitive 'to live it' functions as the object of the verb 'hurts', showing what causes pain.
You should be addicted to me

➔ Modal verb + base verb + complement

➔ Indicates obligation or advisability; 'should' expresses recommendation or expectation.
I'm too selfless to leave

➔ Too + adjective + to + base verb (infinitive)

➔ Expresses that the speaker's level of selflessness prevents them from leaving.
Hurts to live it but worse to run

➔ Infinitive phrase with 'to' + base verb as subject complement

➔ Uses an infinitive phrase to indicate purpose or result, contrasting pain with running away.