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(gentle music) 00:00
♪ Agnes, just stop and think a minute ♪ 00:12
♪ Why don't you light that cigarette and ♪ 00:15
♪ Calm down now stop and breathe a second ♪ 00:18
♪ Go back to the very beginning ♪ 00:21
♪ Can't you see what was different then ♪ 00:24
♪ You were just popping Percocet ♪ 00:27
♪ Maybe just four a week at best ♪ 00:30
♪ Maybe a smoke to clear the head ♪ 00:32
♪ Your head is so numb ♪ 00:36
♪ That nervous breath you try to hide ♪ 00:38
♪ Between the motions ♪ 00:41
♪ That trembling tender little sigh ♪ 00:44
♪ And so it goes ♪ 00:47
♪ A choking rose back ♪ 00:50
♪ To be reborn ♪ 00:53
♪ I want to hold you like you're mine ♪ 00:56
♪ You see the sad in everything a ♪ 01:34
♪ Genius of love and loneliness and ♪ 01:37
♪ This time you overdid the liquor ♪ 01:39
♪ This time you pulled the fuckin' trigger ♪ 01:42
♪ These days you're rolling all the time ♪ 01:45
♪ So low so you keep getting high ♪ 01:48
♪ Where went that cheeky friend of mine ♪ 01:51
♪ Where went that billion dollar smile ♪ 01:54
♪ Guess life is long ♪ 01:57
♪ When soaked in sadness ♪ 02:00
♪ On borrowed time ♪ 02:03
♪ From Mr. Madness ♪ 02:06
♪ And so it goes ♪ 02:08
♪ A choking rose back ♪ 02:11
♪ To be reborn ♪ 02:14
♪ I want to hold you like you're mine ♪ 02:17
♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪ 02:20
♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪ 02:24
♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪ 02:26
♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪ 02:29
♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪ 02:32
♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪ 02:34
♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪ 02:37
♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪ 02:40
♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪ 02:44
♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪ 02:46
♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪ 02:49
♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪ 02:52
♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪ 02:55
♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪ 02:58
♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪ 03:01
♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪ 03:04

Agnes – English Lyrics

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[English]

(gentle music)

♪ Agnes, just stop and think a minute ♪

♪ Why don't you light that cigarette and ♪

♪ Calm down now stop and breathe a second ♪

♪ Go back to the very beginning ♪

♪ Can't you see what was different then ♪

♪ You were just popping Percocet ♪

♪ Maybe just four a week at best ♪

♪ Maybe a smoke to clear the head ♪

♪ Your head is so numb ♪

♪ That nervous breath you try to hide ♪

♪ Between the motions ♪

♪ That trembling tender little sigh ♪

♪ And so it goes ♪

♪ A choking rose back ♪

♪ To be reborn ♪

♪ I want to hold you like you're mine ♪

♪ You see the sad in everything a ♪

♪ Genius of love and loneliness and ♪

♪ This time you overdid the liquor ♪

♪ This time you pulled the fuckin' trigger ♪

♪ These days you're rolling all the time ♪

♪ So low so you keep getting high ♪

♪ Where went that cheeky friend of mine ♪

♪ Where went that billion dollar smile ♪

♪ Guess life is long ♪

♪ When soaked in sadness ♪

♪ On borrowed time ♪

♪ From Mr. Madness ♪

♪ And so it goes ♪

♪ A choking rose back ♪

♪ To be reborn ♪

♪ I want to hold you like you're mine ♪

♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪

♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪

♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪

♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪

♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪

♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪

♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪

♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪

♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪

♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪

♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪

♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪

♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪

♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪

♪ You're gone but you're on my mind ♪

♪ I'm lost but I don't know why ♪

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Vocabulary Meanings

Agnes

/ˈæɡ.nəs/

A1
  • noun
  • - a female given name

light

/laɪt/

A2
  • verb
  • - to make something bright or to ignite

calm

/kɑːm/

B1
  • verb
  • - to make someone or something quiet or peaceful
  • adjective
  • - not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions

numb

/nʌm/

B2
  • adjective
  • - unable to feel anything, often due to shock or pain

sad

/sæd/

A2
  • adjective
  • - feeling or showing sorrow

friend

/frɛnd/

A1
  • noun
  • - a person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection

mind

/maɪnd/

B1
  • noun
  • - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences

liquor

/ˈlɪk.ər/

B2
  • noun
  • - a distilled alcoholic drink

trigger

/ˈtrɪɡ.ər/

B2
  • noun
  • - a device that activates a mechanism
  • verb
  • - to cause something to happen

sadness

/ˈsæd.nəs/

B2
  • noun
  • - the state of being sad

reborn

/ˌriːˈbɔːrn/

B2
  • verb
  • - to be born again or to experience a revival

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