Backseat Serenade
Lyrics:
[English]
Lazy lover, find a place for me again
You felt it once before
I know you did
I could see it
Whiskey princess, drink me under, pull me in
You had me at come over boy
I need a friend
I understand
Backseat serenade, dizzy hurricane
Oh god, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the sweat away to your radio (Radio, radio)
Backseat serenade, little hand grenade
Oh god, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the pain away to your radio (Radio, radio)
...
You take me over, I throw you up against the wall
We've seen it all before
But this one's different
It's deliberate
You send me reeling
Calling out to you for more
The value of this moment lives in metaphor
Yeah, through it all
Backseat serenade, dizzy huricane
Oh god, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the sweat away to your radio (Radio, radio)
Backseat serenade, little hand grenade
Oh god, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the pain away to your radio (Radio, radio)
...
Backseat serenade, dizzy huricane
Oh god, I'm sick of sleeping alone
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the sweat away to your radio (Radio, radio)
Backseat serenade, little hand grenade
Oh aren't you sick of sleeping alone?
(Aren't you sick of sleeping alone?)
You're salty like a summer day
Kiss the pain away to your radio (Radio, radio)
...
(Oh god, I'm sick of sleeping alone)
...
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1 |
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place /pleɪs/ A2 |
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felt /fɛlt/ A2 |
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know /noʊ/ A1 |
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see /siː/ A1 |
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drink /drɪŋk/ A2 |
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pull /pʊl/ B1 |
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serenade /ˌsɛrəˈneɪd/ C1 |
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hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən/ B2 |
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sick /sɪk/ A2 |
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alone /əˈloʊn/ A1 |
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salty /ˈsɔːlti/ B2 |
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summer /ˈsʌmər/ A2 |
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kiss /kɪs/ A2 |
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pain /peɪn/ B1 |
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radio /ˈreɪdiˌoʊ/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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You felt it once before
➔ Past simple tense
➔ The phrase uses the **past simple** to describe a completed action in the past.
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I'm sick of sleeping alone
➔ Expression of being tired or annoyed using 'sick of' + gerund
➔ 'Sick of' expresses a feeling of annoyance or tiredness with something.
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It's deliberate
➔ Use of the adjective 'deliberate' to describe intentionality
➔ The adjective 'deliberate' indicates that an action is done intentionally and consciously.
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We've seen it all before
➔ Present perfect tense 'have/has + past participle' to indicate experience
➔ The present perfect tense describes an action that has occurred at an indefinite time before now, emphasizing experience.
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Kiss the sweat away to your radio
➔ Infinitive phrase 'to + verb' showing purpose or intention
➔ The phrase uses the infinitive 'to kiss' to suggest an action performed with a certain purpose, in this case, to 'kiss the sweat away'.
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You're salty like a summer day
➔ Simile using 'like' to compare two things
➔ The word 'like' introduces a simile, comparing the subject's saltiness to that of a summer day.