Lyrics & Translation
[English]
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♪ NICE TO MEET YOU ♪
♪ WHERE YOU BEEN? ♪
♪ I COULD SHOW YOU INCREDIBLE THINGS ♪
♪ MAGIC, MADNESS, HEAVEN, SIN ♪
♪ SAW YOU THERE AND I THOUGHT ♪
♪ OH MY GOD ♪
♪ LOOK AT THAT FACE ♪
♪ YOU LOOK LIKE MY NEXT MISTAKE ♪
♪ LOVE'S A GAME, WANT TO PLAY? ♪
♪ NEW MONEY, SUIT AND TIE ♪
♪ I CAN READ YOU LIKE A MAGAZINE ♪
♪ AIN'T IT FUNNY, RUMORS FLY ♪
♪ AND I KNOW YOU HEARD ABOUT ME ♪
♪ SO HEY, LET'S BE FRIENDS ♪
♪ I'M DYING TO SEE HOW THIS ONE ENDS ♪
♪ GRAB YOUR PASSPORT, AND MY HAND ♪
♪ I CAN MAKE THE BAD GUYS GOOD ♪
♪ FOR A WEEKEND ♪
♪ SO IT'S GONNA BE FOREVER ♪
♪ OR IT'S GONNA GO DOWN IN FLAMES ♪
♪ YOU CAN TELL ME WHEN IT'S OVER ♪
♪ IF THE HIGH WAS WORTH THE PAIN ♪
♪ GOT A LONG LIST OF EX LOVERS ♪
♪ THEY'LL TELL YOU I'M INSANE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW I LOVE THE PLAYERS ♪
♪ AND YOU LOVE THE GAME ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE'RE YOUNG AND WE'RE ♪
♪ RECKLESS, WE'LL TAKE THIS WAY TOO FAR ♪
♪ IT'LL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS ♪
♪ OR WITH A NASTY SCAR ♪
♪ GOT A LONG LIST OF EX LOVERS ♪
♪ THEY'LL TELL YOU I'M INSANE ♪
♪ BUT I'VE GOT A BLANK SPACE, ♪
♪ BABY... ♪
♪ AND I'LL WRITE YOUR NAME. ♪
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♪ CHERRY LIPS, CRYSTAL SKIES ♪
♪ I COULD SHOW YOU INCREDIBLE THINGS ♪
♪ STOLEN KISSES, PRETTY LIES ♪
♪ YOU'RE THE KING, BABY, I'M YOUR ♪
♪ QUEEN FIND OUT WHAT YOU WANT ♪
♪ BE THAT GIRL FOR A MONTH ♪
♪ WAIT, THE WORST IS YET TO ♪
♪ COME... ♪
♪ SCREAMING, CRYING, PERFECT ♪
♪ STORMS ♪
♪ I CAN MAKE ALL THE TABLES TURN ♪
♪ ROSE GARDEN FILLED WITH THORNS ♪
♪ KEEP YOU SECOND GUESSING LIKE ♪
♪ OH MY GOD ♪
♪ WHO IS SHE? ♪
♪ I GET DRUNK ON JEALOUSY ♪
♪ BUT YOU'LL COME BACK ♪
♪ EACH TIME YOU LEAVE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE DARLING, I'M A NIGHTMARE ♪
♪ DRESSED LIKE A DAYDREAM ♪
♪ SO IT'S GONNA BE FOREVER ♪
♪ OR IT'S GONNA GO DOWN IN FLAMES ♪
♪ YOU CAN TELL ME WHEN IT'S OVER ♪
♪ IF THE HIGH WAS WORTH THE PAIN ♪
♪ GOT A LONG LIST OF EX LOVERS ♪
♪ THEY'LL TELL YOU I'M INSANE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW I LOVE THE PLAYERS ♪
♪ AND YOU LOVE THE GAME ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE'RE YOUNG AND WE'RE ♪
♪ RECKLESS, WE'LL TAKE THIS WAY TOO FAR ♪
♪ IT'LL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS ♪
♪ OR WITH A NASTY SCAR ♪
♪ GOT A LONG LIST OF EX LOVERS ♪
♪ THEY'LL TELL YOU I'M INSANE ♪
♪ BUT I'VE GOT A BLANK SPACE, ♪
♪ BABY... ♪
♪ AND I'LL WRITE YOUR NAME. ♪
♪ BOYS ONLY WANT LOVE IF IT'S TORTURE ♪
♪ DON'T SAY I DIDN'T, SAY I DIDN'T WARN ♪
♪ YOU... ♪
♪ BOYS ONLY WANT LOVE IF IT'S TORTURE ♪
♪ DON'T SAY I DIDN'T, SAY I DIDN'T WARN ♪
♪ YOU... ♪
♪ SO IT'S GONNA BE FOREVER ♪
♪ OR IT'S GONNA GO DOWN IN FLAMES ♪
♪ YOU CAN TELL ME WHEN IT'S OVER ♪
♪ IF THE HIGH WAS WORTH THE PAIN ♪
♪ GOT A LONG LIST OF EX LOVERS ♪
♪ THEY'LL TELL YOU I'M INSANE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE YOU KNOW I LOVE THE PLAYERS ♪
♪ AND YOU LOVE THE GAME ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE'RE YOUNG AND WE'RE ♪
♪ RECKLESS, WE'LL TAKE THIS WAY TOO FAR ♪
♪ IT'LL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS ♪
♪ OR WITH A NASTY SCAR ♪
♪ GOT A LONG LIST OF EX LOVERS ♪
♪ THEY'LL TELL YOU I'M INSANE ♪
♪ BUT I'VE GOT A BLANK SPACE, ♪
♪ BABY... ♪
♪ AND I'LL WRITE YOUR NAME. ♪
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Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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space /speɪs/ B1 |
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love /lʌv/ A2 |
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game /ɡeɪm/ A2 |
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nightmare /ˈnaɪtˌmɛər/ B2 |
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kiss /kɪs/ A2 |
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player /ˈpleɪər/ B2 |
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truth /truːθ/ B2 |
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fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃuːn/ B2 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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together /tʊˈɡɛðər/ A2 |
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dressed /drɛst/ B1 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I could show you incredible things.
➔ Modal verb 'could' for possibility.
➔ The phrase "I could show you" suggests a potential action.
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You look like my next mistake.
➔ Simile using 'like' to compare.
➔ The phrase "look like my next mistake" compares a person to a potential error.
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So it's gonna be forever or it's gonna go down in flames.
➔ Future tense with 'gonna' for informal predictions.
➔ The phrase "it's gonna be forever" indicates a strong expectation about the future.
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I've got a long list of ex-lovers.
➔ Present perfect tense to indicate past actions with relevance to the present.
➔ The phrase "I've got a long list" shows that the speaker's past is significant to their current situation.
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But I've got a blank space, baby.
➔ Use of 'but' to contrast ideas.
➔ The phrase "But I've got a blank space" introduces a contrasting idea to what was previously stated.
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Boys only want love if it's torture.
➔ Conditional sentence structure.
➔ The phrase "if it's torture" sets a condition for the previous statement.