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Girlhood is a spectrum, pretty is destruction 00:16
I just fell from grace, then I made it into something 00:19
Fight you fair the first time, then I called my cousins 00:22
Buzzards get the buzz in, Tim burton my button 00:24
Tattered frilly dresses, bloody covered knuckles 00:27
Rotting from my insides, glitter, bones and honey (heavy) 00:30
Daughter of thy Lilith, sister of thy Eve 00:32
Men are violent liars, Adam's apples proves there thieves 00:35
I am so disgusting, I am so salacious 00:38
I am purest evil, with the sweetest bit of fragrance 00:41
I am not your sister, I am not your friend 00:43
I am full of anger, full of violence, and then 00:46
Look at how you made me, look at how I'm behaving 00:48
Look at what it gave me, alchemist my aching 00:52
Carrie when she went to prom, stop and give me back my crown 00:54
Pigs blood when I hit the stage, b- kiss the floor I walk on 00:57
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet 01:00
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended 01:02
If only I could understand the reason for my crying 01:05
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying 01:08
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee 01:10
Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb 01:13
I'm drinking blood in the mountain, I got the fountain of youth 01:16
I'm scaring men off with rumours, can't tell the lies from the truth 01:18
I am convicted of witchcraft, and now I burn at the stake 01:21
I light a s- by the fire and let my destiny fade 01:24
I am the lamb and the lion, the sacrifice of the blood 01:26
The Mary Magdalene, body and spirit, love from above 01:29
I dance around in my darkness, and pull my shadow up close 01:32
I'm fornicating with spirits and making love to the ghosts 01:34
I paint a mask on my face and let the underworld know 01:37
I have Persephone blood, and pomegranates at my door 01:40
I came from Hades in a Mercedes, in all tinted fours 01:43
I cocked the stick back to sit back and raise the suicide doors 01:46
I'm mixed with royalty and mystery, sorcery and history 01:48
Black magic on my opps, 'cause they tried to cause me misery 01:51
I'm not 7:30, I'm quarter to f- nine 01:54
My daughters in my closet but they are not mine 01:57
My shoes are sky high, my boots is thigh high 02:00
My style is doll-ette, my mind is sci-fi 02:02
You got the update, its been my high time 02:05
I'm in my house, my pretty d-doll house 02:08
I pull the string, marionettes is all out 02:10
I spill the tea, no Boston tea party 02:13
There's only one queen, Nicki, The Queen Barbie 02:16
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet 02:21
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended 02:24
If only I could understand the reason for my crying 02:27
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying 02:29
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet 02:32
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended 02:35
If only I could understand the reason for my crying 02:38
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying 02:40
This is for my rapist, and all of my abusers 02:43
You may have the world fooled, but I see right through you 02:46
I'm broken inside darlin', I don't wanna be bothered 02:49
I've been through too much babe, I feel like Laura palmer 02:51
I've been a statistic, and everyone ignored me 02:54
If I was a man, they would have coddled me adored me 02:57
But I am a girl, so they hate my f- guts 02:59
They tell me I ain't s- and that I f- suck 03:02
If I was man, I could get away with murder 03:05
But I am girl, so I have mental disorder 03:07
If I was a man, they would laugh and call me cute 03:10
If I was man, they would bat there eyes and swoon 03:13
If I was a man, they would give me second chances 03:16
But I am a girl, got everyone here in a panic 03:18
They like to judge my antic, they're all obsessed fanatic 03:21
No where, fast, and your not coming 03:24
The only way you know how to treat women, is by treating them like whores 03:27
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet 03:31
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended 03:34
If only I could understand the reason for my crying 03:36
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying 03:39
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet 03:42
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended 03:45
If only I could understand the reason for my crying 03:47
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying 03:50
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Blue Velvet – English Lyrics

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For those looking to learn English through music, Princess Nokia's “Blue Velvet” offers a powerful and emotionally charged experience. The song's raw and direct lyrics provide a compelling way to engage with complex themes of social justice and personal resilience. Its rich use of cultural references, from mythology to cult cinema, also presents a unique opportunity to explore deeper layers of meaning within the language.

[English]
Girlhood is a spectrum, pretty is destruction
I just fell from grace, then I made it into something
Fight you fair the first time, then I called my cousins
Buzzards get the buzz in, Tim burton my button
Tattered frilly dresses, bloody covered knuckles
Rotting from my insides, glitter, bones and honey (heavy)
Daughter of thy Lilith, sister of thy Eve
Men are violent liars, Adam's apples proves there thieves
I am so disgusting, I am so salacious
I am purest evil, with the sweetest bit of fragrance
I am not your sister, I am not your friend
I am full of anger, full of violence, and then
Look at how you made me, look at how I'm behaving
Look at what it gave me, alchemist my aching
Carrie when she went to prom, stop and give me back my crown
Pigs blood when I hit the stage, b- kiss the floor I walk on
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended
If only I could understand the reason for my crying
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb
I'm drinking blood in the mountain, I got the fountain of youth
I'm scaring men off with rumours, can't tell the lies from the truth
I am convicted of witchcraft, and now I burn at the stake
I light a s- by the fire and let my destiny fade
I am the lamb and the lion, the sacrifice of the blood
The Mary Magdalene, body and spirit, love from above
I dance around in my darkness, and pull my shadow up close
I'm fornicating with spirits and making love to the ghosts
I paint a mask on my face and let the underworld know
I have Persephone blood, and pomegranates at my door
I came from Hades in a Mercedes, in all tinted fours
I cocked the stick back to sit back and raise the suicide doors
I'm mixed with royalty and mystery, sorcery and history
Black magic on my opps, 'cause they tried to cause me misery
I'm not 7:30, I'm quarter to f- nine
My daughters in my closet but they are not mine
My shoes are sky high, my boots is thigh high
My style is doll-ette, my mind is sci-fi
You got the update, its been my high time
I'm in my house, my pretty d-doll house
I pull the string, marionettes is all out
I spill the tea, no Boston tea party
There's only one queen, Nicki, The Queen Barbie
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended
If only I could understand the reason for my crying
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended
If only I could understand the reason for my crying
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying
This is for my rapist, and all of my abusers
You may have the world fooled, but I see right through you
I'm broken inside darlin', I don't wanna be bothered
I've been through too much babe, I feel like Laura palmer
I've been a statistic, and everyone ignored me
If I was a man, they would have coddled me adored me
But I am a girl, so they hate my f- guts
They tell me I ain't s- and that I f- suck
If I was man, I could get away with murder
But I am girl, so I have mental disorder
If I was a man, they would laugh and call me cute
If I was man, they would bat there eyes and swoon
If I was a man, they would give me second chances
But I am a girl, got everyone here in a panic
They like to judge my antic, they're all obsessed fanatic
No where, fast, and your not coming
The only way you know how to treat women, is by treating them like whores
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended
If only I could understand the reason for my crying
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying
I'm David lynch babe, I'm smoking blue velvet
Hit the twin peaks, now I'm f- up and I'm bended
If only I could understand the reason for my crying
If only I could stop the fear of dreaming that I'm dying
...

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Vocabulary Meanings

spectrum

/ˈspektrəm/

B2
  • noun
  • - a range of colors, sounds, or other qualities

destruction

/dɪˈstrʌkʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - the act of destroying something

violence

/ˈvaɪələns/

B1
  • noun
  • - extreme force or aggression

glitter

/ˈɡlɪtər/

A2
  • noun
  • - sparkling particles

alchemist

/ˈælkəmɪst/

C1
  • noun
  • - a person who practices alchemy

fornicating

/ˈfɔrnɪkeɪtɪŋ/

C2
  • verb
  • - engaging in sexual intercourse, often in a negative context

Persephone

/pərˈsɛfəni/

C1
  • noun
  • - a goddess in Greek mythology

sorcery

/ˈsɔrsəri/

B2
  • noun
  • - the use of magic or supernatural powers

marionettes

/ˌmærɪəˈnɛts/

B2
  • noun
  • - puppets controlled by strings

obsessed

/əbˈsɛst/

B1
  • adjective
  • - preoccupied with a feeling or idea

statistic

/stəˈtɪstɪk/

B2
  • noun
  • - a fact or piece of data from a study

coddled

/ˈkɒdld/

B2
  • verb
  • - to treat with great care and attention

whores

/wɔrz/

B1
  • noun
  • - a derogatory term for a person who engages in sexual activity for money

bothered

/ˈbɒðərd/

A2
  • adjective
  • - annoyed or troubled

ignored

/ɪɡˈnɔrd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to refuse to acknowledge or notice

judged

/dʒʌdʒd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to form an opinion about something

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