Caraphernelia
Lyrics:
[English]
Sunshine
There ain't a thing that you can do that's gonna ruin my night
(But there's just something about)
This dizzy dreamer and her bleeding little blue boy
Licking your fingers like you're done
And you've decided there is so much more than me (oh-oh-oh)
And baby, honestly it's harder breathing next to you, I shake
I brought a gun and as the preacher tried to stop me
Hold my heart, it's beating for you anyway
What if I can't forget you? (Oh)
I'll burn your name into my throat
I'll be the fire that'll catch you
What's so good about picking up the pieces?
None of the colors ever light up anymore in this hole
Nobody prays for the heartless (no!)
Nobody gives another penny for the selfish
(You're learning how to taste what you kill now)
Don't mind me, I'm just reaching for your necklace
Talking to my mom about this little girl from Texas
What if I can't forget you? (Oh)
I'll burn your name into my throat
I'll be the fire that'll catch you
What's so good about picking up the pieces?
None of the colors ever light up anymore in this hole
Just give her back to me
You know I can't afford the medicine that feeds what I need
So baby, what if I can't forget you? (What if I can't forget you?)
Collide invisible lips, like a shadow on the wall
And just throw, oh no
You can't just throw me away
...
(Oh)
So, what if I can't forget you?
I'll burn your name into my throat
I'll be the fire that'll catch you
And what's so good about picking up the pieces?
What if I don't even want to?
Oh
Oh, oh
Oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh
Oh, oh
What if I can't forget you?
I'll burn your name into my throat
I'll be the fire that'll catch you
What's so good about picking up the pieces?
None of the colors ever light up anymore in this hole
Just give her back to me
You know I can't afford the medicine that feeds what I need
So, baby, what if I can't forget you? (What if I can't forget you?)
I'd better learn to live alone
(What's so good about picking up the pieces?)
(What's so good about, what's so good about...)
(What's so good about picking up the pieces?)
...
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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ruin /ˈruːɪn/ B2 |
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dizzy /ˈdɪzi/ B2 |
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bleeding /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ B2 |
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breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ A2 |
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shake /ʃeɪk/ A2 |
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gun /ɡʌn/ A2 |
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preacher /ˈpriːtʃər/ B2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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burn /bɜːrn/ A2 |
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throat /θroʊt/ A2 |
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fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1 |
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pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ A1 |
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colors /ˈkʌlərz/ A1 |
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light /laɪt/ A1 |
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hole /hoʊl/ A2 |
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heartless /ˈhɑːrtləs/ B2 |
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selfish /ˈselfɪʃ/ B1 |
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necklace /ˈnekləs/ A2 |
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medicine /ˈmedɪsɪn/ A2 |
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collide /kəˈlaɪd/ B2 |
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Grammar:
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There ain't a thing that you can do that's gonna ruin my night
➔ Double negation for emphasis using "ain't" (informal contraction of "am not" / "is not" / "are not")
➔ "Ain't" is used here to emphasize the negation, creating a more informal or poetic tone.
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Hold my heart, it's beating for you anyway
➔ Present continuous tense indicating ongoing action "it's beating"
➔ The phrase "it's beating" uses present continuous tense to show that the heart is actively beating at the moment.
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I'll burn your name into my throat
➔ Futuro simple with "will" expressing intention or promise
➔ Using "will" indicates a strong intention or promise to perform the action in the future.
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What's so good about picking up the pieces?
➔ Question form with "what's" (contraction of "what is") using "so good" as an adjective phrase
➔ The question asks about the value or benefit of "picking up the pieces," using "so good" as a rhetorical emphasis.
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I'd better learn to live alone
➔ Modal verb "had better" expressing advisability or recommendation
➔ "Had better" is used here to give strong advice or imply that it is advisable to learn to be independent.
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Nobody prays for the heartless
➔ Present simple tense with "prays" indicating habitual action or general truth
➔ The present simple tense "prays" suggests that praying for the heartless is a habitual or unchanging action.
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Don't mind me, I'm just reaching for your necklace
➔ Gerund "reaching" after "just" as part of a verbal phrase
➔ The phrase "I'm just reaching" uses a gerund to describe a current, casual action in a non-formal manner.