Confidence – English Lyrics

• By: Ocean Alley
• Album: Chiaroscuro

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B2	noun - the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; self-assurance
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ B1	adjective - having or showing assurance and self-reliance
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged; extremely enthusiastic
hate /heɪt/ B2	verb - to feel intense dislike for someone or something
driving /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ B2	verb - to control a vehicle's movement
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ B2	adjective - easily agitated or anxious
league /liːɡ/ B2	noun - a group of sports teams or countries that compete with each other
making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to create or form something
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information in your mind
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A2
out /aʊt/ A1
all /ɔːl/ A1

Key Grammar Structures

• It's all about confidence baby

  ➔ It is all about + noun phrase

  ➔ `It's all about` emphasizes the main focus or key idea

• She was a confident lady

  ➔ Subject + was + adjective + noun

  ➔ `Was` is the past tense of `be`, used here to describe a past characteristic

• And I know she's driving me crazy

  ➔ Subject + is/was/are + verb(-ing) to indicate ongoing action

  ➔ `Driving` is the present participle used to show an ongoing action

• And I should've said this

  ➔ Should have + past participle

  ➔ `Should have` expresses regret about something not done in the past

• And I know she's out of my league

  ➔ Out of + noun phrase / prepositional phrase to indicate distance or difference

  ➔ `Out of` indicates that something is beyond or outside a certain limit or scope