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(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) 00:01
Fever dream high in the quiet of the night 00:06
You know that I caught it 00:09
Bad, bad boy 00:12
Shiny toy with a price 00:13
You know that I bought it 00:14
Killing me slow, out the window 00:17
I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below 00:19
Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes 00:22
What doesn't kill me makes me want you more 00:25
And it's new, the shape of your body 00:28
It's blue, the feeling I've got 00:31
And it's ooh, whoa, oh 00:34
It's a cruel summer 00:37
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em 00:39
No rules in breakable heaven 00:42
But ooh, whoa oh 00:45
It's a cruel summer 00:48
With you 00:51
Hang your head low 00:54
In the glow of the vending machine 00:55
I'm not dying 00:57
You say that we'll just screw it up in these trying times 00:59
We're not trying 01:03
So cut the headlights, summer's a knife 01:05
I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone 01:07
Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes 01:10
And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know 01:13
Oh, it's new, the shape of your body 01:16
It's blue, the feeling I've got 01:19
And it's ooh, whoa, oh 01:22
It's a cruel summer 01:25
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em 01:27
No rules in breakable heaven 01:30
But ooh, whoa, oh 01:33
It's a cruel summer 01:36
With you 01:39
I'm drunk in the back of the car 01:40
And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh) 01:42
Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true 01:45
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you 01:47
And I snuck in through the garden gate 01:50
Every night that summer just to seal my fate (oh) 01:53
And I screamed for whatever it's worth 01:56
"I love you," ain't that the worst thing you ever heard? 01:59
He looks up grinning like a devil 02:02
It's new, the shape of your body 02:05
It's blue, the feeling I've got 02:07
And it's ooh, whoa, oh 02:10
It's a cruel summer 02:13
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em 02:15
No rules, in breakable heaven 02:18
But ooh, whoa, oh 02:21
It's a cruel summer 02:24
With you 02:27
I'm drunk in the back of the car 02:28
And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh) 02:30
Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true 02:33
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you 02:35
And I snuck in through the garden gate 02:38
Every night that summer just to seal my fate (oh) 02:41
And I screamed for whatever it's worth 02:44
"I love you," ain't that the worst thing you ever heard? 02:47
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) 02:50
02:55

Cruel Summer

By
Taylor Swift
Album
Lover
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Lyrics:

[English]

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Fever dream high in the quiet of the night

You know that I caught it

Bad, bad boy

Shiny toy with a price

You know that I bought it

Killing me slow, out the window

I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below

Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes

What doesn't kill me makes me want you more

And it's new, the shape of your body

It's blue, the feeling I've got

And it's ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

It's cool, that's what I tell 'em

No rules in breakable heaven

But ooh, whoa oh

It's a cruel summer

With you

Hang your head low

In the glow of the vending machine

I'm not dying

You say that we'll just screw it up in these trying times

We're not trying

So cut the headlights, summer's a knife

I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone

Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes

And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know

Oh, it's new, the shape of your body

It's blue, the feeling I've got

And it's ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

It's cool, that's what I tell 'em

No rules in breakable heaven

But ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

With you

I'm drunk in the back of the car

And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)

Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true

I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you

And I snuck in through the garden gate

Every night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)

And I screamed for whatever it's worth

"I love you," ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?

He looks up grinning like a devil

It's new, the shape of your body

It's blue, the feeling I've got

And it's ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

It's cool, that's what I tell 'em

No rules, in breakable heaven

But ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

With you

I'm drunk in the back of the car

And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)

Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true

I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you

And I snuck in through the garden gate

Every night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)

And I screamed for whatever it's worth

"I love you," ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

dream

/driːm/

A1
  • noun
  • - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
  • verb
  • - to experience dreams during sleep.

caught

/kɔːt/

A1
  • verb
  • - past tense of catch: to seize or take hold of

bad

/bæd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - of poor quality or a low standard

boy

/bɔɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - a male child or young man

shiny

/ˈʃaɪni/

B1
  • adjective
  • - reflecting light

toy

/tɔɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - an object for a child to play with

price

/praɪs/

A1
  • noun
  • - the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something

killing

/ˈkɪlɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - the act of causing death

window

/ˈwɪndoʊ/

A1
  • noun
  • - an opening in a wall or roof of a building or vehicle that is fitted with glass or other transparent material in a frame to admit light or air and allow people to see out

devils

/ˈdevəlz/

B1
  • noun
  • - evil spirit

dice

/daɪs/

A2
  • noun
  • - small cubes with a different number of spots on each face, used in games of chance.

angels

/ˈeɪndʒəlz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God.

eyes

/aɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - organs that detect light

shape

/ʃeɪp/

A2
  • noun
  • - the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something

body

/ˈbɒdi/

A1
  • noun
  • - the physical structure of a person or animal, including the bones, flesh, and organs

blue

/bluː/

A1
  • adjective
  • - of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea at midday.

feeling

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - an emotional state or reaction

cruel

/ˈkruːəl/

B1
  • adjective
  • - willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.

summer

/ˈsʌmər/

A1
  • noun
  • - the warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February.

cool

/kuːl/

A1
  • adjective
  • - of or at a fairly low temperature

heaven

/ˈhevən/

A2
  • noun
  • - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God (or the gods) and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally depicted as being in the sky.

head

/hed/

A1
  • noun
  • - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are.
  • verb
  • - to move in a specified direction

glow

/ɡloʊ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a steady radiance of light or heat.

dying

/ˈdaɪɪŋ/

A2
  • verb
  • - on the point of death

knife

/naɪf/

A1
  • noun
  • - an instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon.

bone

/boʊn/

A1
  • noun
  • - any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.

secrets

/ˈsiːkrəts/

B1
  • noun
  • - something kept hidden or unexplained

garden

/ˈɡɑːrdən/

A1
  • noun
  • - a plot of ground, usually near a house, used for growing flowers, vegetables, or fruit.

gate

/ɡeɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge.

fate

/feɪt/

B1
  • noun
  • - the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power.

worst

/wɜːrst/

A2
  • adjective
  • - bad to the highest degree

devil

/ˈdevəl/

B1
  • noun
  • - evil spirit

Grammar

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