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Show me yours 00:20
I'll show you mine 00:22
Maybe mine is bigger than yours 00:26
Maybe mine goes deeper than yours 00:33
That is why I cry the most 00:40
I played your game 00:45
But I didn't know the rules 00:49
Everytime we've played 00:51
You'd come out a winner 00:53
Now I've learned to play the game 00:54
And I will never cry again 01:00
These crying games, we play 01:07
It's your turn to cry 01:14
These crying games, we play 01:17
01:25
It's your turn to cry 01:30
These crying games, we play 01:36
It's your turn to cry 01:43
01:48
They say the winner takes it all 02:49
But in my case, the winner didn't take the pain 02:55
In my case the winner didn't take the hurt 03:03
That is why I cry the most 03:10
I played your game 03:17
But I didn't know the rules 03:19
Everytime we've played 03:21
You'd come out a winner 03:22
Now I've learned to play the game 03:24
And I will never lose again 03:31
These crying games, we play 03:36
It's your turn to cry 03:44
03:48
These crying games, we play 03:51
It's your turn to cry 03:58
These crying games, we play 04:05
It's your turn to cry 04:12
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Crying games

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Lyrics:

[English]

Show me yours

I'll show you mine

Maybe mine is bigger than yours

Maybe mine goes deeper than yours

That is why I cry the most

I played your game

But I didn't know the rules

Everytime we've played

You'd come out a winner

Now I've learned to play the game

And I will never cry again

These crying games, we play

It's your turn to cry

These crying games, we play

...

It's your turn to cry

These crying games, we play

It's your turn to cry

...

They say the winner takes it all

But in my case, the winner didn't take the pain

In my case the winner didn't take the hurt

That is why I cry the most

I played your game

But I didn't know the rules

Everytime we've played

You'd come out a winner

Now I've learned to play the game

And I will never lose again

These crying games, we play

It's your turn to cry

...

These crying games, we play

It's your turn to cry

These crying games, we play

It's your turn to cry

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

cry

/kraɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to shed tears
  • noun
  • - an instance of crying

game

/ɡeɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - an activity engaged in for diversion or amusement

play

/pleɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation

turn

/tɜːrn/

A2
  • noun
  • - an opportunity or obligation to do something

show

/ʃoʊ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to allow or cause to be visible

bigger

/ˈbɪɡər/

A1
  • adjective
  • - larger in size or extent

deeper

/ˈdiːpər/

A2
  • adjective
  • - extending far down from the top or surface

rules

/ruːlz/

A2
  • noun
  • - a principle or instruction explaining how something should be done or what is allowed

winner

/ˈwɪnər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a person or thing that wins something

learned

/lɜːrnd/

B1
  • verb
  • - acquired knowledge of or skill in something through study or experience

lose

/luːz/

A2
  • verb
  • - to be deprived of something

takes

/teɪks/

A2
  • verb
  • - to get hold of something

case

/keɪs/

B1
  • noun
  • - an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring

pain

/peɪn/

A2
  • noun
  • - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury

hurt

/hɜːrt/

A2
  • noun
  • - physical injury or pain
  • verb
  • - cause physical pain or injury to

Grammar:

  • Maybe mine is bigger than yours

    ➔ Using 'maybe' to express possibility; comparative adjective 'bigger' with 'than' for comparison.

    ➔ 'Maybe' indicates uncertainty or possibility, often used to express that something might happen. The phrase 'bigger than yours' shows comparison using the comparative form 'bigger' and the word 'than' for the second item.

  • I played your game but I didn't know the rules

    ➔ Past simple tense 'played' to describe completed actions; conjunction 'but' to introduce contrast; negative form 'did not know' with base verb 'know'.

    ➔ The past tense 'played' shows an action that was completed in the past. The conjunction 'but' introduces a contrast between playing the game and not knowing the rules. The negative form 'did not know' expresses a lack of knowledge in the past, with 'did' used as an auxiliary verb for negation.

  • And I will never cry again

    ➔ Future simple tense 'will never cry' to express a negative intention or promise.

    ➔ The phrase 'will never cry again' uses the future simple tense with 'will' to indicate a strong promise or decision to stop crying in the future.