Lyrics & Translation
Things give kingdoms, things take everything.
No problem, dude, this thing has swing!
Things give kingdoms, things take everything.
Things make you look good, buy things.
Golden things, things are running.
Interesting things, lame things.
Things bring focus to the game.
Things want to have, everyone chases after them.
Throw away things, things get empty.
Things burn out, things go to waste.
Things cut thick slices.
Things call out from the forest.
Steel things, cold things.
Things are not alive, things are dead.
Things in blue, green, white, red.
I'm irritated by things, informed by things, yeah.
I've ignored things, commented on things.
We send things with drones, things that clone.
Eventually, they’re in leadership roles.
Things that understand us, hear everything, see everything.
Things replace humans, things take over.
Wish us a good trip, sing us to sleep.
Things in your hand, things that glow so smart.
Things click, things go rat-tat-tat.
Girls pull things out of the clutch.
Things make piff, things make poof.
Boys want things in the club.
No problem, dude, this thing has swing!
Things give kingdoms, things take everything.
No problem, dude, this thing has swing!
Things give kingdoms, things take everything.
If you have things, you gotta show them.
Things make you be silent.
Things explode, things dress up.
Things have power, things are strong.
Hold onto them, 'cause they lurk behind every corner.
A thing is dull, a thing is a friend, a thing is an enemy.
Things don’t knock, they just come in.
I cling to things, jump over things,
pile things over things, I need these things urgently.
Things are silent, devour sounds.
Things bring things to the point.
Things make proud, things in the safe.
Things lift kingdoms up.
No problem, dude, this thing has swing!
Boom!
No problem, dude, this thing has swing!
Things give kingdoms, things take everything.
No problem, dude, this thing has swing!
Things give kingdoms, things take everything.
Key Vocabulary
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Ding /dɪŋ/ A1 |
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Swing /swɪŋ/ B1 |
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geben /ˈɡeːbən/ A1 |
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nehmen /ˈneːmən/ A1 |
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Kingdom /ˈkɪŋdəm/ B1 |
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machen /ˈmaxən/ A1 |
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kaufen /ˈkaʊ̯fn̩/ A1 |
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Gold /ɡɔlt/ A1 |
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laufen /ˈlaʊ̯fn̩/ A1 |
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interessant /ɪntəʁɛˈsant/ B1 |
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lame /leɪm/ B2 |
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bringen /ˈbʁɪŋən/ A1 |
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Fokus /ˈfoːkʊs/ B2 |
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Game /ɡeɪm/ A1 |
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wollen /ˈvɔlən/ A1 |
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haben /ˈhaːbn̩/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Dinge machen schön, Dinge kaufen.
➔ Present tense for habitual actions.
➔ The phrase "Dinge machen" indicates that things regularly create beauty.
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Dinge bringen Fokus in das Game.
➔ Present tense for stating facts.
➔ The phrase "Dinge bringen" states that things bring focus to the game.
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Dinge leben nicht, Dinge tot.
➔ Negation in present tense.
➔ The phrase "Dinge leben nicht" indicates that things do not live.
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Dinge, die uns verstehen, alles hören, alles sehen.
➔ Relative clauses.
➔ The phrase "Dinge, die uns verstehen" uses a relative clause to describe things that understand us.
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Dinge ersetzen Menschen, Dinge übernehmen.
➔ Present tense for actions performed by subjects.
➔ The phrase "Dinge ersetzen Menschen" indicates that things replace people.
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Dinge machen ritsch, Dinge machen ratsch.
➔ Repetition for emphasis.
➔ The repetition of "Dinge machen" emphasizes the actions of things.
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Dinge haben Macht, Dinge Power.
➔ Noun phrases for emphasis.
➔ The phrase "Dinge haben Macht" emphasizes the power of things.
