– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

to the haters the doubters my seventh

grade vice principal to everyone who's

ever told anyone with a dream they

can't this video is for

you keep your head down follow the rules

do as you're told play it safe wait your

turn ask permission learn to compromise

this is terrible

advice if I were to write an

autobiography a book about my life one

title that would work would be do what

you can't because that idea encapsulates

everything I've ever done like when I

wanted to move to New York City and my

dad was like you can't you don't have

any money or when I first said I wanted

to make movies and it was you can't you

didn't go to film school I want to have

a TV show you can't Casey you're not

pretty enough

and to go even further like if I were to

characterize what this new generation of

content creators and filmmakers what

what we all do on YouTube and everywhere

else is we do what we

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can't you can't be an action movie

filmmaker but you get your parkour

friends to dress up like video game

characters jump off some buildings and

you can right Devon yes you can't have a

talk show but you have a webcam and you

can up You Beautiful Bastard what this

is my first YouTube video ever next

thing you know you're interviewing the

president I heard that you're going to

be out of a job soon maybe I'll start a

YouTube show that's what I'm thinking

you can't fly around New York City on a

magic carpet but get your electric

skateboard some PVC pipe a great outfit

give Jesse a call and you can what do

you think this going be so dope you

don't need gear you don't need trucks or

a crane you don't need some big

expensive camera that never worked when

you're a Creator you don't need someone

in your ear telling you what you can and

can't do I'm racing the subway what you

can and can't say I accidentally did the

Shocker oh my God they call us Gamers

influencers internet famous what the

[ __ ] does that mean but we know

something they don't you can start a

vlog or a makeup Channel we travel

around the world with a gigantic piano

playing in beautiful places for

interested people when you're a Creator

all you need is your phone an internet

connection and a g idea a story you want

to share something you need to say

confidence is within yourself and the

rest is

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history if you do it right you get to

quit the day job make friends from

places you've never been meetups

collaborations just two boys and two

video cameras a life moving so fast and

so full you won't even have time to

process it

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so to my fellow creators I say keep

creating keep doing the

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work and never forget you don't have to

listen to anyone because in this new

world no one knows anything hi the

haters the doubters are all drinking

champagne in the top deck of the Titanic

and we are the [ __ ] iceberg

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do what you can't

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
haters /ˈheɪtərz/ B1	noun - people who dislike and criticize others
doubters /ˈdaʊtərz/ B1	noun - people who question or lack confidence in something
advice /ədˈvaɪs/ A2	noun - guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action
autobiography /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒɡrəfi/ C1	noun - an account of a person's life written by that person
encapsulates /ɪnˈkæpsjʊleɪts/ C1	verb - to express the essential character of something concisely
compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ B1	verb - to reach an agreement by making concessions
filmmakers /ˈfɪlmmeɪkərz/ B2	noun - people who make films
content /kənˈtent/ B1	noun - the subject matter of a communication
characterize /ˈkærəktəraɪz/ C1	verb - to describe the qualities or peculiarities of
generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/ B1	noun - the average period between the birth of a parent and a child
interviewing /ˈɪntərvjuːɪŋ/ B2	verb - to ask someone questions in a formal or informal way
skateboard /ˈskeɪtbɔːrd/ A2	noun - a short board with wheels attached to the underside
Creator /kriˈeɪtər/ B1	noun - a person who creates something
connection /kəˈnekʃən/ A2	noun - a relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B1	noun - the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something
collaborations /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃənz/ B2	noun - the action of working with someone to produce or create something
process /ˈprɒses/ B1	verb - to deal with something or somebody

Key Grammar Structures

• to everyone who's ever told anyone with a dream they can't

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The phrase "who's ever told" uses the present perfect continuous to describe an action that started in the past and is relevant now, emphasizing ongoing experience.

• if I were to write an autobiography

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ The phrase "if I were to write" uses the second conditional to discuss a hypothetical situation and its imaginary result.

• you can't be an action movie filmmaker but you get your parkour friends

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction

  ➔ The use of "but" contrasts the idea of not being able to do something with the action of finding a way to do it anyway.

• when you're a Creator all you need is your phone an internet connection and a great idea

  ➔ Present simple in conditional context

  ➔ The phrase "all you need is" uses the present simple to state a general truth or condition, emphasizing what is essential for creators.

• if you do it right you get to quit the day job

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ The phrase "if you do it right you get to quit" uses the first conditional to describe a likely result based on a realistic condition.