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♪ 1...2...1 2 BUCKLE DANG ♪ 00:00
♪♪♪ 00:03
♪ I WAS BORN AGAIN A LITTLE NORTH OF DISNEYLAND ♪ 00:10
♪ SOMEWHERE UNDER WONDERLAND ♪ 00:13
♪ IN HOLLYWOOD ♪ 00:15
♪ BUT THEN I HAD TO GO ♪ 00:16
♪ SKIPPING AND DIVING AND BOUNCING ♪ 00:17
♪ BACK TO NEW YORK CITY ♪ 00:18
♪ STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF AMERICA ♪ 00:20
♪ WHERE ALL THE WILD THINGS GROW ♪ 00:21
♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪ 00:24
♪ I WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪ 00:27
♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪ 00:31
♪ I LIVE ALONE BUT I AM HUNGRY FOR AFFECTION ♪ 00:38
♪ I JUST STRUGGLE WITH CONNECTION ♪ 00:40
♪ TIL THE WATER CALLS ME HOME ♪ 00:42
♪ DOWN UNDER THE OCEAN ♪ 00:45
♪ AMONG MILLIONS OF OTHER LONELY PEOPLE ♪ 00:46
♪ DROWNING AMONG THE ONLY PEOPLE ♪ 00:48
♪ WE ARE EVER GOING TO KNOW ♪ 00:50
♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪ 00:52
♪ I WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪ 00:55
♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪ 00:59
♪ I WANNA BE LIKE THE PEOPLE I SEE ♪ 01:06
♪ THEY WANT A ROVER JUST LIKE ME ♪ 01:09
♪ I WANNA STAY BUT WHAT KEEPS ME AWAY ♪ 01:13
♪ IS I'M TIED INTO THE LIGHTNING LINE ♪ 01:15
♪ I WANNA SEE IF THE SUN IS SHINING ♪ 01:20
♪ LONG NIGHT'S JUST A WASTE OF TIME ♪ 01:23
♪ I DON'T WANNA SEE PEOPLE LIKE ME ♪ 01:27
♪ JUST SLEEPING AND WAKING AND HOPING AND HATING AND... ♪ 01:29
♪ YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M A CARNIVAL ATTRACTION ♪ 01:34
♪ YOU SAY "LOVE IS AN ABSTRACTION ♪ 01:36
♪ JUST SOME GHOST THAT YOU CHASE" ♪ 01:38
♪ WELL, I AM A CYPHER ♪ 01:40
♪ I AM A BLANK SPACE ♪ 01:41
♪ FILLED UP WITH WORDS YOU REMEMBER ♪ 01:43
♪ FROM WHENEVER YOU SAW MY FACE ♪ 01:45
♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪ 01:47
♪ I DON'T WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪ 01:51
♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪ 01:54
♪ I WANNA BE LIKE ALL THE PEOPLE I SEE ♪ 02:01
♪ HEY MAN, THEY WANT A ROVER JUST LIKE ME ♪ 02:04
♪ I WANNA STAY BUT WHAT KEEPS ME AWAY ♪ 02:08
♪ IS I'M PLUGGED INTO THE LIGHTNING LINE ♪ 02:11
♪ I WANNA BE WHERE THE SUN IS SHINING ALL NIGHT ♪ 02:15
♪ CHASING TIME ♪ 02:20
♪ I DON'T WANNA BE WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME ♪ 02:22
♪ JUST CREEPING AND WAKING AND ♪ 02:25
♪ HOPING AND HATING AND... ♪ 02:27
♪ NOW WHAT IS THE PRICE FOR ALL THIS FAME AND SELF-ABSORPTION? ♪ 02:29
♪ WE TURN OURSELVES INTO ORPHANS ♪ 02:32
♪ AND THEN SPEND OUR NIGHTS ALONE ♪ 02:34
♪ LIVING IN FEAR OF SOME IMAGINARY CONSEQUENCE ♪ 02:36
♪ TERROR INCOGNITO ♪ 02:39
♪ O-BLA-DI ♪ 02:41
♪ LI-BI-DO ♪ 02:41
♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪ 02:43
♪ I DON'T WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪ 02:46
♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪ 02:50
♪ TRUTH IS, I DON'T WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪ 02:55
♪ AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪ 03:00
♪ BUT HEY, I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪ 03:03
♪ OH MAN, I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪ 03:09
♪ OH, I DO NOT WANNA GO HOME ♪ 03:17

Earthquake Driver – English Lyrics

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Counting Crows
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Somewhere Under Wonderland
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Discover the energetic and lyrically clever "Earthquake Driver" by Counting Crows to enhance your English learning. The song's fast-paced, conversational lyrics are perfect for practicing natural-sounding phrasing and rhythm. Its blend of straightforward confessions and witty humor offers a great opportunity to explore the nuances of tone and irony in the English language.

[English]
♪ 1...2...1 2 BUCKLE DANG ♪
♪♪♪
♪ I WAS BORN AGAIN A LITTLE NORTH OF DISNEYLAND ♪
♪ SOMEWHERE UNDER WONDERLAND ♪
♪ IN HOLLYWOOD ♪
♪ BUT THEN I HAD TO GO ♪
♪ SKIPPING AND DIVING AND BOUNCING ♪
♪ BACK TO NEW YORK CITY ♪
♪ STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF AMERICA ♪
♪ WHERE ALL THE WILD THINGS GROW ♪
♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪
♪ I WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪
♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪
♪ I LIVE ALONE BUT I AM HUNGRY FOR AFFECTION ♪
♪ I JUST STRUGGLE WITH CONNECTION ♪
♪ TIL THE WATER CALLS ME HOME ♪
♪ DOWN UNDER THE OCEAN ♪
♪ AMONG MILLIONS OF OTHER LONELY PEOPLE ♪
♪ DROWNING AMONG THE ONLY PEOPLE ♪
♪ WE ARE EVER GOING TO KNOW ♪
♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪
♪ I WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪
♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪
♪ I WANNA BE LIKE THE PEOPLE I SEE ♪
♪ THEY WANT A ROVER JUST LIKE ME ♪
♪ I WANNA STAY BUT WHAT KEEPS ME AWAY ♪
♪ IS I'M TIED INTO THE LIGHTNING LINE ♪
♪ I WANNA SEE IF THE SUN IS SHINING ♪
♪ LONG NIGHT'S JUST A WASTE OF TIME ♪
♪ I DON'T WANNA SEE PEOPLE LIKE ME ♪
♪ JUST SLEEPING AND WAKING AND HOPING AND HATING AND... ♪
♪ YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M A CARNIVAL ATTRACTION ♪
♪ YOU SAY "LOVE IS AN ABSTRACTION ♪
♪ JUST SOME GHOST THAT YOU CHASE" ♪
♪ WELL, I AM A CYPHER ♪
♪ I AM A BLANK SPACE ♪
♪ FILLED UP WITH WORDS YOU REMEMBER ♪
♪ FROM WHENEVER YOU SAW MY FACE ♪
♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪
♪ I DON'T WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪
♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪
♪ I WANNA BE LIKE ALL THE PEOPLE I SEE ♪
♪ HEY MAN, THEY WANT A ROVER JUST LIKE ME ♪
♪ I WANNA STAY BUT WHAT KEEPS ME AWAY ♪
♪ IS I'M PLUGGED INTO THE LIGHTNING LINE ♪
♪ I WANNA BE WHERE THE SUN IS SHINING ALL NIGHT ♪
♪ CHASING TIME ♪
♪ I DON'T WANNA BE WITH PEOPLE LIKE ME ♪
♪ JUST CREEPING AND WAKING AND ♪
♪ HOPING AND HATING AND... ♪
♪ NOW WHAT IS THE PRICE FOR ALL THIS FAME AND SELF-ABSORPTION? ♪
♪ WE TURN OURSELVES INTO ORPHANS ♪
♪ AND THEN SPEND OUR NIGHTS ALONE ♪
♪ LIVING IN FEAR OF SOME IMAGINARY CONSEQUENCE ♪
♪ TERROR INCOGNITO ♪
♪ O-BLA-DI ♪
♪ LI-BI-DO ♪
♪ I WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪
♪ I DON'T WANNA BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪
♪ I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪
♪ TRUTH IS, I DON'T WANNA BE AN EARTHQUAKE DRIVER ♪
♪ AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE AN AQUARIUM DIVER ♪
♪ BUT HEY, I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪
♪ OH MAN, I JUST DON'T WANNA GO HOME ♪
♪ OH, I DO NOT WANNA GO HOME ♪

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Vocabulary Meanings

earthquake

/'ɜːrθkweɪk/

B1
  • noun
  • - a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

driver

/'draɪvər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a person who drives a vehicle.

aquarium

/əˈkweəriəm/

B1
  • noun
  • - a transparent tank of water in which fish and other water animals and plants are kept.

diver

/ˈdaɪvər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a person who swims underwater using special equipment.

home

/hoʊm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.

hungry

/ˈhʌŋɡri/

A1
  • adjective
  • - feeling a need or desire for food.
  • adjective
  • - having a strong desire or craving for something.

affection

/əˈfekʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - a gentle feeling of fondness or liking.

struggle

/ˈstrʌɡl/

B1
  • verb
  • - to make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.
  • noun
  • - a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or constriction; a hard and difficult time.

connection

/kəˈnekʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else; a feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.

lonely

/ˈloʊnli/

A2
  • adjective
  • - sad because one has no friends or company.

drowning

/ˈdraʊnɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - (present participle) dying or being killed by submersion in water.
  • verb
  • - (present participle, figurative) being overwhelmed by something, especially a large amount of work or problems.

lightning

/ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

B1
  • noun
  • - the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.

waste

/weɪst/

B1
  • noun
  • - material that is not wanted or cannot be used.
  • verb
  • - use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

carnival

/ˈkɑːrnɪvl/

B1
  • noun
  • - a public festival, typically one that takes place in the street with parades, music, and dancing; an entertainment combining a traveling amusement show and a circus.

attraction

/əˈtrækʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - the action or power of drawing or alluring a person or thing; a feature or quality that makes something interesting or desirable; a place or event that draws visitors.

abstraction

/æbˈstrækʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events; a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.

ghost

/ɡoʊst/

A2
  • noun
  • - an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living.

cypher

/ˈsaɪfər/

C1
  • noun
  • - a secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
  • noun
  • - a person or thing of no importance; a nonentity.

orphans

/ˈɔːrfənz/

B1
  • noun
  • - (plural) children whose parents are dead.
  • noun
  • - (plural, figurative) people or things that are isolated or without support.

consequence

/ˈkɑːnsəkwens/

B2
  • noun
  • - a result or effect of an action or condition.

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