– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

- Well my name's Mike, short for Michael.

Maybe we can call you El, short for 11.

(slow music)

Well, um okay, night El.

- Night Mike.

♪ Just a little uncertainty ♪

♪ Can bring you down ♪

♪ And nobody wants to know you now ♪

♪ And nobody wants to show you how ♪

- [El] Mike, Mike, stop.

- Hey!

Hey, three inch minimum.

(upbeat music)

- Ready, are you?

What knows you are ready?

His name's Yoda.

He can use the force to move things with his mind.

Like this.

Brought you breakfast.

Just trust me, okay.

(laughing)

- What is friend?

- Um a friend is...

- Is someone that you do anything for.

- You lend them your cool stuff

like comic books and trading cards.

- And they never break a promise.

Please, you have to get in or my mom, she'll find you.

Do you understand?

I won't tell her about you, I promise.

- Promise?

- It means something that you can't break, ever.

Eleven, is everything okay?

El?

- Mike.

- Is everything okay?

Are you sure?

- I promise.

(soft techno music)

- Wow, she looks...

- Pretty.

- Will's in fairy land now right?

Flying around with all the other little fairies.

(gasping)

- You're dead, Wheeler, dead!

- Dude, Troy peed himself.

(crowd laughing)

- El?

- Yes.

- I'm happy you're home.

- Me too.

- Guys, it's Lucas.

I think he's in trouble.

- Maybe we can go to the Snow Ball together?

- Snow Ball?

- It's this cheesy school dance

where you go in the gym and dance to music and stuff.

You go to school dances with someone that,

you know, someone that you like?

- Friend?

- Not a friend,

someone like a...

(slow music)

Just hold on a little longer, okay?

He's gone, the bad man's gone.

We'll be home soon.

My mom, she'll get you your own bed.

You can eat as many Eggos as you want.

And we can go to the Snow Ball.

- Promise?

- Promise.

(roaring)

Hello, are you there?

El?

It's me, it's Mike.

Day 352, 7:40 pm.

I'm still here.

- I know it's difficult to accept,

the stories she told you were not true.

She's a very dangerous individual.

- [Man] If she contacts you, you must tell us.

- [Woman] Otherwise you're putting yourself

and your entire family at risk.

Do you understand, Michael?

Do you understand?

- [Man] Michael?

Michael?

- Mike.

- I never gave up on you.

I called you every night.

Every night for...

- 353 days.

I heard. - I can't lose you again.

- You won't lose me.

- Do you promise?

- Promise.

♪ Every game you play ♪

♪ Every night you stay ♪

♪ I'll be watching you ♪

- Do you wanna dance?

- I don't know how.

- I don't either.

Do you wanna figure it out?

♪ Now my fool heart aches ♪

♪ With every step you take ♪

♪ Every move you make ♪

♪ Every vow you break ♪

- I wish I was still with you.

- I know, me too.

But I'll see you tomorrow, all right?

First thing.

- Tomorrow.

I have to go home.

- We're almost there.

- Sorry man, curfew.

Come on, let's go.

- Good luck.

- Curfew at four?

- They're lying.

- It's been like this all summer.

- It's romantic.

- It's gross.

- It's bullshit.

I just got home.

Well their loss, right?

- Is there um...

- Uh oh, I think we're in trouble.

Hello?

- It's 9:32, where are you?

- Sorry I was just about to call.

I um can't see you today.

- Why not?

- It's my nana, she's very sick.

- What?

- Mom, get off the phone!

How many times?

- Did nana call?

- No mom, just get off the phone!

Sorry about that.

- Is that your mom?

- Yeah, she's so upset she's making no sense.

'Cause we have to go to the nursing home to see nana.

- You can come over after.

- No, I mean I just think

I need to be alone today.

What are you doing here?

- Shopping.

- This is her new style.

What do you think?

- What's wrong with you?

You know she's not allowed to be here.

- What is she, your little pet?

- Yeah, am I your pet?

- What, no!

- Then why do you treat me like garbage?

- What?

- You said nana was sick.

- She is, she is, she is sick.

- She's sick, she's super sick.

That's why we're here actually.

- Yeah, we're shopping,

not for us but her her, nana.

- For nana.

- Also we're here to get a gift for you.

Because we couldn't find anything that suited you

and I only have like three dollars and 50 cents

so it's hard.

- Super hard.

It's expensive.

- You lie.

Why do you lie?

I dump your ass.

(upbeat music)

♪ You're as cold as ice ♪

♪ You're willing to sacrifice our love ♪

- Hey.

- Hi.

- Does your species like M&M's?

(slow music)

I like the new look by the way, it's cool.

- Thanks.

- Seriously Mike?

- I'm just trying to demonstrate how careless

Max is with Eleven's powers.

In fact how careless all of you are.

You're treating her like some kind of machine

when she's not a machine.

And I don't want her to die looking for the flate

when they've obviously vanished off the face of the Earth.

So can we please just come up with a new plan

because I love her,

and I can't lose her again.

- What's going on?

- Nothing, nothing.

- Just family discussion.

- Oh.

Mike?

- Yeah.

- Remember that day at the cabin?

You were talking to Max?

- Um, I don't think I follow.

- You talked about your feelings, your heart.

- Oh, oh yeah that.

Man that was so long ago.

I know, it's just heat of the moment stuff

and we were arguing and I don't really remember

what did I say exactly?

- Mike,

I love you too.

(slow music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
uncertainty /ʌnˈsɜːr.tən.ti/ B1	noun - a state of not knowing what will happen or what is true
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ A2	noun - a statement telling someone that you will definitely do something or that something will definitely happen in the future verb - to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will definitely happen in the future
trust /trʌst/ A2	verb - to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you
understand /ˌʌn.dərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to know the meaning of something
dangerous /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs/ A2	adjective - able or likely to cause harm
sacrifice /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ B1	noun - the act of giving up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person verb - to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person
demonstrate /ˈdem.ən.streɪt/ B2	verb - to show someone how to do something by doing it yourself
careless /ˈkeə.ləs/ B1	adjective - not taking enough care or attention
romantic /rəˈmæn.tɪk/ A2	adjective - relating to love or a close loving relationship
gross /ɡroʊs/ A2	adjective - very rude or unpleasant
curfew /ˈkɜːr.fju/ B1	noun - a time after which people must not go out
nursing /ˈnɜːr.sɪŋ/ A2	adjective - relating to the care of sick or injured people
style /staɪl/ A1	noun - a particular way in which something is done
machine /məˈʃiːn/ A1	noun - a piece of equipment with several parts that, when put together, work to perform a particular function
discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ A2	verb - to talk about something with another person or group

Key Grammar Structures

• Maybe we can call you El, short for 11.

  ➔ Present modal verb (can) for suggestion

  ➔ The word "can" is used to make a suggestion or offer a possibility.

• I won't tell her about you, I promise.

  ➔ Future negation with 'will' and emphasis with 'promise'

  ➔ "Won't" (will not) is used for future negation, and "promise" adds emphasis to the commitment.

• You can go to school dances with someone that you like?

  ➔ Question with 'can' and relative clause ('someone that you like')

  ➔ The question uses "can" to ask about possibility, and the relative clause "someone that you like" provides additional information.

• I called you every night. Every night for 353 days.

  ➔ Past simple with adverbial phrase of frequency ('every night')

  ➔ The past simple tense is used with "called" to describe a repeated action, and "every night" specifies the frequency.

• Do you promise?

  ➔ Question with auxiliary verb 'do' for emphasis

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "do" is used in questions to add emphasis or seek confirmation.