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Remember once I told you about 00:13

How before I heard it from your mouth 00:16

My name would always hit my ears as such an awful sound? 00:19

And the soul, if that's what you'd call it 00:25

Uneasy ally of the body 00:27

It felt nameless as a river undiscovered underground 00:30

And the first time that you kissed me 00:37

I drank dry the River Lethe 00:39

The Liffey would have been softer on my stomach all the same 00:43

But you spoke some quick new music 00:49

That went so far to soothe this soul 00:52

As it was and ever shall be, unearth without a name 00:55

Some part of me must have died 01:01

The first time that you called me "baby" 01:07

And some part of me came alive 01:13

The first time that you called me "baby" 01:19

These days, I think I owe my life 01:25

To flowers that were left here by my mother 01:28

Ain't that like them, gifting life to you again 01:32

This life lived mostly underground 01:37

Unknowing either sight nor sound 01:40

'Til reaching up for sunlight just to be ripped out by the stem 01:43

Sensing only now it's dying 01:49

Drying out, then drowning blindly 01:52

Blooming forth its every colour 01:55

In the moments it has left 01:58

To share the space with simple living things 02:00

Infinitely suffering, but fighting off like all creation 02:04

The absence of itself, anyway 02:10

Some part of me must have died 02:13

Each time that you called me "baby" 02:19

And some part of me stayed alive 02:25

Each time that you called, each time that you called 02:31

Come here 02:37

Ooh-la-la, ooh-la-la 02:37

Whatever keeps you around, it keeps you around 02:42

Ooh-la-la, come here, ooh-la-la 02:49

Whatever keeps you around, it keeps you around 02:54

The last time it was heard out loud 03:01

The perfect genius of our hands and mouths were shocked 03:04

To resignation as the arguing declined 03:08

When I was young, I used to guess 03:13

Are there limits to any emptiness? 03:16

When was the last time? 03:19

Come here to me, when was the last time? 03:21

Some part of me must have died 03:25

The final time you called me "baby" 03:31

But some part of me came alive 03:37

The final time you called me "baby" 03:43

03:48

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Hozier

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Unreal Unearth

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Lyrics:

[English]

Remember once I told you about

How before I heard it from your mouth

My name would always hit my ears as such an awful sound?

And the soul, if that's what you'd call it

Uneasy ally of the body

It felt nameless as a river undiscovered underground

And the first time that you kissed me

I drank dry the River Lethe

The Liffey would have been softer on my stomach all the same

But you spoke some quick new music

That went so far to soothe this soul

As it was and ever shall be, unearth without a name

Some part of me must have died

The first time that you called me "baby"

And some part of me came alive

The first time that you called me "baby"

These days, I think I owe my life

To flowers that were left here by my mother

Ain't that like them, gifting life to you again

This life lived mostly underground

Unknowing either sight nor sound

'Til reaching up for sunlight just to be ripped out by the stem

Sensing only now it's dying

Drying out, then drowning blindly

Blooming forth its every colour

In the moments it has left

To share the space with simple living things

Infinitely suffering, but fighting off like all creation

The absence of itself, anyway

Some part of me must have died

Each time that you called me "baby"

And some part of me stayed alive

Each time that you called, each time that you called

Come here

Ooh-la-la, ooh-la-la

Whatever keeps you around, it keeps you around

Ooh-la-la, come here, ooh-la-la

Whatever keeps you around, it keeps you around

The last time it was heard out loud

The perfect genius of our hands and mouths were shocked

To resignation as the arguing declined

When I was young, I used to guess

Are there limits to any emptiness?

When was the last time?

Come here to me, when was the last time?

Some part of me must have died

The final time you called me "baby"

But some part of me came alive

The final time you called me "baby"

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch or press with the lips as a sign of love or greeting noun - a gesture of affection involving pressing lips together
river /ˈrɪvər/ B1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river noun - a large flow or movement resembling a stream of water
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal
underground /ˌʌndərˈɡraʊnd/ B2	adjective - beneath the surface of the ground
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A2	noun - the blossom of a plant
native /ˈneɪtɪv/ B2	adjective - born in a particular place or country
create /kriˈeɪt/ B1	verb - to bring something into existence
meaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ B2	noun - the idea that a word or phrase represents
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - living; not dead
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to die by submersion in water
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - the act of suffocating in water
shocked /ʃɒkt/ or /ʃɑːkt/ B2	adjective - surprised or upset by something unexpected
limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ B1	noun - a point beyond which something does not or cannot extend verb - to restrict or reduce
emptiness /ˈɛmptɪnəs/ C1	noun - the state of containing nothing; void or vacancy

Vocabulary

Meanings

kiss

/kɪs/

verb
- to touch or press with the lips as a sign of love or greeting

noun
- a gesture of affection involving pressing lips together

river

/ˈrɪvər/

noun
- a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river

noun
- a large flow or movement resembling a stream of water

soul

/soʊl/

noun
- the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, often regarded as immortal

underground

/ˌʌndərˈɡraʊnd/

adjective
- beneath the surface of the ground

flower

/ˈflaʊər/

noun
- the blossom of a plant

native

/ˈneɪtɪv/

adjective
- born in a particular place or country

create

/kriˈeɪt/

verb
- to bring something into existence

meaning

/ˈmiːnɪŋ/

noun
- the idea that a word or phrase represents

alive

/əˈlaɪv/

adjective
- living; not dead

drown

/draʊn/

verb
- to die by submersion in water

drowning

/ˈdraʊnɪŋ/

verb (gerund)
- the act of suffocating in water

shocked

/ʃɒkt/ or /ʃɑːkt/

adjective
- surprised or upset by something unexpected

limit

/ˈlɪmɪt/

noun
- a point beyond which something does not or cannot extend

verb
- to restrict or reduce

emptiness

/ˈɛmptɪnəs/

noun
- the state of containing nothing; void or vacancy

Grammar:

My name would always hit my ears as such an awful sound

➔ Conditional tense with 'would' to express habitual or hypothetical situations

➔ 'Would' is used here to indicate a habitual or imagined reaction in the past
I drank dry the River Lethe

➔ Simple past tense to describe a completed action

➔ The verb 'drank' is the past tense of 'drink', indicating a completed action in the past
The soul, if that's what you'd call it

➔ Second conditional or hypothetical clause using 'if' to discuss a situation contrary to fact

➔ The phrase 'if that's what you'd call it' introduces a hypothetical or doubtful statement
Some part of me must have died

➔ Modal verb 'must' with perfect infinitive to express deduction or certainty about a past event

➔ 'Must have died' suggests a logical conclusion or strong belief about what happened in the past
Come here to me, when was the last time?

➔ Interrogative sentence using 'when' to ask about the time of a past event

➔ 'When was the last time?' is used to inquire about the most recent occurrence of an event
The final time you called me 'baby'

➔ Superlative noun 'final' used with 'time' to specify the last occurrence

➔ 'Final time' indicates the last occurrence of an action or event