GREENGREEN – English Lyrics

• By: CORTIS

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the unique soundscape of CORTIS's 'GREENGREEN.' This song is an excellent tool for language learners to practice interpreting abstract, poetic English and understanding how rhythm influences emotional delivery in contemporary songwriting.

[English]

That's out

Okay

One more time

What?

Shoot!

Shoot!

Of course

I believed in you

Counter!

Okay

They want you on standby! JUHOON, stand by!

Oh, fake!

Top-of-head photo card

Oh, top-of-head sounds nice

-We have "head" in our lyrics -Exactly

Squid

Forehead photo card

Your forehead wrinkles are too much

Got it

This won't do

Six, seven, eight

Huh?

Five, six, seven, eight

Done

I'm so tired

What's going on?

Oh, it's a ball

I was wondering why you guys were suddenly hugging each other

Touchdown!

I'll block everything

Right there

Okay

You good?

Rugby!

Nice

Touchdown

What are you, an NFL player?

It's fine

Isn't this how you do it?

Yeah

This is how you do it

CORTIS's JAMES!

CORTIS's JAMES!

JAMES!

Goal!

Goal!

Why are you grabbing it with your hands?

Thank you

We were going to play basketball after this

but I don't think that's happening

JUHOON!

JUHOON!

JU...

-No way -No way

No way

CORTIS's JAMES!

He missed it

Why's he dodging that?

Yeah!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
believed /bɪˈliːvd/ A2	verb - To accept that something is true or exists.
counter /ˈkaʊntər/ B1	verb - To speak or act in opposition to something.
standby /ˈstænd.baɪ/ B2	noun - A state of readiness to act or be used.
fake /feɪk/ A2	adjective - Not genuine; imitation.
forehead /ˈfɔːr.hed/ B1	noun - The part of the face above the eyebrows.
wrinkles /ˈrɪŋ.kəlz/ B1	noun - Slight lines or folds in the skin.
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A1	adjective - In need of sleep or rest.
hugging /ˈhʌɡ.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - To hold someone tightly in one's arms.
touchdown /ˈtʌtʃ.daʊn/ B2	noun - A scoring play in American football.
block /blɒk/ A2	verb - To stop something from moving or happening.
goal /ɡoʊl/ A1	noun - A point scored by getting a ball into a net.
grabbing /ˈɡræb.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - To take hold of something suddenly or roughly.
dodging /ˈdɒdʒ.ɪŋ/ B2	verb - To move quickly to avoid being hit.
missed /mɪst/ A2	verb - To fail to hit or catch something.

Key Grammar Structures

• I believed in you

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ "Believed" indicates an action that was completed in the past.

• They want you on standby!

  ➔ Causative structure (implied)

  ➔ "Want you on" suggests the subject desires for someone to be in a specific state.

• Your forehead wrinkles are too much

  ➔ Quantifier 'too much' with uncountable nouns

  ➔ "Too much" is used here to describe an excessive degree of a quality.

• I was wondering why you guys were suddenly hugging

  ➔ Past Continuous in reported questions

  ➔ "Was wondering" sets a past context for a reflective thought.

• I'll block everything

  ➔ Future Simple (Will)

  ➔ "Will" expresses a spontaneous decision or promise to act.

• Isn't this how you do it?

  ➔ Negative Interrogative

  ➔ "Isn't" is used to ask for confirmation of an expectation.

• I don't think that's happening

  ➔ Present Continuous for future arrangements

  ➔ "That's happening" uses the present continuous to refer to a scheduled event.

• Why's he dodging that?

  ➔ Wh- questions with Present Continuous

  ➔ "Why's he dodging" asks for the reason behind a current, ongoing action.