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Nothing is so good it lasts eternally 00:27
Perfect situations must go wrong 00:34
But this has never yet prevented me 00:41
Wanting far too much 00:48
For far too long 00:50
Looking back 00:54
I could have played it differently 00:56
Won a few more moments 01:01
Who can tell? 01:04
But it took time to understand the man 01:09
Now at least I know 01:15
I know him well 01:17
Wasn't it good? 01:20
(Oh so good) 01:22
Wasn't he fine? 01:24
(Oh so fine) 01:26
Isn't it madness 01:28
He can't be mine? 01:30
But in the end 01:35
He needs a little bit more than me 01:37
More security 01:40
He needs his fantasy and freedom 01:43
I know him so well 01:47
No one in your life is with you constantly 01:56
No one is completely on your side 02:03
And though I move my world to be with him 02:10
Still the gap between us is too wide 02:17
Looking back (looking back) 02:23
I could have played it differently 02:25
(I could have played it some other way) 02:26
Won a few moments, who can tell? 02:30
(I was just a little careless, maybe) 02:34
But I was ever so much younger then 02:38
(I was so much younger then) 02:42
Now at least I know 02:44
I know him well 02:46
Wasn't it good? 02:50
(Oh so good) 02:51
Wasn't he fine? 02:53
(Oh so fine) 02:55
Isn't it madness 02:57
He won't be mine? 03:00
Didn't I know? 03:04
(Didn't I know?) 03:05
How it would go 03:07
If I knew from the start 03:09
Why am I falling apart? 03:14
Wasn't it good? 03:19
Wasn't he fine? 03:22
(So fine) 03:23
Isn't it madness 03:24
He won't be mine? 03:27
But in the end 03:32
He needs a little bit more than me 03:34
More security 03:37
He needs his fantasy and freedom 03:40
I know him so well 03:44
It took time to understand him 03:48
I know him so well 03:57
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I Know Him So Well – English Lyrics

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[English]

Nothing is so good it lasts eternally
Perfect situations must go wrong
But this has never yet prevented me
Wanting far too much
For far too long
Looking back
I could have played it differently
Won a few more moments
Who can tell?
But it took time to understand the man
Now at least I know
I know him well
Wasn't it good?
(Oh so good)
Wasn't he fine?
(Oh so fine)
Isn't it madness
He can't be mine?
But in the end
He needs a little bit more than me
More security
He needs his fantasy and freedom
I know him so well
No one in your life is with you constantly
No one is completely on your side
And though I move my world to be with him
Still the gap between us is too wide
Looking back (looking back)
I could have played it differently
(I could have played it some other way)
Won a few moments, who can tell?
(I was just a little careless, maybe)
But I was ever so much younger then
(I was so much younger then)
Now at least I know
I know him well
Wasn't it good?
(Oh so good)
Wasn't he fine?
(Oh so fine)
Isn't it madness
He won't be mine?
Didn't I know?
(Didn't I know?)
How it would go
If I knew from the start
Why am I falling apart?
Wasn't it good?
Wasn't he fine?
(So fine)
Isn't it madness
He won't be mine?
But in the end
He needs a little bit more than me
More security
He needs his fantasy and freedom
I know him so well
It took time to understand him
I know him so well

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Vocabulary Meanings

know

/noʊ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to be aware of; to have knowledge of
  • verb
  • - to recognize or identify

need

/niːd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to require something because it is essential or necessary

understand

/ˌʌndərˈstænd/

B1
  • verb
  • - to grasp the meaning, significance or nature of something

fantasy

/ˈfæntəsi/

B2
  • noun
  • - an imaginative creation; something that exists only in the mind

freedom

/ˈfriːdəm/

B1
  • noun
  • - the state of being free; the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants

security

/sɪˈkjʊərəti/

B2
  • noun
  • - the condition of being safe from danger, harm, or loss

madness

/ˈmædnəs/

B2
  • noun
  • - state of being mentally ill; extreme foolishness or chaos

gap

/ɡæp/

B1
  • noun
  • - an opening or space between two objects or points

perfect

/ˈpɜːr.fɪkt/

A2
  • adjective
  • - without any flaws or defects; completely correct

situation

/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - a set of circumstances in which one finds oneself

moment

/ˈmoʊmənt/

A2
  • noun
  • - a very short period of time

careless

/ˈkɛələs/

B2
  • adjective
  • - not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoid mistakes

younger

/ˈjʌŋɡər/

B1
  • adjective
  • - more young; having less age

falling

/ˈfɔːlɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to move downwards, typically rapidly and without control

wide

/waɪd/

A2
  • adjective
  • - having a large extent from side to side; broad

play

/pleɪ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to engage in activity for enjoyment or recreation

look

/lʊk/

A1
  • verb
  • - to direct one's eyes toward someone or something

different

/ˈdɪf(ə)r(ə)nt/

B1
  • adjective
  • - not the same as another or each other; distinct

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