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I do not need (he does not need) 00:35
A microphone (a microphone) 00:38
My voice is fuckin' (fuckin') 00:41
Powerful 00:44
00:49
Ohh sorry... 01:07
I did not mean (he did not mean) 01:20
To blow your mind (to blow your mind) 01:23
But that shit happens to me 01:26
All the time 01:29
01:38
Now take a look (take a look) 01:55
Tell me what do you see (What do you see) 01:58
We've got the Pick of Destiny 02:02
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Master Exploder – English Lyrics

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Tenacious D
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The Pick Of Destiny
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I do not need (he does not need)

A microphone (a microphone)

My voice is fuckin' (fuckin')

Powerful

...

Ohh sorry...

I did not mean (he did not mean)

To blow your mind (to blow your mind)

But that shit happens to me

All the time

...

Now take a look (take a look)

Tell me what do you see (What do you see)

We've got the Pick of Destiny

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

microphone

/ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn/

A2
  • noun
  • - a device that captures sound so it can be amplified or recorded

voice

/vɔɪs/

A2
  • noun
  • - the sound produced by a person when speaking or singing

powerful

/ˈpaʊərfʊl/

B1
  • adjective
  • - having a lot of strength or influence

blow

/bloʊ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to produce an air current by exhaling
  • noun
  • - a strike or hit

mind

/maɪnd/

A2
  • noun
  • - the part of a person that thinks and feels

happen

/ˈhæpən/

B2
  • verb
  • - to occur or take place

happen

/ˈhæpən/

B2
  • verb
  • - to occur or take place

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - the measured or passing moments

look

/lʊk/

A2
  • verb
  • - to direct your eyes in a particular direction

see

/siː/

A1
  • verb
  • - to perceive with the eyes

destiny

/ˈdɛstɪni/

B2
  • noun
  • - the events that will happen in the future; fate

destiny

/ˈdɛstɪni/

B2
  • noun
  • - the events that will happen in the future; fate

Key Grammar Structures

  • I do not need (he does not need)

    ➔ Negative present simple with auxiliary 'do/does'

    ➔ 'do not' is used to make negative sentences in the present simple for subjects I, you, we, they.

  • My voice is fuckin' (fuckin') Powerfull

    ➔ Adjective complement after 'be' verb

    ➔ The adjective 'Powerful' describes the subject 'My voice' and follows the linking verb 'is'.

  • I did not mean (he did not mean)

    ➔ Past simple negative with 'did not'

    ➔ 'did not' is used to form negative sentences in the past simple tense.

  • Tell me what do you see (What do you see)

    ➔ Interrogative sentence structure with inversion

    ➔ In questions, the auxiliary 'do' is placed before the subject, indicating inversion of the typical subject-verb order.

  • We've got the Pick of Destiny

    ➔ Present perfect with 'have/has' + past participle

    ➔ 'We've got' is a contraction of 'we have got', used to indicate possession or acquired state in the present.