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If you were the Mona Lisa 00:06

You'd be hangin' in the Louvre 00:21

Everyone would come to see you 00:27

You'd be impossible to move 00:32

It seems to me 00:38

Is what you are 00:41

A rare and priceless work of art 00:44

Stay behind 00:50

Your velvet rope 00:52

But I will not renounce all hope 00:55

And I'm... 01:00

Right by your side 01:02

Like a thief in the night 01:03

I stand in front of a masterpiece 01:05

And I... 01:08

Can't tell you why 01:12

It hurts so much 01:13

To be in love with the masterpiece 01:17

'Cause after all 01:22

Nothing's indestructible—from the moment I first saw you 01:26

All the darkness turned to white 01:29

An impressionistic paintin' 01:37

Tiny particles of light 01:43

It seems to me 01:48

Is what you're like 01:52

The "Look but, please don't touch me" type 01:55

And honestly 02:01

It can't be fun 02:03

To always be the chosen one 02:07

And I'm... 02:12

Right by your side 02:13

Like a thief in the night 02:16

I stand in front of a masterpiece 02:17

And I... 02:22

Can't tell you why 02:24

It hurts so much 02:26

To be in love with a masterpiece (Masterpiece) 02:30

'Cause after all 02:35

Nothing's indestructible 02:37

Nothing's indestructible 02:40

Nothing's indestructible 02:45

Nothing's indestructible 02:49

And I'm... 03:00

Right by your side 03:02

Like a thief in the night 03:05

I stand in front of a masterpiece 03:07

And I... 03:11

Can't tell you why 03:14

It hurts so much 03:16

To be in love with a masterpiece 03:18

And I'm... 03:23

Right by your side 03:25

Like a thief in the night 03:26

I stand in front of a masterpiece 03:29

And I... 03:33

Can't tell you why 03:35

It hurts so much 03:37

To be in love with a masterpiece (Masterpiece) 03:40

'Cause after all 03:45

Nothing's indestructible... 03:49

'Cause after all 03:54

Nothing's indestructible 04:01

04:04

Masterpiece

Madonna

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Lyrics:

[English]

If you were the Mona Lisa

You'd be hangin' in the Louvre

Everyone would come to see you

You'd be impossible to move

It seems to me

Is what you are

A rare and priceless work of art

Stay behind

Your velvet rope

But I will not renounce all hope

And I'm...

Right by your side

Like a thief in the night

I stand in front of a masterpiece

And I...

Can't tell you why

It hurts so much

To be in love with the masterpiece

'Cause after all

Nothing's indestructible—from the moment I first saw you

All the darkness turned to white

An impressionistic paintin'

Tiny particles of light

It seems to me

Is what you're like

The "Look but, please don't touch me" type

And honestly

It can't be fun

To always be the chosen one

And I'm...

Right by your side

Like a thief in the night

I stand in front of a masterpiece

And I...

Can't tell you why

It hurts so much

To be in love with a masterpiece (Masterpiece)

'Cause after all

Nothing's indestructible

And I'm...

Right by your side

Like a thief in the night

I stand in front of a masterpiece

And I...

Can't tell you why

It hurts so much

To be in love with a masterpiece

And I'm...

Right by your side

Like a thief in the night

I stand in front of a masterpiece

And I...

Can't tell you why

It hurts so much

To be in love with a masterpiece (Masterpiece)

'Cause after all

Nothing's indestructible...

'Cause after all

Nothing's indestructible

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
hang /hæŋ/ A2	verb - to suspend or be suspended from above
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to go in a specified direction or manner
rare /reər/ B1	adjective - not occurring very often
priceless /ˈpraɪsləs/ B2	adjective - so precious that its value cannot be determined
art /ɑːrt/ A1	noun - the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - want something to happen or be the case
thief /θiːf/ B1	noun - a person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
masterpiece /ˈmɑːstərpiːs/ B2	noun - a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury verb - to feel emotional pain or distress
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for (someone) noun - an intense feeling of affection
indestructible /ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktɪbəl/ C1	adjective - not able to be destroyed
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - the state of being dark
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all wavelengths of visible light; the opposite of black. noun - a white colour or pigment.
painting /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ A2	noun - the action or skill of using paint
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment; amusement. adjective - amusing, enjoyable, or entertaining.
chosen /ˈtʃoʊzn/ B1	adjective - selected or preferred

Vocabulary

Meanings

hang

/hæŋ/

verb
- to suspend or be suspended from above

move

/muːv/

verb
- to go in a specified direction or manner

rare

/reər/

adjective
- not occurring very often

priceless

/ˈpraɪsləs/

adjective
- so precious that its value cannot be determined

art

/ɑːrt/

noun
- the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination

hope

/hoʊp/

noun
- a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen

verb
- want something to happen or be the case

thief

/θiːf/

noun
- a person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence

night

/naɪt/

noun
- the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours

masterpiece

/ˈmɑːstərpiːs/

noun
- a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship

hurt

/hɜːrt/

verb
- to cause physical pain or injury

verb
- to feel emotional pain or distress

love

/lʌv/

verb
- to feel deep affection for (someone)

noun
- an intense feeling of affection

indestructible

/ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktɪbəl/

adjective
- not able to be destroyed

darkness

/ˈdɑːrknəs/

noun
- the state of being dark

white

/waɪt/

adjective
- of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all wavelengths of visible light; the opposite of black.

noun
- a white colour or pigment.

painting

/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/

noun
- the action or skill of using paint

fun

/fʌn/

noun
- enjoyment; amusement.

adjective
- amusing, enjoyable, or entertaining.

chosen

/ˈtʃoʊzn/

adjective
- selected or preferred

Grammar:

If you were the Mona Lisa

➔ Second conditional (past tense 'were' for hypothetical situation)

➔ 'Were' is used instead of 'was' in second conditional to indicate unreal or hypothetical situations.
And I will not renounce all hope

➔ Future simple tense with 'will' to express a determination or promise

➔ 'Will' indicates a future action or intent, showing the speaker's resolve.
Nothing's indestructible

➔ Gerund/Adjective phrase expressing negation and property

➔ The contraction 'Nothing's' combines 'Nothing' and 'is', stating that something does not possess a certain property.
You'd be hangin' in the Louvre

➔ Conditional mood with 'would' + base verb, indicating hypothetical or future possibility

➔ 'Would' indicates a conditional or hypothetical scenario, often translated as 'would' + verb.
You'd be hangin' in the Louvre

➔ Present participle 'hanging' after 'be' verb in a conditional phrase

➔ The form 'be hanging' is the present participle used to describe ongoing action in a conditional context.