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You, with your words like knives 00:07

And swords and weapons that you use against me 00:10

You have knocked me off my feet again 00:13

Got me feeling like I'm nothing 00:17

You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard 00:19

Calling me out when I'm wounded 00:23

You, picking on the weaker man 00:25

00:28

Well, you can take me down 00:32

With just one single blow 00:34

But you don't know what you don't know 00:39

Someday, I'll be living in a big old city 00:42

And all you're ever gonna be is mean 00:48

00:52

Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 00:54

And all you're ever gonna be is mean 01:00

Why you gotta be so mean? 01:04

01:07

You, with your switching sides 01:12

And your wildfire lies and your humiliation 01:14

You have pointed out my flaws again 01:17

As if I don't already see them 01:21

I walk with my head down 01:23

Trying to block you out, 'cause I'll never impress you 01:26

I just wanna feel okay again 01:29

01:33

I bet you got pushed around 01:35

Somebody made you cold 01:38

But the cycle ends right now 01:41

'Cause you can't lead me down that road 01:44

And you don't know what you don't know 01:47

Someday, I'll be living in a big old city 01:49

And all you're ever gonna be is mean 01:55

Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 02:01

And all you're ever gonna be is mean 02:07

Why you gotta be so mean? 02:11

02:14

And I can see you years from now in a bar 02:23

Talking over a football game 02:28

With that same big loud opinion 02:31

But nobody's listening 02:34

Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things 02:36

Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing 02:45

But all you are is mean 02:51

All you are is mean 02:57

And a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life 02:59

And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean 03:04

But someday, I'll be living in a big old city 03:10

And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah 03:16

Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 03:22

And all you're ever gonna be is mean 03:27

(Why you gotta be so mean?) 03:32

Someday, I'll be living in a big old city 03:33

(Why you gotta be so mean?) 03:38

And all you're ever gonna be is mean 03:39

(Why you gotta be so mean?) 03:44

Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me 03:45

(Why you gotta be so mean?) 03:50

And all you're ever gonna be is mean 03:51

Why you gotta be so mean? 03:55

03:59

Mean

Taylor Swift

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Lyrics:

[English]

You, with your words like knives

And swords and weapons that you use against me

You have knocked me off my feet again

Got me feeling like I'm nothing

You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard

Calling me out when I'm wounded

You, picking on the weaker man

...

Well, you can take me down

With just one single blow

But you don't know what you don't know

Someday, I'll be living in a big old city

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

...

Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?

...

You, with your switching sides

And your wildfire lies and your humiliation

You have pointed out my flaws again

As if I don't already see them

I walk with my head down

Trying to block you out, 'cause I'll never impress you

I just wanna feel okay again

...

I bet you got pushed around

Somebody made you cold

But the cycle ends right now

'Cause you can't lead me down that road

And you don't know what you don't know

Someday, I'll be living in a big old city

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?

...

And I can see you years from now in a bar

Talking over a football game

With that same big loud opinion

But nobody's listening

Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things

Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing

But all you are is mean

All you are is mean

And a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life

And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean

But someday, I'll be living in a big old city

And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah

Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

(Why you gotta be so mean?)

Someday, I'll be living in a big old city

(Why you gotta be so mean?)

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

(Why you gotta be so mean?)

Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me

(Why you gotta be so mean?)

And all you're ever gonna be is mean

Why you gotta be so mean?

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
word /wɜrd/ A1	noun - a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing
knife /naɪf/ A2	noun - a tool used for cutting
sword /sɔrd/ B1	noun - a weapon with a long metal blade
weapon /ˈwɛpən/ B1	noun - an instrument used for fighting or defense
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
mean /miːn/ B2	adjective - unkind or cruel verb - to signify or indicate
flaw /flɔː/ B2	noun - a mistake or defect
humiliation /hjuːˌmɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ C1	noun - the act of making someone feel ashamed or embarrassed
opinion /əˈpɪn.jən/ B1	noun - a belief or judgment about something
bitter /ˈbɪtər/ B2	adjective - having a sharp taste or smell; angry or hurt
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature
block /blɒk/ B1	verb - to obstruct or prevent movement
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive; to exist

Grammar:

You, with your words like knives

➔ Prepositional phrase to describe manner or possession

➔ 'With' introduces a phrase that describes how the words are used
Got me feeling like I'm nothing

➔ Using 'feeling' as a gerund to express emotion or state

➔ 'Feeling' functions as a gerund here, describing the emotional state
Calling me out when I'm wounded

➔ Using 'calling out' as a present participle phrase indicating action

➔ 'Calling out' is a present participle phrase that describes the action of criticizing or confronting
And all you're ever gonna be is mean

➔ Future intention using 'gonna' as a colloquial form of 'going to'

➔ 'Gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to,' expressing a future plan or intention
Why you gotta be so mean?

➔ Use of 'gotta' as a colloquial contraction of 'got to' (have to)

➔ 'Gotta' is a colloquial contraction of 'got to', used to express obligation or necessity
Someday, I'll be living in a big old city

➔ Future continuous tense indicating ongoing action in the future

➔ Using 'will be living' to express an action that will be ongoing in the future