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♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪ 00:14
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪ 00:17
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪ 00:20
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪ 00:24
♪ Am I the only one that's coming unglued ♪ 00:25
♪ Emotions building up, they start to run you ♪ 00:28
♪ Bottles on the shelf I'm 'bout to run through ♪ 00:31
♪ Doing everything I wish that I can undo ♪ 00:34
♪ I'm by myself and why won't no one help ♪ 00:37
♪ I know this can't be healthy so I'm looking for a way out ♪ 00:42
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪ 00:47
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪ 00:51
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪ 00:54
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪ 00:57
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪ 00:59
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪ 01:02
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪ 01:05
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪ 01:09
♪ Trying to find the beauty in the let down ♪ 01:11
♪ Going through my texts now ♪ 01:13
♪ Trying to find the things I never said to prove a point ♪ 01:14
♪ Imma roll my feelings in a joint ♪ 01:17
♪ Pieces of the story that got left out, I checked out ♪ 01:19
♪ Wish it was, I wish it was, I wish it was a phase ♪ 01:22
♪ Nothing you can do and there's nothing you can say ♪ 01:25
♪ Running from the, running from the, running from the pain♪ 01:27
♪ I gotta get away ♪ 01:30
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪ 01:35
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪ 01:39
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪ 01:41
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪ 01:45
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪ 01:47
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪ 01:50
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪ 01:53
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪ 01:56
♪ Ay, ay, ay, ay ♪ 01:59
♪ Drinking every day till the memories fade away, ay, ay, ay ♪ 02:01
♪ I don't wanna die but I don't wanna live this way ay, ay, ay, ay ♪ 02:07
♪ Drinking every day till the memories fade away, ay, ay, ay ♪ 02:13
♪ I don't wanna die but I don't wanna live this way ♪ 02:18
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪ 02:21
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪ 02:24
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪ 02:26
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪ 02:30
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪ 02:32
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪ 02:35
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪ 02:38
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪ 02:42
♪ Am I the only one that's coming unglued ♪ 02:44
♪ And I don't want to be a memory ♪ 02:48
♪ There's bottles on the shelf I'm 'bout to run through ♪ 02:49
♪ And I don't want to be a memory ♪ 02:53
♪ I'm by myself and why won't nobody help ♪ 02:55
♪ I know this can't be healthy so I'm looking for a way out ♪ 03:00
♪ And I don't want to be a memory ♪ 03:05

Memory – English Lyrics

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♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪
♪ Am I the only one that's coming unglued ♪
♪ Emotions building up, they start to run you ♪
♪ Bottles on the shelf I'm 'bout to run through ♪
♪ Doing everything I wish that I can undo ♪
♪ I'm by myself and why won't no one help ♪
♪ I know this can't be healthy so I'm looking for a way out ♪
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪
♪ Trying to find the beauty in the let down ♪
♪ Going through my texts now ♪
♪ Trying to find the things I never said to prove a point ♪
♪ Imma roll my feelings in a joint ♪
♪ Pieces of the story that got left out, I checked out ♪
♪ Wish it was, I wish it was, I wish it was a phase ♪
♪ Nothing you can do and there's nothing you can say ♪
♪ Running from the, running from the, running from the pain♪
♪ I gotta get away ♪
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪
♪ Ay, ay, ay, ay ♪
♪ Drinking every day till the memories fade away, ay, ay, ay ♪
♪ I don't wanna die but I don't wanna live this way ay, ay, ay, ay ♪
♪ Drinking every day till the memories fade away, ay, ay, ay ♪
♪ I don't wanna die but I don't wanna live this way ♪
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪
♪ I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down ♪
♪ Wanna get high, I don't know how to come down ♪
♪ Help me now, I'm running on empty ♪
♪And I don't wanna be a memory ♪
♪ Am I the only one that's coming unglued ♪
♪ And I don't want to be a memory ♪
♪ There's bottles on the shelf I'm 'bout to run through ♪
♪ And I don't want to be a memory ♪
♪ I'm by myself and why won't nobody help ♪
♪ I know this can't be healthy so I'm looking for a way out ♪
♪ And I don't want to be a memory ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

run

/rʌn/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move quickly on foot
  • verb
  • - to manage or operate

memory

/ˈmɛməri/

A1
  • noun
  • - something remembered from the past

empty

/ˈɛmpti/

A1
  • adjective
  • - containing nothing

fast

/fæst/

A1
  • adjective
  • - moving or capable of moving at high speed

high

/haɪ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - great, or greater than normal, in quantity or degree
  • noun
  • - a state of euphoria, often induced by drugs

slow

/sloʊ/

A1
  • adjective
  • - moving or operating at a low speed

down

/daʊn/

A1
  • adjective
  • - towards a lower position

help

/hɛlp/

A1
  • verb
  • - to make it easier or possible for someone to do something

unglued

/ʌnˈɡluːd/

B2
  • adjective
  • - emotionally upset or out of control

emotion

/ɪˈmoʊʃən/

A2
  • noun
  • - a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances

bottle

/ˈbɑːtl/

A1
  • noun
  • - a container with a narrow neck, used to hold liquids

healthy

/ˈhɛlθi/

A2
  • adjective
  • - in good physical or mental condition

beauty

/ˈbjuːti/

A2
  • noun
  • - a combination of qualities that pleases the senses or mind

fade

/feɪd/

B1
  • verb
  • - to become less strong or distinct

joint

/dʒɔɪnt/

B1
  • noun
  • - a place or point of joining
  • noun
  • - a cigarette rolled with marijuana

phase

/feɪz/

B1
  • noun
  • - a distinct period or stage in a process of change or forming part of something

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Key Grammar Structures

  • I wanna live life fast, I don't know how to slow down

    ➔ Present Simple with 'wanna' (informal contraction of 'want to')

    ➔ The phrase 'I wanna' is an informal way to say 'I want to', commonly used in spoken English and lyrics.

  • Am I the only one that's coming unglued

    ➔ Present Continuous with 'that's' (contraction of 'that is')

    ➔ The phrase 'that's coming unglued' uses the present continuous to describe an action happening now, with 'that's' as a contraction of 'that is'.

  • Emotions building up, they start to run you

    ➔ Present Continuous Passive

    ➔ 'Emotions building up' is in the present continuous passive, indicating an ongoing action where the subject is being acted upon.

  • I'm by myself and why won't no one help

    ➔ Contraction 'I'm' (I am) and Double Negative

    ➔ 'I'm' is a contraction of 'I am', and 'won't no one' is a double negative, which is common in informal English but generally avoided in formal writing.

  • I know this can't be healthy, so I'm looking for a way out

    ➔ Modal Verb 'can't' (cannot) and Present Continuous

    ➔ 'Can't' is a modal verb expressing inability, and 'I'm looking' is in the present continuous, indicating an action in progress.