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♪♪♪ [VOCALIZING] 00:00
♪ LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME ♪ 00:15
♪ I'LL PULL YOU IN, I PULLED YOU BACK TO ♪ 00:20
♪ WHAT YOU NEED INITIALLY ♪ 00:25
♪ IT'S JUST ONE CALL AWAY ♪ 00:31
♪ AND YOU'LL LEAVE HIM ♪ 00:37
♪ YOU'RE LOYAL TO ME ♪ 00:38
♪ BUT THIS TIME I LET YOU BE ♪ 00:41
♪ 'CAUSE HE SEEMS LIKE HE'S GOOD FOR YOU ♪ 00:46
♪ AND HE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD ♪ 00:49
♪ AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS SAY HE'S THE ONE ♪ 00:53
♪ HIS LOVE FOR YOU IS TRUE ♪ 00:57
♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW YOU CALL ME WHEN HE SLEEPS ♪ 01:02
♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW THE PICTURES THAT YOU KEEP ♪ 01:10
♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW THE REASONS THAT YOU CRY ♪ 01:17
♪ OR TELL ME DOES HE KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART LIES ♪ 01:25
♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪ 01:34
♪ YEAH ♪ 01:38
♪ YOU SHOULD BE WITH HIM, I LET YOU GO FROM TIME ♪ 01:39
♪ YOU SHOULD STAY WITH HIM ♪ 01:47
♪ 'CAUSE HE SEEMS LIKE HE'S GOOD FOR YOU ♪ 01:49
♪ AND HE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD ♪ 01:53
♪ AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS SAY HE'S THE ONE ♪ 01:58
♪ HIS LOVE FOR YOU IS TRUE ♪ 02:01
♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW YOU CALL ME WHEN HE SLEEPS ♪ 02:06
♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW THE PICTURES THAT YOU KEEP ♪ 02:14
♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW THE REASONS THAT YOU CRY ♪ 02:22
♪ OR TELL ME DOES HE KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART LIES ♪ 02:29
♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪ 02:38
♪ RIGHT HERE WITH ME BABE ♪ 02:43
♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪ 02:45
♪ MY BED ♪ 02:51
♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪ 02:54
♪ IN MY HEART ♪ 02:59
♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪ 03:01
♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪ 03:09
♪♪♪ 03:13
♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪ 03:26
♪♪♪ 03:29
♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪ 03:41
♪♪♪ 03:46

Moth To A Flame

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Swedish House Mafia, The Weeknd
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Lyrics:

[English]

♪♪♪ [VOCALIZING]

♪ LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME ♪

♪ I'LL PULL YOU IN, I PULLED YOU BACK TO ♪

♪ WHAT YOU NEED INITIALLY ♪

♪ IT'S JUST ONE CALL AWAY ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL LEAVE HIM ♪

♪ YOU'RE LOYAL TO ME ♪

♪ BUT THIS TIME I LET YOU BE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE HE SEEMS LIKE HE'S GOOD FOR YOU ♪

♪ AND HE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD ♪

♪ AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS SAY HE'S THE ONE ♪

♪ HIS LOVE FOR YOU IS TRUE ♪

♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW YOU CALL ME WHEN HE SLEEPS ♪

♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW THE PICTURES THAT YOU KEEP ♪

♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW THE REASONS THAT YOU CRY ♪

♪ OR TELL ME DOES HE KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART LIES ♪

♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD BE WITH HIM, I LET YOU GO FROM TIME ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD STAY WITH HIM ♪

♪ 'CAUSE HE SEEMS LIKE HE'S GOOD FOR YOU ♪

♪ AND HE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD ♪

♪ AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS SAY HE'S THE ONE ♪

♪ HIS LOVE FOR YOU IS TRUE ♪

♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW YOU CALL ME WHEN HE SLEEPS ♪

♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW THE PICTURES THAT YOU KEEP ♪

♪ BUT DOES HE KNOW THE REASONS THAT YOU CRY ♪

♪ OR TELL ME DOES HE KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART LIES ♪

♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪

♪ RIGHT HERE WITH ME BABE ♪

♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪

♪ MY BED ♪

♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪

♪ IN MY HEART ♪

♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪

♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪

♪♪♪

♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪

♪♪♪

♪ WHERE IT TRULY LIES ♪

♪♪♪

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

moth

/mɔθ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a type of insect that is similar to a butterfly

flame

/fleɪm/

B1
  • noun
  • - the visible part of fire

pull

/pʊl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to move something towards oneself

call

/kɔːl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to speak to someone on the phone

heart

/hɑːrt/

A2
  • noun
  • - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body

true

/truː/

B1
  • adjective
  • - in accordance with fact or reality

friends

/frɛndz/

A2
  • noun
  • - people you know well and like to spend time with

leave

/liːv/

A2
  • verb
  • - to go away from a place

good

/ɡʊd/

A1
  • adjective
  • - having positive qualities

cry

/kraɪ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to shed tears, often as a result of strong emotion

seems

/siːmz/

A2
  • verb
  • - to give the impression of being

know

/noʊ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to have information or understanding about something

time

/taɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - a point of time as measured in hours and minutes

Grammar:

  • LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME

    ➔ Simile using 'like' to compare two different things.

    ➔ 'Like' introduces a comparison between two elements, indicating similarity.

  • IT'S JUST ONE CALL AWAY

    ➔ Implied conditional meaning using 'just one call away', expressing ease of reaching.

    ➔ 'Just one call away' suggests that reaching someone is easy and convenient.

  • BUT DOES HE KNOW YOU CALL ME WHEN HE SLEEPS

    ➔ Using a question with 'does' to form interrogative sentences in present simple tense.

    ➔ 'Does' is used to form questions in the present simple tense for third person singular.

  • WHERE IT TRULY LIES

    ➔ Use of 'where' as a relative adverb to introduce a clause indicating location.

    ➔ 'Where' introduces a clause that specifies the location or position of something.

  • IN MY HEART

    ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location within the body metaphorically.

    ➔ Prepositional phrase used metaphorically to refer to the emotional core or center of oneself.

  • WHERE IT TRULY LIES

    ➔ Repetition emphasizing the location where the subject's true feelings or essence are hidden.

    ➔ 'Where it truly lies' is used to emphasize the genuine or core position of something or someone.