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Hello, it's RAYE here 00:01

Please, get nice and comfortable and lock your phones 00:04

Because the story is about to begin (uh) 00:07

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm gonna tell you 'bout 00:10

One of the many men, name is irrelevant, height is irrelevant 00:12

He was a one out of a ten, I wish that I knew it then 00:16

I'm still recovering 00:19

Truly, I'm vulnerable, I love a sentiment 00:20

Quickly I opened up, I learned my lesson then 00:23

Thought I was safe again, thought he was innocent 00:25

I was so wrong 00:28

I can't deny 00:30

I was stuck in the daze, terrible phase 00:32

You was convincing, though 00:35

Very believable, the role that you played 00:36

So, I'll take this front row seat 00:39

And, baby, baby, you can go ahead 00:43

Cry those Oscar-winning tears 00:46

Popcorn and I scream 00:51

Baby, baby, you can go ahead 00:54

Cry those Oscar-winning tears, baby, hmm 00:56

Oh, what a tragedy, it didn't have to be 01:06

Look how you talk to me, cursing and blasphemy 01:08

Cinematography, get this on camera, please 01:11

Or no one gon' believe this here 01:13

I can't deny 01:16

I thought you were the man, but you had a plan 01:17

The fuck you lying for? Fuck you crying for? 01:20

You did it again (yeah, ah-ah-ah) 01:23

So, I'll take this front row seat 01:25

And baby, baby, you can go ahead 01:29

Cry those Oscar-winning tears 01:32

Popcorn and I scream 01:37

Baby, baby, you can go ahead 01:40

Cry those Oscar-winning (tears) tears, baby 01:42

You can miss me with the bullshit 01:51

I can see right through your (tears) tears, baby 01:54

Nine o'clock entertainment 02:02

Oh, man, I wish I could tape it 02:04

Sit down, no tissues 02:07

No string section, no tiny violin 02:09

For the last time, I'm your audience 02:14

I'll take this front row seat 02:16

And baby, baby, you can go ahead and cry those, baby 02:20

And baby, baby, baby, would you really go ahead 02:32

And would you go ahead and just cry, cry, cry? (Tears, baby) 02:35

C-cry those Oscar (Oscar) winning (winning) tears (tears), baby 02:41

(Tears, baby, go ahead, cry those Oscar-winning) 02:50

And after his Oscar-winning performance 02:57

I left the room and never saw him again 02:59

03:02

Oscar Winning Tears.

RAYE

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[English]

Hello, it's RAYE here

Please, get nice and comfortable and lock your phones

Because the story is about to begin (uh)

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm gonna tell you 'bout

One of the many men, name is irrelevant, height is irrelevant

He was a one out of a ten, I wish that I knew it then

I'm still recovering

Truly, I'm vulnerable, I love a sentiment

Quickly I opened up, I learned my lesson then

Thought I was safe again, thought he was innocent

I was so wrong

I can't deny

I was stuck in the daze, terrible phase

You was convincing, though

Very believable, the role that you played

So, I'll take this front row seat

And, baby, baby, you can go ahead

Cry those Oscar-winning tears

Popcorn and I scream

Baby, baby, you can go ahead

Cry those Oscar-winning tears, baby, hmm

Oh, what a tragedy, it didn't have to be

Look how you talk to me, cursing and blasphemy

Cinematography, get this on camera, please

Or no one gon' believe this here

I can't deny

I thought you were the man, but you had a plan

The fuck you lying for? Fuck you crying for?

You did it again (yeah, ah-ah-ah)

So, I'll take this front row seat

And baby, baby, you can go ahead

Cry those Oscar-winning tears

Popcorn and I scream

Baby, baby, you can go ahead

Cry those Oscar-winning (tears) tears, baby

You can miss me with the bullshit

I can see right through your (tears) tears, baby

Nine o'clock entertainment

Oh, man, I wish I could tape it

Sit down, no tissues

No string section, no tiny violin

For the last time, I'm your audience

I'll take this front row seat

And baby, baby, you can go ahead and cry those, baby

And baby, baby, baby, would you really go ahead

And would you go ahead and just cry, cry, cry? (Tears, baby)

C-cry those Oscar (Oscar) winning (winning) tears (tears), baby

(Tears, baby, go ahead, cry those Oscar-winning)

And after his Oscar-winning performance

I left the room and never saw him again

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
recover /rɪˈkʌvər/ B1	verb - to return to a normal state after difficulty or illness
sentiment /ˈsɛntɪmənt/ B2	noun - a feeling or emotion
innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ A2	adjective - not guilty or responsible for something
daze /deɪz/ B2	noun - a state of confusion or stunned feeling
believable /bɪˈliːvəbl/ B2	adjective - good enough to be believed
tear /tɪər/ A2	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye verb - to produce tears
performance /pərˈfɔːməns/ B2	noun - an act of presenting a play or music
tragedy /ˈtrædʒədi/ B2	noun - an event causing great suffering or destruction
lying /laɪɪŋ/ B1	verb (noun form) - the act of not telling the truth
performance /pərˈfɔːməns/ B2	noun - an act of presenting a play or music

Grammar:

Because the story is about to begin

➔ be about to + verb (future intention or imminent action)

➔ Expresses an action that is imminent, about to happen soon.
I was a one out of a ten

➔ be + a (adjective/numerical phrase)

➔ Expresses a subjective evaluation, comparing oneself to a scale.
I've learned my lesson then

➔ present perfect + past tense (to indicate a completed experience and its consequence)

➔ Indicates an experience completed in the past with effects relevant to the present.
You was convincing, though

➔ Subject-verb agreement (was vs. were)

➔ Ensures correct subject-verb agreement in past simple tense.
Sit down, no tissues

➔ imperative mood (command/request)

➔ Used to give direct commands or requests.
And would you go ahead and just cry, cry, cry?

➔ modal verb + base verb (polite/request/possibility)

➔ Expresses a polite request or hypothetical possibility.
And after his Oscar-winning performance

➔ possessive pronoun + adjective + noun phrase

➔ Uses possessive pronoun to show ownership or relation, followed by an adjective and noun phrase.