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♪ THAT WASN'T FUNNY BUT SHE LAUGHED SO HARD SHE ALMOST CRIED ♪ 00:34

♪ THEY'RE COUNTING MONTHS THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER ALMOST FORTY-NINE ♪ 00:37

♪ HE'S MAKING FUN OF HOW SHE ACTED AROUND THE HOLIDAYS ♪ 00:41

♪ SHE WEARS A RING BUT THEY TELL PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE NOT ENGAGED ♪ 00:45

♪ THEY MET IN CLASS FOR METAPHYSICAL PHILOSOPHY ♪ 00:49

♪ HE TELLS HIS FRIENDS I LIKE HER CAUSE SHE'S SO MUCH SMARTER THAN ME ♪ 00:52

♪ THEY'RE HAVING TALKS ABOUT THEIR FUTURES UNTIL 4 A.M. ♪ 00:56

♪ AND I'M HAPPY FOR THEM (I'M HAPPY FOR THEM) ♪ 01:00

♪ BUT I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪ 01:04

♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪ 01:08

♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪ 01:12

♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪ 01:16

♪ I'M ONLY LOOKING JUST TO LIVE THROUGH YOU VICARIOUSLY ♪ 01:23

♪ I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN IN LOVE, NOT SERIOUSLY ♪ 01:27

♪ I HAD A DREAM ABOUT A HOUSE BEHIND A PICKET FENCE ♪ 01:30

♪ NEXT ONE I CHOOSE TO TRUST I HOPE I USE SOME COMMON SENSE ♪ 01:34

♪ BUT I CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪ 01:38

♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 01:43

♪ I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪ 01:47

♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪ 01:50

♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪ 01:54

♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪ 01:58

♪ CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪ 02:06

♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 02:10

♪ I WON'T BE SCARED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ME ♪ 02:14

♪ LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 02:18

♪ CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪ 02:22

♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 02:25

♪ I WON'T BE SCARED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ME ♪ 02:29

♪ LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 02:33

♪ (I FEEL NO EMOTION) ♪ 02:37

♪ I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪ 02:44

♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪ 02:48

♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪ 02:52

♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪ 02:57

People Watching – English Lyrics

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[English]

♪♪♪

♪ THAT WASN'T FUNNY BUT SHE LAUGHED SO HARD SHE ALMOST CRIED ♪

♪ THEY'RE COUNTING MONTHS THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER ALMOST FORTY-NINE ♪

♪ HE'S MAKING FUN OF HOW SHE ACTED AROUND THE HOLIDAYS ♪

♪ SHE WEARS A RING BUT THEY TELL PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE NOT ENGAGED ♪

♪ THEY MET IN CLASS FOR METAPHYSICAL PHILOSOPHY ♪

♪ HE TELLS HIS FRIENDS I LIKE HER CAUSE SHE'S SO MUCH SMARTER THAN ME ♪

♪ THEY'RE HAVING TALKS ABOUT THEIR FUTURES UNTIL 4 A.M. ♪

♪ AND I'M HAPPY FOR THEM (I'M HAPPY FOR THEM) ♪

♪ BUT I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪

♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪

♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪

♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪

♪ I'M ONLY LOOKING JUST TO LIVE THROUGH YOU VICARIOUSLY ♪

♪ I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN IN LOVE, NOT SERIOUSLY ♪

♪ I HAD A DREAM ABOUT A HOUSE BEHIND A PICKET FENCE ♪

♪ NEXT ONE I CHOOSE TO TRUST I HOPE I USE SOME COMMON SENSE ♪

♪ BUT I CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪

♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪

♪ I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪

♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪

♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪

♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪

♪ CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪

♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪

♪ I WON'T BE SCARED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ME ♪

♪ LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪

♪ CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪

♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪

♪ I WON'T BE SCARED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ME ♪

♪ LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪

♪ (I FEEL NO EMOTION) ♪

♪ I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪

♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪

♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪

♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
laugh /læf/ A2	verb - to make a sound with your voice because of amusement
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears because of emotion or pain
month /mʌnθ/ A2	noun - a period of approximately four weeks
engaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ B1	adjective - having agreed to marry someone
metaphysical /ˌmɛt.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ C1	adjective - relating to abstract or theoretical concepts beyond physical reality
philosophy /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/ B2	noun - the study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, etc.
futures /ˈfjuː.tʃərz/ B2	noun - the time that will come after the present
emotion /ɪˈməʃən/ B2	noun - a strong feeling such as love, anger, or happiness
attached /əˈtætʃt/ B1	adjective - feeling emotionally close to someone or something
caution /ˈkɔː.ʃən/ B2	noun - care taken to avoid danger or mistakes verb - to advise or warn someone to be careful
possession /pəˈzɛʃ.ən/ B2	noun - something that is owned or controlled
trust /trʌst/ B2	verb - to believe that someone is honest and reliable noun - a belief that someone is honest and reliable
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a wish for something to happen or be true verb - to want something to happen or be true

Vocabulary

Meanings

laugh

/læf/

verb
- to make a sound with your voice because of amusement

cry

/kraɪ/

verb
- to produce tears because of emotion or pain

month

/mʌnθ/

noun
- a period of approximately four weeks

engaged

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

adjective
- having agreed to marry someone

metaphysical

/ˌmɛt.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/

adjective
- relating to abstract or theoretical concepts beyond physical reality

philosophy

/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/

noun
- the study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, etc.

futures

/ˈfjuː.tʃərz/

noun
- the time that will come after the present

emotion

/ɪˈməʃən/

noun
- a strong feeling such as love, anger, or happiness

attached

/əˈtætʃt/

adjective
- feeling emotionally close to someone or something

caution

/ˈkɔː.ʃən/

noun
- care taken to avoid danger or mistakes

verb
- to advise or warn someone to be careful

possession

/pəˈzɛʃ.ən/

noun
- something that is owned or controlled

trust

/trʌst/

verb
- to believe that someone is honest and reliable

noun
- a belief that someone is honest and reliable

hope

/hoʊp/

noun
- a wish for something to happen or be true

verb
- to want something to happen or be true

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Key Grammar Structures

HE TELLS HIS FRIENDS I LIKE HER CAUSE SHE'S SO MUCH SMARTER THAN ME

➔ Present Simple Tense

➔ The phrase "HE TELLS" uses the present simple tense to indicate a habitual action.
I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION

➔ Infinitive Form

➔ The phrase "WANNA FEEL" uses the infinitive form to express a desire.
I CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING

➔ Simile

➔ The phrase "LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING" is a simile that compares two different things.
I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING

➔ Present Continuous Tense

➔ The phrase "I STILL KEEP HOPING" uses the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action.
LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING

➔ Adverb of Manner

➔ The word "SO" is an adverb of manner that intensifies the adjective "MONOTONE."
SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION

➔ Future Simple Tense

➔ The phrase "I'LL BE FALLIN'" uses the future simple tense to express a future action.
I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN IN LOVE, NOT SERIOUSLY

➔ Present Perfect Tense

➔ The phrase "I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN" uses the present perfect tense to indicate an experience up to now.