Lyrics & Translation
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[English]
Ya, ya, forfeit the gameBefore somebody else takes you out of the frame
Puts your name to shame, cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast, you just won't last
You love the way I look at you
While taking pleasure in the awful things you put me through
You take away if I give in
My life, my pride is broken
You like to think you're never wrong
(You like to think you're never wrong)
You have to act like you're someone
(You have to act like you're someone)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You want someone to hurt like you)
You want to share what you've been through
You live what you've learned
You love the things I say I'll do
The way I'll hurt myself again just to get back at you
You take away when I give in
My life, my pride is broken
You like to think you're never wrong
(You like to think you're never wrong)
You have to act like you're someone
(You have to act like you're someone)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You want someone to hurt like you)
You want to share what you've been through
You live what you've learned
Ya, ya, forfeit the game
Before somebody else takes you out of the frame
Puts your name to shame, cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast, you just won't last
Forfeit the game
Before somebody else takes you out of the frame
Puts your name to shame, cover up your face
You can't run the race
The pace is too fast, you just won't last
(You like to think you're never wrong)
(You have to act like you're someone)
(You want someone to hurt like you)
(You want to share what you've been through)
You like to think you're never wrong
(You like to think you're never wrong)
You have to act like you're someone
(You have to act like you're someone)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You want someone to hurt like you)
You want to share what you've been through
You live what you've learned
Key Vocabulary
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forfeit /ˈfɔːr.fɪt/ B2 |
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game /ɡeɪm/ A1 |
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race /reɪs/ A2 |
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shame /ʃeɪm/ B1 |
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face /feɪs/ A1 |
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hurt /hɜːrt/ B1 |
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pride /praɪd/ B2 |
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live /lɪv/ A1 |
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learned /lɜːrnd/ B2 |
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think /θɪŋk/ A2 |
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way /weɪ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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