– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I

Can't tell you how much I appreciate you doing this how'd it all bury

Curious myself yeah, and it's not like a competition. You know well

It is a competition, but you know it's not like a macho

Measuring thing, but if I win you're off the team

If I win

Bruce said something about you having to take us all to brunch, Oh see now that's cold that's a betrayal. I feel stung by that

Okay, but if I win I get to tell everyone deal

Which code you know I've never seen the Pacific

Which is that way because

The Sun and it's

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B1	verb - recognize the full worth of.
bury /ˈberi/ A2	verb - put (something) in the ground and cover with soil. verb - hide (something) carefully.
curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/ B1	adjective - eager to know or learn something.
competition /ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən/ B1	noun - the activity or condition of competing.
macho /ˈmætʃoʊ/ B2	adjective - having or displaying a strongly masculine pride.
measuring /ˈmeʒərɪŋ/ A2	verb - determine the size, amount, or extent of.
betrayal /bɪˈtreɪjəl/ C1	noun - the action of violating someone's trust.
stung /stʌŋ/ B1	verb - feel or show pain or resentment.
code /koʊd/ B1	noun - a system of signals.
Pacific /pəˈsɪfɪk/ B1	noun - the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.
Sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and warmth to Earth.

Key Grammar Structures

• Can't tell you how much I appreciate you doing this how'd it all bury

  ➔ Contraction & Colloquialism

  ➔ "Can't" is a contraction of "cannot". "how'd" is a colloquial contraction of "how did". The phrase is somewhat fragmented, typical of spoken language.

• It is a competition, but you know it's not like a macho measuring thing

  ➔ Complex Sentence Structure & Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ The sentence uses a coordinating conjunction ("but") to connect two independent clauses. "macho measuring thing" is an idiomatic expression meaning an overly competitive and boastful way of assessing worth.

• If I win you're off the team

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ This is a classic example of the first conditional: "If + present simple, will + base verb". It expresses a likely outcome if a condition is met.

• Bruce said something about you having to take us all to brunch

  ➔ Reported Speech & Gerund/Participle

  ➔ This is reported speech – the original statement is paraphrased. "having to take" uses a gerund/participle construction to express obligation.