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I was scared of dentists and the dark 00:09

I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations 00:14

Oh, all my friends are turning green 00:19

You're the magician's assistant in their dream 00:24

Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ahh-ah-ah 00:28

And they come unstuck 00:36

Lady, running down to the riptide 00:38

Taken away to the dark side 00:42

I wanna be your left-hand man 00:44

I love you when you're singing that song 00:47

And I got a lump in my throat 00:51

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong 00:53

There's this movie that I think you'll like 00:57

This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City 01:02

This cowboy's running from himself 01:06

And she's been living on the highest shelf 01:11

Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ahh-oh 01:16

And they come unstuck 01:23

Lady, running down to the riptide 01:26

Taken away to the dark side 01:29

I wanna be your left-hand man 01:32

I love you when you're singing that song 01:35

And I got a lump in my throat 01:38

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong 01:41

01:45

I just wanna, I just wanna know 01:50

If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay 01:54

I just gotta, I just gotta know 01:58

I can't have it, I can't have it any other way 02:03

I swear she's destined for the screen 02:07

Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh 02:12

Lady, running down to the riptide 02:17

Taken away to the dark side 02:20

I wanna be your left-hand man 02:23

I love you when you're singing that song 02:26

And I got a lump in my throat 02:29

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong 02:32

Oh lady, running down to the riptide 02:35

Taken away to the dark side 02:39

I wanna be your left-hand man 02:41

I love you when you're singing that song 02:45

And I got a lump in my throat 02:48

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong 02:50

Oh lady, running down to the riptide 02:54

Taken away to the dark side 02:58

I wanna be your left-hand man 03:00

I love you when you're singing that song 03:03

And I got a lump in my throat 03:07

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong 03:09

Yeah, I got a lump in my throat 03:12

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong 03:14

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Riptide – English Lyrics

Vance Joy

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Dream Your Life Away

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I was scared of dentists and the dark

I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations

Oh, all my friends are turning green

You're the magician's assistant in their dream

Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ahh-ah-ah

And they come unstuck

Lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left-hand man

I love you when you're singing that song

And I got a lump in my throat

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

There's this movie that I think you'll like

This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City

This cowboy's running from himself

And she's been living on the highest shelf

Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ahh-oh

And they come unstuck

Lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left-hand man

I love you when you're singing that song

And I got a lump in my throat

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

...

I just wanna, I just wanna know

If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay

I just gotta, I just gotta know

I can't have it, I can't have it any other way

I swear she's destined for the screen

Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh

Lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left-hand man

I love you when you're singing that song

And I got a lump in my throat

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

Oh lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left-hand man

I love you when you're singing that song

And I got a lump in my throat

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

Oh lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left-hand man

I love you when you're singing that song

And I got a lump in my throat

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

Yeah, I got a lump in my throat

'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
scared /skɛrd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate or graceful way
friends /frɛndz/ A2	noun - people with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
scream /skrim/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high sound
riptide /ˈrɪp.taɪd/ B2	noun - a strong, rapidly flowing current of water moving away from the shore
darkside /ˈdɑːrk.saɪd/ C1	noun - the negative, sinister, or hidden part of something
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of producing musical sounds with the voice
lump /lʌmp/ B1	noun - a small swelling or thickened part of the body
song /sɔŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with lyrics
knock /nɒk/ B1	verb - to hit something, often to make a sound or attract attention
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B2	adjective - living, not dead

Key Grammar Structures

I was scared of dentists and the dark

➔ Past simple tense

➔ The phrase "was scared" uses the **past simple tense** to describe a feeling in the past.
You're the magician's assistant in their dream

➔ Possessive noun + 's' (possessive case)

➔ The phrase "magician's assistant" shows possession, indicating the assistant belongs to the magician.
And I got a lump in my throat

➔ Present simple tense with 'got' (colloquial for 'have')

➔ The phrase "I got a lump" uses colloquial English for "I have a lump," indicating possession or feeling.
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay

➔ Informal future intent with 'gonna' (contraction of 'going to')

➔ The word "gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to," indicating a future intention.
She’s destined for the screen

➔ Passive voice with 'destined' (past participle)

➔ The phrase "she’s destined" uses a passive construction with the past participle "destined" to mean that her future is determined or she is meant for a specific purpose.

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