Stereo Hearts
Lyrics:
[English]
My heart's a stereo
It beats for you, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every no-ote
Make me your radio
And turn me up when you feel low (turn it up a little bit)
This melody was meant for you (right there)
Just sing along to my stereo (Gym Class Hero, baby)
If I was just another dusty record on the shelf
Would you blow me off and play me like everybody else?
If I asked you to scratch my back, could you manage that?
Like it yikky yeah, check it Travie, I can handle that
Furthermore, I apologize for any skipping tracks
It's just the last girl that played me left a couple cracks
I used to, used to, used to, used to, now I'm over that
'Cause holding grudges over love is ancient artifacts
If I could only find a note to make you understand
I'd sing it softly in your ear and grab you by the hand
Just keep it stuck inside your head, like your favorite tune
And know my hearts a stereo that only plays for you
My heart's a stereo
It beats for you, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every no-ote
Make me your radio
And turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo
(Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) to my stereo
(Oh, oh-oh, oh) just sing along to my stereo
Let's go!
If I was an old-school, fifty-pound boombox (remember them?)
Would you hold me on your shoulder, wherever you walk?
Would you turn my volume up in front of the cops?
And crank it higher every time they told you to stop
And all I ask is that you don't get mad at me
When you have to purchase mad D batteries
Appreciate every mixtape your friends make
You never know, we come and go like on the interstate (never know)
I think I finally found a note to make you understand
If you can hit it, sing along and take me by the hand
Just keep me stuck inside your head, like your favorite tune
You know my heart's a stereo that only plays for you
My heart's a stereo
It beats for you, so listen close (listen)
Hear my thoughts in every no-ote
Make me your radio (come on)
And turn me up when you feel low (turn it up)
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo (sing along like)
(Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) to my stereo
(Oh, oh-oh, oh) just sing along to my stereo
I only pray you'll never leave me behind (never leave me)
Because good music can be so hard to find (so hard to find)
I take your hand, hold it closer to mine (yeah)
Thought love was dead, but now you're changing my mind
My heart's a stereo
It beats for you, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every no-ote
Make me your radio
And turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo
(Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) to my stereo (it's your boy, Travie)
(Oh, oh-oh, oh) just sing along to my stereo (yeah)
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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stereo /ˈster.i.əʊ/ B1 |
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beats /biːts/ A2 |
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listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ A1 |
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thoughts /θɔːts/ A2 |
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radio /ˈreɪ.di.əʊ/ A1 |
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turn /tɜːrn/ A1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A1 |
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melody /ˈmel.ə.di/ B1 |
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sing /sɪŋ/ A1 |
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dusty /ˈdʌs.ti/ B1 |
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record /ˈrek.ɔːrd/ A2 |
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scratch /skrætʃ/ B1 |
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handle /ˈhæn.dəl/ B1 |
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tracks /træks/ B1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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If I was just another dusty record on the shelf
➔ Second Conditional
➔ Uses "If + past simple, would + infinitive". The "if" clause describes an unreal or hypothetical situation. In this case, the speaker isn't a dusty record.
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Would you blow me off and play me like everybody else?
➔ Second Conditional (Question Form)
➔ A question using the second conditional structure. "Would" is placed at the beginning to form the question.
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If I asked you to scratch my back, could you manage that?
➔ Second Conditional (Question with 'could')
➔ This is another example of the second conditional. The use of "could" suggests possibility or ability rather than a definite result. The 'if' clause expresses a hypothetical situation in the past, and 'could' refers to the ability to perform that action.
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I used to, used to, used to, used to, now I'm over that
➔ Used to
➔ "Used to" + infinitive indicates a past habit or state that is no longer true. The speaker emphasizes that this habit or state occurred repeatedly, and then says they're "over that" implying they have moved on from that state.
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Cause holding grudges over love is ancient artifacts
➔ Subject-Verb Agreement
➔ "Holding grudges over love" is the subject, a gerund phrase acting as a singular noun. Therefore, the verb is "is", a singular form.
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If I was an old-school, fifty-pound boombox (remember them?)
➔ Second Conditional with interjection
➔ Continues the use of second conditional. "(remember them?)" is an interjection - a word or phrase inserted as an aside or interruption.
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Would you hold me on your shoulder, wherever you walk?
➔ Second Conditional with "wherever" clause
➔ The sentence continues with second conditional. "Wherever you walk" is an adverbial clause of place, indicating that the action would occur regardless of the location.
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And all I ask is that you don't get mad at me
➔ Noun Clause after 'ask'
➔ The phrase "that you don't get mad at me" is a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "ask". The word "that" introduces the noun clause.