Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Somebody got time for me?Last time I checked it's been too long
Since you've been gone away, very far from me
Jakarta-Bali, I sang your song
In every beaches that I go
Every roses that I touch
It's always you, oh
But I still can't call your name
Oh, I still can't call your name
Still I don't want to hear your name
'Cause I still can't call your name
Would you believe it? Yeah
Tu me manques de temps en temps
Oh, that's something you used to say
(Tu me manques de temps en temps)
You took cool pictures of me and kept it all for you
Cinematic eyes, you got them for free
Stoned and barely awake
White t-shirt, dark pinky eyes
Dry lips, you'd whisper my name, Pam
But I still can't call your name
Oh, I still can't call your name
Oh, still I don't want to hear your name
'Cause I still can't call your name, oh, yeah
I've been up, work my ass today
I've been growing so much, and I took my time to say that I
Still can't call your name
I took a long proper nap today
I'm staying grounded, took the year out, cut my hair and say that I
Still can't call your full name
I don't know why
I don't know why
Hey, I don't, I don't, I don't know why
Would you believe it? Hmm
Oh, would you believe all of it? Yeah
Bambina, Tatiana, gadis cinta
Alexa, Kanina, Cantika, Larasati, Maharani
Sandy, Khadija, Natalie, Adjani
Everyone, but you
Oh, I still can't call your name
(I still can't call your name)
Key Vocabulary
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call /kɔːl/ A1 |
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name /neɪm/ A1 |
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gone /ɡɒn/ A1 |
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sing /sɪŋ/ A1 |
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touch /tʌtʃ/ A1 |
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whisper /ˈhɪspər/ A2 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2 |
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cinematic /ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk/ B2 |
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grounded /ˈɡraʊndɪd/ B1 |
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manques /mɑ̃k/ B2 |
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stoned /stoʊnd/ B2 |
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barely /ˈbɛəri/ B1 |
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gadis /ˈɡɑːdɪs/ C1 |
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cinta /ˈtʃɪntɑː/ C1 |
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bambina /bamˈbiːna/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Somebody got time for me?
➔ Tag Question
➔ The phrase ends with "for me?", a tag question seeking confirmation or agreement.
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Since you've been gone away, very far from me
➔ Present Perfect in Relative Clause
➔ "you've been gone" uses present perfect to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to affect the present.
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But I still can't call your name
➔ Present Tense with 'Still'
➔ "Still" emphasizes the continuity of the action "can't call your name" in the present.
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Tu me manques de temps en temps
➔ French Present Tense
➔ The phrase uses the French present tense to express a recurring feeling.
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You took cool pictures of me and kept it all for you
➔ Past Simple with 'Kept'
➔ "Kept" is the past tense of 'keep', indicating a completed action in the past.
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I've been growing so much, and I took my time to say that I
➔ Present Perfect Continuous and Past Simple
➔ "I've been growing" uses present perfect continuous for an ongoing action, while "took" is past simple for a completed action.
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Everyone, but you
➔ Comma Splice with 'But'
➔ The comma before 'but' connects two independent clauses without a conjunction.
