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[music] 00:13
Kiss [music] me hard before you go. 00:17
Summertime sadness. 00:22
I just wanted you to know [music] 00:26
that baby you're the best. 00:30
I got my red dress on tonight. [music] 00:34
Dancing in the dark in the light. Throw 00:38
my hair up real [music] big. Beauty qual 00:42
my heels off. I'm feeling 00:46
[music and singing] alive. 00:49
Oh my god. [music] I feel it in the 00:52
exhibit. 00:55
[music] 01:00
[music and singing] 01:06
[music] 01:14
Heat. Heat. Heat. 01:23
[music] 01:25
[music] 01:33
Sadness 01:33
summer. 01:36
[music] 01:40
I'm feeling electric tonight. 01:42
Cruising down the coast going about 99. 01:46
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I 01:50
know [music] if I go I'll die happy 01:55
tonight. [singing] 01:57
Oh my god. I [music] feel it in the air 02:00
of my eyes above 02:04
like me. [music] 02:07
I'm 02:09
everywhere. Nothing [music] me. 02:11
[music] 02:19
[music] 02:25
Heat. Heat. 02:26
[music] 02:30
Heat. Heat. N. [music] 02:36
[music and singing] 02:42
>> [music] 02:52
>> Heat. Heat. 02:55
[music] 02:58
[music] 03:03
>> [music] 03:09
>> I got that summer time 03:13
[music and singing] summertime sadness. 03:15
Summertime [music] summertime sadness. 03:18
[singing] 03:21
Got that summer time summertime [music] 03:22
sadness. Oh, 03:25
[singing] 03:28
[music] kiss me before you go. 03:30
Heat. 03:35
[music] Heat. 03:38
[music] 03:44
Heat. Heat. 03:49
[music and singing] 03:51
[music] 03:59
Heat up 04:01
[music] 04:07
[music] 04:14
here. 04:16
[music] 04:19
>> [music] 04:37
[music] 04:41
>> Kiss me hard before you go. 04:41
Summertime sadness. 04:46
[music] 04:48
I just wanted you to know 04:50
that baby you're the best. 04:54
I got my red dress on tonight. [music] 04:58
Dancing in the dark in the per 05:02
[music] 05:05
my hair up little bit. Beauty queen down 05:06
our heels [music] off. I'm feeling 05:10
[singing] alive. 05:13
Oh my [music] god. I feel it in the 05:16
exhibit. 05:19
[music] 05:24
[music and singing] 05:30
[music] 05:39
[music] 05:45
Heat. Heat. 05:47
[music] 05:53
arms on my mind. [music] 06:00
I'm feeling electric tonight. 06:06
Cruising down the coast going about 99. 06:10
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I 06:14
[music] know if I go I'll die happy 06:19
tonight. [singing] 06:21
Oh my god. I feel it [music] in the ex 06:24
[music] 06:31
[music] 06:41
before you go. 06:42
Heat. Heat. Heat. [music] 06:50
[music] 06:59
Heat. Heat. 07:00
[music] 07:05
[singing] 07:06
>> [music] 07:10
[music] 07:16
>> Heat. Heat. 07:19
[music] 07:22
[music] 07:26
>> [music] 07:37
>> I got that summer time [singing] 07:37
summertime sadness. 07:39
Summertime summertime sadness. 07:42
[music and singing] 07:45
Got that summer time summertime sadness. 07:46
[music] 07:49
Oh, 07:51
kiss me before [music] 07:54
you go. 07:56
Heat. 07:59
Heat. [music] 08:03
[music] 08:08
Heat. Heat. 08:13
[music] 08:18
Heat. Heat. Heat. 08:23
[music] 08:30
>> [music] 08:38
[music] 08:44
[music] 09:01
[music] 09:05
>> Kiss me hard before you [singing] go. 09:05
Summer times I miss. 09:10
[music] I just wanted you [singing] to 09:14
know 09:16
that baby the best. 09:18
I got my red dress on tonight. [music] 09:22
Dancing in the dark in the P light. 09:26
Throw my hair [music] up. We'll beauty 09:30
crunch down our heels off. I'm feeling 09:33
alive. [singing] 09:37
[music] 09:39
Oh my god. I feel it in the air. [music] 09:40
W 09:44
[music] 09:48
I'm feel it everywhere. Nothing scares 09:49
me anymore. [music and singing] 09:53
Kiss me before you go. Heat. 09:57
Heat. [music] 10:05
[music] 10:11
Time 10:16
sadness [music] 10:17
time 10:20
sadness 10:21
[music] 10:23
sadness. 10:26
[music] 10:29
I'm feeling electric tonight. 10:30
Cruising down the coast going about 99. 10:34
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I 10:38
know if I go I'll die happy [music] 10:43
tonight. [singing] 10:45
Oh my god. [music] I feel it in the air 10:48
for above. I s like [music] 10:52
I'm 10:58
everywhere. Nothing me. [music] 11:00
[music] 11:07
[music] I just wanted you know 11:14
[music] 11:19
time. 11:24
[music] 11:28
Heat. Heat. 11:32
[music] 11:34
[music] 11:41
Heat. Heat. 11:42
[music] 11:46
[music] 11:51
>> [music] 12:01
>> I got that summer time summertime 12:01
[singing] 12:03
sadness. 12:04
Summertime summertime sadness. Got that 12:06
summer time summertime 12:11
[music and singing] 12:12
sadness. 12:13
Oh, 12:15
kiss me [music] before [singing] you go. 12:18
Heat. 12:23
[music] 12:24
Heat. 12:27
[music] 12:33
Heat. Heat. 12:37
[music] 12:43
[music] Heat 12:47
up 12:49
[music] 12:54
[music] 13:00
here. [music] 13:04
>> [music] 13:29
>> Kiss me hard before you [singing] go. 13:29
Summertime [music] 13:34
sadness. 13:35
I just wanted [singing] you to know 13:38
[music] that baby you're the best. 13:42
I got my red dress [music] on tonight. 13:46
Dancing in the dark in the light. Blair 13:50
[music] up little bit. Beauty queen down 13:55
high heels off. [music] 13:58
I'm feeling alive. [singing] 14:00
Oh my god. I feel it in [music] the exh 14:04
[music] everywhere. Nothing me. 14:15
[singing] 14:18
[music] 14:21
[music] 14:30
Heat. Heat. 14:32
[music] 14:36
[music] 14:45
arms on the inside. [music] 14:48
Oh, 14:52
I'm feeling electric tonight. 14:54
Cruising down the coast going about 99. 14:58
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I 15:02
[music] know if I go I'll die happy 15:07
tonight. [singing] 15:10
Oh my god. [music] I feel it [singing] 15:12
in the ex 15:15
[music] 15:18
[music] 15:24
[singing] 15:27
before [music] 15:30
you go. 15:31
[music] 15:37
Heat. Heat. Heat. 15:39
[music] 15:43
Heat. Heat. 15:49
[music] Heat. 15:58
[music] 16:04
[music] 16:10
Heat. 16:13
[music] 16:17
>> [music] 16:21
>> I got that summer time 16:25
[music and singing] summertime sadness. 16:27
Summertime summertime sadness. 16:30
Got that [music] summer [singing] time 16:34
summertime sadness. 16:36
[music] Oh, 16:39
kiss me before [singing] you go. 16:42
Heat. Heat. 16:48
[music] 16:51
[music] 16:57
Heat. Heat. 17:01
[music] 17:09
Heat. Heat. Heat. 17:11
[music] 17:14
[music] 17:20
>> [music] 17:27
[music] 17:32
[music] 17:39
>> Heat. Heat. [music] 17:48
>> [music] 17:53
>> Kiss me hard before you [singing] go. 17:53
Some of times I [music] miss. 17:58
I just wanted [singing] you to know 18:02
the baby of the best. 18:06
I got my red dress [music] on tonight. 18:10
Dancing in the dark in the P light. 18:14
Throw my hair [music] up real big. 18:18
Beauty queens down our heels off. 18:20
[music] 18:23
I'm feeling alive. [singing] 18:24
Oh my god. I feel it in [music] the ex. 18:28
[music] I feel it everywhere. Nothing 18:38
scares me anymore. [music and singing] 18:40
>> [music] 18:49
>> I just want you [music] to know. 18:53
[music] 19:01
[music] 19:06
Summer time. [music] 19:12
I'm feeling electric tonight. 19:18
Cruising down the coast going by 99. 19:22
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I 19:26
know if I go I'll die happy [music] 19:31
tonight. [singing] 19:34
Oh my god. I feel [singing] it in the 19:36
exhibit. 19:40
[music] 19:41
[music] 19:51
[music] 20:01
[music] 20:06
Heat. Heat. 20:08
[music] 20:14
[music] 20:20
Heat. Heat. 20:21
[music] 20:28
Heat. Heat. Heat. 20:32
[music] 20:35
>> [music] 20:44
[music] 20:49
>> I got that summer [singing] time 20:49
summertime sadness. 20:51
Summertime [music] 20:54
summertime [singing] sadness. Got that 20:56
summer time summertime sadness. 20:59
[music and singing] 21:01
Oh, 21:03
kiss me [music] before you go. 21:06
Heat. [music] 21:11
Heat. 21:15
[music] 21:19
[music] 21:24
Heat. Heat. 21:25
[music] 21:31
Heat. Heat. Heat. 21:35
[music] 21:36
[music] 21:42
>> [music] 21:49
[music] 21:55
>> Heat. Hey, Heat. 22:05
[music] 22:07
>> [music] 22:17
[music] 22:26
>> Hey, 22:28
[music] 22:35

Summertime Sadness – English Lyrics

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[English]
[music]
Kiss [music] me hard before you go.
Summertime sadness.
I just wanted you to know [music]
that baby you're the best.
I got my red dress on tonight. [music]
Dancing in the dark in the light. Throw
my hair up real [music] big. Beauty qual
my heels off. I'm feeling
[music and singing] alive.
Oh my god. [music] I feel it in the
exhibit.
[music]
[music and singing]
[music]
Heat. Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
Sadness
summer.
[music]
I'm feeling electric tonight.
Cruising down the coast going about 99.
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I
know [music] if I go I'll die happy
tonight. [singing]
Oh my god. I [music] feel it in the air
of my eyes above
like me. [music]
I'm
everywhere. Nothing [music] me.
[music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
Heat. Heat. N. [music]
[music and singing]
>> [music]
>> Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
>> [music]
>> I got that summer time
[music and singing] summertime sadness.
Summertime [music] summertime sadness.
[singing]
Got that summer time summertime [music]
sadness. Oh,
[singing]
[music] kiss me before you go.
Heat.
[music] Heat.
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music and singing]
[music]
Heat up
[music]
[music]
here.
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
>> Kiss me hard before you go.
Summertime sadness.
[music]
I just wanted you to know
that baby you're the best.
I got my red dress on tonight. [music]
Dancing in the dark in the per
[music]
my hair up little bit. Beauty queen down
our heels [music] off. I'm feeling
[singing] alive.
Oh my [music] god. I feel it in the
exhibit.
[music]
[music and singing]
[music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
arms on my mind. [music]
I'm feeling electric tonight.
Cruising down the coast going about 99.
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I
[music] know if I go I'll die happy
tonight. [singing]
Oh my god. I feel it [music] in the ex
[music]
[music]
before you go.
Heat. Heat. Heat. [music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
[singing]
>> [music]
[music]
>> Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
>> [music]
>> I got that summer time [singing]
summertime sadness.
Summertime summertime sadness.
[music and singing]
Got that summer time summertime sadness.
[music]
Oh,
kiss me before [music]
you go.
Heat.
Heat. [music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
Heat. Heat. Heat.
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
>> Kiss me hard before you [singing] go.
Summer times I miss.
[music] I just wanted you [singing] to
know
that baby the best.
I got my red dress on tonight. [music]
Dancing in the dark in the P light.
Throw my hair [music] up. We'll beauty
crunch down our heels off. I'm feeling
alive. [singing]
[music]
Oh my god. I feel it in the air. [music]
W
[music]
I'm feel it everywhere. Nothing scares
me anymore. [music and singing]
Kiss me before you go. Heat.
Heat. [music]
[music]
Time
sadness [music]
time
sadness
[music]
sadness.
[music]
I'm feeling electric tonight.
Cruising down the coast going about 99.
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I
know if I go I'll die happy [music]
tonight. [singing]
Oh my god. [music] I feel it in the air
for above. I s like [music]
I'm
everywhere. Nothing me. [music]
[music]
[music] I just wanted you know
[music]
time.
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
>> [music]
>> I got that summer time summertime
[singing]
sadness.
Summertime summertime sadness. Got that
summer time summertime
[music and singing]
sadness.
Oh,
kiss me [music] before [singing] you go.
Heat.
[music]
Heat.
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music] Heat
up
[music]
[music]
here. [music]
>> [music]
>> Kiss me hard before you [singing] go.
Summertime [music]
sadness.
I just wanted [singing] you to know
[music] that baby you're the best.
I got my red dress [music] on tonight.
Dancing in the dark in the light. Blair
[music] up little bit. Beauty queen down
high heels off. [music]
I'm feeling alive. [singing]
Oh my god. I feel it in [music] the exh
[music] everywhere. Nothing me.
[singing]
[music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
arms on the inside. [music]
Oh,
I'm feeling electric tonight.
Cruising down the coast going about 99.
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I
[music] know if I go I'll die happy
tonight. [singing]
Oh my god. [music] I feel it [singing]
in the ex
[music]
[music]
[singing]
before [music]
you go.
[music]
Heat. Heat. Heat.
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music] Heat.
[music]
[music]
Heat.
[music]
>> [music]
>> I got that summer time
[music and singing] summertime sadness.
Summertime summertime sadness.
Got that [music] summer [singing] time
summertime sadness.
[music] Oh,
kiss me before [singing] you go.
Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
Heat. Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> Heat. Heat. [music]
>> [music]
>> Kiss me hard before you [singing] go.
Some of times I [music] miss.
I just wanted [singing] you to know
the baby of the best.
I got my red dress [music] on tonight.
Dancing in the dark in the P light.
Throw my hair [music] up real big.
Beauty queens down our heels off.
[music]
I'm feeling alive. [singing]
Oh my god. I feel it in [music] the ex.
[music] I feel it everywhere. Nothing
scares me anymore. [music and singing]
>> [music]
>> I just want you [music] to know.
[music]
[music]
Summer time. [music]
I'm feeling electric tonight.
Cruising down the coast going by 99.
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. I
know if I go I'll die happy [music]
tonight. [singing]
Oh my god. I feel [singing] it in the
exhibit.
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
Heat. Heat. Heat.
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
>> I got that summer [singing] time
summertime sadness.
Summertime [music]
summertime [singing] sadness. Got that
summer time summertime sadness.
[music and singing]
Oh,
kiss me [music] before you go.
Heat. [music]
Heat.
[music]
[music]
Heat. Heat.
[music]
Heat. Heat. Heat.
[music]
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
>> Heat. Hey, Heat.
[music]
>> [music]
[music]
>> Hey,
[music]

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

Summertime

/ˈsʌmərˌtaɪm/

A2
  • noun
  • - the season of summer

Sadness

/ˈsædnəs/

A2
  • noun
  • - the state of being unhappy or sorrowful

Dancing

/ˈdænsɪŋ/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move rhythmically to music

Beauty

/ˈbjuːti/

A2
  • noun
  • - a combination of qualities that pleases the senses

Alive

/əˈlaɪv/

B1
  • adjective
  • - living, not dead; full of energy

Electric

/ɪˈlektrɪk/

B1
  • adjective
  • - exciting or charged with emotion

Cruising

/ˈkruːzɪŋ/

B2
  • verb
  • - traveling smoothly, typically in a car or boat

Heavenly

/ˈhevənli/

B2
  • adjective
  • - very pleasant, delightful, or divine

Scares

/skɛərz/

A2
  • verb
  • - to cause someone to feel afraid

Heat

/hiːt/

A2
  • noun
  • - the quality of being hot; high temperature

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Key Grammar Structures

  • I just wanted you to know that baby you're the best.

    ➔ Reported speech structure with implicit 'that'

    ➔ The verb 'wanted' indicates a past intention, and 'that' serves as a conjunction connecting the clause.

  • Dancing in the dark in the light.

    ➔ Present participle phrase functioning as a modifier

    ➔ Using 'Dancing' (present participle) to describe the action accompanying the subject.

  • I know if I go I'll die happy tonight.

    ➔ First Conditional (Condition + Future result)

    ➔ The 'if' clause presents a real possibility, followed by the future tense 'will' to express a consequence.

  • Nothing scares me anymore.

    ➔ Negative indefinite pronoun with adverb of time

    ➔ 'Nothing' acts as the subject, and 'anymore' indicates a cessation of a previous state.

  • I'm feeling electric tonight.

    ➔ Present Continuous for current state

    ➔ Used to describe a vivid, ongoing emotional state at the specific moment.

  • I got my red dress on tonight.

    ➔ Causative/Stative construction with past participle

    ➔ 'Got [object] on' is an idiomatic way of saying one is wearing something.

  • I feel it in the air.

    ➔ Subject + Verb + Object + Prepositional phrase

    ➔ The prepositional phrase 'in the air' functions as an adverbial of place.