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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Oh. I can't do it.

- Come on, dude.

- It's dangerous, is what it is.

Vicky could find out, and then the--

you know, the plan, the whole plan--

It's bad for the plan, Janet.

That--that's the reason.

- I don't understand.

Given the situation, it's far safer

to initiate the self-destruct.

- Okay, look, see, here--

here's the reason.

See, I promised the four humans that we would escape

to the Good Place once and for all.

And without you, we stand zero chance of ever making it there.

- The new Janet will be able to help you with that.

- Well, all right, but it's not only that, though.

See, it's also because of, um...

What if Vicky found out?

- You already asked me that.

Why are you making such a big deal

about turning me into a marble forever?

- Because of reasons.

There are reasons. They exist,

and I just don't want to explain them right now.

- What are the reasons?

- They're reasons, Janet!

- Okay, but what are they?

- The reason is friends.

[melancholy music]

♪

You're my friend, Janet. That's why I can't kill you.

We have been through so much together.

I mean, yeah, sure, for you, you know,

each time I rebooted you, you met me all over again.

But for me, our...

our relationship has become important.

You're my oldest, my truest,

my most loyal friend.

I can't just get rid of you

and replace you with some other Janet I don't even know.

[paperclip clatters]

♪

- Well, well, well.

- Yeah, don't--don't do that.

Lay off.

- Michael.

That was so nice of you.

I'm glad you said that.

- Well...I mean it.

- Look at us. A couple old pals.

Trying to make our way in this crazy world

that I built.

Two peas in a pod.

One of whom needs to kill the other one immediately.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
initiate ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt B2	verb - to begin or start something
self-destruct ˌself dɪˈstrʌkt C1	verb - to destroy oneself or something automatically
escape ɪˈskeɪp A2	verb - to get away from a dangerous or undesirable situation
chance tʃæns A1	noun - an opportunity to do something
loyal ˈlɔɪəl A2	adjective - faithful and devoted to someone or something
relationship rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp A2	noun - the way in which two or more people or things are connected
important ɪmˈpɔrtənt A1	adjective - of great significance or value
replace rɪˈpleɪs A2	verb - to put something or someone in the place of another
immediately ɪˈmiːdiətli A1	adverb - without delay; instantly
dangerous ˈdeɪnʤərəs A1	adjective - involving risk or potential harm
promise ˈprɑmɪs A1	verb - to commit to do something or to make a declaration of intent noun - a declaration or assurance that one will do something
zero ˈzɪroʊ A1	noun - the cardinal number denoting absence of any quantity
friend frɛnd A1	noun - a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
together təˈɡɛðər A1	adverb - in or into one company or group
reboot riːˈbuːt B1	verb - to restart a computer or system
marble ˈmɑrbəl A2	noun - a hard, crystalline metamorphic rock

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't do it.

  ➔ Modal verb for ability/possibility (can + negative)

  ➔ "can't" is the contracted form of "cannot", a modal verb showing inability or lack of permission.

• It's dangerous, is what it is.

  ➔ Cleft sentence with "is what it is" (identification)

  ➔ "is what it is" repeats the verb "is" to emphasize the definition; the structure "X is what it is" is a type of cleft sentence.

• Given the situation, it's far safer to initiate the self‑destruct.

  ➔ Participial clause (Given + noun) as adverbial of condition

  ➔ "Given" + noun forms a participial clause meaning "considering"; it acts as an adverbial modifying the main clause.

• I promised the four humans that we would escape to the Good Place once and for all.

  ➔ Future in the past (would + infinitive) after a past verb

  ➔ "would escape" expresses an action that was in the speaker's future relative to the past moment of "promised".

• What if Vicky found out?

  ➔ Second conditional (If + past simple, would + base verb) as indirect question

  ➔ "What if" introduces a hypothetical situation; the clause "Vicky found out" uses past simple to indicate unreal present/future.

• Why are you making such a big deal about turning me into a marble forever?

  ➔ Gerund as object of a preposition (about + gerund)

  ➔ "about" is a preposition; the verb "turning" is a gerund that functions as its object.

• One of whom needs to kill the other one immediately.

  ➔ Relative clause with "whom" (object relative pronoun)

  ➔ "whom" introduces a relative clause describing "one"; it functions as the object of "needs" within the clause.

• I can't just get rid of you and replace you with some other Janet I don't even know.

  ➔ Parallel infinitive structure (get rid of + infinitive, replace + infinitive) with a relative clause

  ➔ "get rid of" and "replace" are followed by infinitives "you" and "you" respectively, creating a parallel structure; the relative clause "I don't even know" modifies "Janet".