– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[Marco] So... Noah's in Boston and...

and I mean...

I don't need to get into all the details, but there's this girl...

And you think he's involved with her?

I don't know. I mean...

I mean, he says he's not.

It's funny 'cause when he left, I kinda had just assumed

that he would meet someone else

and then it would just be over for us, you know?

Do you think you and Noah were meant to be together?

I always thought we were.

But now...

I don't know.

It's like I'm trying so hard to hold on to this...

thing, and it just feels like it's slipping away.

I don't know Flynn,

but if I found someone who I loved,

that was smart and funny

and liked the same stuff I liked,

I'd never make her feel like that.

Wouldn't let her get away, huh?

I don't see it like that.

You can't really hold on to someone.

'Cause the tighter you hold on to them, the more they wanna slip away.

All you can do is love them...

and make sure they know that you're never gonna slip away.

[chuckles] Uh, I don't know  if I'm saying that right.

No, you're... saying it perfectly.

So are you gonna go to the Halloween dance?

I don't know yet.

-Oh, right. Sorry, no plans. My bad. -[laughs] Exactly.

[laughs]

[strumming guitar]

[vocalizing]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
involved /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ B2	adjective - connected with; having a relationship with
assumed /əˈsuːmd/ B1	verb - supposed something is true without proof
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A2	adverb - with each other
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adverb - with great effort
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp and keep
loved /lʌvd/ A2	verb - feel affection for
smart /smɑːrt/ A2	adjective - intelligent
funny /ˈfʌni/ A2	adjective - causing laughter
slip /slɪp/ A2	verb - to slide unintentionally
perfectly /pərˈfɛktli/ B1	adverb - completely or very well
plans /plænz/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something
dance /dæns/ A2	noun - a series of movements matching the rhythm of music
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - experience an emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• I don’t know. I mean...

  ➔ Tag question with 'I mean'

  ➔ 'I mean' is used to clarify or introduce a thought, often in informal speech.

• I always thought we were.

  ➔ Past simple with 'always'

  ➔ 'Always' with past simple indicates a habitual action in the past.

• It’s like I’m trying so hard...

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing effort

  ➔ Present continuous highlights an action happening now with emphasis on effort.

• The tighter you hold on to them...

  ➔ Comparative adjective with 'the... the...'

  ➔ This structure compares two actions, showing an increase in one as the other increases.

• All you can do is love them...

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability

  ➔ 'Can' is used to express ability or possibility in this context.

• I don’t know if I’m saying that right.

  ➔ Indirect speech with 'if'

  ➔ 'If' introduces an indirect question or uncertainty.

• No, you’re... saying it perfectly.

  ➔ Ellipsis with 'you’re...'

  ➔ Ellipsis is used to omit words that are understood from context.

• Wouldn’t let her get away, huh?

  ➔ Modal verb 'wouldn’t' for negation in the past

  ➔ 'Wouldn’t' is used to express a negative action in the past or hypothetical situations.