The Party Scene
Lyrics:
[English]
Hey kid, you've got a lot of potential
But I think it's time to move up
So go on and blow us away with your sound
Now you're everything that we've come to love
You taught us to move, now we'll show it off
Just drop us the beat
Here's to the fast times, the times we felt alive
To all the nights that we forgot to get back home
Stay seventeen
The party scene has got the best of me and you
We've got to let this go
Drink up, last call
Before the sunrise sets the scene
Of empty bottles, heavy hearts
The memories of broken dreams
We were so tired yet so alive
Wrapped up in lies
Like sheets of another one night stand
You know you left the girl with nothing
But the sunrise through the window pane
Where tired eyes will close
Stay seventeen
The party scene has got the best of me and you
We've got to let this go
I know she hopes I choke on this last drink
Drop dead before my influence gets to her head
She said, "I'll love you forever
Or find something better
It's all just the same as when we sleep together
We wake up with headaches
And trouble remembering
What went wrong"
...
Stay seventeen
The party scene has got the best of me and you
We've got to let this go
...
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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potential /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ B2 |
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move /muːv/ A1 |
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sound /saʊnd/ A2 |
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memories /ˈmɛməriz/ B1 |
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hearts /hɑːrts/ A2 |
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dreams /driːmz/ B1 |
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tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2 |
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alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2 |
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influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ B2 |
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headaches /ˈhɛdəkeɪz/ B1 |
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girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1 |
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bottles /ˈbɒtəlz/ A2 |
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scene /siːn/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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Hey kid, you've got a lot of potential
➔ Present Perfect (have got)
➔ "You've got" is a contraction of "you have got", which is an informal way of saying "you have". It expresses possession or a characteristic. Equivalent to "You have a lot of potential."
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So go on and blow us away with your sound
➔ Imperative + Phrasal Verb
➔ "Go on and blow us away" is an imperative sentence encouraging action. "Blow someone away" is a phrasal verb meaning to impress someone greatly.
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Here's to the fast times, the times we felt alive
➔ Exclamatory sentence structure (Here's to...)
➔ "Here's to..." is a common expression used to offer a toast or celebrate something. It expresses enthusiasm or appreciation for the mentioned subject.
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To all the nights that we forgot to get back home
➔ Relative Clause with omitted relative pronoun
➔ "that we forgot to get back home" is a relative clause modifying "all the nights". The relative pronoun "that" (or "which") can be omitted when it is the object of the relative clause's verb.
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The party scene has got the best of me and you
➔ Present Perfect (has got)
➔ "Has got the best of" means to have defeated or overcome someone or something. It can also imply that someone has been negatively affected or controlled by something.
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We've got to let this go
➔ Semi-modal verb ('ve got to')
➔ "'ve got to" is a common, less formal way of saying "have to" or "must". It expresses obligation or necessity. In this case, it emphasizes the urgent need to "let this go".
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Wrapped up in lies like sheets of another one night stand
➔ Simile using 'like'
➔ The simile uses "like" to compare being "wrapped up in lies" to "sheets of another one night stand". This suggests a feeling of being trapped, messy, and perhaps ashamed after a fleeting encounter.
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I know she hopes I choke on this last drink
➔ Noun Clause as Object
➔ "She hopes I choke on this last drink" is a noun clause functioning as the object of the verb "know". The word "that" is omitted before the noun clause.