This Song
Lyrics:
[English]
[CAR REVVING]
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♪ YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU ♪
♪ AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT YOU LOVE ME BACK ♪
♪ WE’RE SAT IN MY BEDROOM ♪
♪ AND I HEAR YOUR HEART ♪
♪ LIKE A TRAIN ON THE TRACKS ♪
♪ YOUR EYES ARE LIKE HEAVEN ♪
♪ YOUR VOICE IS LIKE RAIN ♪
♪ ELEVEN ELEVEN’S ♪
♪ THEY ALL HEAR YOUR NAME ♪
♪ I’M TOO SHY TO TELL YOU ♪
♪ THE WORDS ON MY MIND ♪
♪ I HOPE YOU CAN SEE ♪
♪ IF YOU READ THROUGH THESE LINES ♪
♪ THAT I WROTE THIS SONG ABOUT YOU ♪
♪ SOMETHING I WISH YOU KNEW ♪
♪ SOMETHING I’VE TRIED TO SAY ♪
♪ BUT NOW I’LL SAY IT STRAIGHT ♪
♪ THAT I WROTE THIS SONG ABOUT YOU ♪
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♪ WE DRIVE THROUGH THE SUBURBS ♪
♪ AND YOU’RE PLAYING ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS ♪
♪ YOU JOKE ‘BOUT YOUR MOTHER ♪
♪ SHE CAN’T HELP BUT CRY ♪
♪ WHEN SHE HEARS ELTON JOHN ♪
♪ YOU’RE SINGING OBNOXIOUS ♪
♪ I’M LAUGHING LIKE SPRING ♪
♪ YOUR BROWN RACER JACKET ♪
♪ MY HANDS THROUGH THE SLEEVES ♪
♪ THE SMELL OF YOUR PERFUME ♪
♪ IS ALL OVER ME ♪
♪ I CAN’T WASH IT OFF ♪
♪ SO IT’S EASY TO SEE ♪
♪ THAT I WROTE THIS SONG ABOUT YOU ♪
♪ SOMETHING I WISH YOU KNEW ♪
♪ SOMETHING I’VE TRIED TO SAY ♪
♪ BUT NOW I’LL SAY IT STRAIGHT ♪
♪ THAT I WROTE THIS SONG ABOUT YOU ♪
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♪ YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU ♪
♪ IS IT DUMB BELIEVING YOU MIGHT LOVE ME TOO? ♪
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♪ I KNEW THAT I LOVE YOU ♪
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[THUNDER CRASHES]
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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eyes /aɪz/ A1 |
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voice /vɔɪs/ A2 |
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shy /ʃaɪ/ B1 |
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mind /maɪnd/ A2 |
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song /sɔŋ/ A1 |
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wish /wɪʃ/ A2 |
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suburbs /ˈsʌbɜːrbz/ B1 |
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favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ A2 |
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joke /dʒoʊk/ B1 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A1 |
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singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A2 |
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laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2 |
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perfume /ˈpɜːrfjuːm/ B1 |
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dumb /dʌm/ B2 |
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Grammar:
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I have a feeling that you love me back
➔ Present tense with 'have' + noun phrase to express possession or feelings
➔ Uses the present tense of 'have' to indicate a state of possession or feeling.
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I hope you can see
➔ Modal verb 'can' + base form to express ability or possibility
➔ Uses the modal verb 'can' to indicate ability or potential for perception.
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That I wrote this song about you
➔ Past simple tense 'wrote' to describe completed action
➔ Uses the past simple tense 'wrote' to indicate an action completed in the past.
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Your eyes are like heaven
➔ Simile using 'like' to compare two things
➔ Uses 'like' to create a simile, expressing similarity between two qualities.
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I’m too shy to tell you
➔ Infinitive phrase 'to tell' following 'too shy' to indicate inability due to shyness
➔ Uses the infinitive 'to tell' to indicate the purpose or inability caused by shyness.
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That I love you
➔ Relative clause 'That I love you' describing the noun 'song'
➔ Uses a relative clause to give more information about the noun 'song.'