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Once more just before I'm leaving 00:03

Torn on the platform 00:08

Once more just before I'm leaving 00:11

Torn on the platform 00:18

'Cause I'll miss you and I love you 00:24

And I know this is over just for now 00:27

'Cause I miss you, ohh, how I miss you 00:32

You're not my girl you're my town 00:37

A weekend away, leave the city today 00:58

Don't want the big smoke to leave me behind 01:02

The train leaves at 2, platform 3 Waterloo 01:06

50p to the tramp makes me feel kind 01:11

I get a good seat, with a window, my feet 01:14

Are up on the one in front; everyone stares 01:19

Why do they care, like there's feelings in chairs 01:23

Trapped for 3 hours until I get there 01:28

'Cause my 01:31

Eyes, eyes, eyes 01:32

Are not 01:33

Dry, dry, dry 01:33

As I 01:34

Realise, lise, lise 01:35

That in a few minutes this train will be gone 01:37

Sighs, sighs, sighs 01:39

City 01:40

Flies, flies, flies 01:41

Wonder 01:42

Why, why, why 01:43

Would anyone want to leave where I come from? 01:45

Torn on the platform 01:47

Torn on the platform 01:51

Torn on the platform 01:54

It's 1.58 wish that I had been late 02:11

And missed the train and given them an excuse 02:20

But what is the use, I've less slack than a noose 02:22

Do or die stay or go what shall I choose? 02:28

'Cause my 02:30

Eyes, eyes, eyes 02:32

Are not 02:32

Dry, dry, dry 02:33

As I 02:34

Realise, lise, lise 02:35

That in a few minutes this train will be gone 02:36

Sighs, sighs, sighs 02:39

City 02:40

Flies, flies, flies 02:41

Wonder 02:42

Why, why, why 02:43

Would anyone want to leave where I come from? 02:44

Torn on the platform 02:47

Torn on the platform 02:51

Torn on the platform 02:55

Like in a film the motion starts to slow 03:02

As the beeping carriage doors begin to close 03:16

Momentarily I'm standing froze 03:20

Then I jump between the gap 03:24

Land on the platform flat 03:27

I'm not 03:28

Torn on the platform 03:30

Torn on the platform 03:33

Torn on the platform 03:37

03:46

Torn On The Platform – English Lyrics

Jack Peñate

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Once more just before I'm leaving

Torn on the platform

Once more just before I'm leaving

Torn on the platform

'Cause I'll miss you and I love you

And I know this is over just for now

'Cause I miss you, ohh, how I miss you

You're not my girl you're my town

A weekend away, leave the city today

Don't want the big smoke to leave me behind

The train leaves at 2, platform 3 Waterloo

50p to the tramp makes me feel kind

I get a good seat, with a window, my feet

Are up on the one in front; everyone stares

Why do they care, like there's feelings in chairs

Trapped for 3 hours until I get there

'Cause my

Eyes, eyes, eyes

Are not

Dry, dry, dry

As I

Realise, lise, lise

That in a few minutes this train will be gone

Sighs, sighs, sighs

City

Flies, flies, flies

Wonder

Why, why, why

Would anyone want to leave where I come from?

Torn on the platform

It's 1.58 wish that I had been late

And missed the train and given them an excuse

But what is the use, I've less slack than a noose

Do or die stay or go what shall I choose?

'Cause my

Eyes, eyes, eyes

Are not

Dry, dry, dry

As I

Realise, lise, lise

That in a few minutes this train will be gone

Sighs, sighs, sighs

City

Flies, flies, flies

Wonder

Why, why, why

Would anyone want to leave where I come from?

Torn on the platform

Like in a film the motion starts to slow

As the beeping carriage doors begin to close

Momentarily I'm standing froze

Then I jump between the gap

Land on the platform flat

I'm not

Torn on the platform

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
torn /tɔːrn/ B2	adjective - injured by having the soft tissues pulled or stretched
platform /ˈplætfɔːrm/ A2	noun - a raised level surface on which people or things can stand
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel sadness at the absence of someone or something
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
train /treɪn/ A1	noun - a railway engine
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
dry /draɪ/ A2	adjective - free from moisture or liquid; not wet
realise /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become aware of something
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B1	verb - to be curious about something
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - after the expected or usual time
excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ B1	noun - a reason given to justify a fault or offense
choose /tʃuːz/ A2	verb - pick out

Key Grammar Structures

Once more just before I'm leaving

➔ Present continuous tense used with 'just before' to describe an action happening immediately prior to another.

➔ The phrase combines the present continuous form of 'leave' ('I'm leaving') with 'just before' to emphasize immediacy.
I get a good seat, with a window, my feet

➔ Use of simple present tense 'get' to describe habitual or general actions.

➔ The verb 'get' in the present tense indicates a habitual action or a current state.
Are not dry, dry, dry

➔ Negative form of 'are' with the adjective 'dry' to describe a state.

➔ 'Are not' is the negative form of 'are', used here with 'dry' to describe the emotional state as not being dry (i.e., feeling emotional).
Land on the platform flat

➔ Use of phrasal verb 'land on' + preposition 'on' to describe the action of reaching the platform.

➔ 'Land on' is a phrasal verb indicating the act of arriving or hitting a surface, here meaning the person successfully lands on the platform.

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