Undercover Martyn – English Lyrics

• By: Two Door Cinema Club
• Album: Tourist History

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be an adventure, much like the one described in Two Door Cinema Club's "Undercover Martyn." This fast-paced, catchy indie rock song is perfect for English learners who want to pick up conversational phrases and energetic vocabulary. Its story of facing fears and embracing new missions will inspire you on your own language-learning journey.

[English]

And she spoke words that would melt in your hands

And she spoke words of wisdom

To the basement people

To the basement

Many surprises await you

In the basement people

In the basement

You hid there last time

You know we're gonna find you

Sick in the car seat

'Cause you're not up to going

Out on the main streets

Completing your mission

You hid there last time

You know we're gonna find you

Sick in the car seat

'Cause you're not up to going

Out on the main streets

Completing your mission

...

And she spoke words that would melt in your hands

And she spoke words of wisdom

To the basement people

To the basement

Many surprises await you

In the basement people

In the basement

You hid there last time

You know we're gonna find you

Sick in the car seat

'Cause you're not up to going

Out on the main streets

Completing your mission

You hid there last time

You know we're gonna find you

Sick in the car seat

'Cause you're not up to going

Out on the main streets

Completing your mission

...

You hid there last time

You know we're gonna find you

Sick in the car seat

'Cause you're not up to going

Out on the main streets

Completing your mission

You hid there last time

You know we're gonna find you

Sick in the car seat

'Cause you're not up to going

Out on the main streets

Completing your mission

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
words /wɝːdz/ A2	noun - units of language used to express ideas or feelings
meltdown /ˈmɛltˌdaʊn/ B2	noun - a sudden loss of control or calm
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ A2	noun - an unexpected event or fact
mission /ˈmɪʃən/ B1	noun - a task or assignment with a specific goal
basement /ˈbeɪs.mənt/ A2	noun - the part of a building below ground level
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm used for holding
word /wɝːd/ A1	noun - a unit of language used to express an idea
seat /siːt/ A2	noun - a place to sit
going /ˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move from one place to another
street /striːt/ A2	noun - a public road in a city or town
complete /kəmˈpliːt/ B2	verb - to finish or make whole adjective - having all necessary parts

Key Grammar Structures

• And she spoke words that would melt in your hands

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that' to specify which words

  ➔ 'That' introduces a relative clause providing more information about 'words'.

• Many surprises await you

  ➔ Simple present tense used for general truths or frequent actions

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense 'await' to express something that is true or will happen regularly.

• You hid there last time

  ➔ Past simple tense indicating completed action in the past

  ➔ Uses past simple 'hid' to describe a completed action in the past moment.

• 'Cause you're not up to going

  ➔ Contraction of 'because' indicating reason or cause

  ➔ 'Cause' is a colloquial contraction of 'because', used to introduce a reason.

• You know we're gonna find you

  ➔ Future intention using 'gonna' (going to) + base verb

  ➔ 'Gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to', indicating a future plan or intention.

• You know we're gonna find you

  ➔ Repetition of future intention with 'gonna' for emphasis

  ➔ Repetition emphasizes the speaker's determination or certainty about the future action.