Undercover Martyn – English Lyrics

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

Lyrics & Translation

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.