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♪ FALLING TOO FAST TO PREPARE FOR THIS ♪ 00:14

♪ TRIPPING IN THE WORLD COULD BE DANGEROUS ♪ 00:16

♪ EVERYBODY CIRCLING IT'S VULTUROUS ♪ 00:18

♪ NEGATIVE, NEPOTIST ♪ 00:20

♪ EVERYBODY WAITING FOR THE FALL OF MAN ♪ 00:21

♪ EVERYBODY PRAYING FOR THE END OF TIMES ♪ 00:23

♪ EVERYBODY HOPING THEY COULD BE THE ONE ♪ 00:25

♪ I WAS BORN TO RUN, I WAS BORN FOR THIS ♪ 00:26

♪ WHIP, WHIP ♪ 00:28

♪ RUN ME LIKE A RACE HORSE ♪ 00:29

♪ PULL ME LIKE A RIPCORD ♪ 00:31

♪ BREAK ME DOWN AND BUILD ME UP ♪ 00:33

♪ I WANNA BE THE SLIP, SLIP ♪ 00:34

♪ WORD UPON YOUR LIP, LIP ♪ 00:36

♪ LETTER THAT YOU RIP, RIP ♪ 00:38

♪ BREAK ME DOWN AND BUILD ME UP ♪ 00:40

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 00:42

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪ 00:45

♪ I DO WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 00:48

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE HOW IT FEELS WHEN I BREAK THE CHAINS ♪ 00:52

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 00:56

♪ YOU TAKE ME TO THE TOP ♪ 01:00

♪ I'M READY FOR WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 01:02

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪ 01:06

♪ I DO WHAT IT TAKES ♪ 01:10

♪ ALWAYS HAD A FEAR OF BEING TYPICAL ♪ 01:11

♪ LOOKING AT MY BODY FEELING MISERABLE ♪ 01:13

♪ ALWAYS HANGING ON TO THE VISUAL ♪ 01:15

♪ I WANNA BE INVISIBLE ♪ 01:16

♪ LOOKING AT MY YEARS LIKE A MARTYRDOM ♪ 01:18

♪ EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE A PART OF 'EM ♪ 01:20

♪ NEVER BE ENOUGH, I'M THE PRODIGAL SON ♪ 01:22

♪ I WAS BORN TO RUN, I WAS BORN FOR THIS ♪ 01:23

♪ WHIP, WHIP ♪ 01:25

♪ RUN ME LIKE A RACE HORSE ♪ 01:26

♪ PULL ME LIKE A RIPCORD ♪ 01:28

♪ BREAK ME DOWN AND BUILD ME UP ♪ 01:30

♪ I WANNA BE THE SLIP, SLIP ♪ 01:31

♪ WORD UPON YOUR LIP, LIP ♪ 01:33

♪ LETTER THAT YOU RIP, RIP ♪ 01:35

♪ BREAK ME DOWN AND BUILD ME UP ♪ 01:37

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 01:38

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪ 01:42

♪ I DO WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 01:45

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE HOW IT FEELS WHEN I BREAK THE CHAINS ♪ 01:49

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 01:53

♪ YOU TAKE ME TO THE TOP ♪ 01:57

♪ I'M READY FOR WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 01:59

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪ 02:03

♪ I DO WHAT IT TAKES ♪ 02:07

♪ HYPOCRITICAL, EGOTISTICAL ♪ 02:08

♪ DON'T WANNA BE THE PARENTHETICAL, HYPOTHETICAL ♪ 02:11

♪ WORKING ONTO SOMETHING THAT I'M PROUD OF, OUT OF THE BOX ♪ 02:14

♪ AN EPOXY TO THE WORLD AND THE VISION WE'VE LOST ♪ 02:18

♪ I'M AN APOSTROPHE ♪ 02:22

♪ I'M JUST A SYMBOL TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE'S MORE TO SEE ♪ 02:23

♪ I'M JUST A PRODUCT OF THE SYSTEM, A CATASTROPHE ♪ 02:27

♪ AND YET A MASTERPIECE, AND YET I'M HALF-DISEASED ♪ 02:30

♪ AND WHEN I AM DECEASED ♪ 02:34

♪ AT LEAST I GO DOWN TO THE GRAVE AND DIE HAPPILY ♪ 02:36

♪ LEAVE THE BODY OF MY SOUL TO BE A PART OF ME ♪ 02:39

♪ I DO WHAT IT TAKES ♪ 02:44

(UNDER WATER NOISES) 02:46

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 02:59

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪ 03:02

♪ I DO WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 03:06

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE HOW IT FEELS WHEN I BREAK THE CHAINS ♪ 03:10

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 03:13

♪ YOU TAKE ME TO THE TOP ♪ 03:18

♪ I'M READY FOR WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪ 03:19

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪ 03:24

♪ I DO WHAT IT TAKES ♪ 03:27

(FIRE CRACKLING) 03:30

Whatever It Takes – English Lyrics

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[English]

♪ ♪

♪ FALLING TOO FAST TO PREPARE FOR THIS ♪

♪ TRIPPING IN THE WORLD COULD BE DANGEROUS ♪

♪ EVERYBODY CIRCLING IT'S VULTUROUS ♪

♪ NEGATIVE, NEPOTIST ♪

♪ EVERYBODY WAITING FOR THE FALL OF MAN ♪

♪ EVERYBODY PRAYING FOR THE END OF TIMES ♪

♪ EVERYBODY HOPING THEY COULD BE THE ONE ♪

♪ I WAS BORN TO RUN, I WAS BORN FOR THIS ♪

♪ WHIP, WHIP ♪

♪ RUN ME LIKE A RACE HORSE ♪

♪ PULL ME LIKE A RIPCORD ♪

♪ BREAK ME DOWN AND BUILD ME UP ♪

♪ I WANNA BE THE SLIP, SLIP ♪

♪ WORD UPON YOUR LIP, LIP ♪

♪ LETTER THAT YOU RIP, RIP ♪

♪ BREAK ME DOWN AND BUILD ME UP ♪

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪

♪ I DO WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE HOW IT FEELS WHEN I BREAK THE CHAINS ♪

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ YOU TAKE ME TO THE TOP ♪

♪ I'M READY FOR WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪

♪ I DO WHAT IT TAKES ♪

♪ ALWAYS HAD A FEAR OF BEING TYPICAL ♪

♪ LOOKING AT MY BODY FEELING MISERABLE ♪

♪ ALWAYS HANGING ON TO THE VISUAL ♪

♪ I WANNA BE INVISIBLE ♪

♪ LOOKING AT MY YEARS LIKE A MARTYRDOM ♪

♪ EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE A PART OF 'EM ♪

♪ NEVER BE ENOUGH, I'M THE PRODIGAL SON ♪

♪ I WAS BORN TO RUN, I WAS BORN FOR THIS ♪

♪ WHIP, WHIP ♪

♪ RUN ME LIKE A RACE HORSE ♪

♪ PULL ME LIKE A RIPCORD ♪

♪ BREAK ME DOWN AND BUILD ME UP ♪

♪ I WANNA BE THE SLIP, SLIP ♪

♪ WORD UPON YOUR LIP, LIP ♪

♪ LETTER THAT YOU RIP, RIP ♪

♪ BREAK ME DOWN AND BUILD ME UP ♪

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪

♪ I DO WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE HOW IT FEELS WHEN I BREAK THE CHAINS ♪

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ YOU TAKE ME TO THE TOP ♪

♪ I'M READY FOR WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪

♪ I DO WHAT IT TAKES ♪

♪ HYPOCRITICAL, EGOTISTICAL ♪

♪ DON'T WANNA BE THE PARENTHETICAL, HYPOTHETICAL ♪

♪ WORKING ONTO SOMETHING THAT I'M PROUD OF, OUT OF THE BOX ♪

♪ AN EPOXY TO THE WORLD AND THE VISION WE'VE LOST ♪

♪ I'M AN APOSTROPHE ♪

♪ I'M JUST A SYMBOL TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE'S MORE TO SEE ♪

♪ I'M JUST A PRODUCT OF THE SYSTEM, A CATASTROPHE ♪

♪ AND YET A MASTERPIECE, AND YET I'M HALF-DISEASED ♪

♪ AND WHEN I AM DECEASED ♪

♪ AT LEAST I GO DOWN TO THE GRAVE AND DIE HAPPILY ♪

♪ LEAVE THE BODY OF MY SOUL TO BE A PART OF ME ♪

♪ I DO WHAT IT TAKES ♪

(UNDER WATER NOISES)

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪

♪ I DO WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE HOW IT FEELS WHEN I BREAK THE CHAINS ♪

♪ WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ YOU TAKE ME TO THE TOP ♪

♪ I'M READY FOR WHATEVER IT TAKES ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS ♪

♪ I DO WHAT IT TAKES ♪

(FIRE CRACKLING)

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
dangerous /ˈdæŋdʒərəs/ B2	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury
circling /ˈsɜːrk(ə)lɪŋ/ B2	verb (present participle) - moving in a circle around something or someone
vulturous /ˈvʌltʃərəs/ C2	adjective - having a strong desire to eat or possess; greedy or predatory
nepotic /nɪˈpoʊtɪst/ C2	adjective - showing favoritism to relatives or friends in a way considered unfair
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to speak to a deity or spiritual being as a form of worship or supplication
hopping /ˈhɒpɪŋ/ B1	verb (present participle) - jumping quickly or intermittently
praying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ A2	verb (present participle) - the act of speaking to a deity or spiritual being as an expression of worship or supplication
hoping /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/ A2	verb (present participle) - desiring or wishing for something to happen
born /bɔːrn/ A1	verb (past participle) - to have come into life or existence
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct or develop something
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces or cause to stop functioning
chain /tʃeɪn/ B2	noun - a series of connected links or things
top /tɒp/ or /tɑːp/ A2	noun - highest point or part of something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun/verb - a strong feeling of affection or deep attachment
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A2	adverb - with or in proximity or union

Key Grammar Structures

I WAS BORN TO RUN, I WAS BORN FOR THIS

➔ Past Simple Tense

➔ The phrase "I WAS BORN" indicates a completed action in the past.
I WANNA BE THE SLIP, SLIP

➔ Informal Contraction

➔ The word "WANNA" is an informal contraction of "WANT TO".
'CAUSE I LOVE THE ADRENALINE IN MY VEINS

➔ Informal Contraction

➔ 'CAUSE is an informal contraction of "BECAUSE".
I DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

➔ Present Simple Tense

➔ The phrase "I DO" indicates a habitual action in the present.
I'M READY FOR WHATEVER IT TAKES

➔ Present Continuous Tense

➔ The phrase "I'M READY" indicates a current state of being.
I DO WHAT IT TAKES

➔ Present Simple Tense

➔ The phrase "I DO" indicates a habitual action in the present.
I'M JUST A SYMBOL TO REMIND YOU

➔ Present Continuous Tense

➔ The phrase "I'M JUST" indicates a current state of being.
AND YET A MASTERPIECE, AND YET I'M HALF-DISEASED

➔ Contrastive Conjunction

➔ The phrase "AND YET" introduces a contrast between two ideas.