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(WATER SLOSHING) 00:00
(GENTLE MUSIC) 00:08
♪ THERE'S ANOTHER WORLD INSIDE OF ME THAT YOU MAY NEVER SEE ♪ 00:20
♪ THERE'S SECRETS IN THIS LIFE THAT I CAN'T HIDE ♪ 00:27
♪ SOMEWHERE IN THIS DARKNESS ♪ 00:34
♪ THERE'S A LIGHT THAT I CAN'T FIND ♪ 00:36
♪ MAYBE IT'S TOO FAR AWAY ♪ 00:40
♪ MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND ♪ 00:45
♪ MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND ♪ 00:52
♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪ 00:59
♪ HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED AND LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 01:02
♪ EVERYTHING I AM AND EVERYTHING IN ME ♪ 01:05
♪ WANTS TO BE THE ONE YOU WANTED ME TO BE ♪ 01:09
♪ I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN EVEN IF I COULD ♪ 01:12
♪ I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD ♪ 01:15
♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪ 01:18
♪ YOU CAN HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED ♪ 01:21
♪ YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE ♪ 01:23
♪ SO LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 01:25
♪ LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 01:31
♪ WHEN YOUR EDUCATION X-RAY CANNOT SEE UNDER MY SKIN ♪ 01:38
♪ I WON'T TELL YOU A DAMN THING ♪ 01:45
♪ THAT I COULD NOT TELL MY FRIENDS ♪ 01:48
♪ AND ROAMING THROUGH THIS DARKNESS I'M ALIVE BUT I'M ALONE ♪ 01:52
♪ AND PART OF ME IS FIGHTING THIS BUT PART OF ME IS GONE ♪ 01:58
♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪ 02:04
♪ HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED AND LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 02:07
♪ EVERYTHING I AM AND EVERYTHING IN ME ♪ 02:10
♪ WANTS TO BE THE ONE YOU WANTED ME TO BE ♪ 02:13
♪ I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN EVEN IF I COULD ♪ 02:17
♪ I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD ♪ 02:20
♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪ 02:23
♪ YOU CAN HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED ♪ 02:26
♪ YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE ♪ 02:28
♪ SO LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 02:29
(UPBEAT MUSIC) 02:37
♪ MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND ♪ 02:48
(UPBEAT INVIGORATING MUSIC) 02:55
♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪ 03:21
♪ HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED AND LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 03:25
♪ EVERYTHING I AM AND EVERYTHING IN ME ♪ 03:28
♪ WANTS TO BE THE ONE YOU WANTED ME TO BE ♪ 03:31
♪ I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN EVEN IF I COULD ♪ 03:34
♪ I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD ♪ 03:38
♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪ 03:41
♪ YOU CAN HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED ♪ 03:44
♪ YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE ♪ 03:46
♪ SO LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 03:47
♪ LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE, WHOA ♪ 03:54
♪ LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 04:00
♪ WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 04:04
♪ WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 04:07
♪ WHEN I'M GONE ♪ 04:11

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[English]

(WATER SLOSHING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

♪ THERE'S ANOTHER WORLD INSIDE OF ME THAT YOU MAY NEVER SEE ♪

♪ THERE'S SECRETS IN THIS LIFE THAT I CAN'T HIDE ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE IN THIS DARKNESS ♪

♪ THERE'S A LIGHT THAT I CAN'T FIND ♪

♪ MAYBE IT'S TOO FAR AWAY ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED AND LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I AM AND EVERYTHING IN ME ♪

♪ WANTS TO BE THE ONE YOU WANTED ME TO BE ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN EVEN IF I COULD ♪

♪ I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ YOU CAN HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED ♪

♪ YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE ♪

♪ SO LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ WHEN YOUR EDUCATION X-RAY CANNOT SEE UNDER MY SKIN ♪

♪ I WON'T TELL YOU A DAMN THING ♪

♪ THAT I COULD NOT TELL MY FRIENDS ♪

♪ AND ROAMING THROUGH THIS DARKNESS I'M ALIVE BUT I'M ALONE ♪

♪ AND PART OF ME IS FIGHTING THIS BUT PART OF ME IS GONE ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED AND LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I AM AND EVERYTHING IN ME ♪

♪ WANTS TO BE THE ONE YOU WANTED ME TO BE ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN EVEN IF I COULD ♪

♪ I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ YOU CAN HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED ♪

♪ YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE ♪

♪ SO LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

♪ MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND ♪

(UPBEAT INVIGORATING MUSIC)

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED AND LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I AM AND EVERYTHING IN ME ♪

♪ WANTS TO BE THE ONE YOU WANTED ME TO BE ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN EVEN IF I COULD ♪

♪ I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ YOU CAN HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED ♪

♪ YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE ♪

♪ SO LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE, WHOA ♪

♪ LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ WHEN I'M GONE ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

world

/wɜːrld/

B1
  • noun
  • - the earth, including all of its countries and people

secrets

/ˈsiːkrɪts/

B2
  • noun
  • - things kept hidden or unknown

light

/laɪt/

B1
  • noun
  • - something that makes things visible or affords illumination
  • adjective
  • - not heavy, bright

darkness

/ˈdɑːrknəs/

B2
  • noun
  • - the property of having little or no light

hide

/haɪd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to put or keep out of sight

find

/faɪnd/

A1
  • verb
  • - to discover or get information about something

blind

/blaɪnd/

B2
  • adjective
  • - unable to see

hold

/hoʊld/

A2
  • verb
  • - to grasp or support physically

scared

/skɛrd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - frightened or afraid

love

/lʌv/

A2
  • verb
  • - to feel deep affection or attachment
  • noun
  • - a profound feeling of affection

everything

/ˈɛvrɪˌθɪŋ/

A2
  • pronoun
  • - all things

feel

/fiːl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to experience an emotion or sensation

heart

/hɑːrt/

A2
  • noun
  • - the organ that pumps blood; metaphorically, the center of emotion

Key Grammar Structures

  • THERE'S ANOTHER WORLD INSIDE OF ME THAT YOU MAY NEVER SEE

    ➔ Use of 'there is' to indicate existence.

    ➔ The phrase "THERE'S" indicates that something exists.

  • MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND

    ➔ Use of 'maybe' to express possibility.

    ➔ The word "MAYBE" suggests uncertainty about being blind.

  • HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG

    ➔ Use of imperative mood for requests.

    ➔ The phrase "HOLD ME" is a request for affection.

  • I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD

    ➔ Use of conditional clause to express a hypothetical situation.

    ➔ The phrase "IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD" indicates a reason for sacrifice.

  • YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE

    ➔ Use of future tense to indicate a prediction.

    ➔ The phrase "YOU WON'T" suggests that the person may not always be present.

  • I WON'T TELL YOU A DAMN THING

    ➔ Use of negative future tense to express refusal.

    ➔ The phrase "I WON'T TELL" indicates a refusal to share information.

  • AND PART OF ME IS FIGHTING THIS BUT PART OF ME IS GONE

    ➔ Use of conjunctions to connect contrasting ideas.

    ➔ The phrase "PART OF ME IS FIGHTING" contrasts with "PART OF ME IS GONE".