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[♪♪♪] 00:00
♪ Woman ♪ 00:26
♪ Caught behind those burning eyes ♪ 00:31
♪ Tangled up in morning white ♪ 00:35
♪ Do you ever really know? ♪ 00:38
♪ Can you ever really know? ♪ 00:41
♪ Woman ♪ 00:51
♪ Watch her take me by surprise ♪ 00:56
♪ When she lets me call her mine ♪ 00:59
♪ Do you ever really know? ♪ 01:03
♪ Can you ever really know? ♪ 01:06
♪ And I don't know the loneliness you've known ♪ 01:15
♪ I don't hear the frosty words that call inside ♪ 01:18
♪ When you're gone again ♪ 01:26
♪ I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time ♪ 01:32
♪ There's something I don't know ♪ 01:38
♪ I can see it in your eyes, oh ♪ 01:39
♪ As the night descends, all will slow again, oh ♪ 01:45
♪ I am left in awe of the woman I adore, oh ♪ 01:51
♪ Woman ♪ 02:22
♪ I never had such a sight ♪ 02:27
♪ Burn itself into my mind ♪ 02:30
♪ Do you ever really know? ♪ 02:34
♪ Can you ever really know? ♪ 02:38
♪ You say the sun doesn't shine for you ♪ 02:46
♪ I hope you learn that that's not true, in time ♪ 02:49
♪ When you're gone again ♪ 02:57
♪ Just as long again ♪ 03:06
♪ I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time ♪ 03:13
♪ There's something I don't know ♪ 03:19
♪ I can see it in your eyes, oh ♪ 03:20
♪ As the night descends, all will slow again, oh ♪ 03:25
♪ But I am left in awe of the woman I adore, oh ♪ 03:31
♪ I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time ♪ 04:02
♪ There's something I don't know ♪ 04:08
♪ I can see it in your eyes ♪ 04:09
♪ And as the night descends, all will slow again ♪ 04:14
♪ But I am left in awe of the woman I adore ♪ 04:20

Woman – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[♪♪♪]

♪ Woman ♪

♪ Caught behind those burning eyes ♪

♪ Tangled up in morning white ♪

♪ Do you ever really know? ♪

♪ Can you ever really know? ♪

♪ Woman ♪

♪ Watch her take me by surprise ♪

♪ When she lets me call her mine ♪

♪ Do you ever really know? ♪

♪ Can you ever really know? ♪

♪ And I don't know the loneliness you've known ♪

♪ I don't hear the frosty words that call inside ♪

♪ When you're gone again ♪

♪ I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time ♪

♪ There's something I don't know ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes, oh ♪

♪ As the night descends, all will slow again, oh ♪

♪ I am left in awe of the woman I adore, oh ♪

♪ Woman ♪

♪ I never had such a sight ♪

♪ Burn itself into my mind ♪

♪ Do you ever really know? ♪

♪ Can you ever really know? ♪

♪ You say the sun doesn't shine for you ♪

♪ I hope you learn that that's not true, in time ♪

♪ When you're gone again ♪

♪ Just as long again ♪

♪ I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time ♪

♪ There's something I don't know ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes, oh ♪

♪ As the night descends, all will slow again, oh ♪

♪ But I am left in awe of the woman I adore, oh ♪

♪ I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time ♪

♪ There's something I don't know ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes ♪

♪ And as the night descends, all will slow again ♪

♪ But I am left in awe of the woman I adore ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

know

/noʊ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to be aware of information; to be familiar with

woman

/ˈwʊm.ən/

A2
  • noun
  • - adult female human

eyes

/aɪz/

A2
  • noun
  • - organs of sight

white

/waɪt/

A2
  • adjective
  • - the color of milk or snow

surprise

/sərˈpraɪz/

B1
  • noun
  • - an unexpected event or thing that causes wonder or shock

call

/kɔːl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to speak to or communicate with someone by phone or voice

mine

/maɪn/

A2
  • pronoun
  • - belonging to or associated with me

loneliness

/ˈloʊnlinəs/

B2
  • noun
  • - the state of being alone or feeling sad about being alone

word

/wɝːd/

A2
  • noun
  • - a unit of language used to form sentences

try

/traɪ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to attempt or make an effort to do something

mind

/maɪnd/

B1
  • noun
  • - the part of a person that thinks, reasons, feels, and perceives
  • verb
  • - to be careful or to pay attention

descent

/dɪˈsɛnt/

C1
  • noun
  • - a downward slope or movement

fall

/fɔːl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to drop downward

adore

/əˈdɔːr/

B2
  • verb
  • - to regard with deep love and admiration

Key Grammar Structures

  • Do you ever really know?

    ➔ Present Simple for habitual actions.

    ➔ The phrase "do you ever really know" suggests a recurring question about knowledge.

  • I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time.

    ➔ Present Continuous for ongoing actions.

    ➔ The phrase "I'm trying all the time" indicates a continuous effort.

  • There's something I don't know.

    ➔ There is/are for existence.

    ➔ The phrase "there's something" indicates the existence of an unknown element.

  • I am left in awe of the woman I adore.

    ➔ Passive voice to emphasize the action on the subject.

    ➔ The phrase "I am left in awe" shows the effect of admiration.

  • You say the sun doesn't shine for you.

    ➔ Reported speech to convey what someone else said.

    ➔ The phrase "you say" introduces a statement made by someone else.