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♪ I'LL PRETEND MY HEART'S NOT ON FIRE ♪ 00:13
♪ IF YOU STEAL MY TRUE LOVE'S NAME ♪ 00:17
♪ BROKE DOWN SUBWAY IN THIS CITY OF SPIRES ♪ 00:21
♪ TAPE YOUR PICTURE OVER HIS IN THE FRAME ♪ 00:25
♪ WE'LL IMAGINE WE'RE SLEEPING REVOLVERS ♪ 00:28
♪ SHOTGUN WEDDING IN A STRANGE SOHO ♪ 00:32
♪ OUR CHAMBERS HOLD SILVERY COLLARS ♪ 00:36
♪ GUN DOWN WEREWOLVES WHEREVER WE GO ♪ 00:40
♪ WE GUN DOWN WEREWOLVES WHEREVER WE GO ♪ 00:42
♪ MIDNIGHT PHONE CALLS IN THE BACK OF A MUSTANG ♪ 00:50
♪ CREASED WHITE PAGES TORN RIGHT FROM THE SPINE ♪ 00:54
♪ KISSED MY NECK WITH A CROOKED, CRACKED FANG ♪ 00:58
♪ YOU ALWAYS HOPED ONE DAY YOU'D BE MINE ♪ 01:02
♪ THREW OUR FATHERS ON FUNERAL PYRES ♪ 01:05
♪ I'M NOT SURE THAT WE WERE PLAYING A GAME ♪ 01:08
♪ BUSTED GASKET IN A FIELD FULL OF LIARS ♪ 01:12
♪ NO ONE NOTICED WE SET FIVE BOROUGHS AFLAME ♪ 01:16
♪ NO ONE NOTICED WE SET FIVE BOROUGHS AFLAME ♪ 01:20
♪ OH, OH, OH ♪ 01:24
♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪ 01:30
♪ YOUNG BONE ♪ 01:32
♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪ 01:34
♪ GO HOME ♪ 01:35
♪ BAND OF GOLD WITH A DIAMOND IMPLIED ♪ 01:39
♪ YOU WROTE LETTERS THAT YOU NEVER SENT ♪ 01:43
♪ I MADE PROMISES I'LL ALWAYS DENY ♪ 01:47
♪ NOW WE'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT THE OTHER MEANT ♪ 01:51
♪ WATCH IS TICKING LIKE A HEARTBEAT GONE BERSERK ♪ 01:54
♪ LOST THE CHANCE TO WIND THE KEY ♪ 01:59
♪ ROOSTERS ARE NOTHING BUT CLUCKING CLOCKWORK ♪ 02:02
♪ OUR FEARS ARE ONLY WHAT WE TELL THEM TO BE ♪ 02:06
♪ OUR FEARS ARE ONLY WHAT WE TELL THEM TO BE ♪ 02:09
♪ DROWN THE LAST OF OUR MATCHES ♪ 02:17
♪ BURN THE REST OF EACH OTHER ♪ 02:20
♪ YOU WERE STRONGEST WHEN I ACHED FOR BREATH ♪ 02:23
♪ THROUGH THE THICK OF SMOKE, WE'LL FINALLY SMOTHER ♪ 02:27
♪ OH, OH, OH ♪ 02:31
♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪ 02:38
♪ YOUNG BONE ♪ 02:40
♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪ 02:42
♪ GO HOME ♪ 02:44
♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪ 02:46
♪ YOUNG BONE ♪ 02:48
♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪ 02:49
♪ GO HOME ♪ 02:51
♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪ 02:53
♪ YOUNG BONE ♪ 02:55
♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪ 02:57
♪ GO HOME ♪ 02:59
♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪ 03:00
♪ YOUNG BONE ♪ 03:02
♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪ 03:04
♪ GO HOME ♪ 03:06
♪ OH ♪ ♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪ 03:08
♪ YOUNG BONE ♪ 03:10
♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪ 03:11
♪ GO HOME ♪ 03:13
♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪ 03:15
♪ YOUNG BONE ♪ 03:17
♪ OH, OH ♪ 03:19

Young Blood

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Norah Jones
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[English]

(GENTLE MUSIC)

♪ I'LL PRETEND MY HEART'S NOT ON FIRE ♪

♪ IF YOU STEAL MY TRUE LOVE'S NAME ♪

♪ BROKE DOWN SUBWAY IN THIS CITY OF SPIRES ♪

♪ TAPE YOUR PICTURE OVER HIS IN THE FRAME ♪

♪ WE'LL IMAGINE WE'RE SLEEPING REVOLVERS ♪

♪ SHOTGUN WEDDING IN A STRANGE SOHO ♪

♪ OUR CHAMBERS HOLD SILVERY COLLARS ♪

♪ GUN DOWN WEREWOLVES WHEREVER WE GO ♪

♪ WE GUN DOWN WEREWOLVES WHEREVER WE GO ♪

♪ MIDNIGHT PHONE CALLS IN THE BACK OF A MUSTANG ♪

♪ CREASED WHITE PAGES TORN RIGHT FROM THE SPINE ♪

♪ KISSED MY NECK WITH A CROOKED, CRACKED FANG ♪

♪ YOU ALWAYS HOPED ONE DAY YOU'D BE MINE ♪

♪ THREW OUR FATHERS ON FUNERAL PYRES ♪

♪ I'M NOT SURE THAT WE WERE PLAYING A GAME ♪

♪ BUSTED GASKET IN A FIELD FULL OF LIARS ♪

♪ NO ONE NOTICED WE SET FIVE BOROUGHS AFLAME ♪

♪ NO ONE NOTICED WE SET FIVE BOROUGHS AFLAME ♪

♪ OH, OH, OH ♪

♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ YOUNG BONE ♪

♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪

♪ GO HOME ♪

♪ BAND OF GOLD WITH A DIAMOND IMPLIED ♪

♪ YOU WROTE LETTERS THAT YOU NEVER SENT ♪

♪ I MADE PROMISES I'LL ALWAYS DENY ♪

♪ NOW WE'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT THE OTHER MEANT ♪

♪ WATCH IS TICKING LIKE A HEARTBEAT GONE BERSERK ♪

♪ LOST THE CHANCE TO WIND THE KEY ♪

♪ ROOSTERS ARE NOTHING BUT CLUCKING CLOCKWORK ♪

♪ OUR FEARS ARE ONLY WHAT WE TELL THEM TO BE ♪

♪ OUR FEARS ARE ONLY WHAT WE TELL THEM TO BE ♪

♪ DROWN THE LAST OF OUR MATCHES ♪

♪ BURN THE REST OF EACH OTHER ♪

♪ YOU WERE STRONGEST WHEN I ACHED FOR BREATH ♪

♪ THROUGH THE THICK OF SMOKE, WE'LL FINALLY SMOTHER ♪

♪ OH, OH, OH ♪

♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ YOUNG BONE ♪

♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪

♪ GO HOME ♪

♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ YOUNG BONE ♪

♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪

♪ GO HOME ♪

♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ YOUNG BONE ♪

♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪

♪ GO HOME ♪

♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ YOUNG BONE ♪

♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪

♪ GO HOME ♪

♪ OH ♪ ♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ YOUNG BONE ♪

♪ OLD GHOSTS ♪

♪ GO HOME ♪

♪ YOUNG BLOOD ♪

♪ YOUNG BONE ♪

♪ OH, OH ♪

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

heart

/hɑːrt/

A1
  • noun
  • - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • noun
  • - a strong feeling of affection

city

/ˈsɪti/

A1
  • noun
  • - a large town

picture

/ˈpɪk.tʃər/

A2
  • noun
  • - a drawing or photograph

frame

/freɪm/

B1
  • noun
  • - a structure that surrounds something

wedding

/ˈwɛd.ɪŋ/

B1
  • noun
  • - a ceremony in which two people get married

ghost

/ɡoʊst/

B2
  • noun
  • - the spirit of a dead person

promise

/ˈprɒm.ɪs/

B2
  • noun
  • - a declaration that something will or will not be done

fear

/fɪr/

B2
  • noun
  • - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous

burn

/bɜrn/

B2
  • verb
  • - to produce flames and heat

smoke

/smoʊk/

B2
  • noun
  • - the gas and small bits of burning material that are produced when something burns

match

/mætʃ/

B2
  • noun
  • - a small stick that produces a flame when struck

strong

/strɔŋ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - having power or strength

tick

/tɪk/

C1
  • verb
  • - to make a short, sharp sound

ache

/eɪk/

C1
  • verb
  • - to feel a continuous dull pain

Grammar:

  • I'll pretend my heart's not on fire

    ➔ Future Simple with 'will' + base verb ('pretend')

    ➔ 'I'll' is a contraction of 'I will,' indicating a future intention or promise.

  • we'll imagine we're sleeping revolvers

    ➔ Contraction of 'we will' + verb 'imagine'

    ➔ 'We'll' is a contraction of 'we will,' expressing a future intention.

  • killed my neck with a crooked, cracked fang

    ➔ Past tense verb 'killed'

    ➔ 'Killed' is the past tense of 'kill,' indicating an action completed in the past.

  • you were strongest when I ached for breath

    ➔ Past tense 'were' (be) + superlative 'strongest'

    ➔ 'Were' is the past tense of 'are,' used here to describe a state in the past.

  • we set five boroughs aflame

    ➔ Past tense verb 'set' (irregular)

    ➔ 'Set' in past tense remains 'set,' which is an irregular verb.

  • They're used with 'when' to introduce a clause of time

    ➔ Use of 'when' as a conjunction to introduce a temporal clause

    ➔ 'When' introduces a subordinate clause related to time, indicating the point or period.

  • drowned the last of our matches

    ➔ Past tense verb 'drowned' (regular verb)

    ➔ 'Drowned' is the past tense of 'drown,' indicating an action completed in the past.