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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

How come we don't get to go to the funeral?

Why would you want to go to a funeral?

I've never been to one.

When you get to be my age, you get to go to plenty.

That's, like, a hundred years from now.

You make it hard to love you.

Do you really see a dead body?

Sometimes.

How close do you get to it?

Real close, if you want.

And the clothes they're wearing,

is that the clothes they become a ghost in?

Depends. In the movie Ghost,

Patrick Swayze has on the outfit that he dies in.

Casper runs around butt naked.

Maybe he died naked.

That's fun to think about.

And y'all wonder why you're not at the funeral.

Good morning, Peg.

Well, it will be once this cup of Sanka works its magic.

Is Pastor available?

Oh, he's on the phone with his wife.

Oh, should I come back? Nah.

He usually gets his groveling done pretty quick.

So... that little Hanson girl, that was horrible, huh?

Yeah.

Reminds you that...

life is precious.

(coughing loudly)

You're up, slugger.

(coughing continues)

JEFF: Come in. (whoops)

I have the clothing drive flyers if you'd like to take a look.

Thank you.

You all right, Mare?

(sighs)

No, not really.

Um... I can't stop thinking about that little girl.

I understand.

That's why it's important in these times

to take comfort in our faith.

What if that's not doing the trick?

Events like this can certainly create doubt.

It happens to me more often than I'd like to admit.

What do you do?

I roll up my sleeves and I work even harder at serving our Lord.

Mary, we each have a relationship with God,

and relationships take work.

Get out there.

Help the needy, start a Bible study,

hug a stranger and tell 'em the Lord loves 'em. (chuckles)

But not a child; that backfires on you, big-time.

Thank you, Pastor Jeff.

You are most welcome.

Oh, and tell Sheldon

I spoke to my seminary professor,

and the official ruling is:

God would appear to the octopus aliens in octopus alien form

and save their eight-legged souls.

Praise Jesus!

(chuckles)

(Peg coughing)

(door closes)

I should put that in a sermon.

Hold on, hold on. Thank you, God,

for this food we are about to receive and for the nourishment

of our bodies, and bless the hands that prepared it. Amen.

We're doing this at breakfast now?

Yes, I think it's a nice idea.

She's eating Count Chocula.

Doesn't he play for the other side?

I'm so glad God blessed you with a sense of humor, George.

Mom, have you received any distressing phone calls today?

No. Why?

Just wondering if it's an appropriate time

to ask if you could take me to Radio Shack.

Sorry, sweetheart, I can't today.

I have to bring this food over to the Hanson family.

Then I have my new prayer group.

And after that, I'm gonna get started

on a faith garden in the backyard.

A faith garden? What the hell is that?

Language.

It's an outdoorsy place for me to speak to God.

Don't you already speak to him indoorsy?

Yes, but in the backyard,

I can enjoy the beautiful world he gave us.

You can also smell the Sparks' chicken coop.

Well, I think it sounds nice.

Thank you. I'm gonna need your truck

to get all the dirt and flowers and tools that I need.

Sure. Oh, oh, almost forgot.

Can you keep an eye out for a rock big enough

to paint a Psalm on?

I can do that.

Wish me luck!

Luck!

Mm-hmm! (chuckles)

Is Mom okay?

How the heck should I know?

She left. You can say "hell."

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
funeral /ˈfjuː.nər.əl/ B1	noun - a ceremony honoring a dead person
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - the spirit of a dead person, especially one that appears to the living
naked /ˈneɪ.kɪd/ A2	adjective - without clothes; uncovered
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something; religious belief
doubt /daʊt/ B2	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction verb - to feel uncertain about something
sermon /ˈsɜːr.mən/ C1	noun - a talk given by a clergy member, usually based on a passage from scripture
seminary /ˈsɛm.ɪˌneə.ri/ C1	noun - a school for training members of the clergy
octopus /ˈɒk.tə.pəs/ B1	noun - a sea animal with eight arms
alien /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ B2	noun - a being from another world; a foreigner adjective - belonging to a foreign country or to a group that is not native
comfort /ˈkʌm.fɚt/ B1	noun - a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or stress verb - to make someone feel better
relationship /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/ B2	noun - the way in which two or more people or things are connected
needy /ˈniː.di/ B2	adjective - lacking basic necessities of life; impoverished
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immortal part of a human being
Jesus /ˈdʒiː.zəs/ A2	proper noun - central figure of Christianity
prayer /prɛər/ B1	noun - a solemn request addressed to a deity
garden /ˈɡɑːr.dən/ A2	noun - a piece of ground for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables
backyard /ˈbækˌjɑrd/ B2	noun - the area behind a house, often used as a garden or play space
precious /ˈprɛʃ.əs/ B2	adjective - of great value; beloved
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal

Key Grammar Structures

• How come we don't get to go to the funeral?

  ➔ How come + verb

  ➔ 'How come' is an informal way to ask 'why,' often used in conversational English.

• When you get to be my age, you get to go to plenty.

  ➔ When + subject + verb, subject + verb

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure with 'when' to express a consequence of reaching a certain age.

• You make it hard to love you.

  ➔ Subject + make + object + adjective

  ➔ Here, 'make' is used causatively to express that the subject causes the object to become something.

• Depends. In the movie Ghost, Patrick Swayze has on the outfit that he dies in.

  ➔ Relative clause: that + subject + verb

  ➔ The relative clause 'that he dies in' modifies 'the outfit,' providing additional information about it.

• I roll up my sleeves and I work even harder at serving our Lord.

  ➔ Parallel structure: and + verb + adverb

  ➔ The sentence uses parallel structure to emphasize actions taken together, enhancing clarity and rhythm.

• Get out there. Help the needy, start a Bible study, hug a stranger and tell 'em the Lord loves 'em.

  ➔ Imperative mood + coordinating conjunction

  ➔ The imperative mood is used for commands, and coordinating conjunctions ('and') connect related actions.

• Thank you, God, for this food we are about to receive and for the nourishment of our bodies.

  ➔ Gerund after preposition: for + gerund

  ➔ The gerund 'receiving' and 'nourishing' are used after the preposition 'for' to indicate purpose.