What Was That
Letra:
[English]
A place in the city, a chair in the bed
I cover up all the mirrors, I can't see myself yet
I wear smoke like a wedding veil
Make a meal I won't eat
Step out into the street, alone in a sea
It comes over me
Oh, I'm missing you
Yeah, I'm missing you
And all the things we used to do
MDMA in the back garden, blow our pupils up
We kissed for hours straight
Well baby, what was that?
I remember saying then
"This is the best cigarette of my life"
Well, I want you just like that
Indio haze, we're in a sandstorm
And it knocks me out
I didn't know then
that you'd never be enough for me
Since l was seventeen, I gave you everything
Now, we wake from a dream
Well, baby, what was that?
What was that?
Baby, what was that?
Do you know you're still with me
When I'm out with my friends?
I stare at the painted faces that talk current affairs
You had to know this was happening
You weren't feeling my heat
When I'm in the blue light, down to be myself right
I face reality
I tried (I tried)
To let (To let)
Whatever has to pass through me, pass through
But this is still a problem, I know
It might not let me go
MDMA in the back garden, blow our pupils up
We kissed for hours straight
Well baby, what was that?
I remember saying then
"This is the best cigarette of my life"
Well, I want you just like that
Indio haze, we're in a sandstorm
And it knocks me out
I didn't know then
But you'd never be enough for me
Since l was seventeen, I gave you everything
Now, we wake from a dream
Well, baby, what was that?
What was that?
'Cause I want you just like that
(When I'm in the blue light, I can make it alright)
What was that?
(When I'm in the blue light, I can make it alright)
Baby, what was that?
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Vocabulario en esta canción:
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city /ˈsɪti/ A1 |
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cover /ˈkʌvər/ A2 |
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smoke /smoʊk/ A2 |
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wedding /ˈwedɪŋ/ A2 |
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meal /miːl/ A1 |
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street /striːt/ A1 |
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garden /ˈɡɑːrdən/ A1 |
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pupil /ˈpjuːpl/ B1 |
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cigarette /ˌsɪɡəˈret/ A2 |
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haze /heɪz/ B2 |
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sandstorm /ˈsændstɔːrm/ B2 |
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dream /driːm/ A1 |
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friends /frendz/ A1 |
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faces /ˈfeɪsɪz/ A1 |
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reality /riˈæləti/ B2 |
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problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A2 |
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Gramática:
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I cover up all the mirrors, I can't see myself yet
➔ Verbo modal 'can't' para expresar inhabilidad
➔ La oración indica que el estado emocional actual del hablante le impide enfrentarse a su propio reflejo. 'Can't see' expresa una incapacidad presente.
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And all the things we used to do
➔ 'Used to' + infinitivo para describir hábitos o estados pasados
➔ 'Used to do' significa acciones o rutinas que eran habituales en el pasado pero ya no se practican.
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Well baby, what was that?
➔ Tiempo Pasado Simple en forma de pregunta
➔ La pregunta se refiere a un evento o experiencia pasada sobre la que ahora se reflexiona con una sensación de incertidumbre o confusión.
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This is the best cigarette of my life
➔ Adjetivo superlativo 'best' con el presente simple
➔ La oración utiliza un adjetivo superlativo para expresar el grado más alto de una cualidad (bondad) relacionada con el cigarrillo en ese momento.
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I didn't know then that you'd never be enough for me
➔ Pasado Simple ('didn't know'), Condicional Perfecto Pasado ('you'd never be enough')
➔ Expresa una comprensión en el presente sobre una falta de conocimiento en el pasado. 'You'd never be enough' utiliza una estructura condicional perfecta para describir una situación hipotética que no se pudo cambiar en el pasado.
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Since l was seventeen, I gave you everything
➔ Presente Perfecto Simple ('I have given') implícito con 'Since' indicando un período desde el pasado hasta el presente
➔ Aunque la forma verbal está en pasado simple, la cláusula 'since' implica una acción o estado continuo desde ese momento hasta ahora, lo que hace que el presente perfecto sea una alternativa adecuada. La oración también podría escribirse como "Since I was seventeen, I have given you everything."
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Do you know you're still with me When I'm out with my friends?
➔ Presente Simple en Cláusulas Principal y Subordinada indicando un estado presente y una acción habitual
➔ 'Do you know' pregunta sobre la conciencia de la otra persona de su presencia persistente en la vida del hablante. 'When I'm out with my friends' establece el contexto para esta presencia persistente.
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Whatever has to pass through me, pass through
➔ Modo imperativo ('pass through') dentro de una cláusula 'whatever' que actúa como cláusula sustantiva
➔ Esto utiliza el imperativo 'pass through' dos veces: primero como parte de la cláusula 'whatever' que funciona como sujeto, y luego como el verbo principal de la oración, emitiendo una orden para permitir que las experiencias o emociones fluyan libremente sin resistencia. "Whatever has to pass through me" se refiere a cualquier cosa inevitable o necesaria que deba experimentarse.
