What Was That
歌詞:
[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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この曲の語彙:
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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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文法:
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I cover up all the mirrors, I can't see myself yet
➔ 助動詞「can't」で不可能を表す
➔ この文は、話し手の現在の感情状態が、自分自身の姿を見つめることを妨げていることを示しています。「Can't see」は現在の不可能性を表しています。
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And all the things we used to do
➔ 「used to」+不定詞で過去の習慣や状態を説明
➔ 「Used to do」は、過去には習慣的だったが、もはや行われていない行動やルーチンを示します。
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Well baby, what was that?
➔ 過去形を疑問文の形で使用
➔ この質問は、過去の出来事や経験を指しており、現在は不確実性や混乱を感じながら振り返っています。
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This is the best cigarette of my life
➔ 最上級形容詞「best」と現在形
➔ この文は、最上級の形容詞を使って、その瞬間のタバコに関連する品質（良さ）の最高度を表しています。
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I didn't know then that you'd never be enough for me
➔ 過去形（didn't know）、過去完了形条件文（you'd never be enough）
➔ 過去の知識の欠如について、現在における実現を表現します。「You'd never be enough」は、過去に変化させることができなかった仮説的な状況を説明するために、条件付き完全な構造を使用します。
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Since l was seventeen, I gave you everything
➔ 現在完了形（I have given）は「Since」で暗示され、過去から現在までの期間を示す
➔ 動詞の形は過去形ですが、「since」の句は、その時点から現在までの継続的な行動または状態を意味するため、現在完了形が適切な代替手段となります。文は「Since I was seventeen, I have given you everything.」と書くこともできます。
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Do you know you're still with me When I'm out with my friends?
➔ 主節と従属節で現在形を使用し、現在の状態と習慣的な行動を示す
➔ 「Do you know」は、話し手の人生における相手の根強い存在に対する相手の認識について尋ねます。「When I'm out with my friends」は、この根強い存在の背景を設定します。
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Whatever has to pass through me, pass through
➔ 名詞節として機能する「whatever」節内の命令形（「pass through」）
➔ これは命令形の「pass through」を2回使用しています。最初は主語として機能する「whatever」節の一部として、次に文の主要動詞として、抵抗せずに自由に経験や感情が流れることを許可する命令を発行します。「Whatever has to pass through me」とは、経験しなければならない避けられないものまたは必要なものを指します。
