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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Vocabulário nesta música:
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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 expressar incapacidade
➔ A frase indica que o estado emocional atual do falante o impede de encarar seu próprio reflexo. 'Can't see' expressa uma incapacidade presente.
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And all the things we used to do
➔ 'Used to' + infinitivo para descrever hábitos ou estados passados
➔ 'Used to do' significa ações ou rotinas que eram habituais no passado, mas não são mais praticadas.
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Well baby, what was that?
➔ Pretérito Simples em forma de pergunta
➔ A pergunta se refere a um evento ou experiência passada sobre a qual agora se reflete com uma sensação de incerteza ou confusão.
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This is the best cigarette of my life
➔ Adjetivo superlativo 'best' com o presente simples
➔ A frase utiliza um adjetivo superlativo para expressar o grau mais alto de uma qualidade (bondade) relacionada ao cigarro naquele momento.
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I didn't know then that you'd never be enough for me
➔ Passado Simples ('didn't know'), Condicional Perfeito Passado ('you'd never be enough')
➔ Expressa uma compreensão no presente sobre uma falta de conhecimento no passado. 'You'd never be enough' utiliza uma estrutura condicional perfeita para descrever uma situação hipotética que não pôde ser alterada no passado.
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Since l was seventeen, I gave you everything
➔ Presente Perfeito Simples ('I have given') implícito com 'Since' indicando um período do passado ao presente
➔ Embora a forma verbal esteja no passado simples, a cláusula 'since' implica uma ação ou estado contínuo daquele momento até agora, tornando o presente perfeito uma alternativa adequada. A frase também poderia ser escrita 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 Simples em Cláusulas Principal e Subordinada indicando um estado presente e uma ação habitual
➔ 'Do you know' pergunta sobre a consciência da outra pessoa de sua presença persistente na vida do falante. 'When I'm out with my friends' estabelece o contexto para essa presença persistente.
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Whatever has to pass through me, pass through
➔ Modo imperativo ('pass through') dentro de uma cláusula 'whatever' atuando como uma cláusula substantiva
➔ Isto usa o imperativo 'pass through' duas vezes – primeiro como parte da cláusula 'whatever' que funciona como sujeito, e depois como o verbo principal da frase, emitindo uma ordem para permitir que as experiências ou emoções fluam livremente sem resistência. "Whatever has to pass through me" refere-se a qualquer coisa inevitável ou necessária que deva ser experimentada.
