People Watching
Lyrics:
[English]
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♪ THAT WASN'T FUNNY BUT SHE LAUGHED SO HARD SHE ALMOST CRIED ♪
♪ THEY'RE COUNTING MONTHS THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER ALMOST FORTY-NINE ♪
♪ HE'S MAKING FUN OF HOW SHE ACTED AROUND THE HOLIDAYS ♪
♪ SHE WEARS A RING BUT THEY TELL PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE NOT ENGAGED ♪
♪ THEY MET IN CLASS FOR METAPHYSICAL PHILOSOPHY ♪
♪ HE TELLS HIS FRIENDS I LIKE HER CAUSE SHE'S SO MUCH SMARTER THAN ME ♪
♪ THEY'RE HAVING TALKS ABOUT THEIR FUTURES UNTIL 4 A.M. ♪
♪ AND I'M HAPPY FOR THEM (I'M HAPPY FOR THEM) ♪
♪ BUT I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪
♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪
♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪
♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪
♪ I'M ONLY LOOKING JUST TO LIVE THROUGH YOU VICARIOUSLY ♪
♪ I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN IN LOVE, NOT SERIOUSLY ♪
♪ I HAD A DREAM ABOUT A HOUSE BEHIND A PICKET FENCE ♪
♪ NEXT ONE I CHOOSE TO TRUST I HOPE I USE SOME COMMON SENSE ♪
♪ BUT I CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪
♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪
♪ I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪
♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪
♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪
♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪
♪ CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪
♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪
♪ I WON'T BE SCARED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ME ♪
♪ LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪
♪ CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪
♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪
♪ I WON'T BE SCARED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ME ♪
♪ LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪
♪ (I FEEL NO EMOTION) ♪
♪ I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪
♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪
♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪
♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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laugh /læf/ A2 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A2 |
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month /mʌnθ/ A2 |
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engaged /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/ B1 |
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metaphysical /ˌmɛt.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ C1 |
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philosophy /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/ B2 |
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futures /ˈfjuː.tʃərz/ B2 |
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emotion /ɪˈməʃən/ B2 |
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attached /əˈtætʃt/ B1 |
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caution /ˈkɔː.ʃən/ B2 |
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possession /pəˈzɛʃ.ən/ B2 |
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trust /trʌst/ B2 |
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hope /hoʊp/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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HE TELLS HIS FRIENDS I LIKE HER CAUSE SHE'S SO MUCH SMARTER THAN ME
➔ Present Simple Tense
➔ The phrase "HE TELLS" uses the present simple tense to indicate a habitual action.
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I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION
➔ Infinitive Form
➔ The phrase "WANNA FEEL" uses the infinitive form to express a desire.
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I CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING
➔ Simile
➔ The phrase "LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING" is a simile that compares two different things.
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I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING
➔ Present Continuous Tense
➔ The phrase "I STILL KEEP HOPING" uses the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action.
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LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING
➔ Adverb of Manner
➔ The word "SO" is an adverb of manner that intensifies the adjective "MONOTONE."
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SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION
➔ Future Simple Tense
➔ The phrase "I'LL BE FALLIN'" uses the future simple tense to express a future action.
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I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN IN LOVE, NOT SERIOUSLY
➔ Present Perfect Tense
➔ The phrase "I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN" uses the present perfect tense to indicate an experience up to now.