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♪ THAT WASN'T FUNNY BUT SHE LAUGHED SO HARD SHE ALMOST CRIED ♪ 00:34
♪ THEY'RE COUNTING MONTHS THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER ALMOST FORTY-NINE ♪ 00:37
♪ HE'S MAKING FUN OF HOW SHE ACTED AROUND THE HOLIDAYS ♪ 00:41
♪ SHE WEARS A RING BUT THEY TELL PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE NOT ENGAGED ♪ 00:45
♪ THEY MET IN CLASS FOR METAPHYSICAL PHILOSOPHY ♪ 00:49
♪ HE TELLS HIS FRIENDS I LIKE HER CAUSE SHE'S SO MUCH SMARTER THAN ME ♪ 00:52
♪ THEY'RE HAVING TALKS ABOUT THEIR FUTURES UNTIL 4 A.M. ♪ 00:56
♪ AND I'M HAPPY FOR THEM (I'M HAPPY FOR THEM) ♪ 01:00
♪ BUT I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪ 01:04
♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪ 01:08
♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪ 01:12
♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪ 01:16
♪ I'M ONLY LOOKING JUST TO LIVE THROUGH YOU VICARIOUSLY ♪ 01:23
♪ I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN IN LOVE, NOT SERIOUSLY ♪ 01:27
♪ I HAD A DREAM ABOUT A HOUSE BEHIND A PICKET FENCE ♪ 01:30
♪ NEXT ONE I CHOOSE TO TRUST I HOPE I USE SOME COMMON SENSE ♪ 01:34
♪ BUT I CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪ 01:38
♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 01:43
♪ I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪ 01:47
♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪ 01:50
♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪ 01:54
♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪ 01:58
♪ CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪ 02:06
♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 02:10
♪ I WON'T BE SCARED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ME ♪ 02:14
♪ LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 02:18
♪ CUT PEOPLE OUT LIKE TAGS ON MY CLOTHING ♪ 02:22
♪ I END UP ALL ALONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 02:25
♪ I WON'T BE SCARED TO LET SOMEONE KNOW ME ♪ 02:29
♪ LIFE FEELS SO MONOTONE BUT I STILL KEEP HOPING ♪ 02:33
♪ (I FEEL NO EMOTION) ♪ 02:37
♪ I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION ♪ 02:44
♪ BE THAT ATTACHED TO THE PERSON I'M HOLDING ♪ 02:48
♪ SOMEDAY I'LL BE FALLIN' WITHOUT CAUTION ♪ 02:52
♪ BUT FOR NOW I'M ONLY PEOPLE WATCHING ♪ 02:57

People Watching

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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

laugh

/læf/

A2
  • verb
  • - to make a sound with your voice because of amusement

cry

/kraɪ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to produce tears because of emotion or pain

month

/mʌnθ/

A2
  • noun
  • - a period of approximately four weeks

engaged

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

B1
  • adjective
  • - having agreed to marry someone

metaphysical

/ˌmɛt.əˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/

C1
  • adjective
  • - relating to abstract or theoretical concepts beyond physical reality

philosophy

/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/

B2
  • noun
  • - the study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, etc.

futures

/ˈfjuː.tʃərz/

B2
  • noun
  • - the time that will come after the present

emotion

/ɪˈməʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - a strong feeling such as love, anger, or happiness

attached

/əˈtætʃt/

B1
  • adjective
  • - feeling emotionally close to someone or something

caution

/ˈkɔː.ʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - care taken to avoid danger or mistakes
  • verb
  • - to advise or warn someone to be careful

possession

/pəˈzɛʃ.ən/

B2
  • noun
  • - something that is owned or controlled

trust

/trʌst/

B2
  • verb
  • - to believe that someone is honest and reliable
  • noun
  • - a belief that someone is honest and reliable

hope

/hoʊp/

B1
  • noun
  • - a wish for something to happen or be true
  • verb
  • - to want something to happen or be true

Grammar:

  • 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.

  • I WANNA FEEL ALL THAT LOVE AND EMOTION

    ➔ Infinitive Form

    ➔ The phrase "WANNA FEEL" uses the infinitive form to express a desire.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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."

  • 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.

  • 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.