Soup! – English Lyrics

• By: Em Beihold
• Album: Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Em Beihold's "Soup!" – a playful pop song that's a masterclass in witty lyricism and self-expression. Through its catchy melodies and clever metaphors, you can learn how English speakers use everyday concepts like 'soup' to convey deeper meanings about individuality and dismissing negativity. This song is special for its blend of lightheartedness with a sharp message, making it an engaging way to explore contemporary English vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.

[English]

No fruit, [music] nothing there to choo

choo. You're not with the stew stew.

You're no better than [singing]

Have you ever had a thought for

yourself? Made a name for yourself.

Trying to make it [music] make it make

it in the world. Don't know why you're

freezing me out. Oh, you're leaving me

out. It's like everybody up against a

girl. Not in your back and you hurt and

you click not a bird and you frog that I

feed.

[music] I guess it's true. You are what

you eat. Eat eat. [music] No food,

nothing to chew chew. You know what the

stew [singing] do? You know better than

that [music] sick food. No one want to

choose nothing to lose. You're no better

than Oh, it's easy [music] to taste. I

just follow

me up.

No, nothing to choose. I'm a cold

[music] truth. You're better than you're

better. You're better than

>> It kind [music] of feels like you're a

background song. I go to karaoke sing

[singing] along, but I'll never learn

the words. Won't fall for your curse

[music] cuz you don't make me better or

you make me worse worse worse worse. No

poo poo nothing to choose. You know what

this do? You're no better [music] than

that sick food. Don't want to choose

nothing.

>> [music]

>> It's easy to just

[music]

truth. [music]

You know better. You know better. You

know better. Bet better. You know

better. You know better. You know

[singing] better. [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fruit /fruːt/ A2	noun - the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
stew /stjuː/ A2	noun - a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid.
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind.
freezing /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ B1	verb - to become or make something become very cold.
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain.
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to.
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true.
background /ˈbækɡraʊnd/ B1	noun - the part of a scene or picture that is behind the main subject.
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	noun - a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to bring about a particular result.
worse /wɜːrs/ A2	adjective - of poorer quality or lower standard.
choose /tʃuːz/ A2	verb - to select from a range of possibilities.
better /ˈbetər/ A2	adjective - of a higher standard; more suitable, pleasing, or effective.
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of making musical sounds with the voice.
learn /lɜːrn/ A2	verb - to gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.

Key Grammar Structures

• Have you ever had a thought for yourself?

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'ever'

  ➔ The phrase 'Have you ever...' is used to ask about experiences in the past up to the present.

• Trying to make it make it in the world.

  ➔ Infinitive repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'make it make it' emphasizes the struggle or effort in achieving something.

• It's like everybody up against a girl.

  ➔ Simile with 'like'

  ➔ The phrase 'It's like...' is used to make a comparison, describing a situation as similar to another.

• You are what you eat.

  ➔ Present simple for general truth

  ➔ The present simple 'You are...' is used to state a general truth or proverb.

• It kind of feels like you're a background song.

  ➔ Modal expression 'kind of'

  ➔ 'Kind of' is used to soften the statement, indicating a degree of uncertainty or approximation.

• You know better than that sick food.

  ➔ Comparative form 'better than'

  ➔ 'Better than' is used to compare two things, indicating one is superior to the other.