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♪ Have you ever tried to lasso up the moon ♪ 00:06
♪ To grab it like a fool ♪ 00:11
♪ Try to pull it home ♪ 00:13
♪ Like it's just a balloon ♪ 00:16
♪ Have you ever died a little bit inside ♪ 00:20
♪ At the thought of something slight ♪ 00:25
♪ Crying in your mind ♪ 00:27
♪ Just fearing it's true ♪ 00:30
♪ They'll be beautiful, ugly, steady and clumsy ♪ 00:35
♪ Vinegar, honey ♪ 00:39
♪ Yeah, the seasons be changing ♪ 00:41
♪ Life rearranges ♪ 00:44
♪ So, all that we've gotta do ♪ 00:46
♪ Is find someone to love, love, love ♪ 00:48
♪ Someone to love, love, love ♪ 00:56
♪ Someone to know ya ♪ 01:03
♪ Hold ya ♪ 01:06
♪ And dry your every tear ♪ 01:07
♪ And make you feel loved, loved, loved ♪ 01:10
♪ You won't have to hide ♪ 01:17
♪ Run scared into the night ♪ 01:19
♪ Think heaven's outta sight ♪ 01:22
♪ Baby, you can just open your eyes, mmm ♪ 01:25
♪ See there's beautiful, ugly, steady and clumsy ♪ 01:32
♪ Vinegar, honey, yea ♪ 01:37
♪ And the seasons be changing ♪ 01:39
♪ Life rearranges ♪ 01:42
♪ So, all that we've gotta do ♪ 01:43
♪ Is find someone to love, love, love ♪ 01:46
♪ Someone to love, love, love ♪ 01:53
♪ Someone to know ya, hold ya ♪ 02:01
♪ And dry your every tear ♪ 02:04
♪ And make you feel loved, loved, loved ♪ 02:08
♪ Someone to love, love, love ♪ 02:15
♪ Someone to love, love ♪ 02:22
♪ Someone to know ya, hold ya ♪ 02:29
♪ And dry your every tear ♪ 02:34
♪ And make you feel loved, love ♪ 02:37
♪ Someone to love ♪ 02:43
(bell ringing) 02:48
(staff clapping) 02:51
(staff chattering) 02:57

Someone to Love – English Lyrics

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Dive into Freya Skye's enchanting single, "Someone to Love," a perfect piece to connect with themes of hope and acceptance. This whimsical ballad, delivered with soaring vocals, offers a gentle reflection on embracing life's dualities—the beautiful and the clumsy—all while searching for that essential, comforting connection.

[English]
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(slo
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(slow mu
(slow musi
(slow music)
♪ Have you ever tried to lasso up the moon ♪
♪ To grab it like a fool ♪
♪ Try to pull it home ♪
♪ Like it's just a balloon ♪
♪ Have you ever died a little bit inside ♪
♪ At the thought of something slight ♪
♪ Crying in your mind ♪
♪ Just fearing it's true ♪
♪ They'll be beautiful, ugly, steady and clumsy ♪
♪ Vinegar, honey ♪
♪ Yeah, the seasons be changing ♪
♪ Life rearranges ♪
♪ So, all that we've gotta do ♪
♪ Is find someone to love, love, love ♪
♪ Someone to love, love, love ♪
♪ Someone to know ya ♪
♪ Hold ya ♪
♪ And dry your every tear ♪
♪ And make you feel loved, loved, loved ♪
♪ You won't have to hide ♪
♪ Run scared into the night ♪
♪ Think heaven's outta sight ♪
♪ Baby, you can just open your eyes, mmm ♪
♪ See there's beautiful, ugly, steady and clumsy ♪
♪ Vinegar, honey, yea ♪
♪ And the seasons be changing ♪
♪ Life rearranges ♪
♪ So, all that we've gotta do ♪
♪ Is find someone to love, love, love ♪
♪ Someone to love, love, love ♪
♪ Someone to know ya, hold ya ♪
♪ And dry your every tear ♪
♪ And make you feel loved, loved, loved ♪
♪ Someone to love, love, love ♪
♪ Someone to love, love ♪
♪ Someone to know ya, hold ya ♪
♪ And dry your every tear ♪
♪ And make you feel loved, love ♪
♪ Someone to love ♪
(bell ringing)
(staff clapping)
(staff chattering)

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

lasso

ˈlæsoʊ

B1
  • verb
  • - to catch or secure with a lasso (a rope with a sliding loop used to catch cattle)

grab

ɡɹæb

A2
  • verb
  • - to take or grasp something quickly or suddenly

pull

pʊl

A1
  • verb
  • - to exert force to move something toward oneself

die

daɪ

A1
  • verb
  • - to stop living

inside

ɪnˈsaɪd

A1
  • adjective
  • - in the inner part or interior

thought

θɔt

A1
  • noun
  • - an idea or opinion produced by thinking

crying

ˈkraɪɪŋ

A1
  • verb
  • - to shed tears, often as an expression of distress or sorrow

fearing

ˈfɪrɪŋ

A2
  • verb
  • - to be afraid of something

beautiful

ˈbjuːtɪfəl

A1
  • adjective
  • - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically

ugly

ˈʌɡli

A1
  • adjective
  • - unpleasant or repulsive to the sight

steady

ˈstɛdi

A2
  • adjective
  • - firmly fixed or supported

clumsy

ˈklʌmzi

A2
  • adjective
  • - awkward in movement or action

vinegar

ˈvɪnɪɡər

A1
  • noun
  • - a sour liquid used in cooking, made from fermented ethanol

honey

ˈhʌni

A1
  • noun
  • - a sweet, sticky substance made by bees

rearranges

riːəˈreɪndʒɪz

B1
  • verb
  • - to organize or position something in a new order

hide

haɪd

A1
  • verb
  • - to put or keep out of sight

scared

skɛrd

A1
  • adjective
  • - feeling fear or alarm

heaven

ˈhɛvən

A1
  • noun
  • - the abode of God and the angels; the sky

sight

saɪt

A1
  • noun
  • - the ability to see

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Key Grammar Structures

  • ♪ Have you ever tried to lasso up the moon ♪

    ➔ Present perfect interrogative (have + past participle) used to ask about past experiences

    ➔ The word "have" forms the present perfect with the past participle "tried".

  • ♪ Like it's just a balloon ♪

    ➔ Simile using "like" + clause to compare two ideas

    ➔ The word "like" introduces a comparison: "like" + "it's just a balloon".

  • ♪ They'll be beautiful, ugly, steady and clumsy ♪

    ➔ Future simple with contraction "they'll" (= they will) followed by a list of adjectives

    ➔ The contraction "they'll" stands for "they will", showing future time.

  • ♪ You won't have to hide ♪

    ➔ Modal verb "won't" + "have to" + infinitive, expressing lack of necessity in the future

    ➔ The contraction "won't" (will not) shows future negation together with "have to".

  • ♪ You can just open your eyes, mmm ♪

    ➔ Modal verb "can" + bare infinitive (open), expressing ability or permission

    ➔ The modal "can" shows that the subject is able to "open" his/her eyes.

  • ♪ And make you feel loved, loved, loved ♪

    ➔ Causative verb "make" + object + bare infinitive (feel), meaning to cause someone to experience something

    ➔ The verb "make" forces the object "you" to "feel" something.

  • ♪ Someone to love, love, love ♪

    ➔ Noun + infinitive complement (to love) expressing purpose or desired action

    ➔ The phrase "to love" functions as an infinitive complement of the noun "someone".

  • ♪ So, all that we've gotta do ♪

    ➔ Contraction "gotta" = "have got to" (obligation) plus relative clause "that we've"

    ➔ The informal "gotta" means "have got to" – an obligation: "all that we've "gotta" do".

  • ♪ Life rearranges ♪

    ➔ Simple present tense used for a general truth or ongoing situation

    ➔ The verb "rearranges" is in the simple present, showing an ongoing or habitual action.