Shadowing Practice: "高端局必聽的那些英文歌" - Learn English Speaking with Video

I do the same, thing I told you that I never would I told you I'd change, even when I knew I never could Know that I can't, find nobody else as good as you I need you to stay,

need you to stay, yeah I get drunk, wake up, I'm wasted still I realize the time

that I wasted still I feel like you can't feel the way I feel I'll be fucked up

if you can't be right, yeah Oh -oh, oh -oh,

oh -oh, oh -oh I'll be fucked up if you can't be right, yeah I do the same thing,

I told you that I never would I told you I'd change, even when I knew I never could I know

that I can't find nobody else as good as you I need you to stay, need you to stay

I do the same thing I told you

that I never would I told you I changed even

when I knew I never could Know that I can't find nobody else as good as you I need you the same, need you the same

When I'm away from you I miss your touch

You're the reason I believe in love

It's been difficult for me to trust And I'm afraid

that I'ma fuck it up In a way

that I could leave you stranded Cause you ain't ever let me empty handed

And you know that I know that I can't live without you So baby stay

I'd be fucked up

if you can't be right here I do the same thing I told you

that I never would I told you I'd change Even

when I knew I never could Know

that I can't I'm nobody else as good as you I need you to stay Need you to stay

If I do the same thing, I told you that I never would I told you I'd change, even when I knew I never could I know

that I can't find nobody else as good as you I need you to stay,

need you to stay I need you to stay,

need you to stay It's all my fault,

cause pride got in the way And I'd be lying if I said I was okay About that girl,

the one I let get away I keep saying no,

this can't be the way it was supposed to be I keep saying no,

there's gotta be a way to get you close to me Now I know you gotta speak up

if you want somebody Can't let them get away,

oh no You don't wanna end up sorry The way that I'm feeling every day No,

no, no, no There's no hope for the broken heart No,

no, no, no There's no hope for the broken heart There's a girl,

but I let her get away It's my fault,

cause I said I needed space And I've been torturing myself night and day About that girl,

the one I let get away I keep saying no,

this can't be the way it was supposed to be I keep saying no, there's gotta be a way to get you There's gotta be

a way to get you close to me You gotta speak up if you want somebody Can't let them get away,

oh no You don't wanna end up sorry The way that I'm feeling every day No,

no, no, no There's no home for the broken heart No, no, no, no

There's no home for the broken

No home for me No home cause I'm broken No room to breathe And I got no one to blame

No home for me

No home cause I'm broken about that girl The one I let get away

So you better get out If you want somebody You can't let them get away off,

no, no You don't wanna end up sad The way that I'm feeling every day Don't you know No, no, no, no, no, no,

no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

no, no, no, no, no,

no Not that girl The one I let get away

I've been reading books of old The legends and the myths Achilles

and his gold Achilles and his gifts

And Spider -Man's control I'm Batman with his fist And clearly I don't see myself upon that list But she said,

where'd you wanna go?

How much you wanna risk?

I'm not looking for somebody with some superhuman gifts Some superhero,

some fairytale bliss Just something I can turn to,

somebody I can kiss I want something just like this Do -do -do,

do -do -do, do -do -do Oh, I want something just like this Do -do -do,

do -do -do, do -do -do Oh,

I want something just like this I want something just like this

In reading books and old, the legends and the myths The testaments they told,

the moon and its eclipse And Superman arose,

the suit before he lived But I'm not the kind of person that it fits She said,

where'd you wanna go, how much you wanna risk I'm not looking for somebody with some superhuman gifts Some superhero,

some fairytale bliss Just something I can turn to,

somebody I can miss I want something just like this I want something just like this

Oh, I want something just like this Do -do -do -do -do, do -do -do -do -do, do -do -do -do -do -do Oh,

I want something just like this Where'd you wanna go?

How much you wanna risk?

I'm looking for somebody with some superhuman guess Some superhero,

some fairytale best Just something I could turn to,

somebody I could kiss I want something just like this Oh,

I want something just like this Oh,

I want something just like this

Why you always in the mood, mashin' around like I'm brand new I ain't tryna tell you what to do, but try to play it cool Baby, I ain't playin' by your rules,

everything look better with a view Why you always in the mood, messin' around like you're brand new I ain't tryna tell you what to do, but try to play it cool Baby,

I ain't playin' by your rules, everything look better with a view I can never get attached, when I start to feel unattached So I always end up feelin' bad,

baby, I am not your dad It's not all you want from me I just want your company Girl, it's obvious, elephant in the room We're a part of it,

don't act so confused And you upstarting it, now I'm in the mood Now we arguing in my bedroom

We play games of love to avoid the depression We've been here before

and I won't be your victim Why you always in the mood?

Mashin' around like I'm brand new I ain't tryna tell you what to do But try to play it cool Baby,

I ain't playin' by your rules Everything look better with a view Why you always in the mood?

Passin' around like I'm brand new I ain't tryna tell you what to do But try to play it cool Baby,

I ain't playin' by your rules Everything look better with a view So why you tryna pay your love on the regular?

When you could be blowin' up, yeah, I'ma tell you love I will never let a shotty go

and set me up Only thing I need to know is if you ready now I'm talkin' slick,

bad, kick, bad, gang, sippin' 40s You keep playing on another day with your shawty mismatched fits

That was wet before you know me Got a lot of love,

but you better save it for me We play games of love to avoid the depression We've been here before

and I won't be your victim Why you always in the mood?

Messing around like I'm brand new I ain't tryna tell you what to do, but try to play it cool Maybe I ain't playing by

your rules Everything look better with a view Why you always in the mood, watching round like you're brand new I ain't tryna tell you what to do, but try to play it cool Baby,

I ain't playin' by your rules Everything look better with a view, yeah

The club isn't the best place to find the lovers So the bar is where I go

Me and my friends sat at the table Doing shots, tripping fast And then we talk slow And come over

and start up a conversation With just me and trust me I'll give it a chance now Take my hand, stop and bend the man On the jukebox and then we start to dance And now I'm singing like Girl,

you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy, don't mind me Say boy,

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let's not talk too much Grab on my waist and put that body on me I'm coming now, follow my lead I'm coming now,

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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you We push

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and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body

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And last night you were in my room And now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new Well,

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I'm in love with your body Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I Well, I'm in love with your body Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I Well,

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I'm in love with your body Oh, I, oh, I, oh, I Well, I'm in love with your body We're everyday discovering something brand new

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I'm in love with the shape of you When we came, we let the story begin We're going out on our first date Well, you and me, you're thrifty So go all you can eat,

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fill up your bag and fill up your plate We talk for hours

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and hours about the sweet and the sour And how your family's doing okay And even getting a taxi, kissing the backseat Tell the driver, make the radio play And I'm singing like Girl,

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you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy, don't mind me Say, boy,

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let's not talk too much Grab on my waist and put that body on me I'm coming now, follow my lead, I'm coming now,

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follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you, we push and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too,

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I'm in love with your body Last night you were in my room, and now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new,

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I'm in love with your body I'm in love with your party I'm in love with your party

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I'm in love with your party We're really discovering something brand new I'm in love with the shape of you Come on,

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be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on

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I'm in love with the shape of you Push and pull like a I got magnetic, but what my heart is falling to I'm in love with your body

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Last night you were in my room Now my bedsheets smell

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like you Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby Come on,

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come on, be my baby I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby Come on, come on, be my baby I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby Come on,

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come on, be my baby I'm in love with your body, everyday discovery, something brand new I'm in love with the shape of you

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Thank you.

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In my dreams, I feel your light I feel love is born again Fireflies in the moonlight Rising stars

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Remember the day I've been loved you,

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darling won't you break my heart Take my hand now,

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stay close to me Be my lover, won't you let me go?

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Close your eyes now and you will see There's a rainbow for you and me

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As I wake up, I see your face I feel love is born again Cherry blossom,

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flying birds in the sky

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And you'll see the sound that is shining on the fears Is it shining in your heart?

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Take my hand now, stay close to me Be my lover, won't you let me go?

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Cause you're right now, and you will see There's a rainbow for you and me

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And I dream of you every night Closed

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and slowly in my mind Will you be a stranger or a friend in my life?

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Darling, won't you break my heart?

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Take my hand now, stay close to me Be my lover, won't you let me go?

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Close your eyes now, all you will say Close your rainbow, while you and me Take my hand now,

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stay close to me Be my lover, won't you let me go?

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Close your eyes now, all you will say Close your rainbow,

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while you and me If you don't feel like you're in my heart Stay close to me, I'll just be close to me I'll just be close to

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you I'll just be close to you I'll just be close

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to you I'll just be close to you I'll just be

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close to you I'll just be close to you I'll just

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be close to you I'll just be close to you I'll just be close to you

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I'll just be close to you You Once upon a younger year,

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when all our shadows disappeared The animals inside came out to play

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Went face to face with all our fears Learned our lessons

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through the tears Made memories we knew would never fade One day my father, he told me Son, don't let it slip away He took me in his arms,

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I heard him say When you get older,

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your wild heart will live He said one day you'll leave this world behind

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So live a life you will remember My father told me

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when I was just a child These are the nights that never die My father told me Hey,

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hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

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hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

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hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

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hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Beyond the shores,

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don't forsake this life of yours I'll guide you home no matter where you are One day my father

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when he told me Son, don't let us sleep away When I was just a kid I heard him say

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When you get under your wild heart We live for younger

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days You can be to tell me you're afraid He said one day you'll leave this world behind

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So live a life you will remember My father told me

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when I was just a child These are the nights that never die My father told me

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These are the nights that never die My father told me Hey,

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Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey,

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Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey,

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Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey,

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Hey At

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break of day, in hope we rise We speak your name,

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we lift our eyes Tune our hearts to your beat Where we walk,

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there you be With fire in our eyes, our lives are light Your love untamed,

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it's blazing out The streets will glow forever bright Your glory's

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breaking through the night You will never fade away You'll never

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see this day by my side Shining through me every day

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You will never fade away Your love is here to stay By the side of mine Shining through me every day

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You wake within me Wake within me You're in my heart forever You wake within me,

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wake within me You're in my heart forever

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We're tired in our eyes, and life's alive Your love unsaved, it's blazing out The streets will glow,

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forever bright Your glory's breaking through The night, you will never fade away Your love is here to stay

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by the side of my life Shining to me every day

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You will never fade away Your love is here to stay

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by the side of my life Shining to me every day

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You wake within me, wake within me You're in my heart forever You wake within me,

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wake within me You're in my heart forever Forever,

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forever, forever in your life Forever,

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forever, forever in your life Forever,

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forever, forever in your life Forever,

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forever, forever

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We know

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that you will never fade away Your love is here to

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stay by the side of my life Shining to me every

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day You will never fade away Your love is here to

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stay by the side of my life Shining to me every day

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You wake within me, wake within me You're in my heart forever You wake within me,

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wake within me You're in my heart forever

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Thank you.

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I ain't like no one you met before I'm running for the front

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when they're all running for the door And I won't sit down, won't back out You can't ever shut me up cause I'm on a mission

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and I won't quit now In a world full of followers, I'll be a leader In a world full of doubters,

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I'll be a believer I'm stepping out without a hesitation Because the battle's already been won I'm sold out,

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I'm no longer living just for myself Running after Jesus with my whole heart And now I'm letting show,

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I am sold out I'm sold out, with every single step

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that I take now With every drop of blood left in

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my veins I'm gonna be making it count I am so loud

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This ain't just some temporary phase You can't face this kind of grace and leave the way you came This is permanent,

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with an end, and there won't be no stopping it now I'm on a mission

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and it's heaven sent In a world full of followers, I'll be a leader In a world full of doubters,

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I'll be a believer I'm stepping out without a hesitation Cause my soul is like a stadium And I'm sold out,

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I'm no longer living just for myself Running after Jesus with my whole heart

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And now I'm ready to show I am sold out I'm sold out With every single step

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that I take now With every drop of blood left in

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my veins I'm gonna be making it count I am sold out No trials coming again Trust me,

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could put a doubt in my passion They're just an opportunity

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To put my faith into action In a world full of followers, I'll be a leader In a world full of doubters,

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I'll be a believer I'm stepping out without a hesitation

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I ain't got nothing left to be afraid of I'm sold

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out I have no longer living just for myself Running out of Jesus with my whole heart

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And now I'm ready to show I am sold out I'm sold out With every single step

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that I take now With every time I've done it,

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get my pains out And I can't be making it count I am sold out

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “"高端局必聽的那些英文歌"”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: forever, baby, wake. This video has 219 sentences and 3540 words to shadow. The speech runs for 30:46. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
shine verb	/ʃaɪn/	To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
mood noun	/muːd/	A mental or emotional state, composure.
fade verb	/feɪd/	To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
discover verb	/dɪˈskʌvə/	To find or learn something for the first time.
lover noun	/ˈlʌvɚ/	One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
superhero noun	/ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/	Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does…
believer noun	/bɪˈlivɚ/	A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
follower noun	/ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/	One who follows, comes after another.
hesitation noun	/ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/	An act of hesitating
everyday adjective	/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/	Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
legend noun	/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/	The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
darling noun	/ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/	Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
myth noun	/mɪθ/	A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are…
waist noun	/weɪst/	The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
glow verb	/ɡloʊ/	To emit heat and light without a flame.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
get away verb		To move away (from).
sold out adjective		Completely sold; of which no more is in stock.
end up verb		To bring to a conclusion.
step out verb		To exit a place on foot, often for a short time.
break through verb		To gain popularity.
fill up verb		To make (something) completely full.
speak up verb	/ˌspik ˈʌp/	To talk more loudly or clearly.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	I've been torturing · I've been reading
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	be fucked · is born · I've been loved
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	We've been · I've been loved · I've done

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 201 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: myth /mɪθ/, breathe /bɹiːð/, thrifty /ˈθɹɪfti/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shore /ʃɔɹ/
Long words — get the stress right: superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/, hesitation /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/, temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like shine, mood, fade.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?