Shadowing Practice: Alyssa Grace - bloodstream (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Maybe I was too young to fully understand
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That's why I never healed from it healthy
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Why I never trusted the man
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You gotta love all that you have
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And I'll take that to my grave
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Soon you'll open up your eyes
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And it'll all be gone one day
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And I'm sitting here convincing you to pick up the phone and call I am my father's daughter, but I'm nothing like him at all
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And I hear him in the way I speak or when I look in the mirror
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The anger's grown in me, it shows, could it be any clearer
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That I'm like him cause he made me the way I am when we're fighting
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And all I need is somebody
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And I'm crying on my mind for why don't you want this anymore
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And I'm craving you to change for me
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You're saying I hear you and I love you
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But my heart, it hurts for you
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And I just cannot give you what you need
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Am I too much?
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Am I enough?
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Cause you said you wouldn't give up
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Now I'm on my knees praying to God you talk to me
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Wondering what it takes for you to stay off my mind and far out of my bloodstream
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You never laid your hands on me and that's something
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that I'm grateful for But I should've known that you'd gone mad when I saw the way you'd hunt your doors
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And I don't remember loving you cause I know that you needed it
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But the way you treated me made me feel like a little kid
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And something deep inside of me tells me that you're not better now
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And I'm sorry that I couldn't help but I'm so glad I made it happen I'm crying on my homeless floor,
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why don't you want this anymore?
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And I'm craving you to change for me
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You're saying I hear you and I love you
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But my heart, it hurts for you
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And I just cannot give you what you need
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Am I too much am I in love?
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Cause you said you wouldn't give up
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Now I'm numb on my knees
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Pray to God you talk to me
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Wondering what it takes for you to stay off my mind
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And far out of my bloodstream Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Alyssa Grace - bloodstream”. This video has 39 sentences and 389 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:42. The speaker talks at a steady 144 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| knee noun | /ni/ | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| craving noun | /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/ | A strong desire; yearning. |
| mirror noun | /ˈmiɹɚ/ | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| grateful adjective | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful. |
| grave noun | /ɡɹeɪv/ | An excavation in the earth as a place of burial. |
| convince verb | /kənˈvɪns/ | To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. |
| heal verb | /ˈhiːl/ | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| numb adjective | /nʌm/ | Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation. |
| bloodstream noun | /ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/ | The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal |
| cry verb | /kɹaɪ/ | To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness. |
| lay verb | /leɪ/ | To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position. |
| hunt verb | /hʌnt/ | To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| open up verb | To open. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 29 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 pray, knee, craving.
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.