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Okay I
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come and I go
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Tell me all the ways you need me I'm not here for long
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Catch me or I go Houdini I come and I go
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Prove you got the right to please me
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Everybody knows Catch me or I go Houdini Time is passing like a solar eclipse
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Say you're watching and you blow me a kiss
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It's your moment, baby, don't let it slip
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Coming closer, are you reading my lips?
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Say, say, I come and I go
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Tell me all the ways you need me I'm not here for long, catch me or I go Houdini I come and I go,
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prove you got the right to please me
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Everybody knows, catch me or I go Houdini If you're good enough to find a way
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Maybe you could cause a girl to change
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Do you think about it night and day?
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Maybe you could be the one to make mistakes
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Everything you say is sounding so sweet
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But do you practice everything that you preach?
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I need something that I may believe
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If you got it, baby, give it to me
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They say I come and I go
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Tell me all the ways you need me I'm not here for long
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Catch me or I go Houdini, I come and I go
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Prove you got the right to please me
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Everybody knows, catch me or I go Houdini If you're good enough to find a way
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Maybe you could cause a girl to change
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Do you think about it night and day?
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Maybe you could be the one to make me stay
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I come and I go
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Tell me all the ways you meet me I'm not here for long
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Catch me or I go, Houdini I come and I go
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Move you back to run to Please see everybody knows
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Catch me or I go,
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Houdini Catch
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me or go Houdini

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Dua Lipa - Houdini”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Houdini, catch, everybody, knows, prove. This video has 35 sentences and 319 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:01. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
slip verb/ˈslɪp/To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
lip noun/lɪp/Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
eclipse noun/ɪˈklɪps/An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
preach verb/pɹit͡ʃ/To give a sermon.
mistake noun/mɪˈsteɪk/An error.
blow verb/bloʊ/To produce an air current.
solar adjective/ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
catch verb/kæt͡ʃ/To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
everybody/ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/All people.
proof noun/pɹuf/An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
stupid adjective/ˈstjuːpɪd/Lacking in intelligence.
sweet adjective/swit/Tasting of sugars.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

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

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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