Shadowing Practice: G-Eazy & Halsey - Him & I (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Cross my heart, hope to die, through my lover, I'd never lie
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Said be true, I swear I'll try, in the end, it's him and I He's got his head, I'm on my mind, we got that love,
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the crazy kind I am his, and he is mine, in the end, it's him and I My 65 speeding up the PCH,
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a hell of a ride
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They don't wanna see us make it, they just wanna divide 2017,
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Bonnie and Clyde Wouldn't see the point of living on if one of us died
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Got that kind of style, everybody try to rip off YSL dress under when she take the mink off
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Silk on her body, pull it down and watch it slip off
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Ever catch me cheating, she would try to cut my head
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Crazy, but I love her, I could never run from her Hit it,
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no rubber, never would, no one touch her Swear we drop each other mad, she be so stubborn
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But what the f* is love with no pain, no suffer?
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Incense, this shit, it gets dense
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She knows when I'm out, I feel like she could just sense
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If I had a million dollars, it was down to ten cents
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She'd be down for whatever, never gotta convince I hope to die, to my lover, I'd never lie
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It's very true, I swear I'll try
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In the end, it's him and I He's got his head, I'm in my mind
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We got that love, the crazy kind I am his, and he is mine
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In the end, it's him and I,
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him and I In the end,
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it's him and I, him and I In the end,
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it's him and I It's her and I, mobbing to the end of time
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Only one who gets me, I'm a crazy f*ing Gemini Remember this for when I die
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Everybody dress in all black suits and a tie
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My funeral be lit if I ever go down or get caught
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Or they identify, my b*h was the most solid
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Nothing to solidify, she would never cheat
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You never see her with a different guy
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Ever tell you different, then it's a lie
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See that's my downbeat, see that's my soldier
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She keep that dang thing, if anyone goes there
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We're calm and collected, she keeps her composure
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And she gon' ride for me, until this thing over We do drugs together, self -claps together
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And we both go crazy, if we was to sever, you know We keep mobbing, it's just me and my The world,
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we just gon' keep getting rich, you know Cross my heart, hope to die
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Through my lover, I'd never lie
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Said be true, I swear I'll try
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In the end, it's him and I He's got his head, I'm on my mind
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We got that love, the crazy kind I am his, and he is mine
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In the end, it's him and I,
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him and I In the end,
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it's him and I, him and I In the end,
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it's him and I Cross my heart, hope to die to you, I'd never lie
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For you, I'd take a life, it's a midnight, I swear
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To the end, I'ma ride with you Mobbing, get money, get high with you
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Cross my heart, hope to die, this is how I did I You can confide in me, there's none to hide and I swear
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Stay solid, never lie to you
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Swear most likely, I'ma die with you
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Cross my heart, hope to die
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To my lover, I'd never lie
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Said be true, I swear I'll try
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In the end, it's him and I He's got his head, I'm on my mind
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We got that love, the crazy kind I am his, and he is mine
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In the end, it's him and I Him and I In the end,
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it's him and I Him and I In the end,
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it's him and I

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “G-Eazy & Halsey - Him & I”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: swear, die, lie, crazy, Cross. This video has 57 sentences and 662 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:23. The speaker talks at a natural 151 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
lover noun/ˈlʌvɚ/One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
mob noun/mɑb/A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
cheat verb/ˈt͡ʃiːt/To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
soldier noun/ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
suffer verb/ˈsʌfɚ/To undergo hardship.
collect verb/ˈkɑlɪkt/To gather together; amass.
funeral noun/ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
midnight noun/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
slip verb/ˈslɪp/To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
convince verb/kənˈvɪns/To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
rubber noun/ˈɹʌbɚ/Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
divide verb/dɪˈvaɪd/To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
silk noun/sɪlk/A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
dense adjective/ˈdɛns/Having relatively high density.
stubborn adjective/ˈstʌbɚn/Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
go down verbTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
rip off verbTo pull off by ripping.
speed up verb/spiːdˈʌp/To accelerate; to increase speed.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 23 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, I'm, I'll. 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. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lover, mob, cheat.

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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