Shadowing Practice: Maroon 5 - Payphone ft. Wiz Khalifa (Lyric Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm at a payphone trying to call home all of my change I spent on you Where have the times gone,
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baby, it's all wrong Where are the plans we made for two?
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Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember the people we used to be It's even harder to picture
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that you're not here next to me You say it's too late to make it, but is it too late to try?
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And in that time that you wasted all of our bridges burned down I've wasted my nights,
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you turned out the lights Now I'm paralyzed, still stuck in that time When we called it love,
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but even the sun sets in paradise I'm at a pace,
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but I'm trying to go home All of the change I spent on you Where have the times gone?
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Baby, it's all wrong Where are the plans we made for two?
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If happy ever after did exist I would still be holding you like this All those fairy tales,
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I'm full of shit One more fucking love song,
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I'll be sick You turn your back on tomorrow,
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cause you forgot yesterday I gave you my love to borrow, but you just gave it away You can't expect me to be fine,
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I don't expect you to care I know I said it before, but all of our bridges burned out I'm wasting my nights,
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you turned out the lights Now I'm paralyzed, still stuck in my time When we called it love,
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but even the sun sets in paradise I'm at a payphone
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trying to call home All the change I spent on you Where have the times gone,
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baby, it's all wrong We're out of plans we made for two If happy ever afters did exist
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I would still be holding you like this
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And all those fairy tales are full of shit On my
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fucking love songs I'd be sick Now I'm at a payphone Man, fuck that shit I'll be out spending all this money
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while you sitting around Wondering why it wasn't you who came up from nothing Made it from the bottom, now when you see me I'm stuntin' In all of my cars, I'm with a push of a button Tellin' me I changed cause I blew up
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or whatever you call it Switched the number to my phone so you never could call it Don't need my name, on my shirt you could tell it I'm ballin' Swish, what a shame, coulda got picked Had a really good game,
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but you missed your last shot So you talk about who you see at the top Or what you coulda saw, but sad to say it's over for Phantom pull up,
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valet, open doors Wish that girl wake out what you was lookin' for Now it's me, who they want so you can go and take
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that little piece of shit with you I'm out of baseball
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I was trying to go home on the change I spent on you Where have the times gone?
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Baby, it's all wrong Where are the plans we made to do?
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If happy ever afters did exist
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I would still be holding you like this All these fairy tales are full of shit Yeah,
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one more fucking love song, I'll be sick Now I'm at a payphone
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 31 sentences and 559 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:49. The speaker talks at a steady 146 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| tale noun | /ˈteɪl/ | A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. |
| paradise noun | /ˈpæɹədaɪs/ | The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death. |
| pace noun | /peɪs/ | A step taken with the foot. |
| borrow verb | /ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/ | To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. |
| payphone noun | /ˈpeɪˌfoʊn/ | A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card. |
| paralyze verb | /ˈpæɹəˌlaɪz/ | To afflict with paralysis. |
| valet noun | /ˈvæleɪ/ | A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. |
| burn verb | /bɝn/ | To cause to be consumed by fire. |
| shirt noun | /ʃɜɹt/ | An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms. |
| blow verb | /bloʊ/ | To produce an air current. |
| button noun | /ˈbʌtən/ | A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. |
| shame noun | /ˈʃeɪ̯m/ | An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been… |
| baseball noun | /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ | A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. | |
| blow up verb | To explode or be destroyed by explosion. | |
| burn down verb | To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing. | |
| burn out verb | To destroy by fire. | |
| pull up verb | /ˌpʊl ˈʌp/ | To lift upwards or vertically. |
| sit around verb | To spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm trying · I'm wasting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shirt /ʃɜɹt/, shame /ˈʃeɪ̯m/
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 tale, paradise, pace.
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.