Shadowing Practice: Melanie Martinez - GRUDGES (Official Audio) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm a perfect little angel for you I always say please and thank you
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And every time you spit in my face
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and shit on my space I still was true But I feel so horny lately No, like horns are growing out of my face Like,
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I just wanna burn bridges and kill bitches And pour their medicine in their mouth and give them a taste It's erotica,
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leave me in the dirt Call me a bitch, and I'll show you words Words ain't shit, still my knuckles hurt Keep it coming,
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though I'm a sweet boy, tell Scorpio slides In the mix and gouges both your eyes Talk around,
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live much and oh you'll fly in the garage of a life
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Call the cops off you to birth and school What I wish
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that you'd just like me alone Keep it on me real tight like Celeste's alone Welcome, are you home?
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Now look at what you've done to me
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I used to let them step on my vertebrae
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And now I'm the one skipping and laughing and cheering It's baffling how magic works
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I made a lot of candle for this Burned some bay
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leaves for this Cry to god for this To turn me
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into a I don't care The single flying fuckity fuck fuck fuck machine Basic orange shirt,
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Santa Monica Pale white skin like an Monica My angels put a hex on you Guess they had a grudge too
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I'm a sweet body till Scorpio slides In the mix
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and gouges both your eyes Walk around that much and oh you'll find a grudge behind Call the cops off your tumors,
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let's go Lord I wish that you'd just let me alone I wanna keep it home, you're all tight, like so less you so long No, no, no, are you home?
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No rhyme or reason for your mistreatment You got me up now,
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smashing the ceiling Ceiling No,
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no, no, baby, I won't know You woke me up, that monster is up She's ready to pass
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I'm a sweeper with telescopio Slides in the mix
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and gouges both your eyes Walk around that much and oh you'll find a grudge for life
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Melanie Martinez - GRUDGES”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: gouges, grudge, slides, mix, alone. This video has 24 sentences and 369 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:05. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| gouge verb | /ˈɡaʊ̯d͡ʒ/ | To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge. |
| grudge noun | /ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/ | Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment. |
| ceiling noun | /ˈsilɪŋ/ | The overhead closure of a room. |
| baffle verb | /ˈbæf(ə)l/ | To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. |
| erotica noun | /ɪˈɹɒt.ɪkə/ | Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work. |
| knuckle noun | /ˈnʌkəl/ | Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers. |
| mistreatment noun | Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object). | |
| sweeper noun | /ˈswipɚ/ | One who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping. |
| vertebra noun | /ˈvɝ.təb.ɹə/ | Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become… |
| rhyme noun | /ɹaɪm/ | Rhyming verse (poetic form). |
| horny adjective | /ˈhoɹni/ | Hard or bony, like an animal's horn. |
| spit verb | /spɪt/ | To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. |
| candle noun | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. |
| tumor noun | /tuː.məɹ/ | An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia. |
| cheer verb | /t͡ʃɪɹ/ | To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
| grow out of verb | To emerge from (something); to take a particular shape as a result of (something); to come to exist from (an origin). |
| talk around verb | To persuade someone by spoken arguments. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you'll, wanna. 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 gouge, grudge, ceiling.
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.