Shadowing Practice: Melanie Martinez - POSSESSION (Official Audio) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I hit my head
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real hard I woke up in a jar On top of his blue metal shelf Full of trinkets
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He dusts me off each day I'm made of porcelain clay
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I feed him kisses so I don't break down to pieces I mean,
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now he's hungry I feed him candy He's screaming at me loud,
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screaming at me loud, screaming at me loud Baby,
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I'm your possession Handle me like a weapon Can't slide me right, tell me keep quiet I'll go along,
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da-da-da Put me a pie,
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surprise I'll be a good housewife You won't see me cry when women come by I'll go along Diddy-dum,
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dum dum dum Diddy-dum, diddy-dum, diddy-dum Dum dum dum dum Diddy-dum,
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diddy-dum, diddy-dum Dum dum dum dum Diddy-dum,
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diddy-dum, diddy-dum Da, da, da, da, da-di-da-di-da, da-di-da, da-di-da-di-da
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He leaves me all alone From dusk to fucking dawn I clean up after all this shit I'm the housekeeper
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He comes on drunk at night Of course he picks a fight
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I try my best to bite my tongue But it keeps bleeding How could he love me?
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If you won't see me, cry with a knife, won't it take my life,
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never treats me bright Baby,
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I'm your possession, handle me like a weapon Gaslight me right, tell me keep quiet, I'll go along,
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diddy-dum Put me up like a prize, I'll be a good housewife You won't see me cry,
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when you come by, I'll go alone Diddy-don
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Set the keys to the left drove into a tray Walked
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around for a minute people staring at me I couldn't catch my reverse and all the damage I had Maybe bruised, but it's not that bad
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Melanie Martinez - POSSESSION”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dum, diddy, screaming, loud, cry. This video has 22 sentences and 309 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 101 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 66% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| didie noun | /ˈdaɪ.di/ | A diaper. |
| scream verb | /skɹiːm/ | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. |
| housewife noun | /ˈhaʊs.waɪf/ | A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid]… |
| bruise noun | /bɹuz/ | A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow. |
| housekeeper noun | /ˈhaʊskipɚ/ | Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone… |
| trinket noun | /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/ | A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery. |
| porcelain noun | /ˈpɔɹs(ə)lɪn/ | A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial… |
| bleed verb | /ˈbliːd/ | To shed blood through an injured blood vessel. |
| tray noun | /tɹeɪ/ | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| stare verb | /stɛɚ/ | To look fixedly (at something). |
| shelf noun | /ʃɛlf/ | A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| dawn noun | /dɔːn/ | The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. |
| clay noun | /kleɪ/ | A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. |
| candy noun | /ˈkæn.di/ | Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go along verb | To participate, cooperate, or conform. |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, won't. 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 didie, scream, housewife.
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.