Shadowing Practice: one day at a time. [indie playlist] - Learn English Speaking with Video

I miss

the life we didn't have, the one we used to name

With a little place together and a dog we couldn't train I miss the mornings that never came,

the rooms we never chose

The family we imagined when love still felt close

It's strange to grieve a future that never had a chance

But I still see it sometimes like a dream inside my hands I miss the life we didn't have

The years we never knew

The ordinary days I thought I'd spend with you I miss the life we didn't have

And that hurts more than the past Because memories fade slowly But almost always last

I don't just miss your body You're the way you used to laugh

I miss the life we didn't have

I saw a child in the store With your kind of eyes

And I hated how a stranger Could make me lose my mind Not because I wanted children

Right there in that place But because I saw a version Of a future with your face

Maybe we were never ready Maybe I was not enough But I still miss the story We were too broken to become

I miss the life we didn't have

Birthday spots and room The little boring problems I want with you I miss the life we didn't have,

and I know it isn't fair To mourn something that never lived,

but I still feel it there Oh

I found an old notebook today Full of plans we used to make Places we would travel

Dreams we couldn't wait to chase There was a page about a house A page about the sea

A page where you had written Someday it'll be you and me I stayed at that sentence

For almost half an hour Wondering how four little words Still carry so much power

Some promises never leave We were supposed to grow old Supposed to see it through

Supposed to watch the years go by Standing side by side Me and you We were supposed to grow old

That's the part that breaks me still Because I can't accept goodbye But not the future that it killed

We were supposed to grow old

Now I see couples walking

With grey hair and tired eyes And I wonder if that's who we'd be in another life

The hardest dreams to lose Are the ones you truly believe We were supposed to grow old

And part of me always will Oh-oh-oh,

oh-oh-oh Long

drive home tonight Miles away Miles away I've been chasing new horizons,

trying to outrun the past Different cities,

different faces, different roads that never last Every map says keep moving,

every sign points somewhere new But no matter where I end up,

every road leads back to you Maybe distance isn't measured in miles Every road leads back to you Every sky,

every town Every memory I thought I buried Somehow comes back

around Every road leads back to you No matter what I do I spent years trying to move forward

And somehow still findin' you Oh,

let me roll it back to you I heard a song in Texas,

thought of you in Tennessee Saw your eyes in strangers, you still follow me

Not like a ghost or a burden Not like regret or pain More like a chapter so important Nothing feels the same

Some people become part of your story Some people become part of your soul

Every road leads back to you And maybe that's alright Because loving you changed everything about my life

Every road leads back to you The

Through the night, through the night I took the long way home again just to think of you

Every road feels different now without you to drive through We used to chase the sunrise with nowhere else to be

Now I'm chasing memories that keep chasing me Some hearts keep holding on even when they shouldn't

One more night drive, one more lonely road One more song reminding me of everything I lost One more night drive,

one more sky above

Trying to find a place for all this unfinished love One more night drive

The miles keep getting longer,

the years keep moving fast But somehow every memory still finds its way back I see you in the headlights,

I hear you in the rain And every road I take tonight still whispers your name And maybe some people leave,

but never really go One more night drive,

one more song for you One more memory

I'll carry the whole way through One more night drive

One more night driving away

When you look my way the noise fades out Like the city's finally asleep

Every little doubt I've carried Doesn't feel

so heavy next to me I never knew a quiet moment Could change the shape of an entire day

Until your smile found mine And chased the restless thoughts away I don't need the perfect words

I don't need to know what's next Just don't disappear tonight That's enough for me Tell me,

tell me stay a little longer

Tell me this feeling isn't passing by Let's forget the clocks I'm moving

Leave tomorrow outside Under every scattered star Nothing else has to be right If you're here beside me now

That's enough to light the night

You make ordinary evenings Feel like something worth remembering Streetlights blur to the distance

But somehow everything feels clear I've searched for reasons all my

life Never thought they'd have your face Now every step beside you

Feels like finding my place Maybe love is nothing without it

Than choosing not to leave Maybe that's the only promise anybody really needs Tell me,

tell me stay a little longer

Tell me this feeling isn't passing by Let's forget the clocks

are moving Leave tomorrow outside under every scattered star Nothing else has to be right If you're here beside me now

That's enough to light the night

Years from now I won't remember Every word we said I'll remember how the silence Never felt uncomfortable instead

If this is all we ever had,

one evening, one sky, one chance I'd still call myself the luckiest For learning how your hand fits mine Tell me,

tell me stay a little longer Tell me,

we'll keep chasing morning slow Every dream feels closer

When there's nowhere else to go

Underneath this open sky Nothing else needs to be proved As long as I can look at you

I'll always have something to lose

So if the night keeps stretching on I hope it never hurries through Some moments only happen once

I'm glad I found mine with you

She walks through life like every sunrise Was painted only for her eyes Every stranger gets a smile

Even if it's just a little while She never learned to hold on tight She lets the seasons choose their flight

If you meet her somewhere new Don't mistake her heart for something you can keep Some people leave without goodbye

Not because they want to Because that's just how life Carries them away

If our roads meet again someday I'll know you by the way you smile

Some hearts never really disappear They just wander for a while Love isn't loud,

it doesn't chase It waits where time can't reach

And somehow your world still finds its way Back to a part of me

I still remember little details The way you stopped to watch

the rain How every ordinary afternoon Somehow never felt the same

I never thought we'd lose each other Just thought we'd lose a little time

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Funny how the smallest distance Can grow into a lifetime Maybe we're just stories That forgot their final page

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Maybe we're still waiting For the ending to be written And

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if our rose meet again someday I'll know you by the

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way you smile Some hearts never really disappear They just want it for a while Love isn't loud,

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it doesn't chase It waits where time can reach And somehow yours still finds its way Back to a part of me

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If you're somewhere under the same sky I hope

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life has been kind I hope you found the little things We were both too young to find

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And if we're only memories now That's still enough for me Some people leave your hands

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We'll never really leave your heart beat

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If our roads never cross again I'll still be grateful

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that they did Some moments aren't meant to stay They're meant

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to teach us how to live Love doesn't always ask to stay Sometimes it learns to let go

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But every time I hear your name A part of me still feels like home So if tomorrow brings you back,

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even just for a passing glance I'll smile the way I should have then And quietly think the chance

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I keep thinking there's a later Like you'll come back around one day

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But the silence only gets louder Every time I hear your name

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I still feel you in the empty Like a shadow in my room

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And I don't know how to let go and I never really lose you If I can't have you here with me,

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I'll live inside your memory It hurts but it still feels like home,

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I'll miss you more than I showed And

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if you're gone beyond my reach You're still the air I

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need to breathe I don't know how to move on I'll miss you when you're gone

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I'll miss you when you're gone

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I tell myself it gets easier, but it never really does Every night I rewind us,

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like a film I can't give up I trade every tomorrow,

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just to hear you say my name But time doesn't bring you closer, it only takes you away

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If I can't have you here with me I live inside your memory It hurts

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but it still feels like home I miss you more than I show And if you're gone beyond my reach

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You're still the air I need to breathe I don't know how to move on

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I miss you when you're gone I talk to you in silence Like you might answer back

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But all I get is echoes of everything we had If I can't have you here with me,

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I'll live inside your memory It hurts but it still feels like home,

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I miss you more than I show And if you're gone beyond my reach,

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you're still the air I need to breathe I don't know how to move on

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I'll miss you when you're gone I'll miss you when you're gone

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Pulling pedals like I'm asking, do you feel it or not?

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My thoughts keep running circles, I can't quiet the noise at all You said it like it mattered,

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now I'm questioning what's real Was it just a moment or did you mean how you feel?

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You leave me on scene again,

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but I read between the lines It's quiet but it's loud in my head every time And if you're unsure about us,

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I won't make you pretend But I'm still here wondering where this all ends If you need space,

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I'll give you space But don't disappear without a trace You got me stuck inside my head again

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But I'd still let you under my skin Whatever this is, I can take the fall Just tell me

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if you're really in at all I'm counting hours till I see your face Even if I know I shouldn't wait

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Throwing signals into the dark Hoping you'll catch one back I act like I'm okay,

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but I keep checking where you're at If I get too close,

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would you run or pull me in?

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I don't know where you went and where I began Don't call it love,

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if you're not sure But don't leave me standing at the door

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You got me stuck inside my head again

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But I'd still let you under my skin Whatever this is I can take the fall Just tell me

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if you're really in at all I'm counting hours till I see your face Even if I know I shouldn't wait

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I don't want half of you,

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no in between But I still chase the version I see in my dreams If you're gonna leave,

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then leave me clean Don't stay like a song I can't unhear in me You got me stuck inside my head again

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But I'd still let you under my skin Whatever this is, I can take it for Just tell me

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if you're really in at all I'm counting hours till I see your face Even if I know I shouldn't

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I'm sorry.

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I needed you beside me To figure out what went wrong Somewhere in the silence,

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you had already moved on I leaned on you like shelter,

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like you never let me fall But I still can't understand it We didn't break,

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no fight at all I trusted every word you said While I was miles away

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Four months turned into nothing

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And you chose another way Now I'm trying to get over you

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But you're still under my skin I gave you everything I had

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And you let somebody in I thought we were forever Guess I was wrong all along

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Now I hear your memory Inside every song

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He told me he was nothing,

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just a name I shouldn't fear The silence says aloud it's when the truth is finally clear Yeah,

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I know I made my own mistakes I carry them like stone

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But I never thought the price of love would be to end alone

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And I don't even hate you I just don't understand How something that felt like forever

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slipped right through our hands Now I'm trying to get over you But you're still under my skin

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I gave you everything I had And you let somebody in I thought we were forever Guess I was wrong all along

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Now I hear your memory Inside every song

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I'm sorry.

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You are my friend

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All he ever wanted was a campfire song Saving every moment in a sing-along

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Rhyming stars and mountains while the guitar plays Hoping that memories would stay every day

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Lost in your heart we could rock climb Toss boulders like the marbles of our younger time

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He would point and shout across our mountain home Life wasn't meant to be played all alone

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Tell me how it feels to be out of time Tell me what it means when all words don't rhyme

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Let these be the last My words to you I'll be your friend forever

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Every day

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My love's gonna live longer than me Sad song's gonna be all that I see When she says she's on her own

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Grey skies know the way home to me

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No rain like the days used to be When she says she's on her own

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She said I'm looking for a love song That lives longer than you

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Here's hoping there's a better way to spend all my days than with you I'm looking for a love song

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I've seen cold tears washing you It's that old rain in me too When you say you're on your own

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If your heart beats way too long

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It's built for the day love goes wrong When she says she's on her own Every memory fades away

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But echoes of your voice still stay She said I'm looking for a love song That lives longer than you

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Here's hoping there's a better way to spend all my days Than with you I'm looking for a love song

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Maybe time will heal the pain Maybe sunshine follows rain If our story finds its end The melody will still remain

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Though we're walking different roads The music carries what we knew Somewhere there's a love song Still singing me to you

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Cause I'm looking for a love song That lives longer than you

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Here's hoping there's a better way to spend all my days than with you I'm looking for a love song

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One that never fades away Long after we're both gone I'm looking for a love song It keeps on carrying on

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Keeps on carrying on

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The world through this window Is all I've ever seen Caged in this life sentence

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It's like a movie scene The years in this prison All took their toll on me

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No chance at parole What jailer could this be?

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But someday I'll escape these walls and chain that still holds me

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And be the high-flying bird that I was meant to be

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The window is breaking I know I'll soon be free While doctors are still heroes

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To an eight-year-old like me

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Every breath reminds me now Hope is stronger than my fear Every sunrise calls my name

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And tells me freedom's near

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But someday I'll escape these walls and chain that still holds me

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And be the high-flying bird that I was meant to be Though the road has not been kind

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I still hold on inside

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Every dream has kept me strong Through the darkest nights so long

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Soon these wings will find the sky Far beyond what I can see

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I'll become the high-flying bird That I was meant to be

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But someday I'll escape these walls and chains That still holds me And be the high-flying bird

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That I was meant to be I'll spread my wings into

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the light No more shadows over me I'll be the high-flying bird That I was always meant to be

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I'm not alone

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Back on my own again Living alone again Back to that open road Where will my life take me?

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It's all a mystery But everywhere I go I see a sunrise on my way

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It lights the sky, makes my day I've got a life on fire New friends as far as I can see

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I've got a life on fire Got the whole world ahead of me Yeah,

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there's nothing like a life on fire Yeah,

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there's nothing like a life on fire Every turn's a brand new start Every mile can change my heart,

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no Looking back to yesterday The future's calling me away I see a sunrise on my way

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It lights the sky and makes my day I've got a life on fire New friends as far as I can see

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I've got a life on fire Got the whole world ahead of me Yeah,

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there's nothing like a life on fire Yeah,

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there's nothing like a life on fire Every road leads somewhere new

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Every dream is coming true With every step I feel alive This is where my spirit thrives

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I've got a life on fire New friends as far as I can see I've got a life on fire

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Got the whole world ahead of me Yeah,

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there's nothing like a life on fire Nothing's gonna hold me down Yeah, there's nothing like a life on fire

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I'm gonna shine from

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town to town I will be lost.

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If I find a dance floor, tell me can you keep up with me?

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So dust off my rhythm, this is where I belong Wait and see,

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we'll make a celebration song And set it free

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When I write a love song, gotta spread those sounds Drown the world

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Crank up the good times And save a stanza for my favorite girl If it's a celebration song

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It's you and me Life's a celebration song

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No fun to sing Alone Life's a celebration song Won't you hang along with me And we'll sing a celebration song

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Make me a believer, tell me the lyrics for love songs are true It don't make the world turn,

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but it makes a sweeter trip for you It makes a celebration song For you and me

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Raise your voice and sing it loud Every heart can join the crowd

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Life's a celebration song No fun to see Alone Life's a celebration song

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Won't you hum along with me And we'll sing a celebration song

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Every note can light the sky Every dream can learn to fly Hand in hand we'll carry on

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Together we are strong Life's a celebration song

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No fun to sing Fine love Life's a celebration song Won't you hum along with me

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Sing it loud for everyone Life's a celebration song

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Come and sing along with me

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What are we waiting for?

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What's holding us back now?

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They've opened up the door It's our turn for the crown No more assembly line,

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a faceless little drone It's our time to matter and show how much we've grown What a world,

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what a time, all for us and in our pride Let's go,

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let's go, let's dive in There's something special waiting But it won't wait all day Let's go,

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let's go, let's grab hold Onto the wind and tell it Let's go,

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I know the way So much to do out there So many folks to see It's bigger than the globe But baby,

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so are we What a world,

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what a time All for us and in our prime Let's go,

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let's go, let's dive in There's something special waiting But it won't wait all day Let's go,

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let's go, let's grab hold On to the wind and tell it Let's go,

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I know the way Nothing's gonna stop us now We were born to chase the light

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Every dream is calling out This is our moment to take flight Let's go,

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let's go, let's dive in There's something special waiting And now's the perfect day Let's go,

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let's go, let's grab hold Onto the wind and tell it Let's go,

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I know the way Let's go,

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let's go I know the way Oh,

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oh, oh, oh

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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 272 sentences and 3666 words to shadow. The speech runs for 54:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 67 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) — The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ (verb) — To follow at speed.
someday (adverb) — Sometime; at some unspecified time in the future.
silence /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ (noun) — The absence of any sound.
sunrise /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ (noun) — The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ — Next to; at the side of.
disappear /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ (verb) — To vanish.
fade /feɪd/ (verb) — To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ (adjective) — Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
dive /daɪv/ (verb) — To swim under water.
grey /ɡɹeɪ/ (adjective) — Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ (noun) — A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
clock /klɑk/ (noun) — A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ (adverb) — In no place.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

look for (verb) — To seek.
move on (verb) — To continue; to proceed; to go on.
carry on /ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/ (verb) — To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
dive in (verb) — To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.
hold on (verb) — To grasp or grip firmly.
come back (verb) — To return to a place.
get over (verb) — To overcome.
hold onto (verb) — To manage to keep something.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 177 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'll, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, thrive /θɹajv/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, wash /wɑʃ/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, shine /ʃaɪn/
Long words — get the stress right: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/

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 celebration, chase, someday.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	if that's who we'd be · If our roads meet again someday I'll know · if our rose meet again someday I'll know
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true	used to name · used to laugh · used to make
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	isn't measured · be proved · Was painted
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've carried · I've searched · has been

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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Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

Grammar in this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?