Shadowing Practice: Panic! At The Disco - House of Memories | Lyrics - Learn English Speaking with Video
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If you're a lover, you should know The lonely moments just get lonelier The longer you're in love Than
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if you were alone Memories turn into daydreams become a taboo I don't want to be afraid the deeper
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that I go it takes my breath away soft hearts electric souls heart to heart
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and eyes to eyes is this taboo baby we built this house Oh memories,
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take my picture now Shake it till you see it And
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when your fantasies become your legacy Promise me a place in your house of memories
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I think of you from time to time More than I thought I would You were just too kind,
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and I was too young to know That's all that really matters,
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I was a fool Baby,
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we built this house on memories Take my picture now,
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shake it till you see it And when your fantasies become your legacy Promise me a place in your house of memories
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oh, oh Will you remember me in the same way
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As I remember you Baby,
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we built this house on memories Take my picture now,
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shake it till you see it And when your fantasies become your legacy Promise me a place Baby,
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we built this house on memories Take my picture now,
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shake it till you see it And when your fantasies become your legacy Paul,
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there's me a place in your house of memories Oh -oh
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Panic! At The Disco - House of Memories”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: memories, fantasies, shake, legacy, till. This video has 31 sentences and 460 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:11. The speaker talks at a steady 144 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 92% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| legacy noun | /ˈlɛɡəsi/ | Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| lover noun | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. |
| taboo noun | /təˈbuː/ | An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. |
| daydream verb | /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ | To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather. |
| fantasy noun | /ˈfæntəsi/ | That which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things. |
| soft adjective | /sɔft/ | Easily giving way under pressure. |
| memory noun | /ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/ | The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will. |
| till | /tɪl/ | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| soul noun | /soʊl/ | The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death. |
| electric adjective | /ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/ | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical. |
| afraid adjective | /əˈfɹeɪd/ | Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don'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 legacy, shake, lonely.
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.