Shadowing Practice: Runaway - AURORA (Lyrics + Vietsub) ♫ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I was listening to the ocean I saw a face in the sand
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But when I picked it up,
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then it vanished away from my hands I had a dream I was seven,
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climbing my way in a tree I saw a piece of heaven waiting impatient for me
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And I was running far away
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Would I run off the world someday?
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Nobody knows, nobody knows
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And I was dancing in the rain I felt alive and I can't complain
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But no, take me home
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Take me home where I belong I can't take it anymore I was painting a picture
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The picture was a painting of you
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And for a moment I thought you were her But then again, it wasn't true
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And all this time I have been lying
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Oh, lying in secret to myself I've been putting sorrow in the forest place
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On my shelf, da -di -da
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And I was running far away
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Would I run off the world someday?
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Nobody knows, nobody knows
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And I was dancing in the rain I felt alive and I can't complain
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But no, take me home
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Take me home where I belong I got no other place to go,
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don't take me home, take me home where I belong I got no other place to go,
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don't take me home, take me home where I belong I can't take it anymore
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But I kept running for a soft place to fall
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And I kept running for a soft place to fall
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And I kept running for a soft place to fall
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And I kept running for a soft place to fall
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And I was running for a wayward arm and love the world someday
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But no, take me home, take me home where I belong I got no other place to go
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No, take me home, take me home where I belong I got no other place to go
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No, take me home, home or I belong
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No, no, no
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Take me home, home or I belong
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No, no, no
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Take me home, home or I belong
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No, no, no
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Take me home, home or I'm alone I can't take it anymore
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Runaway - AURORA (Lyrics + Vietsub) ♫”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: belong, running, soft, nobody, kept. This video has 38 sentences and 365 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:06. The speaker talks slowly, about 89 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| someday adverb | Sometime; at some unspecified time in the future. | |
| complain verb | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| 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. |
| sorrow noun | /ˈsɑɹoʊ/ | unhappiness, woe |
| impatient adjective | /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ | Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays. |
| vanish verb | /ˈvænɪʃ/ | To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed. |
| wayward adjective | /ˈweɪwə(ɹ)d/ | Given to a wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray. |
| soft adjective | /sɔft/ | Easily giving way under pressure. |
| paint verb | /peɪnt/ | To apply paint to. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| run off verb | To flee or depart quickly. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been lying · I've been putting |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was listening · was running · was dancing |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | kept running |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shelf /ʃɛlf/, impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/
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 belong, someday, complain.
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.