Shadowing Practice: Taylor Swift - Daylight (Lyric Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in Everyone looked worse in the light

There are so many lines that I've crossed unforgiven I'll tell you the truth but never goodbye

I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you

I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

I've been sleeping so long in a 20 -year dark night

And now I see daylight I only see daylight

And I put the draw on Only draws the unlucky

And so I became the butt of the joke I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked

Clear in the air, I breathed in the smoke

Maybe you ran with the wolves and refused to settle down

Maybe I've stormed out of every single room in this town

Throughout our cloaks and our daggers because it's morning now

It's brighter now, now I don't wanna look at anything else now

that I saw you I could never look away I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

Things will never be the same I've been sleeping so long in a twenty -year dark night

Now I'm wide awake

And now I see daylight

Daylight, I only see daylight,

daylight, daylight, daylight I only see daylight,

daylight, daylight, daylight

And I can still see it all,

all of you, all of me I must believe love would be But it's golden

And I can still see it all in my head

Back up from New York I must believe love would be But it's golden

Like daylight Like daylight

Like daylight Daylight, daylight I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you I can never look away

And I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

Things will never be this way I've been sleeping so long in a 20 -year dark night

And now I see daylight I see daylight I see daylight I only see daylight,

daylight, daylight, daylight I only see daylight,

daylight, daylight Like daylight, it's golden

Like daylight, you gotta step into the daylight

And let it go, just let it go

Let it go I want to be defined by the things that I love.

Not the things I hate.

Not the things I'm afraid of.

Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night.

I just think that you are what you love.

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Taylor Swift - Daylight”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: daylight, sleeping, golden, dark. This video has 42 sentences and 435 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:42. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
daylight noun	/ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/	The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
refuse verb	/ɹɪˈfjuːz/	To decline (a request or demand).
settle verb	/ˈsɛtəl/	To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
wolf noun	/wʊlf/	Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
define verb	/dɪˈfaɪn/	To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
goodbye	/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/	Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
butt noun	/bʌt/	Body; self.
breathe verb	/bɹiːð/	To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
wound noun	/ˈwund/	An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
awake verb	/əˈweɪk/	To become conscious after having slept.
cruel adjective	/ˈkɹuːəl/	Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
unlucky adjective	/ʌnˈlʌki/	Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
cloak noun	/kləʊk/	A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
dagger noun	/ˈdæɡɚ/	A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
haunt verb	/hɔnt/	To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
look away verb	To ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.
settle down verb	To make or become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness.

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	I've been sleeping
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've crossed · I've stormed

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 22 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, wanna, I've. 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 daylight, refuse, settle.

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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