Shadowing Practice: The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - Timeless - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I'm sorry,
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I'm sorry I'm sorry, I'm sorry I'm sorry,
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I'm sorry I'm sorry
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Ever since I was a G and why I was a shit Shawty keep on and come around, she wanna get hit
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She think she done made me, can I get her by my side?
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Double no bust, I know why, she know that I'm timers I put my son in some red I pull that gun off the head
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Pockets on 22k I'll pick her up, come on, go so
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Put on a shirt, get put on a blip
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Feel like a stain, get ready to lick I had to tell her that I was a thief
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No, I was a sheep
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She singin' my songs, she wanna die leap Tryna get hit, pass like a bait Depository beat, pass with that chick
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Smile on my face, ain't thinkin' shit
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Come and get chick, ice on my neck
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Devil on wrist, she in the sky
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Hell of a cat, fish of the church 400 pets, uh, yeah I spin it in Paris, that's for these hoes, they finna flock
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Just for fun, it's all that pop, I'm just finna hit I'm feelin' him, I'm rustin' it, all of my viewers I feel like the rock
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Ever since I was a kid, I've been a G If I was you,
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I would cut up my wrist Exotatic all over her body, yo She just swallowed all and I don't mind it
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Ever since I was a G, I've been like G Oh no, you should let her go, she wanna be Double O,
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tatted on her body, yeah
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It don't matter what they say, I'm timin' it's out
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City on fire, when I'm comin' home
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Fill up the sky, I fill up the dome
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They'll play it one day, it's a hell of a show
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But it's gonna hurt, cause we did it first
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Feel like Skateboard B, BBC boys on the green
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Feel like it's all three, Neptune drummer to beat
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She hippie flippin' a beat, she wanna fuck with the team
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She fell in love with the cream, she fell in love with the scene
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Oh yeah, Herman Kwai, not a P, broke his heart, PTSD Hold his chest, let her breathe, let her breathe Niggas scheming,
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I got a priest, he got a cross
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Get out of line, send him to God I shed a tear, pray for her loss, oh yeah
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Ever since I was a kid, I've been legit
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If I was you, I would cut out my wrist X -O -tatic all over her body,
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yeah She'd have swallowed all and I don't mind it
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Ever since I was a G, I've been a G, oh man
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You should let her go, she wanna be a G, oh man Double O, tatted on her body,
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oh It don't matter what they say, I'm timeless Timeless, timeless, timeless, timeless, timeless, timeless
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We timeless, oh, timeless, timeless, timeless, timeless, timeless
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Time is, please, time is loud
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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 “The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - Timeless”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: timeless, wrist, Double, beat. This video has 41 sentences and 511 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:14. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 70% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| timeless adjective | Eternal. | |
| wrist noun | /ɹɪst/ | The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| chick noun | /t͡ʃɪk/ | A young bird. |
| swallow verb | /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ | To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| pet noun | /pɛt/ | An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use. |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| spin verb | /spɪn/ | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. |
| tear verb | /tɛɹ/ | To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. |
| priest noun | /ˈpɹiːst/ | A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple. |
| devil noun | /ˈdɛvəl/ | An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. |
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
| bust verb | /bʌst/ | To break. |
| legit adjective | /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt/ | Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fill up verb | To make (something) completely full. | |
| come around verb | /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ | To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first. |
| cut out verb | To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something). | |
| cut up verb | To cut upward. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 35 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wanna, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, thief /ˈθiːf/
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 timeless, wrist, breathe.
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.