Shadowing Practice: Ticking Away ft. Grabbitz & bbno$ (Official Music Video) // VALORANT Champions 2023 Anthem - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I need
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to keep you around With my feet tied With my feet tied,
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tied to the ground The end's nowhere to be found
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I don't know why you don't leave me this trouble Don't know where to go unless you stay
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Don't know what to do unless you stay Thinking that today will be our day,
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be our day again Why am I playing with time as it's ticking away?
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It's ticking away, away I'm asking why,
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we're ready for a lie It's not a second to waste We're dipping away,
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away, away Alright, let's get it Winning, losing, either way or they Got an attitude,
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I'm off the roof, up in the air Let's run, I make it count, yeah, I'm talking right now Feel like a comeback, kid, got no time to spare Double up the score,
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I'm trying to do it to a four You know I win a lot, gotta win one more I'm on the high street, never gets old Sold up with the ace
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and my team went gold Why am I playing with time as it's ticking away?
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It's ticking away, away I'm asking why the world's all alive lives?
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Not a second to waste They're ticking away,
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away, away They're ticking away,
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away You're taking away, away
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I'll give it one more try
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I don't know why But I keep coming back every time I wanted more than my life I don't know why,
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but it feels so right Why am I playing with time?
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As it's taking away, it's taking away, away I'm asking why, do we want to lie?
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It's not a second to waste,
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it's taking away, away, away Take me away Take me away,
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away, away Take me away, away, away

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Ticking Away ft. Grabbitz & bbno$ (Official Music Video) // VALORANT Champions 2023 Anthem" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.