Alessia Cara - Seventeen (Official Video) – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH (X2) ♪ ♪ MY DADDY SAYS THAT LIFE COMES AT YOU FAST ♪ ♪ WE ALL LIKE BLADES OF GRASS ♪ ♪ WE COME TO PRIME AND IN TIME WE JUST WITHER AWAY ♪ ♪ AND IT ALL ♪ ♪ MY VIEW WITH A GLASS WON'T CATCH THE PAST ♪ ♪ ONLY REMIND US OF THE OF DAYS ♪ ♪ OH STAYS THE SAME FROM ♪ ♪ SEE I RECALL BEING AFRAID OF THE DARK ♪ ♪ AND ON TO TEDDY BEARS ♪ ♪ I'D WRAP MYSELF IN JUST TO COVER ME FROM FEARS ♪ ♪ THAT WAS THEN AND NOW I'M HERE ♪ ♪ AND THE NIGHT IS MINE ♪ ♪ SO HEAR ME SCREAM ♪ ♪ I WAS TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS ♪ ♪ I COULDN'T WAIT TIL I COULD BE SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ I THOUGHT HE LIED WHEN HE SAID TAKE MY TIME AND DREAM ♪ ♪ NOW I WISH I COULD FREEZE THE TIME AT SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH ♪ ♪ I'M SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH ♪ ♪ SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH ♪ ♪ SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ NOW I WISH I COULD FREEZE THE TIME AT SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ MY MOTHER SAID DON'T FORGET WHERE YOU COME FROM, ♪ ♪ WHERE YOU'VE BEEN ♪ ♪ ALWAYS KEEP YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS THEY CAN'T SLIP AWAY ♪ ♪ THEY KEEP YOU GROUNDED ♪ ♪ OH KEEP YOURSELF WITH GOOD ADVICE ♪ ♪ AND YEAH I GUESS THAT SOUNDED NICE WHEN I WAS TEN ♪ ♪ OH BUT NEVER WERE THERE TRUER WORDS ♪ ♪ AND I'LL MY DAYS I'VE EVER HEARD ♪ ♪ AND WHEN SHE TOLD ME LITTLE GIRL THE ANSWER IS LOVE ♪ ♪ SO THOSE ARE WORDS THAT I KEEP WITH ME ♪ ♪ THOUGH THE SEASONS CHANGE SO QUICKLY ♪ ♪ KEEP THEM BURIED IN MY HEART ♪ ♪ AND NEVER FOUGHT ♪ ♪ SO HEAR ME SCREAM ♪ ♪ I WAS TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS ♪ ♪ I COULDN'T WAIT TIL I COULD BE SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ I THOUGHT SHE LIED WHEN SHE SAID TAKE MY TIME AND BREATHE ♪ ♪ NOW I WISH I COULD FREEZE THE TIME AT SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH ♪ ♪ I'M SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH ♪ ♪ SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH ♪ ♪ SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ NOW I WISH I COULD FREEZE THE TIME AT SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ I BEEN GOIN ON ♪ ♪ I BEEN GROWIN UP ♪ ♪ I'M A KNOW IT ALL ♪ ♪ I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ♪ ♪ SEE I WAS RACING AND FOR THE DAY ♪ ♪ THAT I WOULD BE OLD ENOUGH ♪ ♪ GUESS I'LL BE PATIENT AND PACE MYSELF ♪ ♪ GOTTA PREPARE FOR WHEN GOINGS ROUGH ♪ ♪ I WAS TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS ♪ ♪ I COULDN'T WAIT TIL I COULD BE SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ I THOUGHT SHE LIED WHEN SHE SAID TAKE MY TIME TO BREATHE ♪ ♪ NOW I WISH I COULD FREEZE THE TIME AT SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH ♪ ♪ I'M SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH ♪ ♪ SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ OH OHH OHH OHH OHH OHH, OHH OHH OHH OHH ♪ ♪ SEVENTEEN ♪ ♪ NOW I WISH I COULD FREEZE THE TIME AT SEVENTEEN ♪
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
photographs
B1A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
Example:
"♪ ONLY PHOTOGRAPHS REMIND US OF THE PASSING OF DAYS ♪"
yesteryears
B1Past years; time gone by; yore.
Example:
"♪ OH NOTHING STAYS THE SAME FROM YESTERYEARS ♪"
surrounded
A2To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
Example:
"♪ OH KEEP YOURSELF SURROUNDED WITH GOOD ADVICE ♪"
changes
A2The process of becoming different.
Example:
"♪ AND IT ALL CHANGES ♪"
looking
A2The act of one who looks; a glance.
Example:
"♪ MY VIEW WITH A LOOKING GLASS WON'T CATCH THE PAST ♪"
passing
A2To change place.
Example:
"♪ ONLY PHOTOGRAPHS REMIND US OF THE PASSING OF DAYS ♪"
nothing
A2Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
Example:
"♪ OH NOTHING STAYS THE SAME FROM YESTERYEARS ♪"
holding
A2To grasp or grip.
Example:
"♪ AND HOLDING ON TO TEDDY BEARS ♪"
blankets
A2A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
Example:
"♪ I'D WRAP MYSELF IN BLANKETS JUST TO COVER ME FROM FEARS ♪"
waiting
A2To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
Example:
"♪ SEE I WAS RACING AND WAITING FOR THE DAY ♪"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| photographs | B1 | A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. |
| yesteryears | B1 | Past years; time gone by; yore. |
| surrounded | A2 | To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. |
| changes | A2 | The process of becoming different. |
| looking | A2 | The act of one who looks; a glance. |
| passing | A2 | To change place. |
| nothing | A2 | Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance. |
| holding | A2 | To grasp or grip. |
| blankets | A2 | A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. |
| waiting | A2 | To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.) |
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