Learning English with Music 🎶 Billie Eilish - Chihiro

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Level: B1/B2

Artist: Billie Eilish

Song: Chihiro

Album: Hit Me Hard and Soft

Release date: 2024

Genres: Alternative/indie, Pop

Billie Eilish's song "Chihiro" is poetic and emotional. Here's a breakdown of key idioms and phrases to help you better understand the song.

STUDY STEPS:

1. Listen to the song

2. Read the lyrics and make a vocabulary of unknown words

3. Deepen your knowledge with the activities below.

Lyrics

To take my love away

When I come back around, will I know what to say?

Said you won't forget my name

Not today, not tomorrow

Kinda strange, feelin' sorrow

I got change (yup), you could borrow (borrow)

When I come back around, will I know what to say?

Not today, maybe tomorrow

Open up the door, can you open up the door?

I know you said before you can't cope with any more

You told me it was war, said you'd show me what's in store

I hope it's not for sure, can you open up the door?

Did you take

My love away

From me? Me

Me

Saw your seat at the counter when I looked away

Saw you turn around, but it wasn't your face

Said, "I need to be alone now, I'm takin' a break"

How come when I returned, you were gone away?

I don't, I don't know why I called

I don't know you at all

I don't know you

Not at all

I don't, I don't know why I called

I don't know you at all

I don't know you

Did you take

My love away

From me? Me

And that's when you found me

I was waitin' in the garden

Contemplatin', beg your pardon

But there's a part of me that recognizes you

Do you feel it too?

When you told me it was serious

Were you serious? Mm

They told me they were only curious

Now it's serious, hm

Open up the door, can you open up the door?

I know you said before you can't cope with any more

You told me it was war, said you'd show me what's in store

I hope it's not for sure, can you open up the door?

Wringing my hands in my lap

And they tell me it's all been a trap

And you don't know if you'll make it back

I said, "No, don't say that"

Hm-hm

Fonte: Musixmatch

Compositores: Finneas Baird O'connell / Billie Eilish O'connell

Letra de CHIHIRO © Last Frontier, Universal Music Works, Drup

Vocabulary

A música "Chihiro" de Billie Eilish é poética e emocional. Aqui está uma análise das principais expressões e expressões idiomáticas para ajudar você a entender melhor a música.

Vocabulary:

1. "When I come back around, will I know what to say?"

   Explanation: The speaker is uncertain if they will know how to express their feelings when they return to a situation or relationship.

   
   

2. "Kinda strange, feelin' sorrow"

   Explanation: This line expresses an odd or unusual feeling of sadness.

   
   

3. "I got change (yup), you could borrow (borrow)"

   Explanation: This may have both a literal and metaphorical meaning. Literally, it means offering someone money, but metaphorically, it might mean offering help or emotional support.

   
   

4. "Said you'd show me what's in store"

   Explanation: This idiom means to show what will happen or what is planned for the future. It could suggest that someone will reveal their intentions or what will come next in the relationship.

   
   

5. "Saw your seat at the counter when I looked away"

   Explanation: This line is about noticing someone's presence or absence. The speaker saw an empty seat, suggesting someone left while they weren’t paying attention.

   
   

6. "I don't know you at all"

   Explanation: This reflects a feeling of emotional distance, even in a close relationship. The speaker feels disconnected from the other person.

   
   

7. "Open up the door, can you open up the door?"

   Explanation: This could symbolize asking someone to be emotionally open or available. It may also imply asking for communication or resolution.

   
   

8. "They told me it was all a trap"

   Explanation: This could mean that the speaker feels tricked or deceived in some way, possibly by the person or the situation.

Study this song on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keNj5_n2goo

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