Ella keeps seeing a ghost
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In her latest single, “Ghost,” Ella Henderson has been through a bad relationship. She’s still having trouble forgetting the guy and moving on with her life.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT ELLA HENDERSON
Name: Gabriella Michelle Henderson
Nationality: English
Style: Pop
Albums: Chapter One (2014)
Label: Syco
In brief: Born in Tetney, England, Ella began singing when she was 3 years old and started playing the piano a few years later. She studied music and art at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire. Ella became famous after taking part in The X Factor 2012 talent show. Her first single, “Ghost,” was released in June this year. It reached No. 1 on the UK, Ireland and Scotland singles charts, selling more than 130,000 copies in the first week of release. It has so far sold more than 400,000 copies. Ella’s debut album, Chapter One, is due to be released in September this year
If you like Ella Handerson, check out: Little Mix, Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson.
Website: www.ellahenderson.co.uk/
“Ghost”
By Ella Henderson
Chorus
I keep going to the river to pray
‘Cause I need something
That can wash all the pain
And at most
I’m sleeping all these demons away
But your ghost, the ghost of you
It keeps me awake
My friends had you figured out
Yeah they saw what’s inside of you
You tried hiding another you
But your evil was coming through
These guys sitting on the wall
They watch every move I make
Bright light living in the shade
Your cold heart makes my spirit shake
I had to go through hell
To prove I’m not insane
Had to meet the devil
Just to know his name
And that’s when my love was burning
Yeah it’s still burning
(Chorus)
Each time that I think you go
I turn around and you’re creeping in
And I let you under my skin
‘Cause I love living in the sin
Boy you never told me
True love was going to hurt
True pain I don’t deserve
Truth is that I never learn
(Chorus)
Give up the ghost
Stop the haunting baby
Give up the ghost
No more haunting baby
(Chorus)
Exercises
Find words used in the lyrics that are synonyms of the following words.
1. wakeful ………………
2. clean ………………
3. mad ………………
4. ache ………………
Vocabulary
- creep (v): to move slowly, quietly and carefully because you do not want to be seen or heard
deserve (v): if somebody deserves something, it is right that they should have it because of the way they have behaved or because of what they are
