Karaoke Korner
Time doesnt heal
Photos
courtesy of Universal Music
Jack Johnson gives up hope
In his latest single, If I Had Eyes, Jack Johnson comes to
terms with the fact that his relationship is over. No matter how hard he wants
to try to reconcile, he has little hope of patching things up
with his girlfriend.
This weeks Karaoke Korner takes a look at some idioms with
the word eye in them.
Exercises
Lets look at some idioms that use the word eye. All you have to
do is match each sentence with the correct definition.
Sentences
1. Pop
was up to her eyes in work.
2. Sue
really has an eye for a bargain.
3. The
crowd was all eyes as the bomb squad slowly unwrapped the package.
Definitions
a. to
be watching somebody or something carefully and with a lot of interest
b. to
be able to judge if things look attractive, valuable, etc.
c. to
have a lot of something to deal with
If I Had Eyes
by Jack
Johnson
If I had eyes in the back of my head
I would have told you
That you looked good as I walked away
And if you could have tried
To trust the hand that fed
You would have never been hungry
But youd never really be
More of this or less of this
Or is there any difference
Or are we just holding on to things
That we dont have anymore
Chorus
Sometimes time doesnt heal
No, not at all
It just stands still
While we fall
In or out of love
Again I doubt
Im going
to win you back
When youve got eyes like that
That wont let me in
Always looking out
A lot of people
Spend their time just floating
We were
victims together but lonely
Youve got hungry eyes
That just cant look forward
Cant give them enough
But we just cant start over
Building with bent nails
Were falling but holding
I dont want to take up
Any more of your time
(Chorus)
About Jack Johnson
Name: Jack Johnson
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Label: Universal Music
Albums: Sleep Through the Static (2008), Sing-A-Longs and
Lullabies for the Film Curious George (2006), In Between Dreams
(2005), On and On (2003), Bushfire Fairytales (2002)
In brief: Before becoming a pop star, Hawaiian Jack Johnson was a
champion surfer on the professional circuit. At the same time, he also
experimented in film and music. It was during his years as a film student at
the University of California that Jack began writing songs. He and a group of
friends produced Thicker Than Water, a surfing documentary that showed
off his talents as a movie director as well as a singer/songwriter. With
several film awards under his belt, Jack decided to focus on music.
Official website: http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com
If you like Jack Johnson, check out: Ben Harper, John Mayer and
Coldplay
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heal (v): to make somebody feel happy again
doubt (v): feeling uncertain about something or not believing something
float (v): to move slowly as if on water or in the air
bent (adj): not straight
reconcile (v): to make people become friends again after an argument or
a disagreement
documentary (n): a film or a radio or television programme giving facts
about something
IDIOM
patch things
up: to try to stop quarrelling with
somebody and be friends again |
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