Taylor wants to fill the space
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In her latest single, “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift is feeling a bit cynical about love. Although she doesn’t expect the affair to last, she’s happy to give it a go with a new guy that she’s met.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT TAYLOR SWIFT
Name: Taylor Alison Swift
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Albums: 1989 (2014), Red (2012), Speak Now (2010), Fearless (2008), Taylor Swift (2006)
Label: Big Machine
In Brief: This 25-year-old American singer-songwriter began singing in competitions at the age of 10. When her self-titled debut album was released in 2006, Taylor was nominated for the Best New Artist prize at the Grammy Awards. Taylor’s second album, Fearless, reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album won a Grammy for Album of the Year and has sold more than 8 million copies. Since then, Taylor has continued to release a string of hits including “Teardrops on My Guitar,” “Fearless,” “You Belong With Me,” “The Story of Us,” “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “22.” Her new album, 1989, was released in October this year. The album features the smash hits “Shake It Off” and “Blank Space.”
If you like Taylor Swift, check out: Carrie Underwood, Shania Twain and Lady Antebellum
Website: www.taylorswift.com
“Blank Space”
By Taylor Swift
Nice to meet you
Where you been
I could show you incredible things
Magic, madness, heaven, sin
Saw you there and I thought
Oh my god
Look at that face
You look like my next mistake
Love’s a game, wanna play
New money, suit and tie
I can read you like a magazine
Ain’t it funny rumors fly
And I know you heard about me
So hey let’s be friends
I’m dying to see how this one ends
Grab your passport and my hand
I could make the bad guys
Good for a weekend
Chorus
So it’s gonna be forever
Or it’s gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it’s over
If the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They’ll tell you I’m insane
‘Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game
‘Cause we’re young
And we’re reckless
We’ll take this way too far
It’ll leave you breathless
Or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They’ll tell you I’m insane
But I got a blank space baby
And I’ll write your name
Cherry lips, crystal skies
I could show you incredible things
Stolen kisses, pretty lies
You’re the king baby
I’m your queen
Find out what you want
Be that girl for a month
But the worst is yet to come, oh no
Screaming, crying, perfect storms
I could make all the tables turn
Rose garden filled with thorns
Keep you second guessing like
Oh my god, who is she
I get drunk on jealousy
But you’ll come back
Each time you leave
‘Cause darling I’m a nightmare
Dressed like a daydream
(Chorus)
Boys only want love if it’s torture
Don’t say I didn’t, say I didn’t warn you
(Chorus)
Exercises
Specify whether each of the following words is used in the lyrics as a verb, noun or adjective.
1. jealousy ………………
2. perfect ………………
3. scar ………………
4. grab ………………
Vocabulary
- insane (adj): very stupid, crazy or dangerous
reckless (adj): showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions
breathless (adj): experiencing a string emotional reaction
thorn (n): a small sharp pointed part on the stem of some plants, such as roses
cynical (adj): believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons
