Miley gets mad
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In her latest single, “Wrecking Ball,” Miley Cyrus is upset and angry that her relationship didn’t work out. It seems that Miley and her boyfriend were a destructive influence on each other.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT MILEY CYRUS
Name: Miley Ray Cyrus
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Label: Hollywood, RCA
Albums: Can’t Be Tamed (2010), Breakout (2008), Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus (2007)
In brief: Born in Nashville, Tennessee, this 20-year-old singer and actress rose to fame after portraying the character Miley Steward in the Disney Channel TV series, Hanna Montana. Miley’s debut album, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus, was released in 2007 and reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Miley’s upcoming fourth album, Bangerz, is due to be released on October 4. The album’s first single, “We Can’t Stop,” was a smash hit, reaching the top of the UK Singles chart and No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Miley’s latest hit single is the new power ballad, “Wrecking Ball.”
If you like Miley Cyrus, check out: Selena Gomez, Britney Spears and Katy Perry
Website: www.mileycyrus.com
“Wrecking Ball”
By Miley Cyrus
We clawed, we chained
Our hearts in vain
We jumped, never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell
Our love no one could deny
Don’t you ever say
I just walked away
I will always want you
I can’t live a lie
Running for my life
I will always want you
Chorus
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah you wreck me
I put you high up in the sky
And now, you’re not coming down
It slowly turned, you let me burn
And now we’re ashes on the ground
Don’t you ever say
I just walked away
I will always want you
I can’t live a lie
Running for my life
I will always want you
(Chorus)
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crouching in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah you, you wreck me
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should’ve let you win
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should’ve let you win
(Chorus)
Exercises
Specify whether each of the following words is used in the song as a noun, adjective or verb.
1. blazing ……………….
2. wreck ……………….
3. walls ……………….
4. lie ……………….
Vocabulary
- spell (n): a quality that a person or thing has that makes them so attractive or interesting that they have a strong influence on you
crouch (v): to put your body close to the ground by bending your legs under you
blazing (adj): extremely angry or full of strong emotion
destructive (adj): causing damage
