Learn English with Songs – Boom Clap by Charlie XCX

Hey!

Remember we wrote a review about the book “The fault in our stars”? Well, everyone is raving about the sound track, so today we would like to share one of the songs, “Boom clap” by Charli XCX and learn some new English words.

Let’s start with the word “rave“, do you know what it means?

To rave – to talk or write about someone or something in an excited or enthusiastic way.

Ok, now get a pencil and paper and we will learn some English.

How?

1. Read the lyrics
2. Understand the vocabulary
3. SING!

Lyrics

Boom Boom Boom Clap

You’re picture perfect blue
Sunbathing on the moon
Stars shining as your bones illuminate
First kiss just like a drug
Under your influence
You take me over
You’re the magic in my veins
This must be love

Boom Clap
The sound of my heart
The beat goes on and on and on and on and
Boom Clap
You make me feel good
Come on to me come on to me now
Boom Clap
The sound of my heart
The beat goes on and on and on and on and
Boom Clap
You make me feel good
Come on to me come on to me now

No silver or no gold
Could dress me up so good
You’re the glitter in the darkness of my world
Just tell me what to do
I’ll fall right into you
Going under cast a spell just say the word
I feel your love

Boom Clap
The sound of my heart
The beat goes on and on and on and on and
Boom Clap
You make me feel good
Come on to me come on to me now
Boom Clap
The sound of my heart
The beat goes on and on and on and on and
Boom Clap
You make me feel good
Come on to me come on to me now

You are the light and I will follow
You let me lose my shadow
You are the sun the glowing halo
And you keep burning me up with all of your love

Boom Clap
The sound of my heart
The beat goes on and on and on and on and
Boom Clap
You make me feel good
Come on to me come on to me now
Boom Clap
The sound of my heart
The beat goes on and on and on and on and
Boom Clap
You make me feel good
Come on to me come on to me now
Boom Clap
The sound of my heart
The beat goes on and on and on and on and
Boom Clap
You make me feel good
Come on to me come on to me now
Boom Clap
The sound of my heart
The beat goes on and on and on and on and
Boom Clap
You make me feel good
Come on to me come on to me now

Vocabulary

Clap – to hit the palms of your hands together usually more than once.

Picture perfect – having an appearance or quality that is exactly right : completely perfect.

Sunbathing – to sit or lie in the light of the sun especially in order to make your skin darker.

Influence – the power to change or affect someone or something : the power to cause changes without directly forcing them to happen.

Veins – any one of the tubes that carry blood from parts of the body back to the heart.

Dress me up – to put formal or fancy clothes on (someone).

Cast a spell – to cast is to send or direct (something) in the direction of someone or something and a spell is a group of secret words that are believed to have magic power.

Glitter – to shine brightly : to shine with bright points of light.

Shadow – a dark shape that appears on a surface when someone or something moves between the surface and a source of light.

Glowing – to shine with low light and heat but usually without flame.

Halo – a circle of light that is shown in a religious painting, drawing, etc., around the head of a holy figure (such as an angel, saint, or god) — often used figuratively.

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