Learn English with Songs: “Roar”

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Welcome to Wednesday’s blog!

Today we will be learning new words with Katy Perry’s new song “Roar”. To roar means to make the loud sound of a wild animal (such as a lion).

Right, let’s get started!

1. Read the lyrics
2. Understand the vocabulary
3. Watch the video and sing!

Lyrics

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar

Now I’m floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready ’cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’ll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar…

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I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’ll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar…

Vocabulary

katy-perry-roar-promo-header-600x450Bite – to press down on or cut into (someone or something) with the teeth.

Hold – to keep the air that you have breathed in your lungs for a short time instead of breathing out.

Rock the boat – to cause trouble by changing or trying to change a situation that other people do not want to change.

Politely – having or showing good manners or respect for other people.

Breaking point – the time when a person can no longer accept or deal with a situation because of too much pressure or stress.

Brushing off – to not give something importance.

Thunder – the very loud sound that comes from the sky during a storm : the sound that follows a flash of lightning.

Shake – to move sometimes violently back and forth or up and down with short, quick movements .

Floating – continually moving or changing position.

Stinging – to hurt (someone) by piercing the skin with a sharp, pointed part that usually contains poison.

Earn my stripes – to do something which shows that you deserve to be accepted and respected by the other people in a field or profession.

Video

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