Vienna Teng: Between
Listening
exercise
Popular song: Between
by Vienna Teng ・vカhェY
Vienna Teng's
Website:
http://www.viennateng.com/
Bio
of Vienna Teng
Vienna
Teng on Wikipedia
Listen to the song
On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtr-NMMWX3E
Live performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_EneLDiVqI
Tasks
and questions:
1. Transcribe the lyrics of this song. Many of the words are not enunciated very
clearly – I couldn't understand many myself – so use the vocabulary
below to help you. When you've done your best, find the lyrics on the Internet,
and correct your transcription with a different colored pen or font.
2. What is the significance of the title in the context of this song? What is
the "third one"?
3. What has happened in this relationship, based on the lyrics of the song?
4. What are some of the signs of trouble in the relationship as described in the
song?
5. Find some examples of
antithesisin the lyrics of this song.
6. Make a list of
metaphors
used in this song. Which are borrowed from music? What do these music metaphors
mean in the context of this song?
7. What is your reaction to this song?
Vocabulary:
to lie
entwined
to make room for
presence
to draw back
in our minds
prophecy
threatening to
to spill into words
certainty
over
to be sure of
the bond
were enough
to move along
to replace
no
pleasing drama
subtle
averted eyes
swelling
fermata
chord
to die
there's no denying
we do
hiding
what once was
to fear
liberation
silence
to swallow
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