Lenka - The Show (Learn English with Songs)

Lyrics

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go; can't do it alone; I've tried
And I don't know why

Slow it down
Make it stop
Or else my heart is going to pop
'Cause it's too much
Yeah, it's a lot
To be something I'm not

I'm a fool
Out of love
'Cause I just can't get enough

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go; can't do it alone; I've tried
And I don't know why

I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show

The sun is hot
In the sky
Just like a giant spotlight
The people follow the sign
And synchronize in time
It's a joke
Nobody knows
They've got a ticket to the show
Yeah

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go; can't do it alone; I've tried
And I don't know why

I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show

Just enjoy the show

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go; can't do it alone; I've tried
And I don't know why

I'm just a little girl lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show

Dum de dum
Dudum de dum

Just enjoy the show

Dum de dum
Dudum de dum

Just enjoy the show

I want my money back
I want my money back
I want my money back
Just enjoy the show

I want my money back
I want my money back
I want my money back
Just enjoy the show

Difficult Phrases and Words

1. maze

   1. Context: Life is a maze and love is a riddle

   2. Definition: a confusing intricate network of passages

   3. Additional sentence: John likes walking through corn mazes.

2. riddle

   1. Context: Life is a maze and love is a riddle

   2. Definition: a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed

   3. Additional sentence: Solving riddles helps to develop the mind.

3. spotlight

   1. Context: The sun is hot / In the sky / Just like a giant spotlight

   2. Definition: a projected spot of light used to illuminate brilliantly a person, object, or group on a stage

   3. Additional sentence: The spotlight shone on the actor.

4. synchronize

   1. Context: The sun is hot / In the sky / Just like a giant spotlight / The people follow the sign / And synchronize in time

   2. Definition: to happen at the same time. (The people make similar movements at the same time with the sun - get up when the sun comes up and go to sleep when the sun goes down.)

   3. Additional sentence: The synchronized swimmers had a fantastic performance.

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think this song is about?

2. Can you relate to anything in this song? Do you sometimes get worn out with life?

3. The singer says that “Life is a maze.” Do you sometimes get confused about your life’s circumstances? Do you sometimes feel lost in life?

4. The singer says “love is a riddle.” Do you sometimes not understand or get confused by love?

5. Do you like to be in the spotlight? In other words, do you like to be the center of attention?

6. Do you try to synchronize your sleep schedule with the people who live with you or based on the noise level in your environment?