Positive pop

 

Jason Mraz refuses to quit

In his latest single, “I Won’t Give Up,” Jason Mraz says that he’ll stand by his girlfriend through all of life’s trials and tribulations. He knows they have their differences, but believes that they shouldn’t give up easily.

This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at synonyms of the phrasal verb give up.

Name: Jason Thomas Mraz
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Albums: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008), Mr. A-Z (2005), Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002)
Label: Atlantic, Elektra
In brief: Having grown up in Virginia, this 34-year-old singer-songwriter attended The American Musical Academy in New York City. He later dropped out to focus more on his songwriting. Jason released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, in 2002, but it wasn’t until the release of his 2005 album, Mr. A-Z, that he achieved international fame. The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. His 2008 album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., was another massive success, featuring the No.1 hit “I’m Yours.” Jason’s latest album, Love is a Four Letter Word, is due to be released in April this year. The album will feature the new single “I Won’t Give Up,” which has already reached No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Website: www.jasonmraz.com

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“I Won’t Give Up”

By Jason Mraz

When I look into your eyes
It’s like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There’s so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you’ve come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul

Chorus
I won’t give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I’m giving you all my love
I’m still looking up

And when you’re needing your space
To do some navigating
I’ll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find

‘Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We’ve got a lot to learn
God knows we’re worth it
No, I won’t give up

I don’t wanna be someone
Who walks away so easily
I’m here to stay and make the difference
That I can make
Our differences, they do a lot
To teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got
Yeah we got a lot at stake

And in the end, you’re still my friend
At least we did intend
For us to work we didn’t break
We didn’t burn
We had to learn how to bend
Without the world caving in
I had to learn what I’ve got
And what I’m not
And who I am

(Chorus)

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Exercises

Rearrange the following words to form synonyms of the word give up.

1. P-O-T-S
2. T-U-Q-I
3. D-O-P-R
4. E-D-N-U-I-T-C-O-N-S-I