Lily Allen drifts away
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In her latest single, “Air Balloon,” Lily Allen is daydreaming about drifting off into the sky in a hot-air balloon, where she doesn’t have a worry in the world.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at synonyms of words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT LILY ALLEN
Name: Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper
Nationality: English
Style: Pop
Albums: Sheezus (2014), It’s Not Me, It’s You (2009), Alright, Still (2006)
Label: Regal, Parlophone
In brief: This 29-year-old singer-songwriter and actress was born in Hammersmith, London. Lily became famous after the release of her first single, “Smile,” in 2006m which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles chart. Her debut album, Alright, Still, was released in July 2006. It has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. Her second album, It’s Not Me, It’s You, achieved even greater success, helped along by the hit singles “The Fear” and “F*ck you.” Lily’s latest album, Sheezus, was released in May this year. The album features the international hits “Hard Out Here” and “Air Balloon.”
If you like Lily Allen, check out: Lenka, Ellie Goulding and Katy Perry
Website: www.lilyallenmusic.com
“Air Balloon”
By Lily Allen
Somebody remind me where I am
Miami or Timbuktu
Did I ever tell you my uncle’s monkey
Ran away from the zoo
Would you tell me what this all means
What happens if I go through that door
‘Cause I’m looking up at the ceiling
But it’s turning into the floor
When I’m bored I kind of drift away
I’m not sure quite why we work all day
I’ve been thinking and I’ve got this plan
Let’s go right now
Chorus
Come meet me in the sky
I’ll be waiting for you
And we can’t hear what they say
Up in my air balloon
Air balloon, air balloon
Sing, sing along
Any song you want to
Now we’re so high it can’t rain
Up in my air balloon
Air balloon, air balloon
I don’t like dropping names
But Kurt Cobain is all in my face
How the hell am I gonna tell him
Elvis already took first base
And then out of the blue
This cruise is losing altitude
All we need is a little more elevation
Take me back to where I can breathe
(Chorus)
Shake it, shake it now
Give me, give me, give me some
Sailing, sailing through the clouds
Tripping, trip, trip, trip it now
(Chorus)
Exercises
Find words in the lyrics that are synonyms of the following words.
1. initial ………………………
2. respire ………………………
3. roof ………………………
4. presently ………………………
Vocabulary
- altitude (n): the height above sea level
elevation (n): the height of a place, especially its height above sea level
