Fifth Harmony have their fingers on the pulse
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In their latest single, “Sledgehammer,” Fifth Harmony are so excited about a guy they’ve met that their hearts are racing. They feel as though they’ve lost control in a good way.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at synonyms of words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT FIFTH HARMONY
Name: Fifth Harmony
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Albums: Reflection (2015)
Label: Syco, Epic
In Brief: Fifth Harmony are an American girl group who formed during the X Factor USA TV talent show in 2012. The group is composed of Ally Brooke Hernandez, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane Hansen, Camila Cabello and Lauren Jauregui. Their debut album, Reflection, was released in February this year. The album reached No.5 on the US Billboard 200 chart and has so far sold more than 200,000 copies in the US. Reflection has gained international fame, helped along by the smash hits “Boss,” “Worth It” and “Sledgehammer.” To date, the group has sold at more than 1.7 million digital download singles. Fifth Harmony recently completed the Reflection Tour, their first headlining tour in the US.
If you like Fifth Harmony, check out: Spice Girls, The Pussycat Dolls and Atomic Kitten.
Website: www.fifthharmonyofficial.com
“Sledgehammer”
By Fifth Harmony
Chorus
If you could take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
If you could feel my heartbeat now
It would hit you like a sledgehammer
I don’t admit it
I play it cool
But every minute
That I’m with you
I feel the fever and I won’t lie
I break a sweat
My body’s telling
All the secrets I ain’t told you yet
I struggle to contain
The love that’s in my veins
And how it circulates
(Chorus)
You’re taken over the beat of my body
You just don’t let up, don’t let up
You’re taken over the beat of my body
But you lift me up, lift me up
If you take my pulse right now
It would feel just like a sledgehammer
So close together
So far apart
You’re turning me on
And my fire’s waiting for your spark
I struggle to contain
The love that’s in my veins
And how it circulates
(Chorus)
The truth is out
No stopping now
I’m getting closer
I’ve had enough
Undress my love
I’m coming over
(Chorus)
Exercises
Find words in the lyrics that are synonyms of the following words.
1. flows ………………
2. accept ………………
3. fact ………………
4. figure ………………
Vocabulary
- pulse (n): the regular beat of blood as it is pumped around the body, that can be felt in different places such as the inside of the wrist
sledgehammer (n): a large heavy hammer with a long handle
vein (n): any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body to the heart
