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Vocabulary from Michael Jackson: 'Man in the Mirror'.
I'm gonna make a change
For once in my life
It's gonna feel real good
Gonna make a difference
Gonna make it right
As I turn up the collar on my favorite winter coat
This wind is blowin' my mind
I see the kids in the street with not enough to eat
Who am I to be blind?
Pretending not to see their needs
A summer's disregard, a broken bottle top
And one man's soul
They follow each other on the wind, ya know
'Cause they got nowhere to go
That's why I want you to know
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na
I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love
It's time that I realize
There are some with no home
Not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me
Pretending that they're not alone?
A willow deeply scarred
Somebody's broken heart
And a washed-out dream (washed-out dream)
They follow the pattern of the wind, ya see
'Cause they got no place to be
That's why I'm starting with me
I'm starting with the man in the mirror (who?)
I'm asking him to change his ways (who?)
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
I'm starting with the man in the mirror (who?)
I'm asking him to change his ways (who?)
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make that change!
I'm starting with the man in the mirror (oh, yeah)
I'm asking him to change his ways (come on, change)
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make the change
You gotta get it right, while you got the time
'Cause when you close your heart (you can't)
Then you close your mind (close your, your mind)
(That man, that man) I'm starting with the man in the mirror
(That man, that man) oh, yeah
(That man, that man) I'm asking him to change his ways
(That man, you know it) and no message could have been any clearer
If you want to make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make that change
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na
Gonna feel real good (oh, yeah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (na, na, na, na, na, na, na)
Yeah, yeah, oh, oh, no
I'm gonna make a change
It's gonna feel real good, sha'mon (change)
Just lift yourself, you know
You've got to start with yourself (yeah)
(Make that change) I gotta make that change today
(Man in the mirror) you got to
You got to, you got to not pick yourself, brother (yeah)
You know (make that change)
I've gotta get that man, that man (man in the mirror)
You got to, you got to move, sha'mon, sha'mon
You got to stand up (yeah), stand up (make that change)
Stand up, stand up and lift yourself now (man in the mirror)
You know it, you know it, you know it, you know (change)
Make that change
I
Pronounaɪ
used to refer to the person speaking or writing
I am a student.
The first-person singular pronoun. Always capitalized in English.
gonna
Auxiliary verbˈɡɑː.nə
informal for 'going to'
I'm gonna win.
A very common informal contraction of 'going to' when it is used to express the future. It is not used in formal writing.
make
Verbmeɪk
to produce or create something
She makes delicious cakes.
A very common verb used for creating, producing, or constructing something.
a
Determinerə
a
Give me a pen.
An indefinite article used before a noun.
change
Nountʃeɪndʒ
a situation where something becomes different; coins rather than bills
There has been a big change in the weather.
Can refer to the act of becoming different or to small denominations of money (coins).
for once
Prepositionfor the first time after many contrary occasions; as a rare exception
He, for once, arrived before the meeting started.
This fixed phrase points out that something unusual happened, often with mild surprise or relief.
in
Prepositionɪn
inside a container, place, or area
The keys are in the box.
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial or temporal limits.
my
Determinermaɪ
belonging to me
This is my house.
A possessive determiner used by the speaker to show that something belongs to them.
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