PHRASAL VERBS IN SONGS

IRONIC – Alanis Morissette

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Phrasal verbs in this song:

crashed down

sneaking up

helping out

blows up in your face

Down below, you can find the meanings of these phrasal verbs and the language box.
To listen to the song, click on the link to the video here.

Lyrics

IRONIC – Alanis Morissette

An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay
It’s a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn’t it ironic… don’t you think?

It’s like rain on your wedding day
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
And who would’ve thought… it figures

Mr Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
“Well, isn’t this nice?.”
And isn’t it ironic… don’t you think?

It’s like rain on your wedding day
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
And who would’ve thought… it figures

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything’s okay and everything’s going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything’s gone wrong and everything blows up In your face

A traffic jam when you’re already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It’s meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn’t it ironic?…don’t you think?
A little too ironic…and, yeah, I really do think…

It’s like rain on your wedding day
It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advice that you just didn’t take
Who would’ve thought… it figures

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out

Phrasal Verbs Explained

  • HELP OUT: to aid someone, especially in a difficult situation
  • BLOW UP: if a plan, a deal or a situation goes very wrong and causes you harm or embarrassment
  • SNEAK UP: to move towards someone or something very quietly so that they do not see or hear you until you reach them.
  • CRASH DOWN: to fall with a very loud noise

Language Box

To turn ____  When you get older you turn that age. 
"He will turn 41 next year."

A death row pardon is when you are exonerated after 
having been sentenced to death.

Mr. Play it Safe Someone who doesn't like to 
take risks.

A funny way Here,strange or weird.

It figures: it makes sense.