Song. Hurtful by Erik Hassle

UBI. LEVEL 2

With this song we are going to focus on the structure “used to”

Song: Hurtful by Erik Hassle

PRE-LISTENING ACTIVITIES

1. Read aloud the following trancripted words : /bleɪm/ /reɪn/ /weɪ/ /seɪm/ /leɪt/

• Which sound do they all have in common?
• Do you know the words represented by those sounds?

2. Use the dictionary to mach each word with its definition:

Blame (n) a silly or stupid person

Pouring (adj) causing hurt, distress, or injury

Bide (v) to place the responsibility for (a fault, etc.) on:

Bush (n) to rain heavily

Fool (adj) a low plant with many branches that arise from near the ground.

Fate (n) to make an apology

hurtful (adj) something that unavoidably happens to a person; one's fortune.

Apologize (v) to wait

WHILE-LISTENING ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the gaps

I used to ________it off
I used to look the other way
I used to save the ________for another day
I kept my _________ ___________
I used to never take the blame
I'd pull a __________story in a pouring ______
The more I had to change I'd just stay the _______

(The same, the same, I stayed the same)

2. Choose the correct word from the column on your right and complete the gaps:

You don't know ______ you got till you're missing it a lot which / what
I had to go _____ it away get / throw
I was _____ from the start from the bottom of my heart I apologize right / wrong
What I did to you was _______ awful /hurtful
What I'm _______ through is hurtful going/coming

3. Listen and put the lines in order:

Once I had it right it was all too late
I used to be a fool
And it's a fool's fate counting mistakes I've made

I used to bide my time

I'd rather give my ego another push

It was a foolish game I played

I used to beat around the bush

AFTER LISTENING ACTIVITIES

4. Look for the sentences using the structure “used to be” and write them in their negative and interrogative form.

5. Now, try to write the lyrics of the song by reading its phonetic transcription:

ˈhɜːtfʊl baɪ ˈɛrɪk ˈhæs(ə)l

aɪ juːzd tuː lɑːf ɪt ɒf
aɪ juːzd tuː lʊk ði ˈʌðə weɪ
aɪ juːzd tuː seɪv ðə ˈtrʌblz fɔːr əˈnʌðə deɪ
aɪ kɛpt maɪ ˈfɪŋgəz krɒst
aɪ juːzd tuː ˈnɛvə teɪk ðə bleɪm
aɪd pʊl ə ˈsʌnʃaɪn ˈstɔːri ɪn ə ˈpɔːrɪŋ reɪn
ðə mɔːr aɪ hæd tuː ʧeɪnʤ aɪd ʤʌst steɪ ðə seɪm
(ðə seɪm, ðə seɪm, aɪ steɪd ðə seɪm)

juː dəʊnt nəʊ wɒt juː gɒt tɪl jʊə ˈmɪsɪŋ ɪt ə lɒt
aɪ hæd tuː gəʊ θrəʊ ɪt əˈweɪ
aɪ wɒz rɒŋ frɒm ðə stɑːt,
frɒm ðə ˈbɒtəm ɒv maɪ hɑːt aɪ əˈpɒləʤaɪz
wɒt aɪ dɪd tuː juː wɒz ˈhɜːtfʊl
wɒt aɪm ˈgəʊɪŋ θruː ɪz ˈhɜːtfʊl

aɪ juːzd tuː baɪd maɪ taɪm
aɪ juːzd tuː biːt əˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ
aɪd ˈrɑːðə gɪv maɪ ˈɛgəʊ əˈnʌðə pʊʃ
aɪ juːzd tuː biː ə fuːl
ɪt wɒz ə ˈfuːlɪʃ geɪm aɪ pleɪd
ænd ɪts ə fuːlz feɪt ˈkaʊntɪŋ mɪsˈteɪks aɪv meɪd
wʌns aɪ hæd ɪt raɪt ɪt wɒz ɔːl tuː leɪt
(tuː leɪt, tuː leɪt, tuː ˈlɪtl tuː leɪt)

juː dəʊnt nəʊ wɒt juː gɒt ənˈtɪl jʊə ˈmɪsɪŋ ɪt ə lɒt
aɪ hæd tuː gəʊ θrəʊ ɪt əˈweɪ
aɪ wɒz rɒŋ frɒm ðə stɑːt
frɒm ðə ˈbɒtəm ɒv maɪ hɑːt aɪ əˈpɒləʤaɪz
wɒt aɪ dɪd tuː juː wɒz ˈhɜːtfʊl
wɒt aɪm ˈgəʊɪŋ θruː ɪz ˈhɜːtfʊl
wɒt aɪm ˈgəʊɪŋ θruː ɪz ˈhɜːtfʊl
ɪt ɪz ˈhɜːtfʊl
ɪts ˈhɜːtfʊl

əʊ wɒt aɪ dɪd tuː juː
(wɒt aɪ dɪd tuː juː)
wɒt aɪ dɪd tuː juː wɒz ˈhɜːtfʊl
wɒt aɪm ˈgəʊɪŋ θruː ɪz ˈhɜːtfʊl
aɪ wɒz rɒŋ frɒm ðə stɑːt
frɒm ðə ˈbɒtəm ɒv maɪ hɑːt aɪ əˈpɒləʤaɪz
wɒt aɪ dɪd tuː juː wɒz ˈhɜːtfʊl
ænd wɒt aɪm ˈgəʊɪŋ θruː ɪz ˈhɜːtfʊl

LYRICS Hurtful by Erik Hassle

I used to laugh it off
I used to look the other way
I used to save them troubles for another day
I kept my fingers crossed
I used to never take the blame
I'd pull a sunshine story in a pouring rain
The more I had to change I'd just stay the same

(The same, the same, I stayed the same)

You don't know what you got till you're missing it a lot
I had to go throw it away
I was wrong from the start from the bottom of my heart I apologize
What I did to you was hurtful
What I'm going through is hurtful

I used to bide my time
I used to beat around the bush
I'd rather give my ego another push
I used to be a fool
It was a foolish game I played
And it's a fool's fate counting mistakes I've made
Once I had it right it was all too late

(Too late, too late, too little too late)

You don't know what you got until you're missing it a lot
I had to go throw it away
I was wrong from the start from the bottom of my heart I apologize
What I did to you was hurtful
What I'm going through is hurtful
What I'm going through is hurtful
It is hurtful
It's hurtful

Oh what I did to you
(What I did to you)

What I did to you was hurtful
What I'm going through is hurtful

I was wrong from the start from the bottom of my heart I apologize
What I did to you was hurtful
And what I'm going through is hurtful

TRANSLATION: Doloroso de Erik Hassle

Yo solía reírme de todo 
Solía mirar al otro lado 
Solía guardar los problemas para otro día 
Mantuve mis dedos cruzados 
Solía no aceptar la culpa 
Tirar una historia soleada en la intensa lluvia 
Mientras más tuve que cambiar más me mantuve igual 
(igual, igual, me mantuve igual) 
No sabes lo que tienes hasta que lo extrañas demasiado 
Tuve que tirar todo a la basura 
Yo estaba mal desde el principio, desde el fondo de mi corazón te pido perdón 
Lo que te hice fue doloroso 
Lo que estoy pasando es doloroso. 
Solía esperar mi tiempo 
Solía irme por las ramas
Preferiría darle a mi ego otro empujón 
Yo solía ser un tonto 
Era un juego tonto el que jugué
Y es el destino de un tonto contar los errores que he cometido 
Una vez que estaba en lo correcto era demasiado tarde. 
(muy tarde, muy tarde, un poco muy tarde) 
No sabes lo que tienes hasta que lo extrañas demasiado 
Tuve que tirar todo a la basura 
Yo estaba mal desde el principio, desde el fondo de mi corazón te pido perdón 
Lo que te hice fue doloroso 
Lo que estoy pasando es doloroso. 
Oh, lo que te hice 
(lo que te hice) 
Lo que te hice fue doloroso 
Lo que estoy pasando es doloroso 
Yo estaba mal desde el principio, desde el fondo de mi corazón te pido perdón 
Lo que te hice fue doloroso 
Y lo que estoy pasando es doloroso.