As It Was
Harry Styles · 2022
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- In this world, it's just us
- You know it's not the same as it was
- In this world, it's just us
- You know it's not the same as it was
Echo the hook
- As it was, as it was
- You know it's not the same
- Answer the phone
- "Harry you're no good alone
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Why don't we leave it at that?
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And I'm the one who will stay, oh-oh-oh
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
"Harry you're no good alone
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Holding me back
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Nothing to say
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Come on ? we wanna say "Goodnight" to you
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
When ? gets in the way
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
You ? it's not the same as it was
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Why are you ? at home on the floor
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
He just ? to know that you're well, oh-oh-oh
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "it's" in the whole song?
"it's"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "know" in the whole song?
"know"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Holding me back
- In this world, it's just us
- Your daddy lives by himself
Exercise 25
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "As It Was" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
If you could ask Harry Styles one question about "As It Was", what would it be and why?
Exercise 27
Rewrite the chorus of "As It Was" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
wanna→don't→i'm→it's→you're→who's→
Exercise 29
If you could change the ending of the story told in "As It Was", what would happen instead?
Exercise 30
"As It Was" was released in 2022. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.