Can't Feel My Face
The Weeknd · 2015
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- She told me, "Don't worry about it"
- She told me, "Don't worry no more"
- We both know we can't go without it
- She told me you'll never be in love, oh, oh, woo
Sing it again — final chorus
- She told me, "Don't worry about it"
- She told me, "Don't worry no more"
- We both know we can't go without it
- She told me you'll never be in love, oh, oh, woo
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 2
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 3
Translate this line to Portuguese:
This I know, yeah, this I know
Exercise 4
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She told me, "Don't worry about it"
Exercise 5
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She told me, "Don't worry no more"
Exercise 6
Translate this line to Portuguese:
We both know we can't go without it
Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
This I know, girl, I know
Exercise 8
Choose the missing word:
This I ? yeah, this I know
Exercise 9
Choose the missing word:
She told me, ? worry no more"
Exercise 10
Choose the missing word:
I ? feel my face when I'm with you
Exercise 11
Choose the missing word:
This I know, ? I know
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
We both know we can't go ? it
Exercise 13
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 14
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 15
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 16
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 17
How many times do you hear the word "can't" in the whole song?
"can't"
Exercise 18
How many times do you hear the word "know" in the whole song?
"know"
Exercise 19
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- She told me, "Don't worry no more"
- This I know, yeah, this I know
- We both know we can't go without it
Exercise 20
"Can't Feel My Face" was released in 2015. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 21
Imagine you are making a short film with "Can't Feel My Face" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 22
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 23
Write the full form of each contraction:
we'll→don't→can't→you'll→i'm→we're→
Exercise 24
If you could ask The Weeknd one question about "Can't Feel My Face", what would it be and why?
Exercise 25
Describe the mood of "Can't Feel My Face" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 26
Rewrite the chorus of "Can't Feel My Face" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 27
Who in your life would you dedicate "Can't Feel My Face" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 28
If you had to summarize "Can't Feel My Face" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 29
Compare "Can't Feel My Face" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 30
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?