Invisible Touch
Genesis · 1986
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- She seems to have an invisible, oh-oh-oh
- She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah
- She seems to have an invisible, oh-oh-oh
- She seems to have an invisible touch yeah
Echo the hook
- She has a built-in ability
- To take everything she sees
- And now it seems I'm falling, falling for her
- She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah
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:
Well, I've been waiting
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She has a built-in ability
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Well I don't really know her
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Ooh, but she crawls under your skin
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
She has a ? ability
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
She ? in, and grabs right hold'a your heart
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I only ? her name
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
She reaches in, and ? right hold'a your heart
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
And ? she will mess up your life
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 "seems" in the whole song?
"seems"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "invisible" in the whole song?
"invisible"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- And now I know
- Well, I've been waiting
- You're never quite the same
Exercise 25
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Invisible Touch", what would happen instead?
Exercise 26
Describe the mood of "Invisible Touch" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 27
Who in your life would you dedicate "Invisible Touch" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→i'm→don't→you're→she's→can't→
Exercise 29
"Invisible Touch" was released in 1986. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 30
If you could ask Genesis one question about "Invisible Touch", what would it be and why?