Scar Tissue
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1999
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- With the birds I'll share
- With the birds I'll share this lonely viewin'
- With the birds I'll share this lonely viewin'
- Push me up against the wall
Sing it again — final chorus
- With the birds I'll share
- With the birds I'll share this lonely viewin'
- With the birds I'll share this lonely viewin'
- Soft spoken with a broken jaw
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:
Scar tissue that I wish you saw
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
With the birds I'll share
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
With the birds I'll share this lonely view
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Sarcastic mister know it all
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Scar ? that I wish you saw
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
With the ? I'll share
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Young ? girl in a push-up bra
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Southern ? with a scarlet drawl
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Autumn's ? we call it fall
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 "i'll" in the whole song?
"i'll"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "birds" in the whole song?
"birds"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Autumn's sweet we call it fall
- Scar tissue that I wish you saw
- With the birds I'll share this lonely viewin'
Exercise 25
If you could ask Red Hot Chili Peppers one question about "Scar Tissue", what would it be and why?
Exercise 26
Rewrite the chorus of "Scar Tissue" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 27
If you had to summarize "Scar Tissue" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 28
Describe the mood of "Scar Tissue" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 29
Imagine you are making a short film with "Scar Tissue" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 30
Who in your life would you dedicate "Scar Tissue" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?