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  • City of stars,

  • are you shining just for me?

  • City of stars,

  • there's so much that I can't see.

  • Who knows,

  • is this a start of something wonderful and new?

  • Or one more dream

  • that I cannot make true.

  • City of stars,

  • just one thing everybody wants

  • Here in the bars under the smokescreen of the crowded restaurants.

  • It's love. Yes, all we're looking for is love from someone else.

  • A rush

  • a glance

  • a touch

  • a dance

  • A look in somebody's eyes

  • to light up the skies

  • to open the world and send it reeling

  • a voice that says, I'll be here

  • and you'll be alright

  • I don't care if I know

  • just where I will go

  • because all that I need is this crazy feeling

  • A rat-tat-tat on my heart

  • think I want it to stay.

City of stars,

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La La Land Movie CLIP - City of Stars (2016) - Ryan Gosling Movie

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crowd

US /kraʊd/

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UK /kraʊd/

  • verb
  • To force too many things, people into
  • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
  • noun
  • Large group of people together in one place

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glance

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  • noun
  • Quick or temporary look at
  • verb
  • To look somewhere quickly and then look away

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rush

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UK /rʌʃ/

  • noun
  • A period of great activity or demand.
  • A sudden charge or attack.
  • A sudden strong feeling.
  • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
  • A sudden, rapid flow of liquid.
  • A rapid migration of people to a newly discovered goldfield.
  • State of hurried action
  • A situation in which you need to do something or go somewhere very quickly.
  • Sudden popularity to buy something by many people
  • A tall, slender plant that grows in wet ground.
  • Quick movement of water, e.g. in a river
  • A grassy reed
  • verb
  • To attack someone suddenly in a group
  • To perform or finish with speed and urgency
  • To move forward very quickly
  • To flow in a quick manner
  • other
  • To attack suddenly and quickly.
  • To do something quickly, often too quickly.
  • To try to recruit someone to a fraternity or sorority.
  • To transport someone or something with great speed.
  • To produce or release something quickly or ahead of schedule.
  • other
  • To flow quickly and in large quantities.
  • To move or do something with great speed.

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start

US /stɑrt/

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UK /stɑ:t/

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  • Beginning of something in place or time
  • noun
  • First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
  • Sudden action or movement because you are scared
  • verb
  • To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
  • To turn something on

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world

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UK /wɜ:ld/

  • noun
  • All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • A particular area of human life or activity.
  • The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
  • A person's experience, environment, and way of life.
  • A great deal; very much.
  • All the people living on earth and their activities.
  • Political division due to some kind of similarity
  • The universe or cosmos.

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feel

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UK /fi:l/

  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

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light

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UK /laɪt/

  • other
  • The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
  • adjective
  • Not burdensome or demanding; easy.
  • Pale in color; not dark.
  • Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
  • Being pale and lacking darkness of color
  • Not heavy; weighing only a little
  • noun
  • An expression in the eyes indicating a particular emotion.
  • A source of energy that makes a room or area bright
  • A person who is a source of inspiration or guidance.
  • A lamp, bulb, or similar device used to provide illumination.
  • A traffic signal.
  • Knowledge or understanding.
  • Way in which something or someone is understood
  • other
  • To ignite or set fire to something.
  • To provide with light; illuminate.
  • verb
  • To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • To provide a way to see ahead
  • adverb
  • Carrying few bags when traveling

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heart

US /hɑrt/

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UK /hɑ:t/

  • noun
  • The central or innermost part of something.
  • A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
  • The center of emotion, especially love or compassion.
  • Be cheerfully encouraging
  • Most essential, important, or central part
  • One's innermost feelings or spirit.
  • Referring to a promise or something important
  • State or feelings of affection or deep love
  • Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
  • The part of the body that pumps blood
  • The innermost leaves or buds of a plant.
  • A suit of playing cards with red heart-shaped symbols.
  • Place where emotions are believed to be felt
  • A shape that represents love

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reel

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UK /ri:l/

  • verb
  • To wind something in on a reel; pull something in

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stay

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UK /steɪ/

  • verb
  • To keep trying without giving up
  • To remain in the same place and not move away
  • To spend time visiting a place or someone's home
  • noun
  • Legal order to stop or delay an action
  • Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
  • Period of time spent living in or visiting a place

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