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COUNTING STARS Exercises

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Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars, yeah we'll be counting stars

I see this life like a swinging vine
Swing my heart across the line
And my face is flashing signs
Seek it out and you shall find
Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
I feel something so right
Doing the wrong thing
I feel something so wrong
Doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, coudn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
(x2)


I feel the love and I feel it burn
Down this river, every turn
Hope is a four-letter word
Make that money, watch it burn
Old, but I'm not that old
Young, but I'm not that bold
I don't think the world is sold
I'm just doing what we're told
I feel something so wrong
Doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, coudn't lie, couldn't lie
Everything that downs me makes me wanna fly

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be, we'll be counting stars

(x2)

Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons are learned

(repeat)

Everything that kills me makes feel alive

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard,
Said, no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
(x2)

Take that money
Watch it burn
Sink in the river
The lessons are learned

(repeat)

Exercises

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1. – Fill the blanks with the words from the box.

alive, dollars, face, feel, find, hard, kills, lately, life,line, make, right, river, signs, sleep, sold, stars, take, vine, word, wrong, young,


Dass-070 My Wife Will Soon Forget Me. Akari Mitani -

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That dissonance—love meeting the void—is where shines. She embodies the tragedy not through tears, but through peaceful ignorance. She is happy, even as her world shrinks to a single room. The husband’s perspective is crucial

At the helm of this emotional tour de force is director Asagiri Kiyoshi. He is a name that commands respect within the industry for his ability to weave complex, character-driven narratives that feel more akin to independent cinema than mainstream AV. The film explores the guilt caregivers feel when

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DASS-070 My Wife Will Soon Forget Me. Akari Mitani