Beastie Boys
Just a Test lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:13
It's like a flag at half-mast as frames click fast
Not a thing will last as past is past
It's like stacks of thoughts that got played and worn
Used over and over 'til they were tired and torn
Like a broken clock that can't tell time
Like a thick-ass book that's filled with wack rhymes
Like a scorchin' blaze that burned the sand
Like a band that planned and planned and planned
And flew down like a raven in the dark of night
Snatched up the worm helpless to fight
And brought it back to the nest, singing microphone check
One-two, one-two, this is just a test
One-two, one-two, this is just a test
One-two, one-two, this is just a test
It's like sand in one hand, you can't hold for long
Like schemin' on a plan that goes all wrong
It's like fudge and caramel, they're not the same
And it's a shame all you talk is game
You act like a diamond, waitin' to be set
In a gold ring, as if, I bet
As time goes by, in this give and take
As long as I learn, I will make mistakes
Now what do I want? What do I need?
Why do I want it? What's in it for me?
It's the imagery of technology
Is what you get is what you see
Don't worry your mind, when you give it your best
One-two, one-two, this is just a test
One-two, one-two, this is just a test
One-two, one-two, this is just a test
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Key vocabulary
- brought
- carried to hereA1
- check
- look to confirmA1
- frames
- structures holding somethingB1
- last
- final oneA1
- like
- enjoy; similar toA1
- technology
- use of tools and scienceA2
- thoughts
- ideas in your mindA2
- flag
- a sign on a poleB1
- half-mast
- flag lowered halfway
- click
- make a brief soundB1
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About this song
Beastie Boys were an American hip-hop group from New York, mixing rap with punk, funk, and jazz. They are known for albums like Licensed to Ill and Paul’s Boutique, which helped define late-1980s rap, along with the MTV hit “Sabotage.”