5-minute listening: Practise your English with Bella Poarch’s ‘Dolls’

1. What does it mean to “bat your eyes”?

A. to open and close them very quickly several times
B. to carefully watch someone
C. to concentrate on doing something
D. to not react to something

2. What do people assume about the singer in verse one?

A. that she has good manners
B. that she is harmless
C. that she will not retaliate
D. all of the above

3. What best describes the purpose of verse one?

A. to serve as a warning
B. to entertain
C. to convey a belief
D. to give instructions

4. Which of the following lyrics means to tell someone to be careful of the people around them?

A. “Think that you can play with me”
B. “Got your full attention”
C. “You better watch your back”
D. “The last thing that you’ll hear will be my laugh”

5. What are dolls capable of doing according to the chorus?

A. making enemies
B. taking revenge
C. killing when provoked
D. just looking pretty

6. What weapon do the dolls have based on the chorus?

A. firearms
B. knife
C. crossbow
D. lance

7. What material are the dolls’ heels made of?

A. diamond
B. granite
C. spider silk
D. steel

8. What happens when someone is “walked all over”?

A. They have found freedom.
B. They are treated very badly.
C. They have travelled to many different places.
D. They were wrongly accused of something they did not do.

9. What does the phrase “power in numbers” in verse two mean?

A. that a group of people has a stronger impact than one person
B. to stand up for what is right, even if it goes against authority
C. the more power someone has, the more corrupt they will become
D. to have a strong and unreasonable feeling of being able to control others

10. What do the lyrics “Sugar and spice and everything nice, no, that’s not what we’re made of” imply about the singer and the other dolls?

A. that they are trying to be pleasant and friendly
B. that they cannot be easily manipulated by others
C. that despite their looks, they are not pleasant and amiable
D. none of the above

Intro

Ha-ah, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

Ha-ah, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

Verse One

Oh, don’t I look nice? Batting my eyes

Isn’t it pure perfection?

Cute, think I’m polite, stereotype

Got your full attention

Think that you can play with me, you better watch your back

The last thing that you’ll hear will be my laugh (Haha, yeah)

Chorus

‘Cause, baby, dolls kill

Don’t provoke us or we will

Push you downhill

Might be pretty, but we’re still

Bitter as much as we’re sweet

Knife hidden under the sheets

Baby, dolls kill

Don’t provoke us or we will (Go)

Post-Chorus

-voke us or we’ll

Pretty, but we’re (Still)

Verse Two

Heels, made out of steel, how does it feel

To bе walked all over?

Nails leaving a trail, got them pigtails

Blood drips down your shoulder

Baby, there’s power in numbers

Better warn all of your friends

You’re down to less than an hour

We all know how this ends

Chorus

Dolls kill

Don’t provoke us or we will

Push you downhill

Might be pretty, but we’re still

Bitter as much as we’re sweet

Knife hidden under the sheets

Baby, dolls kill

Don’t provoke us or we will (Go)

Post-Chorus

-voke us or we’ll

Pretty, but we’re (Still)

Bridge

Sugar and spice and everything nice

No, that’s not what we’re made of

Venom and ice, tequila that bites

Go ahead and pray ‘cause (Hahaha)

Chorus

‘Cause, baby, dolls kill

Don’t provoke us or we will

Push you downhill

Might be pretty, but we’re still

Bitter as much as we’re sweet

Knife hidden under the sheets

Baby, dolls kill

Don’t provoke us or we will

1. A
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. C