Heat Waves – English Lyrics

• By: Glass Animals

Lyrics & Translation

"Heat Waves" by Glass Animals offers a unique gateway into English language learning through its evocative lyrics and dreamy, yet melancholic, soundscape. You can learn to interpret nuanced emotional expressions and metaphors in English, as the song beautifully intertwines themes of nostalgia, loss, and acceptance. Its repetitive, memorable chorus and clear vocals make it excellent for practicing listening comprehension, while the metaphorical use of language (like 'heat waves' as illusions) provides insight into idiomatic expressions and deeper meaning in English songwriting. The song's relatable themes of missing someone and processing a breakup make it especially engaging for learners.

[English]

(pop music)

♪ Sometimes all I think about is you ♪

♪ Late nights in the middle of June ♪

♪ Heat waves been fakin' me out ♪

♪ Can't make you happier now ♪

♪ Sometimes all I think about is you ♪

♪ Late nights in the middle of June ♪

♪ Heat waves been fakin' me out ♪

♪ Can't make you happier now ♪

♪ Usually, I put them on TV ♪

♪ So we never think ♪

♪ About you and me ♪

♪ But today I see our reflections ♪

♪ Clearly in Hollywood ♪

♪ Playing on the screen ♪

♪ You just need a better life than me ♪

♪ You need someone I can never be ♪

♪ Think better all across the road ♪

♪ It's gone when the night is calm ♪

♪ But sometimes all I think about is you ♪

♪ Late nights in the middle of June ♪

♪ Heat waves been fakin' me out ♪

♪ Can't make you happier now ♪

♪ You can't fight it ♪

♪ You can't breathe ♪

♪ You say something so loving ♪

♪ But no, I gotta let you go ♪

♪ You'll be better off with someone new ♪

♪ I don't want to be alone ♪

♪ You know it hurts me too ♪

♪ You look so broken when you cry ♪

♪ One more and then I'll say goodbye ♪

♪ Sometimes all I think about is you ♪

♪ Late nights in the middle of June ♪

♪ Heat waves been fakin' me out ♪

♪ Can't make you happier now ♪

♪ Sometimes all I think about is you ♪

♪ Late nights in the middle of June ♪

♪ Heat waves been fakin' me out ♪

♪ Can't make you happier now ♪

♪ I just wanna know what you're dreaming of ♪

♪ When you sleep and smile so comfortable ♪

♪ I just wish that I could give you that ♪

♪ That love that's perfectly unsad ♪

♪ Sometimes all I think about is you ♪

♪ Late nights in the middle of June ♪

♪ Heat waves been fakin' me out ♪

♪ Heat waves been fakin' me out ♪

♪ Sometimes all I think about is you ♪

♪ Late nights in the middle of June ♪

♪ Heat waves been fakin' me out ♪

♪ Can't make you happier now ♪

♪ Sometimes all I think about is you ♪

♪ Late nights in the middle of June ♪

♪ Heat waves been fakin' me out ♪

♪ Can't make you happier now ♪

(pop music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
heat /hiːt/ B1	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature
waves /weɪvz/ B1	noun - a moving ridge on the surface of a liquid
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
better /ˈbɛtər/ B1	adjective - of a more excellent or effective type
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears, typically as an expression of distress
dream /driːm/ B1	verb - to experience thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep
alone /əˈloʊn/ B1	adjective - having no one else present
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
comfortable /ˈkʌmfərtəbl/ B2	adjective - providing physical ease and relaxation
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ B2	adjective - feeling or showing love
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2	noun - a farewell

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes all I think about is you

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ The phrase "all (that) I think about" uses an omitted "that" to connect the subject to the verb.

• Heat waves been fakin' me out

  ➔ Present perfect tense (Colloquial/AAVE usage)

  ➔ The auxiliary "have" is dropped in this informal construction to indicate an action continuing from the past.

• You just need a better life than me

  ➔ Comparative adjective construction

  ➔ The suffix "-er" is added to "better" to contrast the current life with a desired future one.

• You can't fight it

  ➔ Modal verb of inability

  ➔ The modal verb "can't" is used here to express the impossibility of resisting a feeling.

• I gotta let you go

  ➔ Informal contraction of 'got to' (have to)

  ➔ "Gotta" is a common contraction of "have got to," indicating obligation or necessity.

• I just wanna know what you're dreaming of

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna' and preposition at the end

  ➔ "Wanna" stands for "want to," and the preposition "of" is placed at the end of the interrogative structure.

• You'll be better off with someone new

  ➔ Future simple with 'be better off'

  ➔ "Be better off" is an idiom meaning to be in a more favorable situation after a change.

• You look so broken when you cry

  ➔ Linking verb 'look' with adjective complement

  ➔ The verb "look" functions as a linking verb here, connecting the subject to the adjective "broken."