5 AM – English Lyrics

• By: Katy B
• Album: Little Red

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the late-night emotions in Katy B's '5 AM,' a dance-pop track that delves into loneliness and the search for comfort after clubbing. This song provides an opportunity to learn how to express feelings of isolation and longing while enjoying its catchy beat.

[English]

My feet won't stop, I can't keep still

Be rocking this until the sunlight

That beat's so sick, that tune's so ill

Seems they know just how to move me right

He looks my way, won't waste my time

Looking in all the wrong places

And let history repeat in parallel lines

A sucker for those pretty faces

Ooh, I need somebody to calm me down

A little loving like Valium

I need somebody to knock me out

I need some loving like

Ooh, I don't know what I'm running from

But when the sun comes up it won't be long

I need some loving like Valium

I need some loving like

It's 5 a.m. all on my own

I just need someone to talk with me

I lost my friends, I check my phone

Still searching for someone to walk with me

My demons rise, they take their place

All of a sudden this don't feel right

I wish I had a pure embrace

To keep me warm until the sunrise

Ooh, I need somebody to calm me down

A little loving like Valium

I need somebody to knock me out

I need some loving like

Ooh, I don't know what I'm running from

But when the sun comes up it won't be long

I need some loving like Valium

I need some loving like

I, I, I, I

I need some loving like

I, I, I, I

I need some loving like

I, I, I, I

I need some loving like

I, I, I, I

I need some loving like

Close my eyes, numb my pain

Feel my worries melt away

Lay me down, treat me kind

Take the stresses off my mind

Kiss my neck, feel my touch

Let nothing in the way of us

Keep me here, keep me calm

In my dreams, in your arms

Ooh, I need somebody to calm me down

A little loving like Valium

I need somebody to knock me out

I need some loving like

Ooh, I don't know what I'm running from

But when the sun comes up it won't be long

I need some loving like Valium

I need some loving like

I, I, I, I

I need some loving like

I, I, I, I

I need some loving like

I, I, I, I

I need some loving like

I, I, I, I

I need some loving like

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
sunlight /ˈsʌn.laɪt/ A2	noun - the light that comes from the sun
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a main accent or rhythmic unit in music verb - to hit repeatedly
tune /tjuːn/ B1	noun - a melody
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use carelessly noun - unwanted matter or product
history /ˈhɪs.tər.i/ A2	noun - the study of past events
sucker /ˈsʌkər/ B2	noun - a person easily deceived
faces /ˈfeɪsɪz/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
calm /kɑːm/ B1	adjective - not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions verb - to make someone relaxed
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing love noun - a feeling of affection
knock /nɒk/ B1	verb - to hit something to attract attention
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
demons /ˈdiː.məns/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move from a lower to a higher position noun - an increase in amount, number, or level.
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	noun - an act of holding someone tightly verb - to hold someone tightly

Key Grammar Structures

• I need somebody to calm me down

  ➔ Need + noun/pronoun + to + base form of the verb

  ➔ The phrase "I need" indicates a requirement or desire for something, followed by "somebody" as the object and "to calm me down" as the purpose.

• I don't know what I'm running from

  ➔ Negative form of the verb 'to know' + noun clause

  ➔ The phrase "I don't know" indicates a lack of knowledge, followed by a noun clause "what I'm running from" that specifies the unknown.

• It's 5 a.m. all on my own

  ➔ It is + time + adverbial phrase

  ➔ The structure "It is 5 a.m." indicates the time, followed by an adverbial phrase "all on my own" that describes the situation.

• My demons rise, they take their place

  ➔ Subject + verb + object + subject + verb + object

  ➔ The structure shows two independent clauses: "My demons rise" and "they take their place," both having their own subjects and verbs.

• Close my eyes, numb my pain

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb + object

  ➔ The phrase "Close my eyes" uses the imperative form of the verb "close" to give a command, followed by the object "my eyes."

• Let nothing in the way of us

  ➔ Let + object + base form of the verb

  ➔ The phrase "Let nothing in the way of us" uses the verb "let" to express permission or allowance, followed by the object "nothing" and the base form of the verb "in the way of."

• Take the stresses off my mind

  ➔ Take + object + off + object

  ➔ The phrase "Take the stresses off my mind" uses the verb "take" to indicate removal, followed by the object "the stresses" and the preposition "off" indicating separation.