All I Did Was Dream Of You – English Lyrics

• By: beabadoobee, The Marías

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dreamy and emotionally resonant world of "All I Did Was Dream Of You" by beabadoobee and The Marías! This captivating track offers a rich soundscape blending indie rock with shoegaze and electronica, providing an excellent opportunity to experience the nuanced storytelling in English lyrics. You'll learn to appreciate how artists can convey complex feelings of longing and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy through evocative imagery and vocal delivery, making it a truly special song for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

Please

All I did was dream of you

Swimming in my mind again

Wanting to waste time again

Ease

Always so easy with you

I don't have to think

Pour another drink

And I want it all the time

While I'm yours and you are mine

Going steady till we lie, high at sunrise

All I wanted was to see

Everything you see in me

Everything I wanna be, high at sunrise

Stay, stay or just leave

Stay or just leave me be

Stay or just leave me be

Nightmares always feel like this

They swallow me

But I let go

Doesn't feel like I can breathe

They follow me

But I let go

Yeah, I let go

And I want it all the time

While I'm yours and you are mine

Going steady till we lie, high at sunrise

All I wanted was to see

Everything you see in me

Everything I wanna be, high at sunrise

Stay, stay or just leave

Stay or just leave me be

Stay or just leave me be

Stay

Like the summer breeze

Don't go

Don't go

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience a dream; to imagine something desired
swimming /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ A1	noun - the act of moving through water using the limbs verb (present participle) - to move through water by moving the body
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and decides verb - to pay attention to; to care about
waste /weɪst/ A2	verb - to use or expend carelessly or uselessly noun - material that is not wanted or is discarded
ease /iːz/ B2	noun - absence of difficulty or effort verb - to make less severe or to relieve
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have thoughts or ideas
pour /pɔːr/ A2	verb - to cause (a liquid) to flow from one container into another
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	noun - a liquid that can be swallowed as a refreshment verb - to swallow a liquid
steady /ˈstɛdi/ B1	adjective - regular, not moving or changing suddenly verb (dial.) - to make firm or stable
sunrise /ˈsʌnˌraɪz/ B2	noun - the time in the morning when the sun appears above the horizon
wanted /ˈwɒntɪd/ A2	verb (past) - desired; wished for
everything /ˈevriˌθɪŋ/ A2	pronoun - all things
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place
nightmares /ˈnaɪtˌmerz/ B2	noun (plural) - disturbing dreams that cause fear or anxiety
swallow /ˈswɒloʊ/ B2	verb - to cause or allow something to pass down the throat
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into the lungs and expel it
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ A2	verb - to go or come after; to pursue
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
breeze /briːz/ B1	noun - a light, gentle wind

Key Grammar Structures

• All I did was dream of you

  ➔ Past simple (did) + bare infinitive

  ➔ The verb *did* is the past simple of "do" and is followed by the bare infinitive *dream*. This structure emphasizes the action that actually happened.

• I don't have to think

  ➔ Modal-like construction with "don't have to" (negative obligation)

  ➔ The phrase *don't have to* indicates lack of necessity. It is followed by the base form *think*.

• While I'm yours and you are mine

  ➔ Present simple of "to be" in a clause beginning with "while" (simultaneous state)

  ➔ The clause *while I'm yours and you are mine* uses the present simple *am* / *are* to describe a state that exists at the same time as the surrounding action.

• Going steady till we lie, high at sunrise

  ➔ Present participle clause functioning as an adverbial (progressive aspect)

  ➔ The *going steady* phrase is a present participle (*going*) plus an adjective, forming an adverbial clause that describes a continuous situation.

• Nightmares always feel like this

  ➔ Simple present with adverb of frequency "always"

  ➔ The verb *feel* is in the simple present, and the adverb *always* shows that the feeling is a habitual truth.

• They swallow me

  ➔ Simple present active voice

  ➔ The subject *they* takes the active verb *swallow* in the simple present to describe a current action.

• But I let go

  ➔ Simple present with verb phrase "let go" (phrasal verb)

  ➔ The verb *let* followed by the particle *go* forms the phrasal verb *let go*, meaning "release". It is used in the simple present.

• They follow me

  ➔ Simple present active voice with transitive verb

  ➔ The subject *they* performs the action *follow* on the object *me*, which is a typical S‑V‑O pattern in the simple present.

• Don't go

  ➔ Imperative negative form

  ➔ The verb *go* is in the imperative mood, preceded by *don't* to form a negative command: "do not go".