Aperture – English Lyrics

• By: Harry Styles
• Album: Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Harry Styles' latest single, "Aperture," a five-minute journey that invites listeners to explore the complexities of emotional openness through its pulsing disco and synth-heavy sound. By engaging with this track, you can learn about embracing uncertainty in relationships—both with others and yourself—as the song uses the metaphor of a camera's aperture to discuss letting the light in.

[English]

作曲 : Harry Styles/Kid Harpoon

Take no prisoners for me

I'm told you're elevating

Drinks go straight to my knees

I'm sold, I'm going on clean

I'm going on clean

...

I've no more tricks up my sleeve

Game called review the player

Time codes and Tokyo scenes

Bad boys, it's complicated

It's complicated

...

It's best you know

What you don't

Aperture lets the light in

It's best you know

What you don't

Aperture lets the light in

...

We belong together

It finally appears it's only love

We belong together

We belong together

It finally appears it's only love

We belong together

...

In no good state to receive

Go forth, ask questions later

Trap doors, you're toying with me

Dance halls, another cadence

...

It's best you know

What you don't

Aperture lets the light in

...

We belong together

It finally appears it's only love

We belong together

...

I won't stray from it

I don't know these spaces

Time won't wait on me

I wanna know what safe is

I won't stray from it

I don't know these spaces

Time won't wait on me

...

I won't stray from it

I don't know these spaces

Time won't wait on me

...

We belong together

It finally appears it's only love

We belong together

We belong together

It finally appears it's only love

We belong together

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
elevating ˈɛlɪveɪtɪŋ B1	verb - to move or raise to a higher place or position; to improve or enhance
sold soʊld A2	verb - past tense of sell; to convince someone of something
clean klin A1	adjective - free from dirt, pollution, or stains
tricks trɪks A2	noun - a cunning or skillful act or scheme
aperture ˈæpərʧər B2	noun - an opening, especially one that allows light to enter
cadence ˈkeɪdəns B2	noun - a rhythmic flow of sounds, especially in speech or music
stray streɪ B1	verb - to move or go in a specified direction without a fixed course
belong bɪˈlɒŋ A2	verb - to be in the right place or be a member of a group
complicated ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd B1	adjective - involving many parts or steps; intricate
receive rɪˈsiːv A2	verb - to get or accept something
forth fɔːrθ A2	adverb - forward in place, time, or order
toy tɔɪ A1	verb - to play or experiment with something
appear əˈpɪr A2	verb - to come into sight; become visible
love lʌv A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
spaces speɪsɪz A1	noun - a continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied
wait weɪt A1	verb - to stay in one place until something expected happens

Key Grammar Structures

• Take no prisoners for me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to give a direct command or instruction, here expressing a firm stance.

• I'm sold, I'm going on clean

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening now or around now, like 'I'm going on clean'.

• It's best you know

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used to express suggestions, wishes, or states that are not factual, as in 'It's best you know'.

• We belong together

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to state facts or general truths, like 'We belong together'.

• Time won't wait on me

  ➔ Negative contraction

  ➔ The negative contraction 'won't' is used to shorten 'will not', as in 'Time won't wait on me'.

• It finally appears it's only love

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement

  ➔ The verb 'appears' agrees with the singular subject 'it', demonstrating subject-verb agreement.

• I don't know these spaces

  ➔ Present simple negative

  ➔ The present simple negative is formed with 'do/does + not', as in 'I don't know these spaces'.

• Aperture lets the light in

  ➔ Present simple third person singular

  ➔ The verb 'lets' is in the third person singular form, agreeing with the subject 'aperture'.