Ava Adore – English Lyrics

• By: Smashing Pumpkins
• Album: Adore

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the intense emotions and innovative sound of Smashing Pumpkins' "Ava Adore." This track, with its blend of rock and electronic elements, offers a deep dive into themes of love, obsession, and personal turmoil, making it a fascinating study for anyone interested in the language of music and emotion.

[English]

(light electronic music)

(upbeat music)

♪ It's you that I adore ♪

♪ You'll always be my whore ♪

♪ You'll be a mother to my child ♪

♪ And a child to my heart ♪

♪ We must never be apart ♪

♪ We must never be apart ♪

♪ Lovely girl, you're the beauty in my world ♪

♪ Without you, there are no reasons left to find ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ And I'll pull your crooked teeth ♪

♪ You'll be perfect just like me ♪

♪ You'll be a lover in my bed ♪

♪ And a gun to my head ♪

♪ We must never be apart ♪

♪ We must never be apart ♪

♪ Lovely girl, you're the murder in my world ♪

♪ Dressing coffins for the souls I've left to die ♪

♪ Drinking mercury to the mystery ♪

♪ Of all that you should ever leave behind ♪

♪ In time ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ In you, I see dirty ♪

♪ In you, I count stars ♪

♪ In you, I feel so pretty ♪

♪ In you, I taste God ♪

♪ In you, I feel so hungry ♪

♪ In you, I crash cars ♪

♪ We must never be apart ♪

(playful upbeat music)

♪ I'm drinking mercury ♪

♪ To the mystery ♪

♪ Of all that you should ever seek to find ♪

♪ Lovely girl, you're the murder in my world ♪

♪ Dressing coffins for the souls I've left behind ♪

♪ In time ♪

♪ We must never be apart ♪

♪ And you'll always be my whore ♪

♪ 'Cause you're the one that I adore ♪

♪ And I'll pull your crooked teeth ♪

♪ You'll be perfect just like me ♪

♪ In you, I feel so dirty ♪

♪ In you, I crash cars ♪

♪ In you, I feel so pretty ♪

♪ In you, I taste god ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ We must never be apart ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪

(upbeat music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
adore /əˈdɔːr/ B1	verb - to love or admire someone very much
whore /hɔːr/ C1	noun - a person who has sex for money
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - a female parent
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being
lovely /ˈlʌvli/ A2	adjective - attractive and beautiful
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A2	noun - the quality of being physically attractive
crooked /ˈkrʊkɪd/ B1	adjective - bent or twisted out of shape
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - having no flaws or mistakes
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B1	noun - the crime of intentionally killing someone verb - to kill someone intentionally
coffin /ˈkɒfɪn/ B1	noun - a box for burying a dead body
mercury /ˈmɜːrkjʊri/ B2	noun - a silvery-white chemical element
mystery /ˈmɪstəri/ B1	noun - something difficult to understand or explain
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - not clean
hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ A1	adjective - feeling the need to eat
crash /kræʃ/ A2	verb - to collide violently
seek /siːk/ A2	verb - to search for something

Key Grammar Structures

• It's you that I adore

  ➔ Subject + Verb + Object + Relative Pronoun

  ➔ The structure emphasizes the object ('you') using the relative pronoun 'that', highlighting the focus of adoration.

• You'll always be my whore

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' + Adjective Complement

  ➔ 'You'll be' is future simple, and 'my whore' acts as an adjective complement describing the subject.

• We must never be apart

  ➔ Modal Verb (must) + Adverb (never) + Infinitive

  ➔ The modal verb 'must' expresses necessity, 'never' emphasizes the prohibition, and 'be apart' is the infinitive form.

• In you, I see dirty

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase + Subject + Verb

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'In you' introduces the context, followed by the subject 'I' and the verb 'see'.

• Drinking mercury to the mystery

  ➔ Gerund (Drinking) + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The gerund 'Drinking' functions as the subject, and 'to the mystery' is a prepositional phrase indicating purpose.