Bends – English Lyrics

• By: Carly Rae Jepsen
• Album: The Loneliest Time

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant beauty of Carly Rae Jepsen's “Bends,” a song that delicately navigates the complex emotions of loss and remembrance. For English language learners, this track offers a chance to explore poetic and introspective lyrics filled with vivid imagery. The song's emotional depth and narrative quality make it a compelling piece for understanding nuanced expression in English, all within a beautifully crafted pop soundscape.

[English]

Sunshine, somewhere in Mexico

Long day, I didn't feel so good

Lonely, am I being sensitive?

Blue eyes, you are the sensitive one

Just like, this isn't happenin'

Do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do

It's too late for that flight

To see you, how can this be life?

...

How can be this life?

...

I can feel the sun on you

Warm me up the way you do

After all the clouds have dried

Here's a jar of tears I cried

Keep it in a sacred place

Hold me in your humble grace

'Cause I can feel darkness sometimes too

...

Moonlight, stars in the water glow

Swim out, baptize me indigo

Just me and all of my cousins know

Blue eyes, we are the sensitive ones

Tell me this isn't happenin' (this isn't happenin')

Do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do

In tree forts, I'll see you

True wild one, where are you tonight?

Where are you tonight?

Where's your home tonight?

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How can this be life?

...

And I can feel the sun on you

Warm me up the way you do (warm me up the way you do)

After all the clouds have dried

Here's a jar of tears I cried

Oh, keep it in a sacred place

Hold me in your humble grace

'Cause I can feel darkness sometimes too

But I can feel the sun on you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that the earth orbits
life /lʌɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of the color blue
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
sensitive /ˈsensɪtɪv/ B1	adjective - quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences
warm /wɔːrm/ A2	verb - to make or become warm
clouds /klaʊdz/ A2	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground.
tears /tɪrz/ A2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye.
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular portion of space
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - courteous goodwill
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - the state of being without light
moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ B1	noun - the light of the moon
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a luminous point in the night sky
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid
swim /swɪm/ A1	verb - to propel oneself through water using the limbs.
home /həʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives