Blinding Lights – English Lyrics

• By: The Weeknd

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ I'VE BEEN TRYNA CALL ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN ON MY OWN FOR LONG ENOUGH ♪

♪ MAYBE YOU CAN SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE, MAYBE ♪

♪ I'M GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWALS ♪

♪ YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO TOO MUCH ♪

♪ YOU CAN TURN ME ON WITH JUST A TOUCH, BABY ♪

♪ I LOOK AROUND AND ♪

♪ SIN CITY'S COLD AND EMPTY (OH) ♪

♪ NO ONE'S AROUND TO JUDGE ME (OH) ♪

♪ I CAN'T SEE CLEARLY WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ I SAID, OOH, I'M BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS ♪

♪ NO, I CAN'T SLEEP UNTIL I FEEL YOUR TOUCH ♪

♪ I SAID, OOH, I'M DROWNING IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ OH, WHEN I'M LIKE THIS, YOU'RE THE ONE I TRUST ♪

♪ HEY, HEY, HEY ♪

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♪ I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I CAN SEE THE SUN LIGHT UP THE SKY ♪

♪ SO I HIT THE ROAD IN OVERDRIVE, BABY, OH ♪

♪ THE CITY'S COLD AND EMPTY (OH) ♪

♪ NO ONE'S AROUND TO JUDGE ME (OH) ♪

♪ I CAN'T SEE CLEARLY WHEN YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ I SAID, OOH, I'M BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS ♪

♪ NO, I CAN'T SLEEP UNTIL I FEEL YOUR TOUCH ♪

♪ I SAID, OOH, I'M DROWNING IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ OH, WHEN I'M LIKE THIS, YOU'RE THE ONE I TRUST ♪

♪ I'M JUST CALLING BACK TO LET YOU KNOW (BACK TO LET YOU KNOW) ♪

♪ I COULD NEVER SAY IT ON THE PHONE (SAY IT ON THE PHONE) ♪

♪ WILL NEVER LET YOU GO THIS TIME (OOH) ♪

♪ I SAID, OOH, I'M BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS ♪

♪ NO, I CAN'T SLEEP UNTIL I FEEL YOUR TOUCH ♪

♪ HEY, HEY, HEY ♪

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♪ HEY, HEY, HEY ♪

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♪ I SAID, OOH, I'M BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS ♪

♪ NO, I CAN'T SLEEP UNTIL I FEEL YOUR TOUCH ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak loudly or summon noun - a telephone call
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection noun - a strong feeling of affection
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to put your hand or fingers on something noun - the act of touching
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature noun - a common viral infection
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing verb - to remove the contents of
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - something that makes things visible or affords illumination
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed noun - a condition of rest
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each 24 hours
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to ignite or start burning
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
blinded /ˈblaɪndɪd/ B2	adjective - unable to see verb - deprive (someone) of sight
gone /ɡɔːn/ A2	adjective - no longer present; departed

Key Grammar Structures

• I'VE BEEN TRYNA CALL

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (Shortened form)

  ➔ Using the present perfect continuous, shortened to "I've been tryina," indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. The "-ing" form of trying (tryina) demonstrates the ongoing nature of the attempt.The full form is I have been trying to call.

• MAYBE YOU CAN SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE, MAYBE

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for ability/possibility; Infinitive "to love"

  ➔ "Can" expresses the possibility of being taught how to love. "How to love" is an infinitive phrase acting as the object of the verb "show".

• YOU CAN TURN ME ON WITH JUST A TOUCH, BABY

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for ability; Preposition "with" indicating means.

  ➔ "Can" indicates the ability to turn someone on. "With just a touch" describes the means by which this action is accomplished.

• NO ONE'S AROUND TO JUDGE ME

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement with singular "no one"; Infinitive of purpose "to judge".

  ➔ "No one" takes a singular verb form (is). "To judge" explains why no one is around - for the purpose of judging.

• I CAN'T SEE CLEARLY WHEN YOU'RE GONE

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" for inability; Adverb "clearly" modifying verb; Subordinate clause "when you're gone".

  ➔ "Can't see" indicates inability to see. "Clearly" describes how one is seeing. "When you're gone" establishes the condition under which the inability occurs.

• I'M BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS

  ➔ Passive voice: "am blinded" (present simple passive)

  ➔ The subject "I" is receiving the action, being blinded. The lights are the cause of the blinding.

• I CAN'T SLEEP UNTIL I FEEL YOUR TOUCH

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" for inability; Subordinating conjunction "until".

  ➔ "Can't sleep" indicates the inability to sleep. "Until I feel your touch" establishes the condition that must be met before one can sleep.