bloodstream – English Lyrics

• By: Alyssa Grace

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Alyssa Grace with 'bloodstream.' This song is a fantastic tool for learners to practice modern English idioms and expressions related to emotion and physical sensation, all set to a captivating pop melody.

[English]

Maybe I was too young to fully understand

So I never healed from the healthy

Why I never trusted the man

You gotta love all that you have

And I'll take that to my grave

Soon you'll open up your eyes

And it'll all be gone one day

And I'm sitting here convincing you to pick up the phone and call

I am my father's daugher but I'm nothing like him at all

I hear him in the way I speak

And when I look in the mirror

The anger's grown in me it shows

Could it be any clearer?

That I'm like him 'cause he made me

The way I am when we're fighting

And all I need is somebody

And I'm crying on my mama's floor

Why dont you want this anymore?

And I'm craving you to change for me

You're saying "I hear you" and "I love you"

But my heart it hurts for you

And I just cannot give you what you need

Am I too much?

Am I enough?

'Cause you said you wouldn't give up

Now I'm numb on my knees

Praying to god you talk to me

Wondering what it takes for you to stay off my mind

And far out of my bloodstream

You never laid your hands on me and that's something I'm grateful for

But I should've known that you'd gone mad

When I saw the way you punched your doors

And I don't regret loving you

'Cause I know that you needed it

But the way you treated me

Made me feel like a little kid

And something deep inside of me

Tells me that you're not better now

And I'm sorry that I couldn't help

But I'm so glad I made it out

And I'm crying on my mama's floor

Why dont you want this anymore?

And I'm craving you to change for me

You're saying "I hear you" and "I love you"

But my heart it hurts for you

And I just cannot give you what you need

Am I too much?

Am I enough?

'Cause you said you wouldn't give up

Now I'm numb on my knees

Praying to god you talk to me

Wondering what it takes for you to stay off my mind

And far out of my bloodstream

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A1	verb - To perceive the intended meaning of words, a language, or a speaker.
healed /hiːld/ B2	verb - To cause to become sound or healthy again.
trusted /ˈtrʌstɪd/ A2	verb - Believed in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone.
grave /ɡreɪv/ B1	noun - A place of burial for a dead body.
convincing /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ B2	verb - To persuade someone to do or believe something.
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A1	noun - A surface that reflects light to form an image of an object placed in front of it.
anger /ˈæŋɡər/ A2	noun - A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
clearer /ˈklɪrər/ A2	adjective - Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - Taking part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows.
craving /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/ C1	verb - Feeling a powerful desire for something.
numb /nʌm/ C1	adjective - Deprived of the power of sensation.
knees /niːz/ A1	noun - The joint between the thigh and the lower leg.
praying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - Addressing a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity.
bloodstream /ˈblʌdstriːm/ C1	noun - The blood circulating in the body.
grateful /ˈɡreɪtfl/ B1	adjective - Feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness.
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	verb - To feel sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence.

Key Grammar Structures

• Maybe I was too young to fully understand

  ➔ Too + adjective + infinitive

  ➔ Used "too" to indicate that the subject was excessively young, making it impossible to understand.

• I'm my father's daughter but I'm nothing like him at all

  ➔ Noun phrase with possessive 's

  ➔ The "'s" indicates possession or relation, identifying the speaker's origin.

• Could it be any clearer?

  ➔ Modal verb for rhetorical question

  ➔ "Could" is used here as a rhetorical device to emphasize a point rather than seek an answer.

• I'm like him 'cause he made me the way I am

  ➔ Relative clause (elliptical)

  ➔ The "way [that] I am" uses an elliptical structure where the relative pronoun "that" is omitted.

• I'm crying on my mama's floor

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ Used to describe an action that is currently happening or the current emotional state of the subject.

• I just cannot give you what you need

  ➔ Noun clause as direct object

  ➔ "What you need" functions as a noun clause, serving as the direct object of the verb "give".

• You said you wouldn't give up

  ➔ Reported speech with future in the past

  ➔ "Wouldn't" is used here as the past form of "will" to report a promise made in the past.

• I should've known that you'd gone mad

  ➔ Modal perfect (Should have + past participle)

  ➔ Used to express regret about a past situation that did not happen as expected.