&burn – English Lyrics

• By: Billie Eilish, Vince Staples
• Album: dont smile at me

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the fiery world of Billie Eilish and Vince Staples with their collaboration "&burn." This song offers a great opportunity to explore the nuances of modern pop and hip-hop lyricism, focusing on themes of empowerment and emotional release. Its clever wordplay and contrasting vocal styles make it a unique and compelling track for language learners to dissect and appreciate.

[English]

Lips meet teeth and tongue

My heart skips eight beats at once

If we were meant to be, we would have been by now

See what you wanna see, all I see is him right now

H-h-him right now

I'll sit and watch your car burn

With the fire that you started in me

But you never came back to ask it out

Go ahead and watch my heart burn

With the fire that you started in me

But I'll never let you back to put it out

...

Your love feels so fake

My demands aren't high to make

If I could get to sleep, I would have slept by now

Your lies will never keep, I think you need to blow them out

(B-b-blow them out)

I'll sit and watch your car burn

With the fire that you started in me

But you never came back to ask it out

Go ahead and watch my heart burn

With the fire that you started in me

But I'll never let you back to put it out

7-4-2008, I still remember that, heaven sent a present my way

I won't forget your laugh, packing everything when you leave

You know you coming back, wanna see me down on my knees but that was made for a ring

I try to wait for the storm to calm down but that's stubborn, baby, leading to war

We droned down on each other, tryin' to even the score

We all been found guilty in the court of aorta

And I'll watch your car burn

With the fire that you started in me

But you never came back to ask it out

Go ahead and watch my heart burn

With the fire that you started in me

But I'll never let you back to put it out

Watch your car, watch your car burn

I won't forget your laugh

Go ahead and watch my heart, watch my heart burn

You know you coming back, you know you coming back

Watch your car, watch your car burn

(Go ahead and watch my heart, watch my heart burn)

Tryna even the score

Go ahead and watch my heart, watch my heart burn

Found guilty in the court of aorta

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - a process of combustion producing heat and light
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire noun - the process or an instance of burning
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
start /stɑːrt/ A2	verb - to begin something
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information about something
demand /dɪˈmænd/ B2	noun - an urgent request or need for something verb - to insist on something
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to be in a horizontal position verb - to tell a falsehood
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt to do something
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to retain possession of something
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to lose remembrance of something
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1	verb - to recall from memory

Key Grammar Structures

• If we were meant to be, we would have been by now

  ➔ Second conditional (hypothetical situation in the past)

  ➔ Uses "were" instead of "was" for hypothetical scenarios

• My heart skips eight beats at once

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual or instantaneous actions

  ➔ Describes a habitual or rapid happening of the heart

• But you never came back to ask it out

  ➔ Past simple tense for completed actions in the past

  ➔ Indicates a completed action that did not happen

• Your lies will never keep, I think you need to blow them out

  ➔ Future simple tense with "will" to express certainty or prediction

  ➔ States a prediction about the future action

• I try to wait for the storm to calm down but that's stubborn, baby, leading to war

  ➔ Infinitive phrase "to calm down" serving as the purpose or intention

  ➔ Expresses an attempt with the purpose of calming the storm

• We all been found guilty in the court of aorta

  ➔ Present perfect tense with "have been" for a past action with present relevance

  ➔ Shows a state resulting from past actions continuing to the present