Chocolate – English Lyrics

• By: Kylie Minogue
• Album: Body Language

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the velvety depths of Kylie Minogue's "Chocolate" and discover a song rich with emotion and poetic metaphor. This track is a fantastic way to explore English vocabulary related to love, desire, and emotional transformation, all wrapped in Kylie's signature breathy vocals and a smooth, R&B-infused sound. Its intricate lyrics offer a unique lens to understand expressions of infatuation and healing, making it a truly special piece for language learners.

[English]

Fragile seams

I opened up too quick and all my dreams

Were woken up, I slowly lost my fire

With every single man, a river cried

I had no sensation

Completely numb, left with no satisfaction

I thought no one could ever get me high again

I swear, I was not looking

Oh-oh oh-oh, waited so long

I thought the real thing was a fake

I thought it was a tool to break me down

You proved me wrong again

If love were liquid, it would drown me

In a placeless place would find me

In a heart shape come around me and then melt me slowly down

If love were human, it would know me

In a lost space come and show me

Hold me and control me and then melt me slowly down

Like chocolate

Tastes so good

My heart's been mended, who'd have thought it would?

An empty bet and still I won the cash

A man who I love and who loves me back

Oh-oh oh-oh, waited so long

For love to heal me so I'd feel it

Thought it wasn't breathing, then you came

You proved me wrong again

If love were liquid, it would drown me

In a placeless place would find me

In a heart shape come around me and then melt me slowly down

If love were human, it would know me

In a lost space come and show me

Hold me and control me and then melt me slowly down

(Like chocolate) if love were liquid, it would drown me

In a placeless place would find me

In a heart shape come around me and then melt me slowly down

If love were human, it would know me (ho, ho, ho)

In a lost space come and show me (show me)

Hold me and control me and then melt me slowly down

Like chocolate, come here

Zoom in, catch the smile

There's no doubt it's from you

And I'm addicted to it now

Just one look, boy, to melt me down

Just one heart here to save me now

Your candy kisses are sweet, I know

Hold me tight, baby, don't let go (like chocolate)

Just one look, boy, to melt me down

Just one heart here to save me now

Your candy kisses are sweet, I know

Hold me tight, baby, don't let go (like chocolate)

Just one look, boy, to melt me down

Just one heart here to save me now

Your candy kisses are sweet, I know (oh, oh-ooh)

Hold me tight, baby, don't let go (ooh, oh)

Just one look, boy, to melt me down

Just one heart here to save me now

Your candy kisses are sweet, I know (if love were liquid)

Hold me tight, baby, don't let go

If love were liquid, it would drown me

In a placeless place would find me

In a heart shape come around me and then melt me slowly down

If love were human, it would know me

In a lost space come and show me

Hold me and control me and then melt me slowly down

If love were liquid, it would drown me

In a placeless place would find me

In a heart shape come around me and then melt me slowly down

If love were human, it would know me

In a lost space come and show me

Hold me and control me and then melt me slowly down

Like chocolate

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection
melt /mɛlt/ B1	verb - to become liquid by heating verb - to soften feelings or attitudes
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - muscular organ that pumps blood; symbol of love
chocolate /ˈtʃɒk.lət/ A2	noun - sweet food made from cacao beans
liquid /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ B2	noun - a substance that flows freely adjective - having the consistency of a liquid
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to die by being submerged in water verb - to overwhelm or inundate
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or keep in one's hands
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	verb - to direct or regulate noun - the power to influence or command
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - having the taste of sugar; pleasant
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - act of touching with the lips verb - to touch with the lips
fragile /ˈfrædʒ.aɪl/ C1	adjective - easily broken or damaged
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - thoughts or images during sleep verb - to imagine or aspire to something
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - combustion producing heat and light verb - to dismiss someone from a job
numb /nʌm/ B1	adjective - without feeling or sensation verb - to make someone lose feeling
satisfaction /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/ C1	noun - contentment or pleasure derived from fulfilling a desire
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to become healthy again; to make healthy
addicted /əˈdɪk.tɪd/ C1	adjective - physically or mentally dependent on something
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression formed by turning up the corners of the mouth verb - to form a smile
candy /ˈkændi/ A2	noun - sweet confection made of sugar
tool /tuːl/ A2	noun - an instrument used to carry out a particular function

Key Grammar Structures

• If love were liquid, it would drown me

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Uses "were" (subjunctive mood) + "would" to describe an unreal/hypothetical situation. "Were" is used for all subjects here.

• My heart's been mended, who'd have thought it would?

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive + Question Tag

  ➔ "Heart's been mended" = passive construction (object-focused). "Who'd have thought" = contraction of "who would have thought" showing surprise about past possibility.

• I thought no one could ever get me high again

  ➔ Past Belief with Modals

  ➔ "Could" expresses past ability/capability. "Ever" emphasizes the permanence of the belief. Shows a negative past assumption.

• Hold me and control me and then melt me slowly down

  ➔ Imperative Series with Adverb

  ➔ Parallel imperatives ("hold", "control", "melt") show sequential actions. "Slowly" modifies how the melting occurs, creating sensual imagery.

• I had no sensation, completely numb

  ➔ Adjective as Complement

  ➔ "Completely numb" acts as a subject complement describing "I". The comma replaces "and was" for poetic flow.

• You proved me wrong again

  ➔ Object Complement

  ➔ "Wrong" describes the object "me" (not the subject "you"). Structure: Subject + verb + object + complement.

• An empty bet and still I won the cash

  ➔ Contrast Conjunction

  ➔ "And still" creates contrast between expectation (empty bet = likely loss) and outcome (won cash). Shows unexpected success.

• Just one look, boy, to melt me down

  ➔ Infinitive of Result

  ➔ The infinitive "to melt" shows the result of "one look". The comma after "boy" is a direct address pause.