cinnamon girl – English Lyrics

• By: lana delrey

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melancholic beauty of Lana Del Rey's "Cinnamon Girl" and unlock its profound emotional landscape. This atmospheric trip-hop track, rich with vulnerable lyrics and cinematic synths, offers a compelling narrative of love's complexities and the bittersweet hope for genuine connection. Understanding its words will reveal a deeper appreciation for Del Rey's masterful storytelling and the intricate emotions woven into her music.

[English]

Cinnamon in my teeth

From your kiss, you're touching me

All the pills that you take

Violet, blue, green, red to keep

me at arm's length don't work

You try to push me out

But I just find my way back in

Violet, blue, green, red to keep

me out

I win

There's things I wanna say to

you

But I'll just let you live

Like if you hold me without

hurting me

You'll be the first who ever did

There's things I wanna talk

about

But better not to give

But if you hold me without

hurting me

You'll be the first who ever did

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Hold me, love me, touch me,

honey

Be the first who ever did

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Hold me, love me, touch me,

honey

Be the first who ever did

Kerosene in my hands

You make me mad, on fire again

All the pills that you take

Violet, blue, green, red to keep

me at arm's length don't work

You try to push me out

But I just find my way back in

Violet, blue, green, red to keep

me out

I win

There's things I wanna say to

you

But I'll just let you live

Like if you hold me without

hurting me

You'll be the first who ever did

There's things I wanna talk

about

But better not to give

But if you hold me without

hurting me

You'll be the first who ever did

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Hold me, love me, touch me,

honey

Be the first who ever did

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Hold me, love me, touch me,

honey

Be the first who ever did

Kerosene in my hands

You make me mad, on fire again

All the pills that you take

Violet, blue, green, red to keep

me at arm's length don't work

You try to push me out

But I just find my way back in

Violet, blue, green, red to keep

me out

I win

There's things I wanna say to

you

But I'll just let you live

Like if you hold me without

hurting me

You'll be the first who ever did

There's things I wanna talk

about

But better not to give

But if you hold me without

hurting me

You'll be the first who ever did

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Hold me, love me, touch me,

honey

Be the first who ever did

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Hold me, love me, touch me,

honey

Be the first who ever did

Kerosene in my hands

You make me mad, on fire again

All the pills that you take

Violet, blue, green, red to keep

me at arm's length don't work

You try to push me out

But I just find my way back in

Violet, blue, green, red to keep

me out

I win

There's things I wanna say to

you

But I'll just let you live

Like if you hold me without

hurting me

You'll be the first who ever did

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - an act of touching someone with your lips as a sign of love or affection verb - to touch someone with your lips
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put your hand or another part of your body on something or someone noun - the act of touching something or someone
pills /pɪlz/ A1	noun - a small, solid piece of medicine that you swallow
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - having the colour of the sky noun - the colour of the sky
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - having the colour of grass noun - the colour of grass
red /red/ A1	adjective - having the colour of blood noun - the colour of blood
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have strong feelings of affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words
honey /ˈhʌni/ A1	noun - a sweet, sticky substance produced by bees
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - angry
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - the state of burning verb - to set something on fire
arm's /ɑːmz/ B1	noun - the upper limb of the human body
hurting /ˈhɜːtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury to (someone)
win /wɪn/ B1	verb - to be successful in a competition or game
kerosene /ˈkɛrəsiːn/ B2	noun - a light fuel oil
violet /ˈvaɪələt/ B2	adjective - having a bluish-purple color noun - a bluish-purple color

Key Grammar Structures

• Cinnamon in my teeth

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'in my teeth' is a prepositional phrase that modifies the noun 'cinnamon', indicating location.

• All the pills that you take

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'that you take' is a relative clause modifying 'pills', providing additional information about them.

• You try to push me out

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ 'To push me out' is an infinitive of purpose, indicating the reason for the action 'try'.

• But I just find my way back in

  ➔ Adverbial Clause

  ➔ The clause 'But I just find my way back in' is an adverbial clause that contrasts with the previous statement.

• There's things I wanna say to you

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a contraction of 'want to', commonly used in informal speech.

• Like if you hold me without hurting me

  ➔ Conditional Clause

  ➔ The clause 'if you hold me without hurting me' is a conditional clause expressing a hypothetical situation.

• Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

  ➔ Interjection

  ➔ The repeated 'ah' is an interjection used to express emotion or fill a pause in the song.

• Kerosene in my hands

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'in my hands' is a prepositional phrase that modifies 'kerosene', indicating location.