Cinnamon Girl – English Lyrics

• By: Lana Del Rey

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Lana Del Rey's "Cinnamon Girl" to intimately connect with the nuances of English expression. This song offers a compelling narrative of love, vulnerability, and resilience within a complex relationship, making it an excellent piece to explore emotional depth and poetic storytelling in the language. Its atmospheric sound and evocative lyrics provide a rich context for understanding heartfelt English prose and idioms.

[English]

Cinnamon in my teeth

From your kiss, you're touchin' 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, I'm fire again

All the pills that you take

Violet, blue, green, red to keep me at arm's length don't work

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

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

Like if you hold me without hurting me

You'll be the first who ever did

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cinnamon /ˈsɪnəmən/ A2	noun - a spice with a warm, sweet flavor, often used in baking
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch someone with one's lips as a sign of affection
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to come into contact with someone or something
pill /pɪl/ A1	noun - a small, rounded object that you swallow, containing medicine
violet /ˈvaɪəlɪt/ A2	noun - a bluish-purple color
push /pʊʃ/ A1	verb - to apply force to move something away
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something with one's hands
hurt /hɜːrt/ A1	verb - to cause physical pain or emotional distress
kerosene /ˈkɛrəˌsin/ B1	noun - a flammable liquid used as fuel
fire /faɪr/ A1	noun - the phenomenon of combustion, producing heat and light verb - to ignite or set something on fire
mad /mæd/ A1	adjective - very angry or upset
length /lɛŋkθ/ A2	noun - the measurement of how long something is
win /wɪn/ A1	verb - to be successful or victorious in a competition
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to have life; to be alive
honey /ˈhʌni/ A1	noun - a sweet, sticky substance made by bees

Key Grammar Structures

• Cinnamon in my teeth

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'in my teeth' is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial modifier, describing where the cinnamon is.

• All the pills that you take

  ➔ Relative Pronoun

  ➔ The word 'that' is a relative pronoun introducing a relative clause, referring to the pills.

• Violet, blue, green, red to keep me at arm's length don't work

  ➔ Appositive & Negative Contraction

  ➔ 'Violet, blue, green, red' is an appositive list renaming 'pills'. 'Don't' is a negative contraction of 'do not'.

• You try to push me out / But I just find my way back in

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction

  ➔ The conjunction 'But' contrasts the two actions: trying to push out and finding a way back in.

• If you hold me without hurting me

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional clause, indicating a likely result if the condition is met.

• Hold me, love me, touch me, honey

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verbs 'hold', 'love', 'touch' are in the imperative mood, giving direct commands.

• Kerosene in my hands

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ Similar to 'Cinnamon in my teeth', 'in my hands' is a prepositional phrase describing location.

• There's things I wanna say to you

  ➔ Contraction & Informal Language

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