Cinnamon Girl – English Lyrics

• By: Lana Del Rey

Lyrics & Translation

"Cinnamon Girl" by Lana Del Rey offers a poignant narrative of love amidst struggle, set to a captivating melody. Its evocative lyrics and emotional depth make it an excellent song for English language learners to explore nuanced expressions of feeling and complex relationship dynamics. The poetic phrasing and vivid imagery provide rich material for vocabulary and comprehension practice, making the song a special gateway into understanding contemporary American songwriting.

[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
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - an act of touching someone with your lips verb - to touch someone with your lips as a sign of love
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put your hand or another part of your body on something or someone noun - the act of touching someone or something
pills /pɪlz/ A1	noun - a small solid piece of medicine that you swallow
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - having the color of the sky noun - the color of the sky
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - having the color of grass noun - the color of grass
red /red/ A1	adjective - having the color of blood noun - the color of blood
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive
hold /həʊld/ A1	verb - to have something in your hand
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
hurt /hɜːt/ A1	verb - to cause physical pain noun - physical pain
honey /ˈhʌni/ A1	noun - sweet substance made by bees noun - a term of endearment
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - angry
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - combustion or burning verb - to shoot (a gun)
talk /tɔːk/ A2	verb - to speak noun - conversation
first /fɜːrst/ A2	adjective - coming before all others adverb - before all others