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The drought was the very worst 00:19

Ah, ah, ah 00:23

When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst 00:28

It was months and months of back and forth 00:38

Ah, ah, ah 00:43

You're still all over me like a wine stained dress I can't wear anymore 00:47

And I, I hung my head as I lost the war 00:55

And the sky turned black like a perfect storm 01:00

Rain came pouring down 01:04

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe 01:10

And by morning, gone was any trace of you 01:18

I think I am finally clean 01:25

Oh, oh, oh 01:30

Oh, oh, oh 01:32

Oh, oh, oh 01:35

There was nothing left to do 01:40

Ah, ah, ah 01:43

Ah, ah, ah 01:47

When the butterflies turned to dust that covered my whole room 01:52

So I punched a hole in the roof 02:01

Uh, uh, uh 02:06

Ah, ah, ah 02:09

Let the flood carry 02:14

Away all my pictures of you 02:19

The water filled my lungs I screamed so loud 02:24

But no one heard a thing 02:30

Rain came pouring down 02:34

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe 02:39

And by morning, gone was any trace of you 02:47

I think I am finally clean 02:54

Oh, oh, oh 02:59

Oh, oh, oh 03:02

Oh, oh, oh 03:05

I think I am finally clean 03:08

Oh, oh, oh 03:11

Oh, oh, oh 03:14

Oh, oh, oh 03:17

Said I think I am finally clean 03:21

Oh, oh, oh 03:24

Oh, oh, oh 03:27

Oh, oh, oh 03:30

Ten months sober I must admit 03:31

Just because you're clean don't mean you don't miss it 03:36

Ten months older I won't give in 03:41

Now that I'm clean I'm never gonna risk it 03:45

The drought was the very worst 03:50

Uh, uh, uh 03:56

When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst 04:00

Uh, uh, uh 04:07

Uh, uh, uh 04:09

Ah, ah, ah 04:13

Rain came pouring down 04:15

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe 04:21

And by morning, gone was any trace of you 04:28

I think I am finally clean 04:34

Rain came pouring down 04:38

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe 04:44

And by morning, gone was any trace of you 04:51

I think I am finally clean 04:57

I think I am finally clean 05:02

Rain came pouring down 05:06

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe 05:11

And by morning, gone was any trace of you 05:18

I think I am finally clean 05:25

Rain came pouring down 05:29

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe 05:35

And by morning, gone was any trace of you 05:42

I think I am finally clean 05:48

Rain came pouring down 05:53

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe 05:58

And by morning, gone was any trace of you 06:05

I think I am finally clean 06:11

I think I'm finally clean 06:18

I think I'm finally clean 06:25

I think I'm finally clean 06:49

Clean – English Lyrics

Taylor Swift

Album

1989

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The drought was the very worst

Ah, ah, ah

When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst

It was months and months of back and forth

Ah, ah, ah

You're still all over me like a wine stained dress I can't wear anymore

And I, I hung my head as I lost the war

And the sky turned black like a perfect storm

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning, gone was any trace of you

I think I am finally clean

Oh, oh, oh

There was nothing left to do

Ah, ah, ah

When the butterflies turned to dust that covered my whole room

So I punched a hole in the roof

Uh, uh, uh

Ah, ah, ah

Let the flood carry

Away all my pictures of you

The water filled my lungs I screamed so loud

But no one heard a thing

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning, gone was any trace of you

I think I am finally clean

Oh, oh, oh

I think I am finally clean

Oh, oh, oh

Said I think I am finally clean

Oh, oh, oh

Ten months sober I must admit

Just because you're clean don't mean you don't miss it

Ten months older I won't give in

Now that I'm clean I'm never gonna risk it

The drought was the very worst

Uh, uh, uh

When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst

Uh, uh, uh

Ah, ah, ah

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning, gone was any trace of you

I think I am finally clean

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning, gone was any trace of you

I think I am finally clean

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning, gone was any trace of you

I think I am finally clean

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning, gone was any trace of you

I think I am finally clean

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning, gone was any trace of you

I think I am finally clean

I think I'm finally clean

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
drought /draʊt/ B2	noun - a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this
flowers /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals)
died /daɪd/ A1	verb - to stop living; cease to exist
thirst /θɜːrst/ B1	noun - a feeling of needing or wanting to drink
stained /steɪnd/ B2	verb - mark (something) with spots or discolored patches adjective - having been colored with a stain
dress /dres/ A1	noun - a one-piece garment for women and girls that covers the body and part or all of the legs
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops verb - fall as rain
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B2	verb - die through submersion in and inhalation of water
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - take air into the lungs and then expel it
trace /treɪs/ B1	noun - a mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something verb - find or discover by investigation
clean /kliːn/ B1	adjective - free from dirt, marks, or stains verb - make (something) free of dirt, marks, or stains
dust /dʌst/ A2	noun - fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter
flood /flʌd/ B1	noun - an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land verb - cover or fill (something) with water
sober /ˈsoʊbər/ B2	adjective - not affected by alcohol; not drunk
risk /rɪsk/ B1	noun - a situation involving exposure to danger verb - expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss

Vocabulary

Meanings

drought

/draʊt/

noun
- a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this

flowers

/ˈflaʊər/

noun
- the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals)

died

/daɪd/

verb
- to stop living; cease to exist

thirst

/θɜːrst/

noun
- a feeling of needing or wanting to drink

stained

/steɪnd/

verb
- mark (something) with spots or discolored patches

adjective
- having been colored with a stain

dress

/dres/

noun
- a one-piece garment for women and girls that covers the body and part or all of the legs

war

/wɔːr/

noun
- a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country

sky

/skaɪ/

noun
- the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth

storm

/stɔːrm/

noun
- a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow

rain

/reɪn/

noun
- moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops

verb
- fall as rain

drowning

/ˈdraʊnɪŋ/

verb
- die through submersion in and inhalation of water

breathe

/briːð/

verb
- take air into the lungs and then expel it

trace

/treɪs/

noun
- a mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something

verb
- find or discover by investigation

clean

/kliːn/

adjective
- free from dirt, marks, or stains

verb
- make (something) free of dirt, marks, or stains

dust

/dʌst/

noun
- fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter

flood

/flʌd/

noun
- an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land

verb
- cover or fill (something) with water

sober

/ˈsoʊbər/

adjective
- not affected by alcohol; not drunk

risk

/rɪsk/

noun
- a situation involving exposure to danger

verb
- expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss

Key Grammar Structures

When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst

➔ Past perfect tense

➔ The phrase "we'd grown" is a contraction of "we had grown," which is past perfect, used to describe an action completed before another past action.
Rain came pouring down

➔ Simple past tense

➔ "Came" is the past tense of "come," indicating a completed action in the past.
I think I am finally clean

➔ Present simple tense

➔ "I am" is the present tense of "to be," used to describe a current state.
Just because you're clean don't mean you don't miss it

➔ Complex sentence with causal clause and double negative

➔ The phrase "don't mean" combines "do not" (negation) with "mean," creating a negative meaning.
Rain came pouring down

➔ Simple past tense

➔ "Came" is the past tense of "come," indicating a completed action in the past.
And I, I hung my head as I lost the war

➔ Simple past tense with coordination (and)

➔ "Hung" is the past tense of "hang," used here to describe a past action.