Cleveland – English Lyrics

• By: maryjo

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Another 2 AM flight from LAX

Haven't slept for a week now

Eight billion people and probably four of them

Really know the real me now

I miss Cleveland and screw you, Julia

Who couldn't be drunk without me, how could she?

That's a psycho, she's right there, I left though

And I told everyone I need

I'm as happy as can be

And I'm perfect if you don't look underneath

Who am I?

Who am I supposed to be?

When I've got

Everybody's eyes on me

They don't know that this smile that they see

Is only skin deep

I don't mean to sound egotistical

But I need to just say this

That people stop, the more likes I get

The more sad I am, I'm Miss Cleveland

I already said that, but it's cuz I mean it

The summer's great, but I need the seasons

To change like I have, so I lie

And I told everyone I need

I'm as happy as can be

And I'm perfect if you don't look underneath

Who am I?

Who am I supposed to be?

When I've got

Everybody's eyes on me

They don't know that this smile that they see

Is only skin deep

Cause I know that I'm living a dream

But lately it's been hard for me to breathe

When I'm walking alone down these dark city streets

All I'm thinking is I should be in Cleveland

Who am I?

Who am I supposed to be?

When I've got

Everybody's eyes on me

They don't know that this smile that they see

Is only skin deep

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flight /flaɪt/ A1	noun - a journey through the air in an aircraft
slept /slɛpt/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed and unconscious
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel sad about someone or something absent
psycho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/ B1	noun - a person with a mental disorder
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
perfect /ˈpɜrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression showing pleasure or amusement verb - to have a smile on one's face
egotistical /ˌiɡoʊˈtɪstɪkəl/ C1	adjective - excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself
seasons /ˈsiːzənz/ A1	noun - one of the four divisions of the year
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to say something that is not true
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer covering of the body
deep /diːp/ A1	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A1	noun - the way of life verb - to have life
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to take air into the lungs and then expel it
dark /dɑrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• Haven't slept for a week now

  ➔ Present perfect negative (have/has + not + past participle) used for an action that started in the past and continues up to now.

  ➔ In the sentence "Haven't slept for a week now", the word "haven't" creates the present perfect negative.

• The more likes I get, the more sad I am

  ➔ Correlative comparative construction "the more ... the more ..." expressing a proportional relationship.

  ➔ The word "more" is repeated to show that as the number of likes increases, the speaker becomes "more" sad.

• I'm as happy as can be

  ➔ The "as ... as" comparative structure used to express equality.

  ➔ The phrase "as happy as can be" uses "as ... as" to say the speaker is at the highest possible level of happiness.

• Who couldn't be drunk without me, how **could** she?

  ➔ Past modal verb "couldn't" in a rhetorical question, expressing impossibility in the past.

  ➔ The word "couldn't" shows that the speaker believes it was impossible for her to be drunk without him.

• If you don't look underneath

  ➔ First‑type conditional (present simple + present simple) used for general truths or instructions.

  ➔ The word "don't" forms the negative present simple in the "if" clause, indicating the condition "if you do not look underneath".

• To change like I have, so I lie

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb) expressing intention.

  ➔ The phrase "to change" uses the infinitive "to" to show the speaker's purpose for the following action.

• When I'm walking alone down these dark city streets

  ➔ Present continuous with a time clause introduced by "when" to describe a simultaneous ongoing action.

  ➔ The word "walking" is in the present continuous, showing the action is happening at the moment referred to by "when".

• I already said that, but it's cuz I mean it

  ➔ Present perfect simple (have/has + past participle) for an action completed in the recent past with present relevance.

  ➔ The adverb "already" combines with "said" to form the present perfect, emphasizing that the statement was made earlier and still matters.

• All I'm thinking is I **should** be in Cleveland

  ➔ Modal verb "should" expressing a recommendation, expectation or personal wish.

  ➔ The word "should" signals that the speaker feels it would be appropriate or desirable for them to be in Cleveland.