Confidence – English Lyrics

• By: Ocean Alley
• Album: Chiaroscuro

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Ocean Alley's "Confidence," a smooth, psychedelic-surf-rock track that perfectly captures the feeling of admiration and vulnerability. This song is rich with colloquialisms and expressions related to emotions and relationships, offering an engaging way to understand conversational English in a musical context. Its memorable chorus and relatable theme of self-assurance make it a special and accessible entry point for language learners.

[English]

It's all about confidence baby

She was a confident lady

And I know she's driving me crazy

...

And after all this, I know she'd probably hate me

And I should've said this

And I should've said that

All that I know now

It's all about confidence baby

She was a confident lady

And I know she's driving me crazy

I know she'd probably hate me

...

I think she knows, and I think she knows

She's making me nervous, she's making me nervous

I think she knows, and I think she knows

...

She's out of my league

'Cause it's all about confidence baby

She was a confident lady

And I know she's driving me crazy

...

And after all this, I know she'd probably hate me

And I should've said this

And I should've said that

All that I know now

It's all about confidence baby

She was a confident lady

And I know she's driving me crazy

And after all this, I know she'd probably hate me

I think she knows, and I think she knows

She's making me nervous, she's making me nervous

I think she knows, and I think she knows

She's out of my league

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B2	noun - the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; self-assurance
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ B1	adjective - having or showing assurance and self-reliance
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged; extremely enthusiastic
hate /heɪt/ B2	verb - to feel intense dislike for someone or something
driving /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ B2	verb - to control a vehicle's movement
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ B2	adjective - easily agitated or anxious
league /liːɡ/ B2	noun - a group of sports teams or countries that compete with each other
making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to create or form something
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information in your mind
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A2
out /aʊt/ A1
all /ɔːl/ A1

Key Grammar Structures

• It's all about confidence baby

  ➔ It is all about + noun phrase

  ➔ `It's all about` emphasizes the main focus or key idea

• She was a confident lady

  ➔ Subject + was + adjective + noun

  ➔ `Was` is the past tense of `be`, used here to describe a past characteristic

• And I know she's driving me crazy

  ➔ Subject + is/was/are + verb(-ing) to indicate ongoing action

  ➔ `Driving` is the present participle used to show an ongoing action

• And I should've said this

  ➔ Should have + past participle

  ➔ `Should have` expresses regret about something not done in the past

• And I know she's out of my league

  ➔ Out of + noun phrase / prepositional phrase to indicate distance or difference

  ➔ `Out of` indicates that something is beyond or outside a certain limit or scope