Crack The Shutters – English Lyrics

• By: Snow Patrol
• Album: The Forest Is The Path

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and Snow Patrol's 'Crack The Shutters' offers a beautiful opportunity to connect with English through its tender and descriptive lyrics. The song's clear and emotive language paints a vivid picture of love and intimacy, making it accessible for learners to understand and appreciate. The recurring phrases and gentle melody can help with vocabulary retention and pronunciation, allowing you to immerse yourself in the beauty of the English language while discovering the heartfelt storytelling that makes this song so special.

[English]

You cool your bed-warm hands down

On the broken radiator

And when you lay them freezing on me

I mumble, "Can you wake me later?"

But I don't really want you to stop

And you know it so it doesn't stop you

And run your hands from my neck to my chest

Crack the shutters open wide

I wanna bathe you in the light of day

And just watch you as the rays

Tangle up around your face and body

I could sit for hours

Finding new ways to be awed each minute

'Cause the daylight seems to want you

Just as much as I want you

It's been minutes, it's been days

It's been all I will remember

Happy lost in your hair

And the cold side of the pillow

Your hills and valleys

Are mapped by my intrepid fingers

And in a naked slumber

I dream all this again

Crack the shutters open wide

I wanna bathe you in the light of day

And just watch you as the rays

Tangle up around your face and body

I could sit for hours

Finding new ways to be awed each minute

'Cause the daylight seems to want you

Just as much as I want you

Crack the shutters open wide

I wanna bathe you in the light of day

And just watch you as the rays

Tangle up around your face and body

I could sit for hours

Finding new ways to be awed each minute

'Cause the daylight seems to want you

Just as much as I want you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb
broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ A2	adjective - damaged or in pieces
radiator /ˈreɪdieɪtər/ B1	noun - a thing that radiates or sends out heat, especially a metal device for heating a room
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping; to (cause someone to) become awake
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to no longer do something; to cease noun - an act of stopping
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
neck /nek/ A1	noun - the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders
chest /tʃest/ A1	noun - the upper front part of the body of a human or animal, between the neck and the stomach
shutters /ˈʃʌtərz/ B1	noun - a cover for a window that can be closed to keep out light or protect from the weather
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible adjective - having a lot of light; not dark
rays /reɪz/ B1	noun - a narrow beam of light or energy
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the whole physical structure of a human being or animal
hours /ˈaʊərz/ A1	noun - a period of time equal to sixty minutes
ways /weɪz/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
daylight /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ B1	noun - the natural light of the day
hair /heər/ A1	noun - a threadlike strand growing from the skin of a human or animal
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
pillow /ˈpɪləʊ/ A1	noun - a rectangular cloth bag stuffed with soft material, used to support the head in bed
hills /hɪlz/ A1	noun - a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain
valleys /ˈvæliz/ A2	noun - a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it
fingers /ˈfɪŋɡərz/ A1	noun - each of the four slender digits of the hand, especially from the knuckles to the end
slumber /ˈslʌmbər/ B2	noun - sleep verb - sleep