Current Affairs – English Lyrics

• By: Lorde
• Album: Virgin

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and unfiltered world of Lorde's "Current Affairs," a compelling track from her album 'Virgin.' This song offers a unique opportunity to explore complex themes of modern love, public perception, and emotional intensity through its evocative English lyrics. Discover how Lorde masterfully combines confessional storytelling with electronic pop sounds to create a piece that is both daring and deeply relatable, inviting listeners to engage with its profound and sometimes controversial narrative.

[English]

Knew when I felt it hit

Stood in the park under the eclipse

It was only a field trip

Till it cooled my blood

That's how it tends to start

You're in the light, then you're in the dark

Then someone throws a flare

You tasted my underwear

I knew we were fucked

My bed is on fire

Mama, I'm so scared

Don't know how to come back

Once I get out on the edge

He spit in my mouth like

He's sayin' a prayer

But now I'm cryin' on the phone

Swearing nothing's wrong

Blame it on

Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

Current affairs

(Girl, your pussy good, it grip me good a me fi tell you)

Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

Current affairs

(Girl, your pussy good, it grip me good a me fi tell you)

Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

All alone in my room

Watching the tape of their honeymoon

On the boat, it was pure and true

Then the film came out

Hope that we can ignore (Oh-oh-oh)

Voices we hear through the open door (Oh-oh-oh)

Would you dive to the ocean floor

Just to take my pearl?

'Cause my bed is on fire

('Cause my bed is on fire)

Mama, I'm so scared

(Mama, I'm so scared)

Were you ever like this

(Were you ever like this?)

Once you went out on the edge?

He spit in my mouth like

He's sayin' a prayer

But now I'm cryin' on the phone

Swearing nothing's wrong

Blame it on

Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

Current affairs

(Affairs)

But now I'm high enough to know (Affairs)

Yeah, I think he's gon'

Blame it on

Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

Current affair-air-airs

(Girl, your pussy good, it grip me good a me fi tell you)

(Girl, your pussy good, it grip me good)

Current affair-airs

(Girl, your pussy good, it grip me)

(Girl, your pussy good, it grip me good)

Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh

Current affairs

...

Affairs

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
knew /njuː/ A2	verb - past tense of know; to be aware of something
felt /felt/ A2	verb - past tense of feel; to experience an emotion or physical sensation
hit /hɪt/ A1	verb - to come into contact with someone or something forcefully noun - a successful song, movie, etc.
park /pɑːrk/ A1	noun - a public green area in a town or city
eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ B2	noun - an obscuring of the light from a celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
field /fiːld/ A1	noun - an area of land, especially in the country
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the bodies of humans and other animals
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - having a lot of light
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	noun - the absence of light adjective - with little or no light
flare /flɛər/ B1	noun - a sudden bright flame or flash of light
fucked /fʌkt/ C1	adjective - ruined; doomed
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping on
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat and light.
scared /skɛrd/ A2	adjective - afraid; frightened
edge /edʒ/ A2	noun - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place or position near the outside of something
mouth /maʊθ/ A1	noun - the opening in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and speech and other sounds are emitted.
prayer /prɛər/ A2	noun - a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship.
cryin' /ˈkraɪɪn/ A1	verb - present participle of cry; shed tears
phone /foʊn/ A1	noun - a telephone
swearin' /ˈswɛrɪn/ B1	verb - present participle of swear; to make a solemn declaration or promise
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that can be occupied or used; a part of a building enclosed by walls, a floor, and a ceiling.
honeymoon /ˈhʌnimuːn/ B1	noun - a holiday taken by a couple immediately after their marriage.
film /fɪlm/ A1	noun - a thin sheet of cellulose material used for recording images or moving pictures.
voices /ˈvɔɪsɪz/ A1	noun - sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A1	noun - a very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room
pearl /pɜːrl/ B1	noun - a hard, lustrous gem formed within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk.
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent; tall

Key Grammar Structures

• Knew when I felt it hit

  ➔ Past Simple with 'knew'

  ➔ The verb 'knew' is the past tense of 'know', indicating a completed action in the past.

• That's how it tends to start

  ➔ Present Simple with 'tends'

  ➔ The verb 'tends' is used in the present simple to describe a habitual or general tendency.

• You're in the light, then you're in the dark

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'you're'

  ➔ The contraction 'you're' is used in the present continuous to describe actions happening now.

• I knew we were fucked

  ➔ Past Simple with 'knew' and Past Continuous with 'were'

  ➔ 'Knew' is past simple, and 'were fucked' is past continuous, indicating a past action and a past ongoing state.

• Don't know how to come back

  ➔ Present Simple with 'know'

  ➔ The verb 'know' is used in the present simple to express a current lack of knowledge.

• He spit in my mouth like / He's sayin' a prayer

  ➔ Past Simple with 'spit' and Present Continuous with 'sayin''

  ➔ 'Spit' is past simple, describing a completed action, while 'sayin'' is present continuous, describing an action happening now.

• Blame it on / Current affairs

  ➔ Present Simple with 'blame'

  ➔ The verb 'blame' is used in the present simple to attribute responsibility for something.

• Would you dive to the ocean floor / Just to take my pearl?

  ➔ Conditional with 'would'

  ➔ The modal verb 'would' is used to form a conditional sentence, expressing a hypothetical situation.