Dracula – English Lyrics

• By: Tame Impala

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lush, psychedelic world of Tame Impala with 'Dracula.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning English through rhythmic, repetitive phrasing and evocative, atmospheric vocabulary, helping you grasp how mood and tone are conveyed through modern indie-pop lyrics.

[English]

The morning light is turning blue, the feeling is bizarre

The night is almost over, I still don't know where you are

The shadows, yeah, they keep me pretty like a movie star

Daylight makes me feel like Dracula

...

In the end I hope it's you and me

In the darkness I would never leave

You won't ever see me in the light of day

It's far too late

The time has come

...

I'm on the verge of caving in, I run back to the dark

Now I'm Mr. Charisma, fucking Pablo Escobar

My friends are saying "Shut up, Kevin, just get in the car"

I just wanna be right where you are

Oh, my love

...

In the end I hope it's you and me

In the darkness I would never leave

We both saw this moment coming from afar

Now here we are

...

Run from the sunlight, Dracula

Run from the sunlight, Dracula

Run from the sunlight, Dracula

Isn't the view spectacular?

...

But please

Do you think about what it might mean?

'Cos I dream about you in my sleep

Would you ever love someone like me?

Like me?

...

In the end I hope it's you and me

In the darkness I would never leave

We both saw this moment coming from afar

Now here we are

...

So run from the sunlight, Dracula

Run from the sunlight, Dracula

Run from the sunlight, Dracula

Isn't the view spectacular?

Run from the sunlight, Dracula

Run from the sunlight, Dracula

Isn't the view spectacular?

Run from the sunlight, Dracula

Run from the sunlight, Dracula

Isn't the view spectacular?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - The period of time between midnight and noon, especially from sunrise to noon.
bizarre /bɪˈzɑːr/ B2	adjective - Very strange or unusual.
shadows /ˈʃædoʊz/ A2	noun - A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
daylight /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ B1	noun - Natural light of the day.
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ A2	noun - The partial or total absence of light.
verge /vɜːrdʒ/ C1	noun - An edge or border; the point beyond which something happens.
charisma /kəˈrɪzmə/ C1	noun - Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.
spectacular /spekˈtækjələr/ B2	adjective - Beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way.
dream /driːm/ A1	verb - To experience images and stories in the mind during sleep.

Key Grammar Structures

• The morning light is turning blue, the feeling is bizarre

  ➔ Present Continuous for changing states

  ➔ "is turning" indicates a gradual change from one state (or color) to another over time.

• In the darkness I would never leave

  ➔ Conditional 'would' for hypothetical preference

  ➔ "would" expresses a personal commitment or desire in a specific imagined situation.

• You won't ever see me in the light of day

  ➔ Future Simple negative with frequency adverb

  ➔ "won't ever" emphasizes a total refusal or absolute negation of an action in the future.

• I'm on the verge of caving in

  ➔ Fixed expression of immediacy ('on the verge of')

  ➔ "on the verge of" is used to describe an action that is about to happen very soon.

• We both saw this moment coming from afar

  ➔ Participle clause describing an event

  ➔ "coming" acts as a present participle modifying "this moment," showing its progressive nature.

• Do you think about what it might mean?

  ➔ Modal verb 'might' for possibility

  ➔ "might" expresses a slight or remote possibility regarding the meaning of the situation.

• Would you ever love someone like me?

  ➔ Second Conditional-like structure in a question

  ➔ "Would you" is used here to pose a hypothetical or tentative question about the future.

• Isn't the view spectacular?

  ➔ Negative Tag Question

  ➔ "Isn't..." turns a statement into a rhetorical question to seek agreement from the listener.