Earrings – English Lyrics

• By: Malcolm Todd
• Album: Sweet Boy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth rhythms of 'Earrings' by Malcolm Todd! This track is a perfect gateway to learning conversational English and modern slang through its relaxed, soulful melodies and intimate lyrical storytelling.

[English]

Her love is in your head

You lost your earrings in her bed

You couldn't tell her that you lost them

'Cause you're scared and you're not talking

So you think of what to say

Then save it for another day

'Cause you just never had the heart

Now they just drift further apart

From you

From you

From you

From you

Her love is in your head

You lost your earrings in her bed

You couldn't tell her that you lost them

'Cause you're scared and you're not talking

So you think of what to say

Then save it for another day

'Cause you just never had the heart

Now they just drift further apart

From you

Extra, extra read all about it

Malcolm's in his feelings and he can't get out of it (from you)

Extra, extra read all about it

Malcolm's in his feelings and he can't get out of it (from you)

Extra, extra read all about it

Malcolm's in his feelings and he can't get out of it (from you)

Extra, extra read all about it

Malcolm's in his feelings and he can't get out of it

From you

From you

From you

Extra, extra read all about it

Malcolm's in his feelings and he can't get out of it (from you)

Extra, extra read all about it

Malcolm's in his feelings and he can't get out of it

Can't get out of it

Can't get out of it

I hope you like my mixtape

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
earrings /ˈɪə.rɪŋz/ A1	noun - jewelry worn on the ears
lost /lɒst/ A1	verb - to no longer have something; to misplace
scared /skɛərd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to keep for future use
drift /drɪft/ B2	verb - to move slowly away from a place or position
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance; into pieces
extra /ˈɛk.strə/ B1	adjective - excessive, dramatic, or more than necessary
feelings /ˈfiː.lɪŋz/ A2	noun - emotions or sentimental states
mixtape /ˈmɪks.teɪp/ B2	noun - a collection of songs recorded onto a tape or digital format
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the center of emotion or courage

Key Grammar Structures

• You lost your earrings in her bed

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ Used "lost" to describe a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past.

• You couldn't tell her that you lost them

  ➔ Modal verb of inability in the past (couldn't)

  ➔ "Couldn't" is the past form of "can't", indicating an inability to perform an action.

• 'Cause you're scared and you're not talking

  ➔ Present Continuous for current state

  ➔ "Are not talking" describes an ongoing state or refusal happening in the present.

• So you think of what to say

  ➔ Wh- clause as an object

  ➔ "What to say" acts as a noun phrase functioning as the object of the verb "think of".

• 'Cause you just never had the heart

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "Have had" indicates a state that has been true from the past up until now.

• Now they just drift further apart

  ➔ Adverbial comparative

  ➔ "Further" is used here as a comparative adverb to describe the increasing distance.

• Malcolm's in his feelings

  ➔ Contraction (Subject + Be)

  ➔ "Malcolm's" is a contraction of "Malcolm is", identifying the subject and the verb.

• I hope you like my mixtape

  ➔ Subordinate clause (Zero conditional context)

  ➔ "You like my mixtape" is a noun clause acting as the direct object of "hope".