Everything – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna
• Album: Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part II

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Madonna's 'Everything' to practice your English through poetic expressions of love and devotion. This song is special for its atmospheric production and its use of emotive language, making it a great tool for learners to understand how to express deep feelings and spiritual connection in English.

[English]

[music]

When I close [music and singing] my

eyes, everything is crystalized.

No one wants to go outside. [music] It's

not okay. It blows my mind. [singing]

[music]

I close my eyes.

Everything is crit.

[music]

It's not okay. I don't [ __ ] with it.

[music]

[music]

[music] What did you just say?

Your words have no meaning.

[music] You showed up too late.

I'm up here on the ceiling.

It's like a cold sweat. [music]

I'm hot with no feeling.

I [music] try to

give my spiritual [music]

healing.

Close my eyes.

Everything is Christmas lights. [music]

[music]

[music]

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> It's not okay. I don't [ __ ] with it.

[music]

I [music] try to

give my spirit for healing.

Why you always make me feel so bad

[singing and music] about myself? Why

you always make me want to be like

someone else? I just want to shut you

down. Why you got to hang around?

[singing]

It's not okay. I don't [ __ ] with it.

When I close my eyes,

everything is crystalized.

No one wants to go outside. It's not

okay.

My mind.

[music]

[music] It's not okay. I don't

Everything is Christmas.

Everything is Christmas.

No one

[music]

Wherever there's the greatest amount

[music] of darkness,

that's where you'll find the greatest

light.

>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crystalized /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd/ C1	adjective - to become definite, clear, or fixed in form
outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ A1	adjective - situated or moving or lying outside
ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - the overhead surface of a room
sweat /swet/ B1	noun - moisture exuded through the pores of the skin
spiritual /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/ B2	adjective - relating to the human spirit or soul
healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ B2	noun - the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again
darkness /ˈdɑːknəs/ A2	noun - the partial or total absence of light
greatest /ˈɡreɪtɪst/ A1	adjective - of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the faculty of consciousness and thought
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
shut /ʃʌt/ A2	verb - to move into position to block an opening
hang /hæŋ/ A2	verb - to be suspended or to stay in a place
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B1	noun - the non-physical part of a person
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low temperature
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight

Key Grammar Structures

• When I close my eyes, everything is crystalized.

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (When + Present Simple).

  ➔ The clause "When I close my eyes" sets the condition for the main action to happen.

• No one wants to go outside.

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun as subject (Singular verb agreement).

  ➔ "No one" is treated as a singular subject, so the verb "wants" ends in -s.

• Your words have no meaning.

  ➔ Determiner 'no' to express negation.

  ➔ Using "no" + noun is a direct and emphatic way to negate the existence of something.

• You showed up too late.

  ➔ Phrasal verb (Past simple).

  ➔ "Showed up" is a phrasal verb meaning to arrive.

• I'm up here on the ceiling.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of location.

  ➔ "On the ceiling" specifies the exact location of the subject.

• Why you always make me feel so bad about myself?

  ➔ Causative structure (Make + object + bare infinitive).

  ➔ The structure "make me feel" implies the influence the person has on the speaker's emotions.

• I just want to shut you down.

  ➔ Modal of desire (Want to + base form).

  ➔ "Want to" is used to express the speaker's intention or desire.

• Wherever there's the greatest amount of darkness, that's where you'll find the greatest light.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'wherever' and 'where'.

  ➔ "Wherever" indicates place without restriction, linking to the demonstrative "that's where".