Gravity – English Lyrics

• By: Pixie Lott
• Album: Turn It Up

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity

Stop pullin' me

I know that you still haven't found you

And when I wanna stand on my own too

Suddenly you start to show signs of what is possible

Then you're back to your ways and I let me down

Tell me why I keep tryna stay around

When all my family, they always tellin' me be through with you

And I know that deep down I'm calling time on you, on you, on you

Every time I'm ready to leave

I seem to be pullin' in the wrong direction, divin' in with no protection

And you can't keep steering me wrong, oh gravity

Pulling me back, pulling me in

Why you pulling me back, pulling me in?

Just like gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity

I know I betrayed what I'm made to

Ignore the universe when I see you

'Cause every night the stars will shine merging into U-turn signs

Anything that they can just to change my mind

When I pass your road, I can't help rewind

What is wrong with me? All that I wanna be is through with you

And I know that deep down I'm calling time on you, on you, on you

Every time I'm ready to leave

I seem to be pullin' in the wrong direction, divin' in with no protection

And you can't keep steering me wrong, oh, gravity

Pulling me back, pulling me in

Why you pulling me back, pulling me in?

Just like gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity

Stop pullin' me gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity

Be quiet, let me leave, let me go, don't say another word

'Cause with every sound you're pullin' me down

Baby, you got a hold on me like gravity

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, gravity

Every time I'm ready to leave

I seem to be pullin' in the wrong direction,

divin' in with no protection

Oh, you can't keep steering me wrong, oh, gravity

Pulling me back, pulling me in

Why you pulling me back, pulling me in?

Just like gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity

Gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity, gravity

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gravity /ˈɡrævɪti/ A1	noun - the force that attracts objects towards the center of the Earth
pull /pʊl/ A1	verb - to move something towards oneself or in a specific direction
direction /dɪˈrɛkʃən/ A2	noun - a course along which someone or something moves
steer /stɪr/ B1	verb - to guide or control the movement of something
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true
protection /prəˈtɛkʃən/ A2	noun - the act of protecting or the state of being protected
betray /bɪˈtreɪ/ B1	verb - to fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔr/ A2	verb - to refuse to pay attention to
universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜrs/ A2	noun - all existing matter and space considered as a whole
merge /mɜrdʒ/ B1	verb - to combine or blend to become a single entity
rewind /riːˈwaɪnd/ B1	verb - to reverse the winding of a tape or film
through /θruː/ A1	preposition - from one side to the other adverb - from beginning to end
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group of people related by blood or marriage
suddenly /ˈsʌdənli/ A2	adverb - happening quickly and unexpectedly
possible /ˈpɒsəbəl/ A2	adjective - able to exist or happen

Key Grammar Structures

• I know that you still haven't found you

  ➔ Present Perfect Negative with 'still'

  ➔ This structure, "subject + haven't/hasn't + still + past participle", highlights an action that has not occurred up to the present moment, with "still" emphasizing the ongoing state of not having found.

• Tell me why I keep tryna stay around

  ➔ Keep + Gerund (and informal 'tryna')

  ➔ "Keep + -ing" indicates a continuous or repeated action. "Tryna" is an informal contraction of "trying to".

• When all my family, they always tellin' me be through with you

  ➔ Tell + Object + (to) Infinitive + Idiom 'be through with'

  ➔ "Tell + object + infinitive" is used to give instructions or advice; the "to" is often omitted in informal speech. "Be through with someone/something" is an idiom meaning to have ended a relationship or finished dealing with something.

• And I know that deep down I'm calling time on you

  ➔ Idiom 'call time on someone/something'

  ➔ "To call time on someone/something" is an idiom meaning to decide that something should end, often a relationship or a project. "Deep down" means in one's true feelings.

• Every time I'm ready to leave, I seem to be pullin' in the wrong direction

  ➔ Every time + Clause (temporal) & Seem to be + Gerund

  ➔ "Every time" acts as a temporal conjunction, meaning "each time" or "whenever". "Seem to be + -ing" expresses that something appears to be happening or appears to be in a certain state.

• And you can't keep steering me wrong

  ➔ Can't keep + Gerund + Idiom 'steer someone wrong'

  ➔ "Can't keep + -ing" means one is unable to stop doing something. "To steer someone wrong" is an idiom meaning to give bad advice or lead someone in the wrong direction.

• Why you pulling me back, pulling me in?

  ➔ Informal Present Continuous Question

  ➔ This is an informal way to ask a question in the present continuous tense, omitting the auxiliary verb "are" (e.g., "Why *are* you pulling...?"). It describes an action happening now.

• When I pass your road, I can't help rewind

  ➔ Can't help + Gerund (or informal base verb)

  ➔ The common structure is "can't help + -ing" (e.g., "can't help rewinding") to express an uncontrollable action. The lyric uses the base verb "rewind" which is an informal or poetic variation.

• Be quiet, let me leave, let me go, don't say another word

  ➔ Imperative Verbs + Let + Object + Base Verb

  ➔ Imperative verbs (like "Be quiet", "don't say") give commands or instructions. "Let + object + base verb" is used to give permission or make a request for something to happen.

• Baby, you got a hold on me like gravity

  ➔ Idiom 'have/get a hold on someone' (informal 'got')

  ➔ "To have/get a hold on someone/something" is an idiom meaning to have control or influence over them. "Got" is an informal past participle of "get", often used instead of "have got" or "have".