Heat Waves – English Lyrics

• By: Glass Animals

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of English emotive vocabulary and colloquial expressions of longing through 'Heat Waves.' Its repetitive, rhythmic structure makes it an excellent tool for learners to practice melodic speech patterns and understand how pop music uses simple phrasing to convey complex emotional states.

[English]

Last night all I think about is you.

Don't stop, baby, you can walk, too.

All I ever think about you.

You know

that I'm never going to lose.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> Sometimes [music] all I think about is

you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always [music] been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes all I think [music] about is

you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always [music] been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> Usually I put [music] something on TV so

we never think about you and me. But

today I see [music]

our reflections clearly [singing] in

Hollywood laying on the screen.

>> You just [music] need a better life than

this. You need something I can never

give.

Big [music] water on the cross the road.

It's gone and the night is calm, but

[music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

>> [music]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

>> You can't fight it. You can't breathe.

You say something [music]

so loving, but now I got to let you go.

>> [music]

>> You'll be better off with someone new.

I don't want to be alone.

You know [music] it hurts for me

too. You look so broken when you cry.

One more and then I say goodbye. [music]

Sometimes I think of us two.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes I think [music] of us two.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always [music] been freaking me out.

>> [singing]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

I just want to know what you're dreaming

of.

When you're sleeping [music] smile so

comfortable. I just wish that I could

give you that. [music and singing]

That look that's perfectly unsaid.

Sometimes I think of us two.

Late nights [music and singing] in the

middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

He always been freaking me out.

Sometimes [music] I think of us two.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking [music] me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes I think of

>> [music]

>> us two.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always [music] been freaking me out.

>> [singing]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

Don't stop, baby. You can walk, too.

All

I ever think about is you. You

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

>> [music and singing]

>> Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

>> [music]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes all I think about [music] is

you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

>> [music]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

>> Usually I put something on TV [music] so

we never think about you and me. But

today I see [music] our reflections

clearly in [singing] Hollywood laying on

the screen.

>> You just need a better life than me.

You need something I can [music] never

give.

Big water on the cross the road.

It's dawn now the night is [music] come,

but

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always [music] been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> You [music] can't fight it. You can't

breathe. You say something so loving,

but [music] now I got to let you go.

You'll be better off with someone new.

I don't want to be alone.

>> [music]

>> You know it hurts me,

too. You look so broken when you cry.

One

more and then I say goodbye. [music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you,

late nights in the middle of June.

[music]

He always been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> [music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you,

late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me out. [music]

Can't make you happy or not.

>> I just want to know what [music] you're

dreaming of

when you're sleeping and smile so

comfortable. I just wish that I could

give [music] you that bad look that's

perfectly unsaid.

>> Sometimes all I think [music] about is

you,

late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking [music] me out.

He always been freaking me out.

>> [music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you,

late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

>> [music and singing]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes all I think about is you,

late nights in the middle of June.

He [music] always been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

Don't stop, baby. You can come over,

too.

Oh,

I always think about you.

You know that I'm never

[singing and music] going to lose.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always [music] been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes all I [music] think about is

you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always [music] been freaking me out.

>> [singing]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

Usually [music] I put something on TV so

we never think about you and me. But

today I see [music]

our reflections clearly in Hollywood

laying on the screen. You just [music]

need a better life than this. You need

something I can never give. [music]

Think water all across the road.

It's gone now, but now it's calm. But

[music] sometimes all I think about is

you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

>> [music]

>> He always been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or [music] not.

>> You can't fight it. You can't breathe.

You say something [music]

so loving, but now I got to let you go.

>> [music]

>> You'll be better off with someone new. I

don't want to be alone.

You know [music] it hurts me,

too. You look so broken when you cry.

One more, and then I'll say goodbye.

>> [music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

>> [music]

>> He always been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> [music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle [music] of

June.

He always been freaking me out.

>> [singing]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

>> [music]

>> I just want to know what you're dreaming

of

when you're sleeping and smile

[music and singing] so comfortable. I

just wish that I could give you that.

That look that's perfectly inside.

[singing]

>> Sometimes all I think about [music] is

you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me [music] out.

He always been freaking me out.

Sometimes [music] all I think about is

you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always [music] been freaking me out.

>> [singing]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes all I think about [music] is

you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

Don't stop, baby. You can love, too.

No,

mama. I think about you.

You know that I'll [singing] never going

to lose.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> Sometimes [music] all I think about is

you. Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been thinking me out.

>> [music]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle of [music]

June.

He always been thinking me out.

Can't [music] make you happy or not.

>> Usually I put something on TV [music] so

we never think about you and me. But

today I see our reflections clearly in

[singing] Hollywood, laying on the

screen.

>> You just need a better life than this.

>> [music]

>> You need something I can never give.

They water on a cracked [music] road.

It's gone now that night is gone. But

>> Sometimes all I to about us [music] you,

late nights in the middle of June.

He always [music] been faking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> You [music] can't fight it. You can't

breathe. You say something so loving,

but now I got to let you go.

>> [music]

>> You'll be better off with someone new.

I don't want to be alone.

>> [music]

>> You know it hurts me, too.

You look so [music] broken when you cry.

One more

and then I say goodbye. [music]

>> Sometimes I like to think about us you,

late nights in the middle of June.

>> [music]

>> He always been faking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> [music]

>> Sometimes I like to think about us you,

late nights in the middle of [music]

June.

He always been faking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> I just want to know what [music] you're

dreaming of when you sleep and [singing]

smile so comfortable. I just wish

[music] that I could give you that.

That look that's perfectly unsaid.

>> Sometimes I like to think [music] about

us you,

late nights in the middle of June.

He always been faking me out.

He always been [music] faking me out.

Sometimes [music]

I like to think about us you,

>> [singing]

>> late nights in the middle of June.

He always been faking me out.

>> [music]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes I like to think about us you,

late nights [music] in the middle of

June.

He always been faking me out.

>> [music]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes [music]

I like to think about us you.

Middle of June.

>> [music]

>> Can't make you.

show.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> Last night all I think [singing] about

is you.

Don't stop, baby. You can walk too.

Oh, all I'mma think about is you.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

>> Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

>> [music]

>> Can't make you happy or not.

Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

>> [music]

>> He always been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy or not.

>> Usually I put something on TV [music] so

we never think about you and me. But

today I see [music] our reflections

clearly [singing] in Hollywood laying on

the screen.

>> You just need a better life, I miss. You

[music] need something I can never give.

Big water all across the road.

It's gone, [music] now the night is

calm, but sometimes all I think about is

you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

[music]

He always been freaking me out.

>> [singing]

>> Can't make you happy all night.

You can't fight it, you can't breathe.

[music] You say something so loving, but

now I got to let you go.

>> [music]

>> You'll be better off with someone new.

I don't want to be alone.

You know it hurts for me,

you look so broken when you cry. One

more and then I say goodbye. [music]

Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

>> [music]

>> Can't make you happy all night.

Sometimes all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle [music] of

June.

He always been freaking me out.

Can't [music] make you happy all night.

I just want to know what you're dreaming

of when you're [music] sleeping and

smile so comfortable. I just wish that I

could give you that.

Bad luck that's [music] perfectly

unsaid. Sometimes all I think about is

you.

Late nights [music and singing] in the

middle of June.

He always been freaking me out.

He always [music] been freaking me out.

Sometimes [music]

all I think about is you.

Late nights in the middle of June.

>> [music]

>> He always been freaking me out.

Can't make you happy all night.

Sometimes all I think about is you.

[music]

Late nights in the

middle of June.

These waves been freaking me out.

Can't [music] make you happy or not.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
freaking /ˈfriːkɪŋ/ B2	verb - to cause someone to feel extremely anxious, upset, or scared
reflections /rɪˈflekʃənz/ B2	noun - images seen in a mirror or shiny surface
comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbl/ A2	adjective - physically relaxed and free from pain
broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ A2	adjective - emotionally devastated or damaged
calm /kɑːm/ B1	adjective - not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - experiencing images and thoughts while sleeping
perfectly /ˈpɜːfɪktli/ B1	adjective - in a way that is complete and without any faults
unsaid /ʌnˈsed/ C1	adjective - not expressed or spoken
waves /weɪvz/ A2	noun - ridges of water moving across the surface of the sea
clearly /ˈklɪəli/ B1	adjective - in a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm never going to lose.

  ➔ Future intention with 'be going to'

  ➔ The structure "be going to" expresses a firm decision or prediction based on current evidence.

• I put something on TV so we never think about you and me.

  ➔ Purpose clause with 'so (that)'

  ➔ We use "so" or "so that" followed by a subject and verb to explain the purpose of an action.

• You just need a better life than this.

  ➔ Comparative adjectives/structure

  ➔ The phrase "better life than" uses the comparative form to contrast the current situation with an ideal one.

• I've always been freaking me out.

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous "have been [verb]-ing" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• You'll be better off with someone new.

  ➔ Future simple with 'be better off'

  ➔ The idiom "be better off" means to be in a more favorable or advantageous situation.

• I just wish that I could give you that.

  ➔ Expressing desire with 'wish + could'

  ➔ We use "wish + could" to express a desire for a change in a situation, often regarding ability or possibility.

• You look so broken when you cry.

  ➔ Linking verb + Adjective

  ➔ "Look" acts as a linking verb here, connecting the subject to the adjective "broken" to describe the state.

• Can't make you happy or not.

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' in negative form

  ➔ "Can't" (cannot) is used to express inability or lack of possibility in the present.