HIDE & SEEK – English Lyrics

• By: STORMZY
• Album: THIS IS WHAT I MEAN

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a soulful journey with Stormzy's 'HIDE & SEEK,' a tender Afro-R&B track that offers a window into heartfelt emotions and relational complexities. This song's introspective lyrics and gentle melodies provide a perfect opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to love, heartbreak, and personal growth, making it a unique and accessible entry point into understanding nuanced storytelling in contemporary music.

[English]

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

Oh, girl, you're shining

You know you're my diamond

You need reminding

This moment of timing when your

Soul needs aligning

It's me you confide in

Seeking and hiding

You know where to find me, babe

Feeling

Pressure

Pressure

Diamonds (you know where to find me, babe)

What's it gonna be?

What we gonna do?

Here we go again

This ain't nuttin' new

I ain't tryna run game but it's true 'cause you

(Came and you made me feel)

You call me for help, you gotta chill

Need time for yourself, you gotta heal

This ain't somethin' you felt, it's how you feel

(You came and you made me feel)

A'ight, we built this all wrong, I'll take blame

But instead of us tearing it down, we'll rearrange, baby

(Don't let it fall)

Don't let it fall girl, don't let it fall

Don't wanna fight no more

Keep me where I belong

I've tried and I've tried

But I just can't hide from your love

Oh, girl, you're shining

You know you're my diamond

You need reminding

This moment of timing when your

Soul needs aligning

It's me you confide in

Seeking and hiding

You know where to find me, babe

Feeling (I can feel it)

Pressure

Pressure (don't you get that)

Diamonds (you know where to find me, babe)

Feeling (I can feel it)

Pressure (feel the pressure)

Pressure

Diamonds (you're my diamond, oh)

What we looking for?

Lemme search now

Take your shoes off

Put your purse down

How you gonna tell me that it's never gonna work now?

Type of shit to make me put a verse down

Worse now, cah we made our bed and we gotta lay in it

Thought it wasn't hard for me but everyday it is

Heartbreak's such a dark place but we stay in it

What I'm saying is exactly what I say it is

I found you

I feel your presence when I'm not around you

Queen in your city, they need to crown you

Holy water, baby, let me drown you

Fire and water, I gotta 'low you

Burn out then reappear

Light still guiding you home, you know I'm there

And rest assured if you ever needed help

Or just need a place to hide, know I'll keep it to myself, word

Oh, girl, you're shining

You know you're my diamond

You need reminding

This moment of timing when your

Soul needs aligning

It's me you confide in

Seeking and hiding

You know where to find me, babe

Feeling

Pressure

Pressure

Diamonds (you know where to find me, babe)

Feeling

Pressure

Pressure

Diamonds

(Feeling) oh girl, you're shining

(Pressure) you know you're my diamond

(Pressure) you need reminding

(Diamonds) this moment of timing when your

(Feeling) soul needs aligning

(Pressure) It's me you confide in

(Pressure) seeking and hiding

(Diamonds) you know where to find me, babe

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ A1	noun - a precious stone consisting of highly compressed carbon
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ A2	verb - to make someone remember something
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual part of a person
align /əˈlaɪn/ B2	verb - to arrange in a straight line
confide /kənˈfaɪd/ B2	verb - to tell someone a secret or personal matter
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ A2	noun - the force applied per unit area
heal /hil/ A2	verb - to become healthy again
rearrange /ˌriːəˈrændʒ/ B2	verb - to organize something in a different way
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ A2	verb - to be in the right place or be a member of a group
presence /ˈprɛzəns/ B1	noun - the state of being in a place
crown /kraʊn/ A2	noun - a symbol of royal authority verb - to place a crown on someone's head
holy /ˈhoʊli/ A1	adjective - related to religion or God
drown /draʊn/ A2	verb - to die by taking water into the lungs
guidance /ˈɡaɪdəns/ B1	noun - the act of showing the way
assure /əˈʃʊr/ B2	verb - to tell someone something to make them feel less worried
verse /vɜːrs/ A2	noun - a line or lines of a poem or song
heartbreak /ˈhɑːrtbreɪk/ B1	noun - intense emotional pain following a loss or separation
reappear /ˌriːəˈpɪr/ B1	verb - to become visible again after being hidden

Key Grammar Structures

• You need reminding

  ➔ Gerund after "need" (Passive Infinitive Construction)

  ➔ The structure "need + verb-ing" (e.g., "need reminding") implies that something needs to be done *to* the subject, similar to "need to be reminded". Here, "reminding" acts like a passive infinitive.

• It's me you confide in

  ➔ Cleft Sentence

  ➔ A "Cleft Sentence" (using "It's...that/who...") is used to emphasize a particular part of a sentence. Here, "It's me" is emphasized as the person you confide in.

• You know where to find me, babe

  ➔ Noun Clause with "where" + Infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "where to find me" functions as a noun clause, acting as the object of the verb "know". It specifies the place or way to perform the action.

• (Came and you made me feel)

  ➔ Causative Verb "make"

  ➔ The causative verb "make" (in "made me feel") is followed by an object ("me") and then the base form of a verb ("feel"), meaning to force or cause someone to do something.

• But instead of us tearing it down, we'll rearrange, baby

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase "instead of" + Possessive + Gerund

  ➔ The phrase "instead of" is a preposition that must be followed by a noun or a gerund (verb-ing). Here, "us" (a possessive pronoun here, sometimes an object pronoun) specifies *who* is doing the "tearing down".

• I've tried and I've tried

  ➔ Present Perfect for Repeated Actions

  ➔ The "Present Perfect" tense (e.g., "I've tried") is used here to emphasize an action that has been repeated multiple times up to the present moment, highlighting persistence.

• How you gonna tell me that it's never gonna work now?

  ➔ Indirect Statement (Noun Clause with "that") / Informal Future "gonna"

  ➔ This sentence uses an "Indirect Statement" (the noun clause "that it's never gonna work now") embedded within a question. "Gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to" for future actions.

• What I'm saying is exactly what I say it is

  ➔ Noun Clauses with "what"

  ➔ The word "what" introduces a "Noun Clause" that functions as a noun in the sentence, typically meaning "the thing(s) that". Here, both the subject and the complement are noun clauses.

• Light still guiding you home, you know I'm there

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause (Present Participle Clause)

  ➔ This is a "Reduced Relative Clause" where "Light still guiding you home" implies "Light [that is] still guiding you home". The present participle (-ing form) functions adjectivally to describe the noun.

• Holy water, baby, let me drown you

  ➔ Causative Verb "let"

  ➔ The causative verb "let" (in "let me drown you") is followed by an object ("me") and then the base form of a verb ("drown"), meaning to allow or permit someone to do something.