I Want You Around – English Lyrics

• By: Snoh Aalegra
• Album: Ugh, Those Feels Again

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the soulful R&B sounds of Snoh Aalegra's "I Want You Around" – a perfect song for learning English through music. Its clear, emotive vocals and relatable lyrics about love, longing, and subtle romantic feelings offer a window into contemporary English expressions and nuances of emotion. The song's relaxed pace and repetitive chorus make it excellent for listening comprehension and picking up common phrases related to relationships and desires. You'll not only enjoy its smooth melodies but also effortlessly absorb new vocabulary and natural English phrasing.

[English]

It's not that I don't want you here (yeah, yeah)

It's something about the way you stare into my eyes

I know that I don't make things clear (no)

I fall for you every time I try to resist you

We can get away

Palm trees, beach views

Ordinary day

All I wanna hear is inner visions on replay

And sit right next to you, you

I try not to show how I feel about you

Thinking we should wait, but we don't really want to

I just wanna get away

And sit right next to you, you

I don't wanna kiss you

Yeah, I just wanna feel you

Feel you

I want you around (around)

Around

I want you around (around)

Around ('round, 'round, 'round)

I want you around

Around

I want you around

Around, around, 'round, 'round

...

(I want you around)

Come through, I think I need you here

(But) I swear it's hard to keep these feelings to myself

Now you're the one I'm thinking of

My higher ground, my rocket love

Fuck gravity, I'd rather stay up here, but...

We can get away

Palm trees, beach views

Ordinary day

All I wanna hear is inner visions on replay

And sit right next to you, you

I try not to show how I feel about you

Thinking we should wait, but we don't really want to

I just wanna get away

And sit right next to you, you

I don't wanna kiss you

Yeah, I just wanna feel you

Feel you

I want you around (around)

Around

I want you around (around)

Around ('round, 'round)

I want you around

(Darling, I want you, yeah, yeah)

Around

I want you around

(I want you around, yeah, yeah)

Around, around, 'round, 'round

...

(I want you around)

('Round, 'round, 'round, 'round)

...

(Oh, 'round)

('Round, 'round, 'round, 'round)

('Round, 'round, 'round)

(Want you around)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stare /steər/ B1	verb - to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - withstand the action or effect of
beach /biːtʃ/ A1	noun - a sandy or pebbly shore
view /vjuː/ A2	noun - the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place
inner /ˈɪnər/ B2	adjective - situated inside or further in
visions /ˈvɪʒənz/ B2	noun - the faculty or state of being able to see
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (something) through touching
swear /swer/ B1	verb - make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - have a particular belief or idea noun - the process of considering or reasoning about something
rocket /ˈrɒkɪt/ A2	noun - a missile, spacecraft, or other vehicle propelled by a rocket engine
gravity /ˈɡrævɪti/ B1	noun - the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced

Key Grammar Structures

• It's not that I don't want you here...

  ➔ Cleft sentence with "it's" + "that" clause

  ➔ The structure "It's" + the focused element + "that" + the remaining information emphasizes "not that I don't want you here". This emphasizes what it *isn't* about.

• I fall for you every time I try to resist you

  ➔ "Every time" + clause

  ➔ "Every time" introduces a clause, indicating that something happens consistently when a certain condition is met. In this case, "I fall for you" happens each time she tries to resist the person.

• All I wanna hear is inner visions on replay

  ➔ Reduced relative clause: "All (that) I wanna hear is..."

  ➔ The "that" is omitted in the relative clause. The full clause would be "All that I wanna hear is..."

• Thinking we should wait, but we don't really want to

  ➔ Gerund phrase introducing a reason: "Thinking we should wait..."

  ➔ The gerund phrase "Thinking we should wait" provides the reason why they are refraining from showing their feelings. It acts like an adverbial clause of reason.

• Yeah, I just wanna feel you

  ➔ Ellipsis of "want to": "I just wanna feel you" (instead of "I just wanna feel you up/in my arms")

  ➔ The phrase "want to" is implied but omitted, creating a more direct and suggestive tone. The intended meaning relies on context.

• Come through, I think I need you here

  ➔ Imperative sentence "Come through" (informal)

  ➔ "Come through" is an informal imperative phrase meaning "come over" or "visit".

• Fuck gravity, I'd rather stay up here, but...

  ➔ Conditional sentence (mixed): "I'd rather stay up here" implies an unreal condition dependent on overcoming gravity.

  ➔ While not explicitly using "if", the sentiment expresses a desire that is currently impossible due to gravity. "I'd rather" indicates a preference for something that isn't the current reality, implying a counterfactual situation.