Indian Summer – English Lyrics

• By: NVM

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric soundscapes of 'Indian Summer' by NVM. This track is a perfect gateway for learners to explore evocative English imagery and the poetic use of seasonal metaphors in modern electronic music.

[English]

Coffee cups and cigarettes

laying around the room

I don't mind a little mess

I just wanna stay with you

and we'll do anything

that we want today

won't be scared of falling down

No more

So take me away

Some other place

going away

all Indian summer

Take me away

I ain't afraid

all Indian summer

eh eh eh eh eh eh

all Indian summer

eh eh eh eh eh eh

all Indian summer

unto the sun

we do our best to hide

and our sins fayding away

as we learn the truth

and we'll be anything

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
coffee /ˈkɒfi/ A1	noun - A hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds of a tropical shrub.
cigarettes /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛts/ A2	noun - A thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.
laying /ˈleɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - To put something down in a flat position.
mess /mɛs/ B1	noun - A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place.
wanna /ˈwɒnə/ A1	verb - Informal contraction of 'want to'.
scared /skɛərd/ A2	adjective - Fearful; frightened.
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - Moving downward, typically rapidly and without control.
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.
Indian /ˈɪndiən/ A2	adjective - Relating to India or its people; (in 'Indian summer') an unseasonably warm spell in autumn.
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - The warmest season of the year.
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - The star around which the earth orbits.
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - To put or keep out of sight.
sins /sɪnz/ B2	noun - An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - Gradually disappearing or losing brightness/strength.
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - That which is in accordance with fact or reality.

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't mind a little mess

  ➔ Gerund after verb 'mind'

  ➔ Use 'mind' + -ing to express disapproval or hesitation. Here, the speaker is saying they are comfortable with the mess.

• I just wanna stay with you

  ➔ Contraction of 'want to'

  ➔ In informal English, 'wanna' is a common spoken contraction of 'want to'.

• we'll do anything that we want today

  ➔ Future simple tense / Relative clause

  ➔ Used 'will' for a decision or promise; 'that' introduces the relative clause defining 'anything'.

• won't be scared of falling down

  ➔ Negative future / Prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'Won't' is 'will not'. 'Scared of' is the common adjective + preposition collocation.

• I ain't afraid

  ➔ Colloquial negative 'ain't'

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a non-standard contraction used in casual speech for 'am not'.

• we do our best to hide

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ 'To hide' explains the purpose of doing one's best.

• our sins fayding away

  ➔ Participial phrase / Present participle

  ➔ Using 'fading' (spelled 'fayding' here) as a participle to describe the process of sins disappearing.

• as we learn the truth

  ➔ Conjunction 'as' (meaning 'while')

  ➔ 'As' indicates that learning the truth happens simultaneously with other actions.