Julia – English Lyrics

• By: SZA
• Album: Z

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive storytelling in SZA's 'Julia,' a song that beautifully captures the nuances of a complex relationship. Through its synth-pop infused R&B sound, learners can explore themes of hope and disappointment, making it a compelling piece for understanding contemporary lyrical expression in English.

[English]

Kissing, kissing

Stay for the storm if you can take it

Pray for the rain, gold and thunder

No mistakes, I know you are real love

If now we're here for

Do I care enough?

Do I feel for you?

I can guarantee the

Come on this one

Oh-oh, come on this one

Oh-oh, come on this one

Oh-oh, come on this one

Oh-oh, oh

I've been on your shit 'cause you want it more

And I've been on your shit 'cause you want it more

And I've been on your shit 'cause you want it more

See what's gonna happen with the way you don't do

I'm just keeping a little hope, baby

Dying of daydreams in your bedroom

Waiting so long that you'd be here soon

Hope you don't forget that I'm the one who

Forgot all your mistakes and dirty drawers

You know I care for you

I went hell on earth, came I still would for you

Will you stand for me?

Come on this one

Oh-oh, come on this one

Oh-oh, come on this one

Oh-oh, come on this one

Oh-oh, oh

I've been on your shit 'cause you want it more

And I've been on your shit 'cause you want it more

And I've been on your shit 'cause you want it more

See what's gonna happen with the way you don't do

I'm just keeping a little hope, baby

Come through, take a bit more

Aren't you glad I'm destroyed?

I have nothing left for you

To break

Don't think much of myself

I just love your hair

Still just used to breathe

Tell me who you want me to be

Stay with the rest of me

Still want the rest of me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch someone with your lips as a sign of love or affection
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in the same place
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to speak to a god or gods
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A2	verb - to be unable to remember something
mistake /mɪsˈteɪk/ A2	noun - an error in action, decision, or judgment
care /kɛər/ A1	verb - to feel concern or interest
guarantee /ˌɡærənˈtiː/ B1	verb - to promise that something will happen or be done
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ A2	verb - to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow or strain
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep feeling of affection
real /riːl/ A1	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact
storm /stɔrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, or snow
thunder /ˈθʌndər/ A2	noun - the sound that follows a flash of lightning
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position on the feet
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to spend time until an expected event happens
breath /brɛθ/ A1	noun - the air that is taken into the lungs and then sent out again

Key Grammar Structures

• Stay for the storm if you can take it

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Uses "if" + present simple ("can take") to express a real future possibility. The imperative "Stay" shows a conditional command.

• Do I care enough?

  ➔ Question Formation (Inversion)

  ➔ Inverts auxiliary verb "Do" before subject "I" to form a yes/no question. Shows uncertainty about feelings.

• I've been on your shit 'cause you want it more

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous + Contraction

  ➔ "I've been" (contraction of I have been) shows ongoing action affecting present. "'cause" (because) is informal contraction.

• Dying of daydreams in your bedroom

  ➔ Present Participle Phrase

  ➔ "Dying" (present participle) functions as adjective modifying implied subject. Shows continuous emotional state.

• Waiting so long that you'd be here soon

  ➔ Result Clause (so...that) + Contraction

  ➔ "so long that" shows cause-result relationship. "you'd" (you would) contraction expresses conditional expectation.

• I went hell on earth, came I still would for you

  ➔ Ellipsis + Conditional

  ➔ Omits "through" (I went through hell). "would" shows hypothetical action (implied: even if circumstances changed).

• Don't think much of myself

  ➔ Negative Imperative + Reflexive Pronoun

  ➔ "Don't" creates negative command. "myself" (reflexive pronoun) shows action reflects back on subject.

• Tell me who you want me to be

  ➔ Reported Command + Noun Clause

  ➔ Imperative "Tell" introduces reported speech. "who you want me to be" functions as noun clause (object of "tell").