K. – English Lyrics

• By: Cigarettes After Sex

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I remember when I first noticed that you liked me back

We were sitting down in a restaurant waiting for the check

We had made love earlier that day with no strings attached

But I could tell that something had changed, how you looked at me then

Kristen, come right back

I've been waiting for you

To slip back in bed

When you light the candle

And on the Lower East Side, you're dancing with me now

And I'm taking pictures of you with flowers on the wall

Think I like you best when you're dressed in black from head to toe

Think I like you best when you're just with me and no one else

Kristen, come right back

I've been waiting for you

To slip back in bed

When you light the candle

And I'm kissing you, lying in my room

Holding you until you fall asleep

And it's just as good as I knew it would be

Stay with me, I don't want you to leave

Kristen, come right back

I've been waiting for you

To slip back in bed

When you light the candle

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A2	verb - to have or keep an image or idea in your mind of something or someone seen, known, or experienced in the past
noticed /ˈnoʊtɪst/ A2	verb - to see, hear, or become aware of something, especially something that is not obvious or noticeable
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to care deeply about someone
changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ A2	verb - to make or become different
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move your body and feet in a way that follows a rhythm, usually in time to music
kissing /ˈkɪsɪŋ/ A1	verb - to touch someone with your lips as a sign of love or affection
holding /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ A1	verb - to have something in your hand or arms
candle /ˈkændəl/ A1	noun - a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light
flowers /ˈflaʊərz/ A1	noun - the part of a plant that is often brightly colored and has a pleasant smell
dressed /drɛst/ A1	verb - to put clothes on your body
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - the darkest color, the result of the absence or complete absorption of light
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - to spend time expecting or hoping for something or someone
slip /slɪp/ B1	verb - to slide out of position or fall into a specified state
attached /əˈtætʃt/ B1	verb - to be emotionally connected to someone or something
restaurant /ˈrɛstərˌɑnt/ A1	noun - a place where meals are prepared and served to customers

Key Grammar Structures

• I remember when I first noticed that you liked me back

  ➔ Present Perfect for Past Experiences

  ➔ "I remember" is Present Perfect, linking past to present; "that you liked me back" is a reported clause with backshift if needed, but here it's direct in speech.

• We were sitting down in a restaurant waiting for the check

  ➔ Past Continuous for Ongoing Actions

  ➔ "Were sitting" is Past Continuous, describing a background scene; "waiting for the check" is a gerund phrase as object.

• We had made love earlier that day with no strings attached

  ➔ Past Perfect for Actions Before Another Past Point

  ➔ "Had made" is Past Perfect, indicating the love-making occurred before the noticing; "early that day" specifies the earlier time; "no strings attached" is an idiomatic phrase.

• But I could tell that something had changed, how you looked at me then

  ➔ Past Modal + Infinitive for Hypothetical or Reported Ability

  ➔ "Could tell" is Past Modal of ability, subtly hypothetical; "had changed" is Past Perfect in embedded clause; "how you looked" is a relative/wh-question clause.

• And on the Lower East Side, you're dancing with me now

  ➔ Present Continuous for Current Vivid Actions in Narration

  ➔ "You're dancing" uses Present Continuous for vivid immediacy in mental imaging; "with me now" adds temporal and personal deixis.

• Think I like you best when you're dressed in black from head to toe

  ➔ Conditional Preference with 'When' Clause

  ➔ "Think I like" expresses hypothetical or imagined preference; "when you're dressed" is a time condition; "from head to toe" is an idiom.

• And I'm kissing you, lying in my room

  ➔ Present Continuous for Simultaneous Actions

  ➔ "I'm kissing" and "lying" are Present Continuous parallel verbs in apposition, describing dream-like simultaneity.

• Holding you until you fall asleep

  ➔ Gerund as Tween Verb for Duration

  ➔ "Holding" is a gerund after "until," indicating ongoing action; "fall asleep" is an infinitive in the clause.

• And it's just as good as I knew it would be

  ➔ Comparative with Past Modal in Subjunctive

  ➔ "As good as" is a comparative; "knew it would be" uses modal "would" in past embedded, expressing prior expectation.

• Stay with me, I don't want you to leave

  ➔ Imperative with Inverted Want Structure

  ➔ "Stay" is imperative; "I don't want you to leave" uses negative modal-like structure with infinitive, expressing desire to prevent action.