KARAOKE – English Lyrics

• By: James Arthur

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

When I look into your eyes

I see the cracks beneath the waterline

There's damage from your former life

He clipped your wings but we'll relearn to fly

Oh, you're still dancing with his demons

You do your best to keep it secret

If I could help you find your freedom

I'll deliver you from evil

Because you're all I ever needed

I watched the Devil get defeated

I want your sweet, I want your sour, want what they've never seen

I want your drunken karaoke, want you singing "Jolene"

Then we'll carve our names in the bathroom stall

And if it ain't that kinda love, then I don't want it at all

I want you dancing on the table, want you making a scene

I want you acting like a nightmare while you look like a dream

Then you'll pull me close in the bathroom stall

Say if it ain't this kinda love, then you don't want it at all

Still when I look into your eyes

I see the residue of all his lies

Someone that I don't recognize

You look so beautiful with no scars

Oh, Lord, have mercy if I see him

Forgive me, God, I'll be a heathen

Baby, I'm going off the deep end

'Cause when you told me he was screaming

You were crying, heavy breathing

I just can't sleep, I can't unsee it

Want you to know you weren't the reason, oh

I want your sweet, I want your sour, want what they've never seen

I want your drunken karaoke, want you singing "Jolene"

Then we'll carve our names in the bathroom stall

And if it ain't that kinda love, then I don't want it at all

I want you dancing on the table, want you making a scene

I want you acting like a nightmare while you look like a dream

Then you'll pull me close in the bathroom stall

Say if it ain't this kinda love, then you don't want it at all

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cracks /kræks/ A2	noun - a narrow opening resulting from damage or wear
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - harm or injury to something
clipped /klɪpt/ B1	verb - to cut or trim something
relearn /ˌriːˈlɜːrn/ B2	verb - to learn something again after forgetting it
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B1	noun - an evil spirit or devil
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ A2	noun - the state of being free from control or constraints
deliver /dɪˈlɪvər/ A2	verb - to rescue or save someone
defeated /dɪˈfiːtɪd/ B1	verb - to win against someone in a contest
karaoke /ˈkærɪəʊki/ A2	noun - a form of entertainment where people sing along to recorded music
carve /kɑːrv/ B1	verb - to cut a design or pattern into a hard material
stall /stɔːl/ B1	noun - a small enclosed space, especially in a public restroom
nightmare /ˈnaɪtmeər/ A2	noun - a frightening or unpleasant dream
residue /ˈrezɪdʒuː/ B2	noun - a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone
heathen /ˈhiːðən/ C1	noun - a person who does not belong to a widely accepted religion
unsee /ʌnˈsiː/ C1	verb - to forget or ignore something seen

Key Grammar Structures

• When I look into your eyes, I see the cracks beneath the waterline

  ➔ Present Simple with 'see' to express a habitual action or a general truth.

  ➔ The verb 'see' is in the Present Simple, indicating a recurring observation or a fact.

• He clipped your wings but we'll relearn to fly

  ➔ Past Simple with 'clipped' and Future Simple with 'will relearn' for contrasting actions.

  ➔ The contrast between 'clipped' (past) and 'will relearn' (future) highlights a change or recovery.

• If I could help you find your freedom, I'll deliver you from evil

  ➔ Conditional with 'could' and Future Simple with 'will deliver' for hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The use of 'could' and 'will deliver' expresses a promise or intention based on a condition.

• I want your sweet, I want your sour, want what they've never seen

  ➔ Present Simple with 'want' to express desires, and 'they've never seen' uses Present Perfect.

  ➔ 'Want' shows ongoing desires, while 'they've never seen' indicates an action that has never occurred.

• Then we'll carve our names in the bathroom stall

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will carve' to express a planned action.

  ➔ 'Will carve' indicates a future action that is intended or decided.