LIGHT SHOWER – English Lyrics

• By: Melanie Martinez
• Album: PORTALS

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the healing power of love through Melanie Martinez's "LIGHT SHOWER." This song offers a unique opportunity to learn English through its poetic and metaphorical lyrics, which explore themes of renewal and emotional cleansing. The beautiful imagery of light and water provides a rich vocabulary for expressing deep emotions, making it a special and memorable way to enhance your language skills.

[English]

You are the light I've been searchin' for forever

Feels like, man, I've really never felt the rain

Buried in the desert, didn't think I'd push through the dirt

You just cleansed me like a waterfall, you came

I'm screamin' like a kettle on a stove

You cranked the heat up, I was cold, my past grew mold around my heart

And all my anger, sadness, regret, disappeared

It's madness I'm not used to all this watеr, love, it's true

But you make mе want to

Plan out my last days on earth, eating you

Ooh-ooh-ooh, the tips of your teeth

Fit perfect in me, you're the shower of light

I devour, any day of the week

Baby, cleanse me

I was surprised to see Heaven in your eyes

I never once was treated right, you're what I'm missin' in my life

As bright as the sun, give me your Vitamin D, let's run into

Another dimension, you make me feel like I'm on drugs

I'm screamin' like a kettle on a stove

You cranked the heat up, I was cold, my past grew mold around my heart

And all my anger, sadness, regret, disappeared

It's madness, I'm not used to all this water, love, it's true

But you made me want to

Plan out my last days on earth, eating you

Ooh-ooh-ooh, the tips of your teeth

Fit perfect in me, you're the shower of light

I devour, any day of the week

Baby, cleanse me

But you made me want to

Plan out my last days on earth, eating you

Ooh-ooh-ooh, the tips of your teeth

Fit perfect in me, you're the shower of light

I devour any day of the week

(Baby, cleanse me)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cleanse /klenz/ B1	verb - to make something clean, especially by removing dirt, toxins, or impurities
devour /dɪˈvaʊər/ B2	verb - to eat something eagerly and in large amounts
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving off a lot of light; intelligent
screamin /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to shout or cry out loudly adjective - extremely noticeable or intense
cranked /kræŋkt/ B1	verb - to move a handle or lever with a turning motion
mold /moʊld/ B1	noun - a furry growth that develops on organic matter verb - to become covered with mold
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ A2	verb - to cease to be visible or to exist
madness /ˈmædnɪs/ B1	noun - a state of mental illness; extreme foolishness
plan /plæn/ A1	verb - to make preparations for an event or activity noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something
dimension /dɪˈmɛnʃən/ B2	noun - a measurable extent of a particular kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height
teeth /tiθ/ A1	noun - hard, bony structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing
fit /fɪt/ A2	verb - to be of the right size or shape for someone or something adjective - healthy and strong
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A1	noun - the place thought to be inhabited by God and the angels
treated /ˈtritɪd/ A2	verb - to behave toward or deal with someone or something in a certain way
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
drug /drʌɡ/ A2	noun - a substance that has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body

Key Grammar Structures

• You are the light I've been searchin' for forever

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been searchin'' uses the Present Perfect Continuous to indicate an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• Feels like, man, I've really never felt the rain

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ 'I've really never felt' uses the Present Perfect to describe an action that occurred at an unspecified time before now.

• You just cleansed me like a waterfall, you came

  ➔ Simple Past

  ➔ 'Cleansed' and 'came' are in the Simple Past, indicating completed actions in the past.

• I'm screamin' like a kettle on a stove

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ 'I'm screamin'' uses the Present Continuous to describe an action happening now.

• You cranked the heat up, I was cold

  ➔ Simple Past vs. Past Continuous

  ➔ 'Cranked' is in the Simple Past, while 'was cold' is in the Past Continuous, showing a contrast between a completed action and a state at that time.

• And all my anger, sadness, regret, disappeared

  ➔ Simple Past

  ➔ 'Disappeared' is in the Simple Past, indicating a completed action in the past.

• But you make me want to plan out my last days on earth

  ➔ Modal Verb (make + infinitive)

  ➔ 'Make me want to' uses the modal verb structure to express causation.

• Fit perfect in me, you're the shower of light

  ➔ Adjective Order

  ➔ 'Perfect' is used as an opinion adjective before 'in me', following typical adjective order rules.