Lipstick – English Lyrics

• By: WILLOW
• Album: Lately I Feel EVERYTHING

Lyrics & Translation

Explore WILLOW's "Lipstick," a powerful expression of mental health struggles through the lens of pop-punk. This song provides an opportunity to delve into themes of self-awareness and resilience, enriched by its vibrant musical style and thought-provoking lyrics.

[English]

Lipstick on a mirror

Saying who you wanna be

Vision gets dimmer

The room is closing in on me

Oh-oh, oh-oh

I'm feeling far away, no space, no time

Looking at life through a blue bird's eye

(I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying)

And I went up so far, I took my time

Tell me why I couldn't ever find cloud nine

(Alright, alright, alright, alright)

I spread my wings

The song they sing

I owe it all to you

I owe it all to you

It's just smoke and mirrors

They said, "It's gonna take some time"

I think we live in a labyrinth

That was created by my mind

Oh-oh, oh-oh

I never wanted to just suffer inside

Hurt don't heal when I'm always tryna hide

(That's right, that's right, that's right, that's right)

And I'm looking at pain like my old close friend

Open arms for her when I see her again

(That's right, that's right, alright, alright)

I spread my wings

The song they sing

I owe it all to you

I owe it all to you

...

...

Flying, fly, fly, flying

Went up so-

Went up so far

Fly, flying

...

Flying, flying, flying

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lipstick /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/ B1	noun - a cosmetic used to add color to the lips
vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B2	noun - the ability to see noun - a mental image of the future
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state verb - experiencing an emotion
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
flying /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving through the air using wings
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - appendages used for flight
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	noun - the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance
mirrors /ˈmɪrərz/ A2	noun - a reflective surface
labyrinth /ˈlæbərɪnθ/ C1	noun - a complicated irregular network of passages or paths
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ B1	verb - to experience or be subjected to something bad or unpleasant
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - become sound or healthy again
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - put or keep out of sight
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection

Key Grammar Structures

• Lipstick on a mirror

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The preposition "on" connects "lipstick" to "a mirror", indicating location.

• The room is closing in on me

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "is closing in" uses present continuous tense, and "closing in on" is a phrasal verb meaning to move closer to or surround someone or something.

• I'm feeling far away, no space, no time

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ "far away" functions as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb "feeling", indicating the degree or manner of feeling.

• I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (Repetition)

  ➔ Repetition of the present continuous tense "I'm flying" emphasizes the feeling of flight or freedom.

• Tell me why I couldn't ever find cloud nine

  ➔ Indirect Question & Modal Verb (Past)

  ➔ "why I couldn't" is an indirect question within the main sentence. "Couldn't" is the past form of the modal verb "can", indicating inability in the past.

• I think we live in a labyrinth

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction & Simple Present Tense

  ➔ "I think" introduces a subordinate clause. "live" uses simple present tense to express a general truth or habitual action.

• That was created by my mind

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The passive voice construction "was created" indicates that the labyrinth was created by someone else (my mind).

• Hurt don't heal when I'm always tryna hide

  ➔ Incorrect Subject-Verb Agreement & Adverb of Frequency

  ➔ "Hurt" should be "hurts" for subject-verb agreement in the simple present tense. "always" functions as an adverb of frequency.

• Open arms for her when I see her again

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase & Subordinate Clause (Time)

  ➔ "Open arms for her" is a prepositional phrase. "when I see her again" is a subordinate clause of time, indicating when the action in the main clause happens.