Lust – English Lyrics

• By: Marino, Alexandria

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the seductive sounds of Alexandria Marino's 'Lust.' This song is a perfect example of contemporary English R&B, offering a great opportunity to learn conversational expressions related to desire, longing, and interpersonal dynamics through its slow, rhythmic flow.

[English]

Her name is Lust. She's fooled the

mightiest of men. Nations crumble from

within. All it takes is just one sin.

Lust right as Pride.

She'll take your money and she'll run.

Oh, her beauty is so grand. Now you can

fall in love with Lust.

That's what I called her the night I saw

her texting a guy. A subtle look in her

eyes told me she cheated and lied and it

hurt me inside. She stabbed my heart

with a knife and told my friends with a

sigh.

>> His name is Pride.

He's never wrong and always right.

Stares for hours at his might. All his

darkness lies inside. Sharp as a knife.

Never a doubt inside his mind. That is

ego makes him blind. Now you can fall

in

love with

Pride.

That's what I had to decide the moment I

realized he'd never budge in his mind

saying I cheated and lied and it hurt me

inside. And when I started to cry he

yelled at me with a smile. Your name is

Lust.

>> Your name is Pride. You looked at me

with sinful eyes. You never learned to

compromise.

>> You only loved me in the night.

>> Leave while you can. I wish I ran. Pride

is a foolish broken man. Lust will kill

you third man. Now you can fall in

love with

Lust is poisonous. Like ivy on a tree.

She is a siren leading broken men out to

the sea. Pride is wildfire

dividing every leaf. Blinds and

deceiving. You can fall in love with

Lust.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Lust /lʌst/ C2	noun - Strong sexual desire.
crumble /ˈkrʌmbəl/ B2	verb - To break or fall apart into small fragments.
subtle /ˈsʌtəl/ B2	adjective - Delicate, elusive, or not immediately obvious.
ego /ˈiːɡoʊ/ C1	noun - A person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ A2	verb - To make a choice from a number of alternatives.
budge /bʌdʒ/ C1	verb - To make the slightest movement; to change one's opinion.
compromise /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ B2	verb - To settle a dispute by mutual concession.
poisonous /ˈpɔɪzənəs/ B1	adjective - Causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.
siren /ˈsaɪərən/ C1	noun - A woman who is considered to be alluring or fascinating; a dangerous temptress.
wildfire /ˈwaɪldfaɪər/ B2	noun - A large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
deceiving /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/ B2	verb - Causing someone to believe something that is not true.
foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ B1	adjective - Lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.
sinful /ˈsɪnfʊl/ B2	adjective - Wicked or immoral.
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A2	noun - A combination of qualities that pleases the aesthetic senses.
stabbed /stæbd/ B1	verb - To thrust a pointed object into someone or something.

Key Grammar Structures

• She's fooled the mightiest of men.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Used "She's fooled" to show an action that started in the past and has a continuing effect on the present.

• Nations crumble from within.

  ➔ Simple Present (General Truth)

  ➔ The verb "crumble" is in the present tense to state a universal fact or recurring pattern.

• All it takes is just one sin.

  ➔ Cleft Sentence (It-cleft)

  ➔ The structure "It... that/is" is used to emphasize that "just one sin" is the only requirement.

• She'll take your money and she'll run.

  ➔ Future Simple (Predictions)

  ➔ Using "will" to predict typical behavior or a future consequence of interacting with Lust.

• That's what I called her the night I saw her texting a guy.

  ➔ Relative Clause (Defining)

  ➔ The phrase "the night (that) I saw her..." uses a reduced relative clause to define which night.

• He's never wrong and always right.

  ➔ Adverbs of Frequency

  ➔ "Never" and "always" are used to emphasize the absolute, unchanging nature of his arrogance.

• That is ego makes him blind.

  ➔ Demonstrative Pronoun as Subject

  ➔ "That" refers back to the previously mentioned behavior, acting as the subject of the sentence.

• Leave while you can.

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Adverbial Clause

  ➔ "Leave" is an imperative command, and "while you can" is a temporal clause indicating urgency.