Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me) – English Lyrics

• By: Duran Duran

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You've done it all, you've broken every code

And pulled the Rebel to the floor

You spoilt the game, no matter what you say

For only metal-what a bore!

Blue eyes, blue eyes, how come you tell so many lies?

Come up and see me, make me smile

Or do what you want, run on wild.

There's nothing left, all gone and run away

Maybe you'll tarry for a while

It's just a test, a game for us to play

Win or lose, it's hard to smile

Resist, resist, it's from yourself you have to hide.

Come up and see me, make me smile

Or do what you want, run on wild.

INSTRUMNTAL

There ain't any more, you've taken everything

From my belief in Mother Earth

How can you ignore my faith in everything

Cause' I know what faith is and what it's worth

Away, away, and don't say maybe you'll try.

Come up and see me, make me smile

Or do what you want, run on wild.

Ohhhhhhhhh la la la

Ohhhhhhhhh la la la ohhhhhh

Come up and see me, make me smile

Or do what you want, run on wild.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces
pull /pʊl/ A1	verb - to move something toward oneself
spoil /spɔɪl/ A2	verb - to harm or reduce the value of something
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color between green and violet
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to say something that is not true
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to show pleasure by lifting the corners of the mouth
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - living in a natural state; not domesticated
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to fight against something
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put something out of sight
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to get or receive something
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - strong belief or trust in someone or something
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ A2	verb - to refuse to notice or acknowledge something
tarry /ˈtæri/ C1	verb - to delay or wait before doing something
rebel /ˈrɛbəl/ B1	noun - a person who resists authority

Key Grammar Structures

• You've done it all, you've broken every code

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Uses "have + past participle" (e.g., "'ve done", "'ve broken") to describe completed actions with present relevance

• Come up and see me, make me smile

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ Direct commands ("Come up", "see me", "make me") without a subject pronoun

• There's nothing left

  ➔ Negative Pronoun + Past Participle

  ➔ "Nothing" (negative pronoun) combined with "left" (past participle) to indicate complete absence

• How come you tell so many lies?

  ➔ Informal Question Phrase

  ➔ "How come" (colloquial alternative to "why") followed by standard word order (subject + verb)

• It's from yourself you have to hide

  ➔ Cleft Sentence

  ➔ Emphasis structure starting with "It's..." to highlight "from yourself" (focus element)

• How can you ignore my faith in everything

  ➔ Modal Verb Question

  ➔ Question formation with modal verb "can" + subject + main verb ("ignore")

• Don't say maybe you'll try

  ➔ Negative Imperative + Future Tense

  ➔ Command ("Don't say") followed by future tense clause ("you'll try") as the object

• I know what faith is and what it's worth

  ➔ Noun Clauses as Objects

  ➔ Two noun clauses ("what faith is", "what it's worth") functioning as direct objects of "know"