Make Me Your Queen – English Lyrics

• By: Declan McKenna
• Album: What Do You Think About The Car?

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mean /miːn/ A2	verb - to intend to express or indicate
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - a female ruler of a country
thoughts /θɔːts/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
speak /spiːk/ A2	verb - to say something aloud
grip /ɡrɪp/ B2	noun - a firm hold or grasp
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to get away from a place or dangerous situation
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to get hold of something
awake /əˈweɪk/ B2	adjective - not asleep
false /fɔːls/ B1	adjective - not true or correct
fake /feɪk/ B1	adjective - not genuine; imitation or counterfeit
sick /sɪk/ A2	adjective - affected by illness; not in good health
shit /ʃɪt/ B2	noun - something worthless or contemptible
asymmetrical /ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪkl/ C1	adjective - having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.
sake /seɪk/ B2	noun - for the purpose of; in the interest of

Key Grammar Structures

• I know that I **mean** nothing to you, babe

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (state of being/knowing)

  ➔ Uses the present simple to express a general truth or a state of knowing. The verb "mean" expresses the speaker's belief about their significance to the subject.

• I've **tried** my best to keep these thoughts away

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Uses the present perfect ("I've tried") to describe an action that started in the past and continues to be relevant to the present. It emphasizes the experience of trying to suppress these thoughts up to now.

• If ever I stop by, you're **never** here

  ➔ Adverb of frequency (never)

  ➔ "Never" is an adverb of frequency indicating that something *never* happens. Its position before "here" strengthens the meaning of unavailability.

• And I can't help but **think** that I might maybe not mean nothing to you, babe

  ➔ Modal Verb "can't help but" + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ "Can't help but" expresses an inability to avoid doing something. It's followed by the bare infinitive (the infinitive without 'to'), which is "think" in this case. This expresses a strong compulsion to think something.

• So **make** me your queen

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "Make" starts the sentence directly, forming an imperative. It's a direct request or command. The subject ("you") is implied.

• Oh, so **too much to take**

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ This is an example of ellipsis. The implied full sentence could be something like "Oh, it's so too much to take" or "Oh, this is so too much to take". The subject and verb are omitted for emphasis and conciseness.

• It ain't hard to get **sick of** my shit

  ➔ Informal Contraction ('ain't') + Phrasal Verb ('sick of')

  ➔ "Ain't" is an informal contraction of "is not" or "are not." "Sick of" is a phrasal verb meaning 'tired of' or 'fed up with'. The usage creates an informal, conversational tone.