Man Of The Year – English Lyrics

• By: Lorde
• Album: Virgin

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Lorde's introspective journey of self-discovery with 'Man of the Year,' a song that challenges conventional notions of identity and celebrates personal evolution. This track offers a unique opportunity to delve into themes of gender fluidity and emotional liberation, providing listeners with a powerful narrative of transformation.

[English]

Gliding through on my bike

Gliding through

Like new from my recent ego death

Sirens sing over night

Violent sweet music

You met me at a really strange time in my life

Take my knife and I cut the cord

My babe can't believe I've become someone else

Someone more like myself

Who's gon love me like this?

Who could give me lightness?

Let it flow down to me

Love me like this

Now I'm broken open?

Now I go bout my day

Riding it like a wave

Playing it any way I want

Swish mouthwash, jerk off

Days go by in a haze

Stay up and sleep late

Who's gon love me like this?

Who could give me lightness?

Way he flow down through me

Love me like this

Now I'm broken open

Let's hear it for the man of the year

Hear it for the man of the year

How I hope that I'm remembered, my

Gold chain, my shoulders, my face in the light

I didn't think he'd appear

Let's hear it for the man of the year

Hear it for the man of the year

Hear it for the man of the year

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
glide /ɡlaɪd/ B2	verb - to move smoothly and quietly
death /dɛθ/ A2	noun - the end of life
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2	noun - sounds organized in a pattern
knife /naɪf/ A2	noun - a tool with a sharp blade used for cutting
lightness /ˈlaɪtnəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being light or not heavy
flow /floʊ/ B2	verb - to move steadily and continuously in a current or stream
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into parts by force
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	verb - to make accessible or allow entry
riding /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - to sit on and control the movement of a vehicle or animal
wave /weɪv/ A2	noun - a movement of water with a crest and a trough verb - to move one's hand as a greeting or signal
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience with the senses
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection or attachment noun - a deep feeling of affection
man /mæn/ A1	noun - adult male human

Key Grammar Structures

• You met me at a really strange time in my life

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "met" indicates a completed action in the past.

• Gliding through on my bike

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "Gliding" shows an ongoing action happening now.

• Take my knife and I cut the cord

  ➔ Imperative mood and simple present

  ➔ "Take" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or instruction.

• Who's gon love me like this?

  ➔ Contraction of 'who is going to'

  ➔ The phrase "gon" is a colloquial contraction of "going to," indicating future intention.

• Let it flow down to me

  ➔ Imperative mood with causative "let"

  ➔ "Let" is used to give permission or to encourage an action to happen.

• Hear it for the man of the year

  ➔ Imperative/exhortative form

  ➔ The phrase "Hear it for" is an exhortative expression, encouraging applause or celebration.