METALLIC STALLION – English Lyrics

• By: MARINA
• Album: PRINCESS OF POWER

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the complexities of love and emotional pursuit with MARINA's "Metallic Stallion." This song offers a unique blend of pop and darker themes, using vivid imagery to depict the chase after someone emotionally distant. Dive into the lyrics and discover how Marina uses metaphor to convey the struggles of vulnerability and connection in relationships.

[English]

I HAD A DREAM THAT I’D ALWAYS BEEN YOURS

MY METALLIC STALLION RACES OFF

BUT I’M CHASING FAST TIL I GET ON TOP

I’M THE ONE HE CAN’T BREAK OFF

I BEEN DREAMING OF YOU

I BEEN WISHING THAT IT’S TRUE

THAT YOU WERE MADE FOR ME

I BEEN WISHING ON A STAR

I BEEN WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE

TO KEEP YOU CLOSE TO ME

I BEEN WAITING FOR LOVE

FOR YOUR LOVE SO LONG

BUT IM GONNA BE READY

GONNA SING MY SONG

MY METALLIC STALLION RACES OFF

BUT I CHASE HIM FAST TIL I GET ON TOP

TIL HIS REINS COME OFF

CAUSE HE ACTS SO TOUGH

BUT HE LIKES IT SOFT

KNOW HE’S SCARED OF LOVE

BUT ALL BETS ARE OFF

I’M THE ONE HE CAN’T BREAK OFF

I FEEL LIKE I BEEN THE FOOL

I BEEN THINKING WHAT’S THE USE

CAUSE YOU DON’T FEEL A THING

NO MY BABY DON’T WANT

NO HE DON’T WANT LOVE

CAUSE HE’D RATHER BE ALONE

THAN HAVE TO OPEN UP

MY METALLIC STALLION RACES OFF

BUT I CHASE HIM FAST TIL I GET ON TOP

TIL HIS REINS COME OFF

CAUSE HE ACTS SO TOUGH

BUT HE LIKES IT SOFT

KNOW HE’S SCARED OF LOVE

BUT ALL BETS ARE OFF

I’M THE ONE HE CAN’T BREAK OFF

EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG

LOVE HAD ME CONFUSED

AND NOW I REALISE THAT

I’VE BEEN A FOOL

YOU KNOW THAT I’D ALWAYS STAY

BUT YOU JUST KEEP RUNNING AWAY

NOW I SEE THAT YOU DON’T

DON’T WANT TO BE SAVED

MY METALLIC STALLION RACES OFF

BUT I CHASE HIM FAST TIL I GET ON TOP

TIL HIS REINS COME OFF

CAUSE HE ACTS SO TOUGH

BUT HE LIKES IT SOFT

KNOW HE’S SCARED OF LOVE

BUT ALL BETS ARE OFF

I’M THE ONE HE CAN’T BREAK OFF

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
stallion /ˈstæljən/ B2	noun - a male horse that has not been castrated
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to run after someone or something in order to catch them
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a deep affection for someone
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - the action of staying in one place until something happens
soft /sɔːft/ A2	adjective - easy to touch or press; not hard
scared /skɛrd/ B1	adjective - feeling frightened or worried
fool /fuːl/ B2	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
top /tɒp/ A2	noun - the highest or uppermost point
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - prepared for what is going to happen
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with the voice
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky
wondering /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/ B1	verb - to think about something with curiosity

Key Grammar Structures

• I HAD A DREAM THAT I’D ALWAYS BEEN YOURS

  ➔ Past Perfect Conditional (I'd = I would have)

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical situation in the past that didn't happen. "I'd always been yours" means "I would have always been yours", indicating a dream or unrealized possibility.

• MY METALLIC STALLION RACES OFF

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (for habitual action/general truth)

  ➔ Although seemingly describing a one-time event, the simple present here suggests a repeated or characteristic action. The stallion "races off" as a habitual behaviour in her imagination or story.

• BUT I’M CHASING FAST TIL I GET ON TOP

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (I'm chasing), subordinating conjunction "til"

  ➔ "I'm chasing" describes an action happening right now. "Til" is an informal contraction of "until", indicating the duration of the chasing.

• I BEEN DREAMING OF YOU

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  ➔ This tense emphasizes the duration and continuity of the dreaming. The speaker has been dreaming about "you" for an unspecified time up until the present moment.

• CAUSE HE ACTS SO TOUGH

  ➔ Simple Present with "so" intensifying an adjective.

  ➔ "He acts tough" is a simple present statement about his behavior. Adding "so" emphasizes the degree to which he acts tough.

• I FEEL LIKE I BEEN THE FOOL

  ➔ Present Perfect used informally (I BEEN).

  ➔ "I been" is a colloquial form of "I have been". The present perfect expresses that the feeling of being the fool started in the past and continues to the present or has relevance to the present.

• CAUSE YOU DON’T FEEL A THING

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Negative Form)

  ➔ Expresses a general truth or a state that is currently true. The use of "don't" signifies that "you" generally lack the capacity to feel anything.

• EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG

  ➔ Time Clause with 'ever since' and Past Simple.

  ➔ "Ever since" indicates a period starting in the past (when I was young) and continuing to the present. It sets up a context for something that has been true continuously since that time.

• YOU KNOW THAT I’D ALWAYS STAY

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 2 (mixed) with 'would'.

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence expressing a willingness or intention in the past that continues to be true hypothetically. 'I'd' is a contraction of 'I would'. The speaker means, 'If you asked me, I would always stay'.