Music By Men – English Lyrics

• By: Florence + The Machine
• Album: Everybody Scream

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

In every book in the house, notes from you fall out

All the love that came my way, I found a way to push away

I don't wanna be afraid anymore

I don't wanna run from love like I had before

And on the way to couples therapy, you put your headphones in

So you didn't have to talk to me

Listening to our own demos on the ride home

You have a bigger ego than you think you do

Slide down in my seat so as not to threaten you

Let it be us, let it be home

Falling asleep and not looking at our phone

'Cause I know how to fall in love, I do it constantly

I fall in love with everyone I meet for ten minutes at least

Then comes the work, the resentments, and the hurt

Pickin' at your haircut and that stupid band T-shirt

I always thought I was nice, I thought I was kind

'Til I tried to do something that was almost real life

It's not like what I've seen in TV shows

It's not like what I've read in books

It's so much harder than it looks

And there isn't much applause

If it required practice, dedication, I just got bored

We discussed something called compromise

A brand-new concept that I never tried

Let it be us, let it be home

Falling asleep and not looking at our phone

'Cause I know how to fall in love, I do it easily

I fall in love with everyone I meet for ten minutes at least

But then comes the work, the resentments, and the hurt

Pickin' at your haircut and that stupid band T-shirt, hm

Breaking my bones, getting four out of five

Listening to a song by The 1975

I thought, "Fuck it, I might as well give music by men a try"

Let there be love, let there be light

Let there be a quiet day and an easy night

Let me put out a record and have it not ruin my life

Let it be us, let it be home

Let it not be a spotlight standin' alone

Running back to the only love I could ever control

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
fall /fɔːl/ B1	verb - to move downward suddenly or freely
home /hoʊm/ A2	noun - the place where someone lives adjective - feeling comfortable and safe
let /lɛt/ A2	verb - to allow or permit
light /laɪt/ B2	noun - electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye verb - to illuminate or make lighter adjective - not dark or heavy
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	verb - to have power over or influence something
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
hear /hɪər/ A2	verb - to perceive sound with the ears
speak /spiːk/ A2	verb - to talk or communicate vocally
to /tuː/ A1	particle - used to indicate the infinitive form of a verb
see /siː/ A2	verb - to perceive with the eyes