Music For a Sushi Restaurant – English Lyrics

• By: Harry Styles
• Album: Harry's House

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Harry Styles' 'Music For a Sushi Restaurant,' a funky and playful track that's perfect for anyone wanting to experience modern English pop. Its clever lyrics, upbeat energy, and a music video with a surprisingly deep message make it a special song for both language learners and music enthusiasts, offering a rich blend of catchy melodies and meaningful commentary.

[English]

(upbeat music)

(ringing)

(whirring)

♪ Ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ Green eyes, fried rice ♪

♪ I could cook an egg on you ♪

♪ Late night, game time ♪

♪ Coffee on the stove, yeah ♪

♪ You're sweet ice cream ♪

♪ But you could use a Flake or two ♪

♪ Blue bubblegum twisted 'round your tongue ♪

♪ I don't want you to get lost ♪

♪ I don't want you to go broke ♪

♪ I want you ♪

♪ It's 'cause I love you, babe ♪

♪ In every kind of way ♪

♪ Just a little taste ♪

♪ Know I love you, babe ♪

♪ Ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ You know I love you, babe ♪

♪ Ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ Excuse me, green tea ♪

♪ Music for a sushi restaurant ♪

♪ From ice on rice ♪

♪ Scuba-duba-do-boo-boo ♪

♪ Music for a sushi restaurant ♪

♪ Music for a sushi restaurant ♪

♪ Music for whatever you want ♪

♪ Scuba-duba-do-boo-boo ♪

♪ I'm not going to get lost ♪

♪ I'm not going to go broke ♪

♪ Staying cool ♪

♪ Know I love you, babe ♪

♪ Ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ You know I love you, babe ♪

♪ Ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ If the stars were edible ♪

♪ And our hearts were never ♪

♪ Could we live ♪

♪ It's 'cause I love you, babe ♪

♪ In every kind of way ♪

♪ Just a little taste ♪

♪ Know I love you, babe ♪

♪ Ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ You know I love you, babe ♪

♪ Ba, ba-ba ♪

♪ Ba-ba, ba-ba ♪

(vehicle whirring)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - To feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone). To like or enjoy something very much. noun - An intense feeling of deep affection. A great interest and pleasure in something.
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ A1	noun - A Japanese dish consisting of small balls or rolls of vinegar-flavored cold rice served with raw fish, vegetables, or egg.
restaurant /ˈrɛstərɒnt/, /ˈrɛstərɑːnt/ A1	noun - A place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises.
ice /aɪs/ A1	noun - Frozen water, a brittle, transparent crystalline solid.
rice /raɪs/ A1	noun - A swamp grass grown widely in warm climates, especially in East Asia, for its seeds, which are used as food. The edible starchy grain of this plant.
lost /lɒst/, /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - Unable to find one's way. No longer possessed or retained. Confused or bewildered.
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - Having no money; bankrupt. (Informal)
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not bitter, sour, or salty. Pleasing and delightful.
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - Of a color intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.
fried /fraɪd/ A2	adjective - (Of food) cooked in hot fat or oil.
cook /kʊk/ A1	verb - Prepare (food) by heating it, mixing it, or combining it with other ingredients. noun - A person who prepares and cooks food, especially as a job or in a specified way.
egg /ɛɡ/ A1	noun - An oval or round object laid by female birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects, containing an embryo and certain nutrients. The egg of a domestic fowl, used as food.
coffee /ˈkɒfi/ A1	noun - A drink made from the roasted and ground beanlike seeds of a tropical shrub, served hot or cold.
stove /stoʊv/ A2	noun - An apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity.
tongue /tʌŋ/ A2	noun - The fleshy muscular organ in the mouth, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech.
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance. A person's aesthetic preferences. verb - Perceive the flavor of (food or drink) with the tongue. Have a specified flavor.
edible /ˈɛdɪbəl/ B2	adjective - Fit or suitable to be eaten.
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - A celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in its interior. A conventionalized representation of a star, typically five-pointed. A famous or exceptionally talented entertainer or sports player.
cream /kriːm/ A1	noun - The thick yellowish-white fatty liquid which rises to the top of milk. A food product made with cream.

Key Grammar Structures

• I could cook an egg on you

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for ability in a hypothetical situation

  ➔ The word "could" is used to express a hypothetical ability, suggesting the heat of the person is enough to cook an egg.

• You're sweet ice cream, But you could use a Flake or two

  ➔ Simile (as...as) and conditional sentence (could use)

  ➔ "Sweet ice cream" is a simile comparing the person to ice cream. "Could use" is a conditional phrase suggesting a possible addition.

• Blue bubblegum twisted 'round your tongue

  ➔ Past participle as adjective (twisted)

  ➔ The word "twisted" is a past participle used as an adjective to describe the state of the bubblegum.

• I don't want you to get lost, I don't want you to go broke

  ➔ Negative infinitive (to get lost, to go broke)

  ➔ The phrases "to get lost" and "to go broke" are negative infinitives expressing unwanted outcomes.

• It's 'cause I love you, babe, In every kind of way

  ➔ Contraction (it's) and adverbial phrase (in every kind of way)

  ➔ "It's" is a contraction of "it is". "In every kind of way" is an adverbial phrase modifying the verb "love".

• Music for a sushi restaurant

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (for a sushi restaurant)

  ➔ The phrase "for a sushi restaurant" is a prepositional phrase indicating the purpose or setting of the music.