Music – English Lyrics

• By: Kelsea Ballerini
• Album: PATTERNS

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt world of Kelsea Ballerini, where country roots meet pop sensibilities. Her music delves into the intricacies of emotions and personal growth, offering listeners a chance to connect with authentic storytelling and catchy melodies. Learn how Ballerini's journey from personal challenges to musical success has shaped her into a voice for embracing vulnerability and strength.

[English]

It all starts when it's me and you, going out on Friday night

It feels like the radio and your tires rolling to my drive

Then my heart stops, like a beat drop

It's a symphony when you sweet talk

Make this quiet town, feel electric, loud

When the lights going down

Every word out of your mouth

Is like music

Like a 70's soundtrack

When you look at me like that

I lose it

My name on your lips, wanna replay your kiss

When I wake up, and lay down, and stay up and make out

When I'm saying nothing

But it's feeling something like music

...

Before I knew your love

Even with the volume up, it was silent then

And now you're walking in the room all kind of smooth, all like a violin

Ah ah

Everybody else is white noise

So talk to me, 'cause your voice

Is like music

Like a 70's soundtrack

When you look at me like that

I lose it

My name on your lips, wanna replay your kiss

When I wake up, and lay down, and stay up and make out

When I say nothing

But it's feeling something like music

...

Ah ah, ah ah ah

Ah ah ah

Your song on my skin is like

Ah ah ah ah

So play it again just like

Ah ah ah ah

Your song on my skin is like

Ah ah ah ah

So play it again

My whole heart's listening to your music

Like a 70's soundtrack

When you look at me like that

I lose it

My name on your lips, wanna replay your kiss

When I wake up, and lay down, and stay up and make out

When I say nothing

But it's feeling something like music

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːt/ B1	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood noun - the central or most important part; emotions
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2	noun - organized sound that is pleasant to hear
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong emotional attachment
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced by humans using the vocal cords
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - vibration that travels through the air and can be heard
symphony /ˈsɪmfəni/ B2	noun - a large musical composition for orchestra
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a rhythmic unit in music
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch or caress with the lips verb - to touch or press with the lips as a sign of affection
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ B1	adjective - making little or no noise
electric /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to electricity; thrilling or exciting
lights /laɪts/ A2	noun - sources that produce illumination
replay /rɪˈpleɪ/ B2	verb - to play again, especially a recording
violin /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/ B2	noun - a string instrument played with a bow
noise /nɔɪz/ A2	noun - unwanted or unpleasant sound
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the outer covering of a human or animal body
volume /ˈvɒljuːm/ B1	noun - the loudness or intensity of sound
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - the complete absence of sound

Key Grammar Structures

• It all starts when it's me and you, going out on Friday night

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ The verb "starts" is in the present simple to describe a regular or timeless situation. The phrase "going out" is a gerund used after the verb.

• It feels like the radio and your tires rolling to my drive

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ The verb "feels" is in the present simple. "Rolling" is a gerund that functions as a noun after the preposition "like".

• Then my heart stops, like a beat drop

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ The verb "stops" is in the present simple to describe an immediate feeling.

• Make this quiet town, feel electric, loud

  ➔ Imperative

  ➔ The verb "Make" is used in the imperative to give a direct command or request.

• When the lights going down

  ➔ Present Continuous (elliptical)

  ➔ The verb phrase "going down" is a present participle used without the auxiliary "are", a common lyrical ellipsis.

• Every word out of your mouth is like music

  ➔ Present Simple

  ➔ The verb "is" is in the present simple, linking the subject "Every word..." to the complement "like music".

• Before I knew your love

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "knew" is in the past simple, indicating an action completed before a reference point in the past.

• And now you're walking in the room all kind of smooth, all like a violin

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The verb phrase "are walking" (contracted to "you're walking") is in the present continuous to describe an ongoing action at the moment of speaking.

• So talk to me, 'cause your voice is like music

  ➔ Imperative

  ➔ The verb "talk" is in the imperative form, used to give a direct request or command.

• My whole heart's listening to your music

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The contracted form "heart's listening" = "heart is listening" uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing feeling.