On & On – English Lyrics

• By: Snakehips, George Maple

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You

You

You

You

Yo, Snakehips, keep it real.

I pretend that I don't see you

Look the other way when you walk in the room

I pretend that I'm lost in thought,

while I sneak a look out of the corner of my eye.

And it goes on and on and on and on and on and on

Laying out a pavement in my head

And it goes on and on and on and on and on and on

It's way past just a game

Oh my love, just set me free,

take away the leash that ties me on to you.

Oh my love, why won't you leave?

Take away your hand so I can detach from you, uh, uhu.

You

You

You

You

Oh my love

Oh my love

I trickle into one more tune

No we don't have time to mop the floor

I scream underneath my skin,

no matter how loud I cry.

You can't hear me.

And it goes on and on and on and on and on and on

Scripting pages in my head.

And it goes on and on and on and on and on and on

Way past just a game.

Oh my love, just set me free,

take away the leash that ties me on to you.

Oh my love, why won't you leave?

Take away your hand so I can detach from you, uh, uhu.

You

You

You

You

Key Grammar Structures

• I pretend that I don't see you

  ➔ Present Simple with 'pretend'

  ➔ The verb 'pretend' is used in the present simple to describe a habitual action.

• while I sneak a look out of the corner of my eye

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'while'

  ➔ The word 'while' introduces a subordinate clause that describes an action happening at the same time as the main clause.

• And it goes on and on and on and on and on and on

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'and on' emphasizes the continuous and prolonged nature of the situation.

• Oh my love, just set me free

  ➔ Vocative expression

  ➔ The phrase 'Oh my love' is a vocative expression used to address someone directly.

• take away the leash that ties me on to you

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ The relative clause 'that ties me on to you' provides additional information about 'the leash'.

• I trickle into one more tune

  ➔ Metaphorical verb use

  ➔ The verb 'trickle' is used metaphorically to describe a gradual transition into something.

• no matter how loud I cry

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'no matter'

  ➔ The conjunction 'no matter' introduces a condition that does not affect the outcome of the main clause.

• You can't hear me

  ➔ Negative contraction

  ➔ The negative contraction 'can't' is used instead of 'cannot' for a more informal tone.