Pink Lemonade – English Lyrics

• By: James Bay
• Album: Changes All The Time

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downward through the air under the influence of gravity
arms /ɑːrmz/ A2	noun - the limbs of the body from the shoulder to the hand
ask /æsk/ A2	verb - to request information or an answer
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to do, say, or produce something again
suffocate /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ C1	verb - to die or cause to die by preventing airflow
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotion or sensation
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information in your mind
talk /tɔːk/ A2	verb - to speak to someone
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels
disappoint /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt/ B2	verb - to fail to fulfill someone's hopes or expectations
light /lʌɪt/ A2	adjective - giving off a lot of illumination; not dark
heavy /ˈhɛv.i/ B2	adjective - of great weight
protecting /prəˈtɛk.tɪŋ/ B2	verb - keeping someone or something safe
trusting /ˈtrʌs.tɪŋ/ C1	verb - having confidence in someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• DON'T FALL INTO MY ARMS

  ➔ Imperative Sentence (Negative)

  ➔ Uses "Don't" + base form of the verb to express a prohibition. Here, it's advising against a specific action: "falling" into someone's arms.

• I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M FEELING

  ➔ Embedded Question / Indirect Question

  ➔ The phrase "what I'm feeling" functions as the object of the verb "know". It is an indirect question because it's embedded within a larger statement. The word order is subject-verb, not verb-subject as in a direct question.

• DO YOU WANNA TALK IT THROUGH?

  ➔ Contraction & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of "want to". "Talk it through" is a phrasal verb meaning to discuss something in detail to resolve it.

• SWEAR I AIN'T GOT ANYTHING ON MY MIND

  ➔ Informal Contraction/Slang & Negative Concord

  ➔ "Ain't" is a very informal contraction meaning "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not". "Anything on my mind" implies no thoughts or worries. Using "ain't" with "anything" is an example of negative concord (double negative), which is non-standard but common in some dialects. Note that negative concord is not standard English.

• I'LL ONLY DISAPPOINT YOU

  ➔ Future Simple with "will"

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", used to express a future action or prediction. Here, it's a statement about what will happen in the future.

• WHEN ALL I DO IS WANT YOU

  ➔ Emphasis with "do/does/did"

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "do" is used for emphasis in the present simple. It highlights the sincerity and intensity of the speaker's desire. The basic sentence is "All I want is you," but adding "do" adds emotional weight.

• ON REPEAT UNTIL WE CAN'T TAKE IT

  ➔ Preposition + Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ "On repeat" is a prepositional phrase indicating continuous repetition. "Until we can't take it" is an adverbial clause of time, specifying the duration of the repetition. It describes *how long* the song should be played.

• LET'S REMEMBER ALL THE ONES THAT WE THINK ARE GONNA MAKE OUR HEARTS BREAK.

  ➔ Imperative + Relative Clause + Future with 'gonna'

  ➔ "Let's remember" is an imperative, a suggestion or command. "That we think are gonna make our hearts break" is a relative clause modifying "the ones". "Gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to", indicating a future intention or prediction.