Pools – English Lyrics

• By: Glass Animals
• Album: I LOVE YOU SO F***ING MUCH

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the English language through the vibrant and imaginative world of Glass Animals' 'Pools.' This song offers a rich tapestry of descriptive and metaphorical language, allowing learners to explore nuanced expressions of emotion and nature-based imagery. Its unique psychedelic pop sound, infused with tropical rhythms, makes for an engaging and memorable way to expand your vocabulary and understanding of poetic lyrics.

[English]

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♪ WE FLOAT BEFORE THE SEA AT DUSK IN HEAVY MIST IN ♪

♪ GLITTER DUST I SMILE BEFORE I WANT TO I SMILE BECAUSE ♪

♪ YOU WANT TO WE SIP THE WIND THORUGH LIPS OF LUST AND OUT ♪

♪ IT COMES, WARM WISPS OF LOVE I SMILE BECAUSE I WANT TO I ♪

♪ SMILE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PUT THE FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR ♪

♪ WRAP YOUR TENDRILS ROUND MY HEST I SMILE BECAUSE I WANT TO ♪

♪ I AM YOUR BOY ♪

♪ SHAKE MY LITTLE SOUL FOR YOU NOW TOY ♪

♪ AND I SETTLE UP INTO A WORLD OF NOISE I'M A MAN OF MANY ♪

♪ TRICKS AND TOOLS AND JOY WITH A BATTERY OF GUILT ON ♪

♪ WHICH TO POISE DOWN BY THE SHORE A FUNNY FOAL WHO BIT ♪

♪ MY WINGS AND ATE THEM WHOLE YOU LEFT BEFORE I COME TO ♪

♪ YOU LEFT BEFORE I COME TO WE TOOK TO HEELS INTO THE TREES ♪

♪ I HIT MY HEAD AND BIT THE LEAVES YOU LEFT BEFORE ♪

♪ I COME TO YOU LEFT BEFORE I ♪

♪ SHAKE MY LITTLE SOUL FOR YOU NOW TOY ♪

♪ AND I SETTLE UP INTO A WORLD OF NOISE I'M A MAN OF MANY ♪

♪ TRICKS AND TOOLS AND JOY WITH A BATTERY OF GUILT ON ♪

♪ WHICH TO POISE ♪

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♪ SHANKS OF SLATE FALL TO THE BEACH ♪

♪ WRAPPED IN LIFE IN ULTRA GREENS POOLS TEEM WITH ♪

♪ TINY FEET AND WHORLS OF TIRED ANEMONES YOU LEFT ♪

♪ BEFORE I GOT TO YOU LEFT BEFORE I GOT TO YOU LEFT ♪

♪ BEFORE I YOU LEFT BEFORE I SHOOK THE FLOWERS FROM YOUR ♪

♪ HAIR RUN TO ME AND KISS MY HANDS I'M DEAD BEFORE I I'M ♪

♪ DEAD BEFORE I... ♪

♪ SHAKE MY LITTLE SOUL FOR YOU NOW TOY ♪

♪ AND I SETTLE UP INTO A WORLD OF NOISE I'M A MAN OF MANY ♪

♪ TRICKS AND TOOLS AND JOY WITH A BATTERY OF GUILT ON ♪

♪ WHICH TO POISE SHAKE MY LITTLE SOUL FOR YOU NOW TOY ♪

♪ AND I SETTLE UP INTO A WORLD OF NOISE I'M MAN OF MANY ♪

♪ TRICKS AND TOOLS AND TOYS WITH A BATTERY OF GUILT ON ♪

♪ WHICH TO POISE I SMILE BECAUSE I WANT TO ♪

♪ I SMILE BECAUSE I WANT TO ♪

♪ I SMILE BECAUSE I WANT TO ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a facial expression indicating pleasure noun - a facial expression of pleasure
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move quickly back and forth or up and down noun - a quick, short movement; a milkshake
settle /ˈsɛtəl/ B2	verb - to become established or comfortable in a place
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
noise /nɔɪz/ A2	noun - unpleasant or loud sound
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
tricks /trɪks/ B1	noun - clever or cunning actions designed to achieve a goal
tools /tuːlz/ A2	noun - objects used to carry out a particular function
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
battery /ˈbætəri/ B2	noun - a device that stores electrical energy
guilt /ɡɪlt/ B2	noun - a feeling of responsibility for a wrongdoing
poise /pɔɪz/ C1	noun - a state of balance or equilibrium verb - to place or set something carefully
little /ˈlɪtl/ A1	adjective - small in size, amount, or degree
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
flowers /ˈflaʊərz/ A1	noun - the colorful part of a plant that produces seeds
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - air moving horizontally at the earth's surface

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ I SMILE BEFORE I WANT TO I SMILE BECAUSE ♪

  ➔ Conjunction of Time ('before')

  ➔ The conjunction "before" indicates that the action of smiling happens prior to the intention or desire to smile, suggesting an involuntary or forced action.

• ♪ AND OUT IT COMES, WARM WISPS OF LOVE ♪

  ➔ Inversion (Adverbial phrase + Verb + Subject)

  ➔ The adverbial phrase "Out" is placed at the beginning of the clause for emphasis, followed by the verb "comes" and then the subject "it". This structure creates a more dramatic or poetic effect.

• ♪ WITH A BATTERY OF GUILT ON WHICH TO POISE ♪

  ➔ Preposition + Relative Pronoun + Infinitive of Purpose (Reduced Relative Clause)

  ➔ "on which to poise" is a complex structure. "on which" refers back to "a battery of guilt", and "to poise" is an infinitive of purpose, indicating what the battery of guilt is used for or related to. It's a concise way to express "on which one can poise oneself."

• ♪ A FUNNY FOAL WHO BIT MY WINGS AND ATE THEM WHOLE ♪

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'who'

  ➔ "who bit my wings and ate them whole" is a relative clause that provides essential information about "a funny foal", specifying which foal is being referred to. "Who" is the relative pronoun acting as the subject of the clause.

• ♪ YOU LEFT BEFORE I COME TO ♪

  ➔ Phrasal Verb ('come to') + Conjunction of Time ('before')

  ➔ "come to" is a phrasal verb meaning "to regain consciousness" or "to realize/understand something". The conjunction "before" indicates that the leaving happened prior to this realization or awakening. The tense usage here (past simple 'left' with present simple 'come') can be artistic license.

• ♪ WE TOOK TO HEELS INTO THE TREES ♪

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression ('take to heels')

  ➔ "took to heels" is an idiom meaning "to run away quickly". It's a common fixed expression in English.

• ♪ WRAPPED IN LIFE IN ULTRA GREENS ♪

  ➔ Past Participle as an Adjective (Reduced Relative Clause)

  ➔ "Wrapped" is a past participle used here as an adjective to describe something (implied, e.g., "things wrapped") that is covered or enveloped. It functions like a reduced passive relative clause (e.g., "which are wrapped").

• ♪ POOLS TEEM WITH TINY FEET AND WHORLS OF ♪

  ➔ Verb + Preposition ('teem with')

  ➔ The verb "teem" is often followed by the preposition "with" to indicate that a place is full of or swarming with a large number of something.

• ♪ I'M A MAN OF MANY TRICKS AND TOOLS AND JOY ♪

  ➔ Noun Phrase Construction ('a man of X')

  ➔ The phrase "a man of many tricks and tools and joy" uses the structure "a man of X" to describe the characteristics, qualities, or possessions of the person. "Many" is a quantifier.