prom dress – English Lyrics

• By: mxmtoon
• Album: rising

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern English storytelling with 'prom dress.' This song is perfect for learners wanting to understand colloquial expressions related to youth, school culture, and the vocabulary of emotion and vulnerability, all delivered through mxmtoon's signature intimate style.

[English]

I'm nearing the end of my fourth year

I feel like I've been lacking, crying too many tears

Everyone seemed to say, it was so great

But did I miss out? Was it a huge mistake?

I can't help the fact I like to be alone

It might sound kinda sad, but that's just what I seem to know

I tend to handle things usually by myself

And I can't ever seem to try and ask for help

I'm sitting here, crying in my prom dress

I'd be the Prom Queen if crying was a contest

Make-up is running down, feelings are all around

How did I get here? I need to know

I guess I maybe had a couple expectations

Thought I'd get to them, but no I didn't

I guess I thought that prom was gonna be fun

Now I'm sitting on the floor and all I want to do is run

I keep collections of maps upon my wall

To try to stop myself from revealing it all

Affecting others is the last thing I would do

I keep to myself though I want to break through

I hold so many small regrets

And what if is down inside my head

Some confidence it couldn't hurt me

My demeanor is often misread

I'm sitting here, crying in my prom dress

I'd be the Prom Queen if crying was a contest

Make-up is running down feelings are all around

How did I get here? I need to know

I guess I maybe had a couple expectations

Thought I'd get to them, but no I didn't

I guess I thought that prom was gonna be fun

Now I'm sitting on the floor and all I want to do is run

All I wanna do is run

All I wanna do is run

All I wanna do is run

I'm sitting here, crying in my prom dress

I'd be the Prom Queen if crying was a contest

Make-up is running down feelings are all around

How did I get here? I need to know

I guess I maybe had a couple expectations

Thought I'd get to them, but no I didn't

I guess I thought that prom was gonna be fun

Now I'm sitting on the floor and all I want to do is run

All I wanna do is run

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nearing /ˈnɪərɪŋ/ B2	verb - to approach something in time or space
lacking /ˈlækɪŋ/ B2	adjective - not having enough of something
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A1	noun - an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong
handle /ˈhændəl/ B1	verb - to manage a situation or problem
contest /ˈkɒntɛst/ B1	noun - a competition
expectations /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz/ B2	noun - a strong belief that something will happen
collections /kəˈlɛkʃənz/ B1	noun - groups of things kept together
revealing /rɪˈviːlɪŋ/ B2	verb - to make secret information known
affecting /əˈfɛktɪŋ/ B2	verb - to influence or produce a change
regrets /rɪˈɡrɛts/ B1	noun - feelings of sadness about something that happened
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B2	noun - a feeling of self-assurance
demeanor /dɪˈmiːnər/ C2	noun - outward behavior or bearing
misread /mɪsˈriːd/ C1	verb - to interpret wrongly
prom /prɒm/ B2	noun - a formal dance for high school students
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room

Key Grammar Structures

• I feel like I've been lacking, crying too many tears

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "Have been lacking" shows an action that started in the past and continued up to the present.

• I'd be the Prom Queen if crying was a contest

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Used for hypothetical situations that are unlikely or contrary to reality using "would + verb" and "past simple".

• I guess I thought that prom was gonna be fun

  ➔ Future in the past (going to)

  ➔ "Was gonna be" expresses a past expectation of a future event.

• I can't help the fact I like to be alone

  ➔ Can't help + gerund

  ➔ Used to mean "can't avoid" or "can't stop oneself from doing something".

• Some confidence it couldn't hurt me

  ➔ Modal verb (couldn't) for possibility

  ➔ Used here to suggest a potential benefit; "it would not be bad for me to have it".

• All I want to do is run

  ➔ Infinitive as subject complement

  ➔ The structure "All I want is + (to) verb" allows omitting the "to".

• My demeanor is often misread

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ "Is misread" uses the passive voice to focus on the demeanor being interpreted incorrectly by others.

• I'm nearing the end of my fourth year

  ➔ Present Continuous for near future/ongoing state

  ➔ "Nearing" describes an ongoing progression toward a specific point in time.