purple – English Lyrics

• By: Olivia Rodrigo
• Album: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Olivia Rodrigo with 'purple'. This song is a perfect gateway to learning expressive English vocabulary related to emotions, colors, and interpersonal relationships through its poetic and relatable storytelling.

[English]

It's funny

When your mom shows pictures

Of you in your school clothes

Your buzzcut

And scrapes on your knees changed

But those eyes I still know

And it's crazy

How I used to visit your town like a tourist

Now I got

A local grocery store and a favorite florist

And so it goes that you

Kissed my neck

Made our paths intersect

'Til the two lines formed a circle

And I melt with you

Your red and my blue

Now I see the world in

Purple

Purple

Now a toothbrush

A coat and pair of shoes

All come in doubles

And we fight

Over who I'm hanging out with

Like a real couple

It's a small world

When it only can revolve around us two

It's crazy

I had big dreams 'til I tied myself to you

Now I'm all consumed

And you kissed my neck

Made our paths intersect

'Til the two lines formed a circle

And I melt with you

Your red and my blue

Now I see the world in

Purple

Purple

I see the world in

I see the world in

Purple

I see the world in

I see the world in

Purple

Melt with you 'til it all turns black

Are we so in love

Are we too attached

Melt with you 'til it all turns black

When you smooth it out

But it feels too flat

Melt with you 'til it all turns black

When you get so close and you can't go back

Melt with you 'til it all turns black

Melt with you 'til it just feels sad

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
funny /ˈfʌni/ A2	adjective - causing laughter or amusement
buzzcut /ˈbʌz.kʌt/ C2	noun - a haircut where the hair is cut very short with electric clippers
scrapes /skreɪps/ B2	noun - a scratch or graze on the skin
tourist /ˈtʊər.ɪst/ A2	noun - a person who is visiting a place for pleasure
florist /ˈflɒr.ɪst/ B2	noun - a person who sells and arranges flowers
intersect /ˌɪn.təˈsekt/ C1	verb - to divide something by passing or lying across it
melt /melt/ B1	verb - to become liquid through heat or emotion
toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.brʌʃ/ A1	noun - a small brush for cleaning teeth
doubles /ˈdʌb.əlz/ A2	noun - things that are the same as or very similar to each other
couple /ˈkʌp.əl/ A2	noun - two people who are married or in a romantic relationship
revolve /rɪˈvɒlv/ B2	verb - to move in a circle around a central point
consumed /kənˈsjuːmd/ C1	verb - to be completely occupied by an emotion
attached /əˈtætʃt/ B1	adjective - full of affection or fondness for someone
smooth /smuːð/ B1	verb - to make something flat or regular
flat /flæt/ A2	adjective - having a level surface without raised areas

Key Grammar Structures

• How I used to visit your town like a tourist

  ➔ Used to + infinitive

  ➔ "Used to" describes a past habit or state that is no longer true.

• Now I got a local grocery store

  ➔ Informal use of 'got' for 'have got'

  ➔ In informal English, "got" is often used to express possession instead of "have got" or "have".

• I had big dreams 'til I tied myself to you

  ➔ Reflexive pronouns

  ➔ The pronoun "myself" is used here because the subject (I) and the object of the verb (tied) are the same.

• It's a small world when it only can revolve around us two

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'when'

  ➔ The clause starting with "when" sets the condition or context for the main clause.

• Melt with you 'til it all turns black

  ➔ Present simple for general truths/states

  ➔ The phrase "it all turns black" uses the present simple to describe an inevitable process or state.

• Are we too attached

  ➔ Adjective + 'too' (intensifier)

  ➔ "Too" acts as an intensifier, indicating an excessive amount of the adjective "attached".

• When you get so close and you can't go back

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' (inability)

  ➔ "Can't" is a modal verb expressing inability to perform an action (going back).

• I see the world in Purple

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (preposition 'in')

  ➔ The preposition "in" here indicates the state or manner in which the subject perceives the world.