Settle Down – English Lyrics

• By: The 1975

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the intricate soundscape of The 1975's "Settle Down," a track that blends indie rock with funk and pop elements. By exploring its themes of love, isolation, and the search for connection, you'll gain insight into the nuances of relationships and personal identity, all while enjoying the band's signature melodic style.

[English]

A soft sound

Into the way that she wears her hair down

Covering up her face

And oh what a let down

And I don't seem to be having any effect now

Falling all over the place

But you're losing your words

We're speaking in bodies

Avoiding me and talking 'bout you

But you're losing your turn

I guess I'll never learn

'Cause I stay another hour or two

For crying out loud, settle down!

You know I can't be found with you

We get back to my house

Your hands, my mouth

Now I just stop myself around you

A small town

Dictating all the people we get around

What a familiar face

Do you get what I mean now?

I'm so fixated on the girl with the soft sound

Her hair all over the place

And you're sure that I'd learn

I'm pushing through bodies

Avoiding me and walking 'round you

And you're cold and I burn

I guess I'll never learn

'Cause I stay another hour or two

For crying out loud, settle down!

You know I can't be found with you

We get back to my house

Your hands, my mouth

Now I just stop myself around you

A soft sound

Into the way that she wears her hair down

Covering up her face

And oh what a let down

I don't seem to be having any effect now

Falling all over the place

But you're losing your words

We're speaking in bodies

Avoiding me and talking 'bout you

And you're losing your turn

I guess I'll never learn

'Cause I stay another hour or two

For crying out loud, settle down!

You know I can't be found with you

We get back to my house

Your hands, my mouth

Now I just stop myself around you

For crying out loud!

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
settle /ˈsɛtəl/ A2	verb - to become fixed or established
down /daʊn/ A1	adjective - toward a lower position
soft /sɒft/ A1	adjective - gentle and smooth
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - vibrations that travel through the air
wear /wɛər/ A1	verb - to have on one's body
cover /ˈkʌvər/ A1	verb - to place something over
effect /ɪˈfɛkt/ B1	noun - a result or outcome
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move downward under gravity
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to no longer have something
speak /spiːk/ A1	verb - to communicate with words
avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ A2	verb - to keep away from
fixated /ˈfɪkseɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - obsessively focused on
pushing /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to apply force to move something
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - low in temperature
burn /bɜːrn/ A1	verb - to be damaged by heat or fire
familiar /fəˈmɪliər/ B1	adjective - well-known from previous experience
dictate /dɪkˈteɪt/ B2	verb - to state authoritatively
around /əˈraʊnd/ A1	adverb - in a circle or on all sides

Key Grammar Structures

• And I don't seem to be having any effect now

  ➔ present simple + seem + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "don't seem" shows a negative present simple followed by the infinitive "to be having".

• But you're losing your words

  ➔ present continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ "you're losing" = "you are losing" shows an action happening right now.

• We're speaking in bodies

  ➔ present continuous (progressive) with "be + -ing"

  ➔ "We're speaking" uses the auxiliary "are" + "-ing" form to describe a current activity.

• I guess I'll never learn

  ➔ future simple with "will" + adverb "never"

  ➔ "I'll never learn" = "I will never learn" expresses a prediction about the future with the adverb "never".

• For crying out loud, settle down!

  ➔ imperative sentence (command)

  ➔ "settle down!" is an imperative, giving a direct command to the listener.

• You know I can't be found with you

  ➔ modal verb "can't" + passive voice

  ➔ "can't be found" combines the modal "can't" with the passive infinitive "be found".

• Now I just stop myself around you

  ➔ reflexive pronoun with verb

  ➔ "myself" is a reflexive pronoun that refers back to the subject "I".

• I'm so fixated on the girl with the soft sound

  ➔ present continuous with adjective + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "fixated" is an adjective describing a state; the sentence uses "am" + adjective + "on" + noun phrase.

• I stay another hour or two

  ➔ simple present for habitual action

  ➔ "stay" in the simple present indicates a regular or habitual duration.