She's My Collar – English Lyrics

• By: Gorillaz, Kali Uchis
• Album: Humanz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the magnetic allure of 'She's My Collar,' a collaboration between Gorillaz and Kali Uchis that beautifully merges electronic beats with Latin-tinged vocals. While the lyrics explore the complex, almost binding nature of an intense connection, the unique production style, born from Damon Albarn's travels, offers a sonic landscape perfect for appreciating the rich textures of contemporary English and global pop music.

[English]

If I could take her down and run, then I'd call her

'Cause she's standing drama, she know I'll call her

She's getting on the sun and then she ordered

Imagine me, imagine me now (she's my collar)

I don't take her number, just don't think I'd call her

I take her down to somewhere dreading all day

I clear my system, I don't need no other

This is my persona, secret lover (she's my collar)

Nothing to be justified in

Just one thing, you should feel nada

I know she lies alone, she's my caller

I sense her in my mind, she's my collar

...

She's the serpentine, she's my collar

I send a message, never call her

And now I wanna taste another

And it's safe in a persona, she's my collar

Nothing to be justified yet

She the first I'm running with

She the one that get my collar

She the one I'm running with (she's my collar)

She's the one I'm running with

She's the one I'm running with

She's the one I'm running with

She's my collar

I'm yellow, he was blue

It's nothing that he could hide

We made a green meadow

Whenever we would collide (she's my collar)

I died a thousand times

I did what I had to do

Hey, that's just how it goes

I'm still coming back to you

If I could take her down and run, then I'd call her (you, you, you)

'Cause she's standing drama, she know I'll call her (you, you, you)

She's getting on the sun and then she ordered

Imagine me, imagine me now (she's my collar)

I don't take her number, just don't think I'd call her (you, you, you)

I take her down to somewhere dreading all day (you, you, you, you)

I clear my system, I don't need no other (you, you, you)

This is my persona, secret lover (she's my collar)

She's the one I'm running with

She's the one I'm running with

She's the one I'm running with

She's my collar

...

She's my collar

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the telephone
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ A2	noun - a serious or emotional situation
order /ˈɔːrdər/ A1	verb - to ask for something to be given or done
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ A2	verb - to form a mental image of something
collar /ˈkɒlər/ A1	noun - the part of a shirt or jacket that fits around the neck noun - a symbol of control or ownership (figurative)
dread /dred/ B1	verb - to feel fearful or anxious about something
persona /pərˈsoʊnə/ B2	noun - the aspect of someone's character presented to the public
justify /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - to show or prove to be right or reasonable
serpentine /ˈsɜːrpənˌtaɪn/ C1	adjective - resembling a snake in shape or movement
taste /teɪst/ A1	verb - to experience the flavor of something
safe /seɪf/ A1	adjective - protected from or not exposed to danger
collide /kəˈlaɪd/ B1	verb - to crash into each other
meadow /ˈmedəʊ/ A2	noun - a piece of land covered with grass
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ A2	adjective - known only to a few people

Key Grammar Structures

• If I could take her down and run, then I'd call her

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The phrase uses 'If' to express an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present ('If I could take her down and run') with the result ('then I'd call her').

• She's getting on the sun and then she ordered

  ➔ Present Continuous + Past Simple

  ➔ The sentence combines an ongoing action ('She's getting on the sun') with a completed action in the past ('then she ordered').

• I don't take her number, just don't think I'd call her

  ➔ Present Simple + Modal Verb (would)

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple ('I don't take her number') followed by a modal verb ('would') to express a hypothetical or unlikely action ('don't think I'd call her').

• This is my persona, secret lover (she's my collar)

  ➔ Appositive Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'secret lover' is an appositive that renames or explains 'my persona', providing additional information.

• Nothing to be justified in

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The phrase uses the passive voice ('to be justified') to emphasize the action rather than the doer.

• She's the one I'm running with

  ➔ Relative Pronoun (who/that)

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'who' or 'that' is implied here to connect 'She' with the clause 'I'm running with'.

• I'm yellow, he was blue

  ➔ Present Simple + Past Simple

  ➔ The sentence contrasts a current state ('I'm yellow') with a past state ('he was blue').

• Whenever we would collide

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood ('would collide') is used to express a hypothetical or imagined situation.