Shivers – English Lyrics

• By: Ed Sheeran
• Album: Subtract

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Ed Sheeran's "Shivers," a dance-pop anthem that perfectly captures the electrifying feeling of new love. Through its catchy melody and heartfelt lyrics, this song offers a window into expressing intense romantic emotions in English. Learning the lyrics can help you understand common phrases and metaphors used to describe infatuation and desire, making it a fun and engaging way to expand your vocabulary and grasp emotional nuances in English music.

[English]

(Glass Shattering)

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♪ I took an arrow to the heart ♪

♪ I never kissed a mouth that tastes like yours ♪

♪ Strawberries and then something more ♪

♪ Oh yeah I want it all ♪

♪ Lipstick on my guitar ♪

♪ Fill up the engine we can drive real far ♪

♪ Go dancing underneath the stars ♪

♪ Oh yeah I want it all ♪

♪ You got me feeling like ♪

♪ I wanna be that guy ♪

♪ I wanna kiss your eyes ♪

♪ I wanna drink that smile ♪

♪ I wanna feel like I ♪

♪ Like my souls on fire ♪

♪ I wanna stay up all day and all night ♪

♪ Yeah you got me singing like ♪

♪ Ooh, I love it when you do it like that ♪

♪ And when you're close up ♪

♪ Give me the shivers ♪

♪ Oh baby you wanna dance ‘til the sunlight cracks ♪

♪ And when they say the party's over ♪

♪ then we'll bring it right back ♪

♪ And we'll say ♪

♪ Ooh, I love it when you do it like that ♪

♪ And when you're close up ♪

♪ Give me the shivers ♪

♪ Oh baby you wanna dance ‘til the sunlight cracks ♪

♪ And when they say the party's over ♪

♪ then we'll bring it right back ♪

♪ Into the car ♪

♪ On the backseat in the moonlit dark ♪

♪ Wrap me up between your legs and arms ♪

♪ Oh I can't get enough ♪

♪ You know you could tear me apart ♪

♪ Put me back together and break my heart ♪

♪ I never thought that I could love this hard ♪

♪ Oh I can't get enough ♪

♪ You got me feeling like ♪

♪ I wanna be that guy ♪

♪ I wanna kiss your eyes ♪

♪ I wanna drink that smile ♪

♪ I wanna feel like I ♪

♪ Like my souls on fire ♪

♪ I wanna stay up all day and all night ♪

♪ Yeah you got me feeling like ♪

♪ Ooh, I love it when you do it like that ♪

♪ And when you're close up ♪

♪ Give me the shivers ♪

♪ Oh baby you wanna dance ‘til the sunlight cracks ♪

♪ And when they say the party's over ♪

♪ then we'll bring it right back ♪

♪ And we'll say ♪

♪ ooh, I love it when you do it like that ♪

♪ And when you're close up ♪

♪ Give me the shivers ♪

♪ Oh baby you wanna dance ‘til the sunlight cracks ♪

♪ And when they say the party's over ♪

♪ then we'll bring it right back ♪

♪ Baby you burn so hot ♪

♪ You make me shiver with the fire you got ♪

♪ This thing we started I don't want it to stop, ♪

♪ you know you make me shiver ♪

♪ Baby you burn so hot ♪

♪ You make me shiver with the fire you got ♪

♪ This thing we started I don't want it to stop, ♪

♪ you know you make me shiver ♪

♪ Yeah you got me singing like ♪

♪ Ooh, I love it when you do it like that ♪

♪ And when you're close up ♪

♪ Give me the shivers ♪

♪ Oh baby you wanna dance ‘til the sunlight cracks ♪

♪ And when they say the party's over ♪

♪ then we'll bring it right back ♪

♪ ooh, I love it when you do it like that ♪

♪ And when you're close up ♪

♪ Give me the shivers ♪

♪ Oh baby you wanna dance ‘til the sunlight cracks ♪

♪ And when they say the party's over ♪

♪ then we'll bring it right back ♪

♪ ooh, I love it when you do it like that ♪

♪ And when you're close up ♪

♪ Give me the shivers ♪

♪ Oh baby you wanna dance ‘til the sunlight cracks ♪

♪ And when they say the party's over ♪

♪ then we'll bring it right back ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love, affection, or greeting. noun - an act of touching with the lips
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance. verb - to perceive or experience the flavor of something.
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - celestial body of hot gases
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression showing happiness verb - to have a smile on your face.
souls /soʊlz/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning
close /kloʊs/ A2	adjective - near in space or time
shivers /ˈʃɪvərz/ B2	noun - moments when your body shakes slightly because you feel cold, frightened, or excited verb - to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, or excited
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a rhythmic movement of the body
sunlight /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ A2	noun - light from the sun
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for enjoyment
moonlit /ˈmuːnlɪt/ B2	adjective - lit by the moon.
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light. noun - the absence of light.
legs /lɛɡz/ A1	noun - limbs used for standing and walking
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - limbs used for reaching and holding
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - organ that pumps blood
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire, heat, or other chemical reaction.
hot /hɑːt/ A1	adjective - having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.

Key Grammar Structures

• I took an arrow to the heart

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past. The verb 'took' is the past tense form of 'take'.

• I never kissed a mouth that tastes like yours

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'that'

  ➔ The phrase "that tastes like yours" is a relative clause modifying the noun "mouth". 'That' acts as the relative pronoun, connecting the clause to the noun it describes.

• Lipstick on my guitar

  ➔ Simple Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "on my guitar" is a prepositional phrase, where "on" is the preposition, "my" is a possessive adjective, and "guitar" is the noun.

• Fill up the engine we can drive real far

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can'

  ➔ The modal verb "can" expresses ability or possibility. In this case, it means 'we are able to drive real far'.

• I wanna be that guy

  ➔ Contraction 'wanna' (want to) and demonstrative 'that'

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". "That guy" uses "that" as a demonstrative adjective to point to a specific person.

• Like my souls on fire

  ➔ Simile using 'like'

  ➔ The phrase "Like my souls on fire" is a simile, comparing the feeling to the sensation of one's soul being on fire. 'Like' introduces the comparison.

• I love it when you do it like that

  ➔ Subordinate Clause with 'when'

  ➔ The phrase "when you do it like that" is a subordinate clause, indicating the time or condition under which the speaker loves something. 'When' introduces the clause.

• And when they say the party's over then we'll bring it right back

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'when' and Future Simple with 'will'

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure where 'when' introduces the condition (when they say the party's over) and 'will' expresses the future action (we'll bring it right back).