Siren sounds – English Lyrics

• By: Tate McRae
• Album: So Close To What

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Tate McRae's 'Siren Sounds,' a song that, while its specific background details remain somewhat elusive, offers an opportunity to appreciate Tate's artistry and lyrical style.

[English]

I wanna kiss you when I hate you, and then leave instead

I wanna kill you, then I call you and say, "Get in my bed"

Been a full year now and we both know that it's bound to end

But kinda like just how hot it gets

So stay for the night

It'll bury the crime

Tell me a lie

It'll buy us some time

Oh, one more minute, it all burns down

They're all tellin' us to get out

But you and I, and I

We keep livin' in a burnin' house

Might be crazy to stick this out

But we can't see all the flames around

You and I, and I

We're just dancin' to the siren sounds

I can get real cold when I need you, and you don't show up

You can get cocky when you want me, and I say, "I'm done"

Been a full year now, and we both know it's not good for us

But we both love the smoke in our lungs

So stay for the night

It'll bury the crime

Tell me a lie

It'll buy us some time

Oh, one more minute, it all burns down

They're all tellin' us to get out

But you and I, and I

We keep livin' in a burnin' house

Might be crazy to stick this out

But we can't see all the flames around

You and I, and I

We're just dancin' to the siren sounds

Siren sounds

Siren sounds

Siren, siren

Siren sounds

Oh, one more minute, it all burns down (oh)

They're all tellin' us to get out

But you and I, and I

We keep livin' in a burnin' house

Might be crazy to stick this out

But we can't see all the flames around

You and I, and I

We're just dancin' to the siren sounds

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting noun - an act of kissing
hate /heɪt/ B1	verb - to dislike intensely
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
burn /bɜːrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - to tell a falsehood
dancin' /ˈdænsɪn/ A2	verb (colloquial) - to move rhythmically to music
sounds /saʊndz/ A2	noun (plural) - something that can be heard
siren /ˈsaɪrən/ B2	noun - a device that makes loud warning sounds
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged or extremely foolish
fire /ˈfaɪər/ B1	noun - a process of combustion producing heat and light
house /haʊs/ A2	noun - a building for people to live in
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B2	adjective - living, not dead

Key Grammar Structures

• I wanna kiss you when I hate you, and then leave instead

  ➔ Use of 'wanna' as a colloquial contraction for 'want to' in expressing desire.

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a casual contraction of 'want to', used in spoken language to express desire or intention.

• It's bound to end

  ➔ Use of the phrase 'bound to' as a modal expression indicating inevitability or certainty.

  ➔ 'Bound to' indicates that something will certainly happen or is very likely to happen.

• Tell me a lie

  ➔ Imperative sentence used to request or command someone to tell a falsehood.

  ➔ An imperative used here to suggest lying, implying a request for deception.

• We keep livin' in a burnin' house

  ➔ Use of the present continuous tense 'keep' + verb in the -ing form to express ongoing action or habit.

  ➔ 'Keep' + verb in -ing form shows that the action is ongoing or repeated over time.

• We're just dancin' to the siren sounds

  ➔ Use of 'are' contraction 'we're' + 'dancin'' (dancing) to form present continuous tense indicating ongoing action.

  ➔ 'We're' + 'dancin'' (dancing) uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action of dancing.