Sleepwalker – English Lyrics

• By: Kylie Minogue, Fernando Garibay
• Album: Sleepwalker

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the ethereal soundscapes of "Sleepwalker," an innovative EP by Kylie Minogue and Fernando Garibay. This project offers a unique opportunity to explore English through its evocative lyrics and experimental electronic-pop stylings. You'll encounter vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and introspection, while its diverse musical influences from dance to reggae make it a captivating listening experience for language learners. Discover how Minogue's artistry blends with Garibay's production to tell a story of love and loss, making "Sleepwalker" a special and engaging piece for any listener.

[English]

Silhouettes and shadows...

Glow, I'm waiting in the dark

Oh, heavy hearts are beating

Glow...

I cry your name your pleasure every time that I'm in pain.

It's driving me so crazy the way you make my heart deceive me.

I toss and I turn.

All night long, all night.

All night long, all night.

It's all right now, it's all right.

It's all right now, it's all right.

It's all right now, it's all right.

It's all, oh oh oh oh.

Oh oh oh oh.

Oh oh oh oh.

Oh oh oh oh.

Oh oh oh oh.

Oh oh oh oh.

Under the sky, not a good night.

Safe in the dark, clashin' the light.

Uncivilised, unrealised, oh.

All that we bring, what do we leave?

Burn hard and bright.

Higher and higher you go.

Don't go away.

And if we let go, don't you let go.

We, we tremble so.

Be gentle while we wait.

So, we stay.

Every time they let go.

Baby, don't you let go.

We, we stay tremble.

Burn like ember.

La la la la, la la la la la la la.

La la la la, la la la la la la la.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

There's a mist where all this glow.

Like sleepwalker in snow.

We're waiting.

We're waiting.

We're waiting.

We're waiting.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

La la la la la la la la la.

La la la la la la la la la.

In the night alone we stay up late.

Even stars so bright they fade away.

But we can't escape.

What will remain.

But it can wait.

This heartbreak, break, break.

Break this heartbreak, break, break.

Break this heartbreak, break, break.

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This heartbreak, break, break.

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Stay.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
glow /ɡloʊ/ A2	verb - to emit light noun - a steady light
beating /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ A2	verb - to strike repeatedly
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged
toss /tɒs/ B1	verb - to throw something lightly
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to rotate
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving off a lot of light
clash /klæʃ/ B1	verb - to conflict
uncivilised /ˌʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/ B2	adjective - not civilized
unrealised /ˌʌnˈriːəlaɪzd/ C1	adjective - not fulfilled or achieved
tremble /ˈtrembl/ B1	verb - to shake involuntarily
ember /ˈembər/ B1	noun - a piece of burning coal
sleepwalker /ˈsliːpˌwɔːkər/ B2	noun - a person who walks while asleep
fade /feɪd/ A2	verb - to become less bright
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - to get free from
heartbreak /ˈhɑːrtbreɪk/ B1	noun - severe emotional pain

Key Grammar Structures

• I cry your name your pleasure every time that I'm in pain.

  ➔ Conjunction 'every time that' + Present Simple

  ➔ '"Every time that"' functions as a temporal conjunction, meaning 'whenever' or 'each time'. It introduces a subordinate clause indicating a repeated or habitual action or circumstance, which is typically expressed in the "Present Simple" tense. The main clause also uses the Present Simple.

• It's driving me so crazy the way you make my heart deceive me.

  ➔ Causative Verb 'make' + Object + Base Verb, and Present Continuous

  ➔ The phrase "you "make my heart deceive me"" uses the causative verb "make" followed by an object ("my heart") and a base form verb ("deceive"). It means to cause someone or something to do something. ""It's driving" me so crazy" uses the "Present Continuous" to describe an ongoing effect or emotion.

• All that we bring, what do we leave?

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'that' and Interrogative Pronoun 'what'

  ➔ '"That"' in "All that we bring" acts as a "relative pronoun", referring to "All" and introducing a relative clause that specifies what "All" refers to. '"What"' in "what do we leave?" is an "interrogative pronoun" used to ask a question about things.

• Higher and higher you go.

  ➔ Double Comparatives (for increasing intensity)

  ➔ This structure uses two "comparative adjectives" (""higher and higher"") to express a continuous increase or progression in something. It implies that as one action or state progresses, another also progresses.

• And if we let go, don't you let go.

  ➔ First Conditional (Type 1) with Imperative

  ➔ This sentence uses the "First Conditional" structure (""if we let go"", will/imperative). The "if clause" describes a possible future condition, and the main clause (""don't you let go"") uses an "imperative" to give a command or strong advice about that condition.

• Be gentle while we wait.

  ➔ Imperative Mood and Conjunction of Time 'while'

  ➔ '"Be gentle"' is an "imperative" verb form, giving a direct command or instruction. '"While"' is a "conjunction of time" that introduces a subordinate clause, indicating that the action in the main clause happens at the same time as the action in the subordinate clause.

• There's a mist where all this glow.

  ➔ 'There is/are' construction with Relative Adverb 'where'

  ➔ The ""there is/are construction"" (""There's a mist"") is used to state the existence of something. '"Where"' acts as a "relative adverb", introducing a relative clause that specifies the location or context of the mist.

• In the night alone we stay up late.

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase of Time/Place and Phrasal Verb

  ➔ '"In the night alone"' is an "adverbial phrase" indicating both time and circumstance. ""Stay up late"" is a "phrasal verb" meaning to go to bed later than usual.

• Even stars so bright they fade away.

  ➔ Intensifier 'so...that' (implied result clause) and 'Even' for emphasis

  ➔ '"Even"' is used here for "emphasis", suggesting that something surprising or extreme is happening. The structure ""so bright they fade away"" implies a "result clause" (so bright that they fade away), where "so" intensifies the adjective "bright" leading to a consequence.

• What will remain.

  ➔ Noun Clause as Subject (using an interrogative pronoun)

  ➔ In this sentence, ""What will remain"" functions as a "noun clause" and specifically as the "subject" of the implied sentence (e.g., "This is what will remain"). The "interrogative pronoun" "What" introduces this clause and acts as its subject.