Sleepwalking – English Lyrics

• By: Lily Allen

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Lily Allen's "Sleepwalking," a raw and emotionally stark pop song that offers a unique window into complex relationship dynamics and personal vulnerability. Through its candid lyrics and evocative storytelling, you can explore nuanced English expressions related to heartbreak, betrayal, and emotional detachment. This song is special for its unflinching honesty and poetic portrayal of a challenging personal journey, making it an excellent piece to understand contemporary English songwriting at its most intimate.

[English]

You won't love me, You won't leave me, 

You don't touch me, Still so needy, 

And I don't know if you do it intentionally, 

Somehow you make it my fault, You don't stop talking, 

And I'm just sleepwalking, Course I'm angry, 

Course I'm hurt, Looking back its so absurd, 

Course I trusted you, And took you at your word, 

Who said romance isn't dead? Been no romance since we wed, 

Why aren't we fucking baby? , Yeah that's what you said, 

But you let me think it was me in my head, And nothing to do with them girls in your bed. 

You don't stop talking, And I'm just sleepwalking, 

See your thoughts forming, Baby stop it, it's three in the morning, 

And I don't know if you do it intentionally, But somehow you make it my fault, 

You don't stop talking, And I'm just sleepwalking, 

I know you've made me your Madonna, I want to be your whore, 

Baby it would be my honour, Please sir, can I have some more? 

I could preserve all of your fantasies, If only you could act them all out with me. 

You don't stop talking, And I'm just sleepwalking, 

See your thoughts forming, Baby stop it, it's three in the morning, 

And I don't know if you do it intentionally, But somehow you make it my fault, 

You don't stop talking, And I'm just sleepwalking, 

You won't love me, You won't leave me.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection for someone
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from someone or somewhere
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to make physical contact
needy /ˈniːdi/ B1	adjective - desiring a lot of attention or help
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - a mistake or responsibility
talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ A2	verb - to speak or converse
sleepwalking /ˈsliːpˌwɔːkɪŋ/ B2	verb - to walk while asleep
angry /ˈæŋgri/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing strong displeasure
absurd /əbˈsɜːrd/ B2	adjective - ridiculous or unreasonable
trusted /ˈtrʌstɪd/ B2	verb - to believe in someone or something
romance /roʊˈmæns/ B2	noun - a close, romantic relationship or a feeling of love
fucking /ˈfʌkɪŋ/ C1	adjective / vulgar - used as a vulgar intensifier or adjective
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks or feels
honour /ˈɑːnər/ B2	noun - respect or high moral standards verb - to regard with respect or high regard

Key Grammar Structures

• You won't love me,

  ➔ Negative future tense

  ➔ This uses "won't" (will not) to express refusal in the future:

• I'm just sleepwalking,

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ Describes an ongoing action in the present with "I'm" (I am):

• Course I'm angry,

  ➔ Informal ellipsis in exclamatory sentence

  ➔ Uses shortened "Course" for "Of course" to emphasize agreement:

• Who said romance isn't dead?

  ➔ Rhetorical question with negation

  ➔ Asks without expecting an answer, using "isn't" (is not):

• Why aren't we fucking baby?

  ➔ Negative question in present continuous

  ➔ Expresses frustration with "aren't" (are not) in question form:

• And nothing to do with them girls in your bed.

  ➔ Infinitival clause with preposition

  ➔ Uses "to do" after "nothing" for absence of intention:

• I know you've made me your Madonna,

  ➔ Present perfect tense in reported speech

  ➔ “You’ve made” refers to a past action with present relevance:

• I could preserve all of your fantasies,

  ➔ Modal verb for hypothetical ability

  ➔ Uses "could" to indicate possibility in a conditional context: