Sour – English Lyrics

• By: Kaeyra

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Kaeyra's empowering debut single "Sour" to experience a journey of post-breakup resilience and self-discovery. Its catchy chorus, like "I can be sweet or I can be sour," is not only memorable but also offers a fantastic way to learn English vocabulary related to emotions and personal strength. The song's clear, assertive lyrics make it an excellent choice for language learners to grasp expressions of independence and moving forward, making it special for anyone seeking a powerful message wrapped in an engaging pop melody.

[English]

[Applause]

[Music]

they said a beauty was beyond

compare with auburn hair and a fiery

stare but the miror Tells a different

tale I don't see us standing

there oh I lost myself for a minute

there are supp

P oh but now I'm back feeling the RM

taking old I can be sweet or I can be

sour making your day dream about me

Forevers I can be cool or I can be Karma

I don't need your love no more I'm

empowered broke my H now my eyes are dry

fall like you will never cross my mind

oh please please believe when I say I'm

the one that got away my Revengers

walking door to

door there ain't nothing like a woman

scorn and I ain't nothing like the girl

you know I'm so much better than

before oh I lost myself for a minute

there I suppose

oh but now I'm back feeling the rhym

taking a hold I can be sweet or I can be

sour making your day dream about me for

hours I can be cool or I can be Karma I

don't need your love no more I'm

empowered broke my H now my eyes are dry

fall so you will never cross my mind

oh please please believe when I say I'm

the one that

got

I I want

[Music]

to oh I lost myself for a minute there I

suppose oh but now I'm back feeling the

Rhythm taking a

heart I can be sweet or I can be sour

making your day dream about me forever I

can be cool or I can be Karma I don't

need your love no more I'm EMP

power Broke My Hope on my eyes are dry

fall so you will never cross my mind oh

please please believe when I say I'm the

one that got away

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sour ˈsaʊər A1	adjective - having an acidic or sharp taste
empowered ɛmˈpaʊərd B1	adjective - having power or authority
Karma ˈkɑrmə A2	noun - the spiritual principle of cause and effect
Revengers rɪˈvɛndʒərz A2	noun - people seeking revenge
scorn skɔrn B1	noun - a feeling of contempt or disdain verb - to feel or show contempt for
auburn ˈɔːbərn B1	adjective - a reddish-brown color, especially of hair
fiery ˈfaɪəri A2	adjective - burning or glowing with fire; passionate
tale teɪl A1	noun - a story or narrative
suppose səˈpoʊz A2	verb - to assume or believe something to be true
forever fəˈrɛvər A1	adverb - for all time; eternally
cool kuːl A1	adjective - moderately cold; calm and composed
broke broʊk A1	verb - past tense of break; to cause to separate into pieces adjective - having little or no money
cross krɔs A1	verb - to go from one side to the other
mind maɪnd A1	noun - the faculty of thinking and reasoning
believe bɪˈliːv A1	verb - to accept something as true

Key Grammar Structures

• they said a beauty was beyond compare with auburn hair and a fiery stare

  ➔ Past simple passive voice

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple passive voice with 'they said' to emphasize the action rather than the doer.

• I don’t see us standing there

  ➔ Present simple with negation

  ➔ The sentence uses 'don’t' to negate the present simple verb 'see', expressing a current lack of perception.

• I can be sweet or I can be sour

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to express ability or possibility in both alternatives.

• I don’t need your love no more

  ➔ Emphatic negation with 'no more'

  ➔ 'No more' is used to emphasize the negation, indicating a complete stop to needing love.

• I’m the one that got away

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'that' for definition

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is used to define 'the one' more specifically.