SPIDERS – English Lyrics

• By: Lola Young
• Album: I'm Only F**cking Myself

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Lola Young's "SPIDERS," a raw and vulnerable alt-pop anthem that masterfully explores the complexities of emotional dependency and confronting inner fears. Through its poignant lyrics and powerful delivery, this song offers an authentic glimpse into English expressions of deep emotion and introspection. You can learn how to articulate profound feelings and navigate nuanced relationship dynamics in English, making "SPIDERS" a compelling and relatable track for language learners.

[English]

Can you take

take it off my hands?

To make me feel like

I had something planned

And blame, blame it on the gods

So we don't feel like we did something wrong

I'll drive, drive to your house

You kissed me slow like you don't have any doubts

Get in your car, don't cause a scene

Make me feel like I'm not incomplete for once

'Cause I'm not a woman if I don't have you

I'm not a woman if I don't have you

And you're not a man if you don't have me

Please, kill, kill all the spiders

'Cause they're in our room, and with them, I can't sleep beside you

Don't say, don't say a lie

'Cause I'll see the truth behind your dark brown eyes

And then, then, empty me right to the core

And suck me dry, suck me dry like you did before

Get in your car but don't cause a scene

Make me feel like I'm not incomplete for once

'Cause I'm not a woman if I don't have you

I'm not a woman if I don't have you

And you're not a man if you don't have -

Get into bed but don't fall asleep

Make me feel like I'm not incomplete for once

'Cause I'm not a woman if I don't have you

I'm not a woman if I don't have you

And you're not a man if you don't have me

If you don't have me

If you don't have me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to move something from one place to another or to acquire possession
hands /hændz/ A2	noun - the parts at the end of the arms used for holding and manipulating things
make /meɪk/ A2	verb - to create or cause something to exist or happen
feel /fil/ A1	verb - to perceive by touch or to experience emotionally
planned /plænd/ B1	adjective - arranged or prepared in advance
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
gods /ɡɒdz/ B1	noun - deities or divine beings
drive /draɪv/ B1	verb - to operate a motor vehicle
house /haʊs/ A2	noun - a building for human habitation
kissed /kɪst/ B1	verb - past tense of kiss; touched with the lips as a gesture of affection
doubts /daʊts/ B1	noun - uncertainties or questions about something
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a road vehicle for transporting people or goods
incomplete /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːt/ B2	adjective - not finished or not having all parts
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A2	noun - adult female human
man /mæn/ A1	noun - adult male human
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of someone or something
spiders /ˈspaɪdərz/ B1	noun - arachnid species with eight legs
room /ruːm/ A2	noun - a space inside a building enclosed by walls and a door
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed; to enter a state of sleep
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the real or factual state of things

Key Grammar Structures

• Can you take, take it off my hands?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase 'Can you' is a tag question added to the imperative 'take it off my hands' to make the request more polite and less direct.

• So we don't feel like we did something wrong

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase 'so we don't feel' uses the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical or desired situation, indicating a wish or condition.

• You kissed me slow like you don't have any doubts

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'like you don't have any doubts' is a simile using 'like' to compare the manner of kissing to a state of certainty.

• 'Cause I'm not a woman if I don't have you

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 0)

  ➔ The sentence expresses a general truth or a fact, indicating that the condition and result are always true.

• Please, kill, kill all the spiders

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The word 'kill' is repeated to emphasize the urgency and importance of the request.

• Don't say, don't say a lie

  ➔ Prohibitive imperative

  ➔ The phrase 'don't say' is a prohibitive imperative used to forbid an action, in this case, telling a lie.

• And suck me dry, suck me dry like you did before

  ➔ Repetition and simile

  ➔ The phrase 'suck me dry' is repeated for emphasis, and 'like you did before' is a simile comparing the current action to a past one.

• If you don't have me

  ➔ Conditional clause

  ➔ The phrase 'if you don't have me' is a conditional clause introducing a condition that affects the outcome of the main clause.