Spinning – English Lyrics

• By: HAIM
• Album: I quit

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the playful, genre-bending language of modern pop with HAIM's 'Spinning.' You'll learn the English vocabulary for describing intense, fleeting emotion, such as 'whirlwind romance' and 'spinning around,' set against a vibrant 'disco snap strut' that makes it one of HAIM's most unique and danceable tracks.

[English]

I'll never be the first to say

But when you give me love, I'll give it to you

And if you have to wait backstage

You know I'll leave your name by the stage door

When I step on my feet, I'm dizzy, I can feel it

When I sleep in my dreams, all I see, tunnel vision

Remind me, why do you love me?

I'm spinning around, why am I acting so strange?

Been dancing and down, but now, I'm trying to forget about it

Slow it down before the time runs away

I'm spinning around, but I don't wanna forget about it

There's so much I could let you know

But there are some things I'll keep to myself

Still, I'm not giving up the ghost

And I won't share my dreams with no one else

In my chest, in my heart, it won't stop, it keeps beating

Close my eyes, rest my head, I can feel, I can dream it

Remind me, why do you love me?

I'm spinning around, why am I acting so strange?

Been dancing and down, but now, I'm trying to forget about it

Slow it down before the time runs away

I'm spinning around, but I don't wanna forget about it

I'm spinning around ('round)

I'm slowing it down (down)

'Cause I don't wanna forget it

I'm spinning around, why am I acting so strange?

(I'm spinning around)

Been dizzy and down, but now, I'm trying to forget about it

Slow it down before the time runs away

(My head is up and down)

I'm spinning around, but I don't wanna forget about it

I'm spinning around, why am I acting so strange? (I'm spinning)

Been dizzy and down, but now, I'm trying to forget about it

Slow it down before the time runs away

I'm spinning around, but I don't wanna forget about it

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
spinning ˈspɪnɪŋ A2	verb - to rotate or cause to rotate rapidly
dizzy ˈdɪzi A2	adjective - feeling unbalanced or lightheaded
backstage ˈbækˌsteɪdʒ B1	noun - the area behind the stage in a theater
tunnel ˈtʌnəl A2	noun - a long, narrow passage underground or through a hill
vision ˈvɪʒən A2	noun - the ability to see or imagine something
remind rɪˈmaɪnd A2	verb - to make someone remember something
dancing ˈdænsɪŋ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
slow sloʊ A1	verb - to reduce speed adjective - not fast
forget fərˈɡɛt A2	verb - to be unable to remember
ghost ɡoʊst A2	noun - the soul of a dead person believed to appear to the living
beating ˈbiːtɪŋ A2	verb - to strike repeatedly
dream driːm A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
strange streɪndʒ A2	adjective - unusual or unexpected
down daʊn A1	adverb - toward a lower position
wanna ˈwɑːnə A1	verb - contraction of 'want to'

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll never be the first to say

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'will' to express a future action or state, indicating a prediction or spontaneous decision.

• When you give me love, I'll give it to you

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, used to talk about real or likely situations in the future. It follows the pattern: 'If/When + present simple, will + infinitive.'

• You know I'll leave your name by the stage door

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' in a known context

  ➔ The use of 'will' here indicates a future action that is certain or decided upon, given the context of the speaker's knowledge.

• When I step on my feet, I'm dizzy, I can feel it

  ➔ Present Simple and Present Continuous

  ➔ The sentence combines present simple ('step on my feet') with present continuous ('I'm dizzy, I can feel it') to describe a habitual action and its immediate effect.

• Remind me, why do you love me?

  ➔ Direct Question with 'do'

  ➔ The sentence is a direct question using 'do' to ask for specific information. It follows the pattern: 'Do/Does + subject + base verb?'

• I'm spinning around, why am I acting so strange?

  ➔ Present Continuous and Tag Question

  ➔ The sentence uses present continuous ('I'm spinning around') to describe an ongoing action, followed by a tag question ('why am I acting so strange?') for emphasis or confirmation.

• Slow it down before the time runs away

  ➔ Imperative Mood with 'Slow'

  ➔ The sentence is in the imperative mood, using 'slow' to give a direct command or instruction. It is often used to tell someone to do something.

• There's so much I could let you know

  ➔ Modal Verb 'could' for Ability

  ➔ The modal verb 'could' is used to express ability or possibility in the past or in a hypothetical situation.