Sprung – English Lyrics

• By: Mariah Carey
• Album: The Emancipation of Mimi

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the playful and sultry R&B groove of Mariah Carey's "Sprung," a captivating track that will immerse you in the English expressions of intense infatuation and joy. Through its vivid lyrics, you'll learn common phrases for expressing deep affection and feeling 'head over heels,' making it a fun and emotionally resonant way to expand your English vocabulary. The song's smooth production and Mariah's iconic vocals make it a special listen for anyone wanting to connect with the language of love and pop music.

[English]

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Baby, when you look my way

You keep on blowing my mind

You keep on making me high

Keep giving me butterflies and

Every little thing you do

Just lifts me off of the ground

Heart leaps when you come around

See, I'm just breaking it down

You got everything I need, just

Want you to want me, you

Just can't imagine, boy

I'm on a tangent

'Cause I'm sprung over you

And ain't nothing I can do

Turning me upside down

Boy, you got me twisted out

Thoughts of you fill my head

Toss and turn in my mind

'Cause I'm sprung over you

And I don't know, don't know what to do

Oh, it's hard to make believe

It's just a casual thing

You're so unnerving to me

Feels like I'm living a dream, but

Baby, please don't wake me up

I'm lost in the reverie

Drifting ethereally

I'm right where I wanna be

You got everything I need, just

Want you to want me, you

Just can't imagine, boy

I'm on a tangent

'Cause I'm sprung over you

And ain't nothing I can do

Turning me upside down

Boy, you got me twisted out

Thoughts of you fill my head

Toss and turn in my mind

'Cause I'm sprung over you

And I don't know, don't know what to do

Well, I don't know what to do

I don't care 'bout nothing but you, baby

Well, I don't know what to do

I don't care 'bout nothing but you, baby

'Cause I'm sprung over you

And ain't nothing I can do

Turning me upside down

Boy, you got me twisted out

Thought of you fill my head

Toss and turn in my mind

'Cause I'm sprung over you

And I don't know, don't know what to do

(Baby, baby, baby, bay, baby)

'Cause I'm sprung over you

And ain't nothing I can do

Turning me upside down

Boy, you got me twisted out

Thought of you fill my head

Toss and turn in my mind

'Cause I'm sprung over you

And I don't know, don't know what to do

Ooh-do-do-do

Do-do-do-do-do

Do-do-do

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sprung /sprʌŋ/ C1	verb - past participle of *spring*; to be suddenly attracted or infatuated adjective - infatuated, head‑over‑heels in love
butterflies /ˈbʌtərˌflaɪz/ B2	noun - insects with large, colorful wings noun - a feeling of nervous excitement (e.g., “I have butterflies”)
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood; also the centre of emotions
leap /liːp/ B1	verb - to jump or spring a long way, to move suddenly noun - a sudden jump or increase
tangent /ˈtændʒənt/ C1	noun - a line that touches a curve at one point; a digression from the main topic
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B2	adjective - contorted, turned into a coil; mentally confused or perverse
thoughts /θɔːts/ B1	noun - ideas or mental images produced by thinking
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and perceives
reverie /ˈrɛvəri/ C1	noun - a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; daydream
ethereal /ɪˈθɪəriəl/ C1	adjective - extremely delicate and light; otherworldly
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep; a cherished aspiration verb - to experience dreams while sleeping; to imagine something desired
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; feeling without direction
drifting /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/ B2	verb - to be carried slowly by currents or air; to move aimlessly
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - at a great height; feeling exhilarated or intoxicated
blowing /ˈbloʊɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move air or cause air to move; in slang, to impress strongly
making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to create or produce something
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1	verb - to form a mental picture of something not present
casual /ˈkæʒuəl/ B2	adjective - relaxed, informal; not planned or serious

Key Grammar Structures

• You keep on blowing my mind

  ➔ Present continuous tense used after 'keep on' to express repeated actions.

  ➔ The phrase "keep on blowing" shows a continuous or repeated action happening in the present.

• Every little thing you do just lifts me off of the ground

  ➔ Simple present tense for habitual actions and the use of phrasal verb 'lifts me off'.

  ➔ "Every little thing you do" indicates a habitual action using the simple present, while "lifts me off" is a phrasal verb meaning to emotionally elevate.

• I'm just breaking it down

  ➔ Present continuous tense to describe an action happening now.

  ➔ "Breaking it down" describes a current action in progress using the present continuous tense.

• Just can't imagine, boy

  ➔ Use of modal verb 'can't' for expressing impossibility or strong disbelief.

  ➔ The modal verb "can't" expresses the speaker's strong inability or unwillingness to imagine the situation.

• I'm on a tangent

  ➔ Use of preposition 'on' with noun phrases to indicate current mental state or condition.

  ➔ The phrase "on a tangent" uses the preposition "on" plus a noun phrase to describe being distracted or thinking off-topic.

• Thoughts of you fill my head

  ➔ Simple present tense to express general truths or habitual states.

  ➔ The sentence uses simple present tense to indicate a habitual mental state of constantly thinking about someone.

• I don't care 'bout nothing but you, baby

  ➔ Use of double negatives for emphasis in informal speech.

  ➔ The phrase "don't care 'bout nothing" uses a double negative to emphasize the speaker's strong feeling of not caring about anything except the person.

• I'm lost in the reverie

  ➔ Use of past participle 'lost' as an adjective in passive form to express a state.

  ➔ "Lost" functions as an adjective here to describe the speaker's state of being deeply absorbed or entranced in a daydream.