sunburn – English Lyrics

• By: almost monday
• Album: DIVE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the California sound with almost monday’s 'sunburn.' This song is a fantastic tool for English learners as it utilizes clear, contemporary colloquialisms and vivid imagery related to summer, travel, and relationships. Its fast-paced, rhythmic flow helps listeners grasp natural American English phrasing and modern pop slang in an engaging, high-energy format.

[English]

The days we spent were temporary

But you'll always be that sunburn on me

An ice cold shower can't help, baby

'Cause you'll always be that sunburn on me (yeah, yeah, yeah)

California (yeah, yeah)

Heat waves on ya (yeah, yeah)

Think we knew that it would go there

Catching magic out of thin air

Warmer weather (yeah, oh)

Nothing better

'Til we stumble into nightfall

And you end it with a phone call

Why'd I give you my everything

Just to watch us spiral down the drain?

What if time doеsn't heal a damn thing?

And nothing, nothing's gonna wash it away

The days we spеnt were temporary

But you'll always be that sunburn on me

An ice cold shower can't help, baby

'Cause you'll always be that sunburn on me

Aloe vera over my skin (ouch)

Took you to places that you never been (you never been there)

Why you gotta say goodbye? (don't say, yeah)

Windows are down on the highway

But you never going my way (uh)

Burn up in flames like the Fourth of July

The days we spent were temporary

But you'll always be that sunburn on me

An ice cold shower can't help, baby

'Cause you'll always be that sunburn on me (yeah)

Sunburn on me

Ah, ah, got that sunburn on me

Ah, ah

Why'd I give you my everything

Just to watch us spiral down the drain?

What if doesn't heal a damn thing?

And nothing, nothing's gonna wash it away, yeah, yeah

The days we spent were temporary

But you'll always be that sunburn on me (sunburn on me)

An ice cold shower can't help, baby

'Cause you're always gonna be that sunburn on me, yeah

Sunburn on me

Ah, ah, got that sunburn on me

Ah, ah, got that sunburn on me

Ah, ah, got that sunburn on me

Ah, ah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
temporary /ˈtɛmpərəri/ B2	adjective - lasting for only a limited period of time
sunburn /ˈsʌnbɜːrn/ B2	noun - redness of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
shower /ˈʃaʊər/ A1	noun - an act of washing one's body under a spray of water
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ A2	noun - the power of apparently influencing events by mysterious or supernatural forces
stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ B2	verb - to trip or lose one's balance when walking
nightfall /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/ C1	noun - the time in the evening when it becomes dark
spiral /ˈspaɪrəl/ B2	verb - to move in a spiral course; often used to describe worsening situations
drain /dreɪn/ B2	noun - a pipe or channel for carrying away liquid
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - to become sound or healthy again
aloe vera /ˈæloʊ ˈvɪərə/ C2	noun - a succulent plant used for skin treatment
highway /ˈhaɪweɪ/ A2	noun - a main road connecting major towns or cities
flames /fleɪmz/ B1	noun - hot glowing bodies of ignited gas
weather /ˈwɛðər/ A1	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a place and time
wash /wɒʃ/ A1	verb - to clean with water
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire or produce heat

Key Grammar Structures

• The days we spent were temporary

  ➔ Relative Clause (Reduced)

  ➔ The phrase 'we spent' is a reduced relative clause modifying 'days', meaning 'the days (that/which) we spent'.

• You'll always be that sunburn on me

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction/Certainty)

  ➔ Using "will" here expresses a strong sense of certainty or a permanent state about the person being a lingering mark.

• Why'd I give you my everything

  ➔ Contraction of 'Why did I'

  ➔ "Why'd" is a common informal contraction of "Why did", used to ask about a past action.

• What if time doesn't heal a damn thing?

  ➔ Conditional/Hypothetical Question

  ➔ The structure "What if" introduces a hypothetical scenario or a worry about a possible negative outcome.

• Took you to places that you never been

  ➔ Present Perfect (Colloquial omission of 'have')

  ➔ The phrase "that you never been" is informal for "that you have never been to", describing past experience.

• Nothing is gonna wash it away

  ➔ Be going to (Future intention/prediction)

  ➔ "Gonna" is a contraction of "going to", indicating a prediction about the future state of the pain.

• But you're always gonna be that sunburn on me

  ➔ Progressive aspect with 'always'

  ➔ Adding "always" to "gonna be" emphasizes that this feeling is persistent and unchanging over time.