Supercut – English Lyrics

• By: Lorde
• Album: Melodrama

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical world of Lorde with 'Supercut' to master expressive English idioms and evocative metaphors. This song is a perfect study of how to describe complex, bittersweet emotions and the concept of selective memory through sophisticated pop songwriting.

[English]

In my head, I play a supercut of us

All the magic we gave off

All the love we had and lost

And in my head

The visions never stop

These ribbons wrap me up

But when I reach for you, there's just a supercut

In your car, the radio up

In your car, the radio up

We keep tryin' to talk about us

I'm someone, you may be my love

I'll be your quiet afternoon crush

Be your violent overnight rush

Make you crazy over my touch

But it's just a supercut of us

Supercut of us

Oh, it's just a supercut of us

Supercut of us

So I fall

Into continents and cars

All the stages and the stars

I turn all of it to just a supercut

'Cause in my head (In my head, I do everything right)

When you call (When you call, I'll forgive and not fight)

Because ours are the moments I play in the dark

We were wild and fluorescent

Come home to my heart, uh

In your car, the radio up

In your car, the radio up

We keep tryin' to talk about us

Slow motion, I'm watchin' our love

I'll be your quiet afternoon crush

Be your violent overnight rush

Make you crazy over my touch

But it's just a supercut of us

Supercut of us

Oh, it's just a supercut of us

Supercut of us

But it's just a supercut of us

Supercut of us

Oh, it's just a supercut of us

Supercut of us

'Cause in my head

In my head, I do everything right

When you call, I'll forgive and not fight

All the moments I play in the dark

Wild and fluorescent

Come home to my heart, uh

'Cause in my head (In my head, I do everything right)

When you call (When you call, I'll forgive and not fight)

Because ours are the moments I play in the dark

We were wild and fluorescent

Come home to my heart, uh

'Cause in my head (In my head, I do everything right)

When you call (When you call, I'll forgive and not fight)

Because ours are the moments I play in the dark

We were wild and fluorescent

Come home to my heart, uh

(In my head, I do everything right)

(In my head, I do everything right)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
supercut /ˈsuːpərkʌt/ C2	noun - A video that edits together multiple clips of the same recurring action or theme.
visions /ˈvɪʒənz/ B2	noun - Mental images of what the future will or could be like.
ribbons /ˈrɪbənz/ B1	noun - Long, narrow strips of fabric used for tying or decoration.
crush /krʌʃ/ B1	noun - A strong feeling of romantic attraction for someone.
violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ B1	adjective - Having or showing great force or intensity.
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	noun - A sudden surge of strong emotion or physical sensation.
continents /ˈkɒntɪnənts/ A2	noun - Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land.
stages /steɪdʒɪz/ A2	noun - Distinct phases or periods in a process or development.
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - To stop feeling angry toward someone for an offense.
fluorescent /flɔːˈresnt/ C1	adjective - Glowing with a bright, often artificial light.
moments /ˈməʊmənts/ A2	noun - Very brief periods of time.
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - Lacking restraint or control; spirited.
radio /ˈreɪdiəʊ/ A1	noun - A device for receiving and playing broadcast programs.
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - To speak in order to give information or express feelings.
afternoon /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ A1	noun - The time between noon and evening.

Key Grammar Structures

• All the love we had and lost

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is omitted after 'love' to create a tighter, more poetic flow.

• You may be my love

  ➔ Modal verb for possibility (may)

  ➔ Used here to express uncertainty or a hypothetical state of the relationship.

• I'll be your quiet afternoon crush

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ Reflects a decision or a promise to play a specific role in someone's life.

• I'm watching our love

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ Indicates an action happening at the moment of contemplation in the singer's mind.

• I do everything right

  ➔ Present Simple (Habitual/State)

  ➔ Describes the idealized behavior the narrator imagines in her 'head' scenarios.

• Ours are the moments

  ➔ Possessive Pronoun (Ours)

  ➔ Used to emphasize ownership of these specific memories.

• We were wild and fluorescent

  ➔ Past Simple (State of being)

  ➔ Describes a past condition that is no longer true.

• When you call, I'll forgive and not fight

  ➔ First Conditional (Real possibility)

  ➔ Sets up a condition for a future action within the idealized 'supercut'.