Tangled Up – English Lyrics

• By: Caro Emerald
• Album: The Shocking Miss Emerald

Lyrics & Translation

Step into the captivating world of Caro Emerald with "Tangled Up," a song that beautifully blends jazz, pop, and tango. Its enchanting melodies and clear, expressive lyrics offer a fantastic opportunity to learn English while exploring themes of love, confusion, and the search for authenticity. The song's vivid storytelling and relatable emotions make it a memorable and engaging piece for any language learner.

[English]

One, two, three, four

...

I took the perfect avenue, down the road to both of you

Did I go dutch?

This is too much!

With all the money in the world

You could never buy this girl

Quite enough, it will be tough

If romancing me with neon is something you should do

May the letters write in luminous and blue

And get me wakin' up

Shake it up

Tangled up

You could be breaking up, making up

Tangled up

You can't be faking it

Making it from my love

With all this tragedy, don't get me tangled up

...

Tangled up

...

Tangled up

I can't separate your sins

To me you're acting like you're twins

This is a mess

Is this a test?

How many guesses do I get?

'Til only one of you is left

You're quite the same

If love's the gain

I want to see emotions coloring the sky

To the point it will make me wanna cry

And get me wakin' up

Shake it up

Tangled up

You could be breaking up, making up

Tangled up

You can't be faking it

Making it from my love

With all this tragedy, don't get me tangled up

...

Tangled up

...

Tangled up

You could be breaking up

You can't be faking it

...

Tangled up

...

Treating girls like a yo-yo is a no, no, of monumental kind

If playing with your string had lanced to be your thing

It's easy to say to both, oh never mind

And get me wakin' up

Shake it up

Tangled up

You could be breaking up, making up

Tangled up

You can't be faking it

Making it from my love

With all this tragedy, don't get me tangled up

Tangled up, hmm-huh

Tangled up, hmm-huh

Tangled up, hmm-mm

Tangled up

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
took /tʊk/ A2	verb - to take or grasp
avenue /əˈveɪni/ B1	noun - a wide road in a town
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way for vehicles to travel on
both /bɒθ/ A1	determiner - two adverb - at the same time
you /jʊ/ A1	pronoun - a person (often used as a formal address)
dutch /dʌtʃ/ A2	adjective - relating to the Netherlands noun - a method of splitting a bill equally
too /tuː/ A1	adverb - to a greater degree than is necessary or desirable
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - wealth in the form of currency
world /wɒrld/ A1	noun - all human beings and their possessions
never /ˈnɛvər/ A1	adverb - not at any time in the future
buy /baɪ/ A1	verb - to obtain by giving money
tough /taʊ/ A2	adjective - difficult to deal with
romancing /ˈrɒməntɪŋ/ B1	verb - to court or flirt with someone
neon /ˈniːɒn/ B2	noun - a bright gas used in advertising signs
letters /ˈlɛtərz/ A2	noun - symbols used to write a language
luminous /ˈluːmɪnəs/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light
blue /blu/ A1	adjective - of the color between green and violet in the spectrum
wakin' /ˈwækɪn/ A2	verb - to wake up
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1	verb - to move quickly back and forth
up /ʌp/ A1	adverb - towards the sky or the top of something preposition - at or to a higher level
tangled /ˈtændəld/ A2	adjective - in a mess or confused state
you /jʊ/ A1	pronoun - a person (often used as a formal address)
faking /ˈfeɪkiŋ/ B1	verb - to pretend to have feelings or beliefs that you do not have
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection for someone verb - to feel affection for someone
tragedy /ˈtrædʒi/ B1	noun - a serious event causing great suffering, sadness, or death

Key Grammar Structures

• Did I go dutch?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase "Did I" at the beginning of the sentence is a tag question, a grammatical structure used to confirm information or seek agreement, often in a casual or conversational tone.

• With all the money in the world / You could never buy this girl

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for impossibility

  ➔ The word "could" is used here to express impossibility, indicating that no amount of money can buy the singer's affection.

• If romancing me with neon is something you should do

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ This is a Type 2 conditional sentence, used to talk about hypothetical or unlikely situations in the present or future. The structure is "If + past simple, would/should + base verb".

• May the letters write in luminous and blue

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The use of "may" here indicates the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or desire rather than a fact.

• You could be breaking up, making up

  ➔ Verb + -ing form for progressive aspect

  ➔ The -ing form of the verbs "breaking" and "making" indicates ongoing or continuous actions, suggesting a repeated or habitual pattern.

• Treating girls like a yo-yo is a no, no, of monumental kind

  ➔ Gerund after preposition

  ➔ The phrase "treating girls" is a gerund, functioning as a noun after the preposition "like", describing the action of treating someone in a certain way.