Lyrics & Translation
Dive into PinkPantheress's evolving sound with "Tonight + JADE," a track that trades her lo-fi charm for a high-energy dance-pop anthem. You can explore modern English slang and the language of bold, Gen Z-era flirting, as the song features a confident narrator who cuts right to the chase, making it a perfect, rhythmically infectious study in direct and impulsive expression.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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wait /weɪt/ A1 |
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hold /hoʊld/ A1 |
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superstar /ˈsuːpərstɑːr/ A2 |
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complicated /ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd/ B1 |
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emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənl/ B1 |
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sex /sɛks/ A2 |
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fire /faɪr/ A1 |
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obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/ B2 |
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tension /ˈtɛnʃən/ B1 |
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special /ˈspɛʃəl/ A2 |
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ecstasy /ˈɛkstəsi/ B2 |
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flirting /ˈflɜːrtɪŋ/ B1 |
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blush /blʌʃ/ B1 |
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icon /ˈaɪkɒn/ B2 |
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touch /tʌtʃ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I waited all this time, now I guess it's time I can hold ya
➔ Past simple + "it's time" construction
➔ The phrase "it's time" is followed by the clause "I can hold ya", which expresses that the appropriate moment has arrived for the action.
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I do this all because you're my superstar
➔ Present simple + because‑clause
➔ The present simple "I do" is linked to the reason introduced by "because", emphasizing the cause of the action.
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I look at you and I wonder why it's so complicated
➔ Wonder + wh‑question clause
➔ The verb "wonder" is followed by a wh‑question clause "why it's so complicated", expressing curiosity about a reason.
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Your friends will tell me you're too scared of comin' up
➔ Future simple (will) + reported clause
➔ The auxiliary "will" forms the simple future "will tell", and the content of what will be said is expressed in the clause "you're too scared of comin' up".
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If you want sex with me, come and talk to me
➔ First conditional (if + present simple, imperative)
➔ The clause "If you want sex with me" uses the present simple after "if", and the result clause is an imperative "come and talk to me".
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I'll be your high, I'll be your pill, your ecstasy
➔ Future simple with "will"
➔ "I'll" is the contraction of "I will", forming the simple future to express a promise or certainty.
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Talk later, that's why I'm goin' tonight
➔ "that's why" + clause (cause‑effect) + present progressive
➔ The phrase "that's why" introduces a reason, and the following clause "I'm goin' tonight" uses the present progressive to indicate a planned action.
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You're talking out to a crowd of people who thought you hated
➔ Relative clause "who thought..."
➔ The relative pronoun "who" introduces a clause that gives more information about "people", namely that they "thought you hated".
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