Touch A Girl – English Lyrics

• By: FKA twigs
• Album: EUSEXUA Afterglow

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the intricate soundscape of FKA twigs' "Touch A Girl" to explore a nuanced discussion on emotional intimacy. The song's blend of vulnerability and sharp critique, set against evolving electronic production, offers a unique window into complex relationships. Learning the language here means grasping how she uses sonic texture to convey deep, sometimes contradictory, feelings.

[English]

[music]

You got

my control.

Got me spinning

carousel.

You're so clever, but you still don't

know how sugar

[music]

physically

compatible,

emotionally

detested.

Ask the question.

Maybe you'll not

really touch girl.

[music]

Got so low on dopamine. Told you that

you hurt me all my life. I [music] just

don't think you know.

Take me [music] anywhere [singing]

you please. Make my body make a [music]

scene. So good. I've got that left

alone.

You are

[music] control

[music]

so

you still don't know how to [music]

touch my heart. Touch my waist. Fix your

gaze on my face. You're the only one I

ever [music] want to look at anyway. Did

I tell you that you're pretty when you

smile? Did I tell you that my mama

[music] going to love you? You're in

shin light. Be yourself. [music] Be the

one that you maybe

just touch.

[music]

Heat.

[music]

[music]

Heat.

[music]

Hey,

hey, hey.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.
spinning /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ A2	verb - turning or revolving rapidly.
clever /ˈklevər/ B1	adjective - quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
compatible /kəmˈpætəbl/ B2	adjective - able to exist or occur together without conflict.
detested /dɪˈtestɪd/ C1	verb - dislike intensely.
dopamine /ˈdoʊpəmiːn/ C1	noun - an organic chemical in the brain; a neurotransmitter.
scene /siːn/ A2	noun - a sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, or book.
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - having no one else present.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body.
waist /weɪst/ A2	noun - the part of the human body between the ribs and the hips.
gaze /ɡeɪz/ B1	verb - to look steadily and intently, especially when in admiration, surprise, or thought.
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful.
shin /ʃɪn/ B1	noun - the front part of the leg below the knee.
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature.

Key Grammar Structures

• You got my control.

  ➔ Present Perfect (have got)

  ➔ 'Got' here is used to describe a state or possession, emphasizing the ongoing result of an action.

• Got me spinning carousel.

  ➔ Causative structure (make/get + object + infinitive)

  ➔ 'Got me spinning' shows how the subject caused the action in the object, using 'get' to indicate a forced or influenced state.

• You're so clever, but you still don't know how sugar

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction (but)

  ➔ 'But' is used to contrast the idea of being clever with the lack of knowledge about something specific.

• physically compatible, emotionally detested.

  ➔ Parallel structure (adverb + adjective)

  ➔ The use of 'physically' and 'emotionally' before adjectives creates a balanced and contrasting structure.

• Maybe you'll not really touch girl.

  ➔ Modal verb for speculation (maybe + will)

  ➔ 'Maybe you'll' expresses uncertainty about a future action, using 'will' for speculation.

• Did I tell you that you're pretty when you smile?

  ➔ Indirect question (did + subject + verb)

  ➔ The sentence is structured as an indirect question using 'did' to inquire about a past action.