Vampire At The Swimming Pool – English Lyrics

• By: Skylar Grey

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Should I stay or should I leave

No one is talking to me

Head to toe covered in lace

Sitting quiet in the shade

Fighting some internal rage

Like a lion in a cage

Like a vampire at the swimming pool

In the summertime

Like a vampire at the swimming pool

Trying to hide

I don't know why I even came

I just feel so out of place

Like a vampire at the swimming pool

In the summertime

Skin so fair it's nearly blue

For every shot you're taking I'm taking two

Feeling awkward feeling strange

I was born against the grain

Never know quite what to say

All I do is pray for rain

Like a vampire at the swimming pool

In the summertime

Like a vampire at the swimming pool

Trying to hide

I don't know why I even came

I just feel so out of place

Like a vampire at the swimming pool

In the summertime

(Yodeling)

Like a vampire at the swimming pool

In the summertime

Like a vampire at the swimming pool

Trying to hide

I don't know why I even came

I just feel so out of place

Like a vampire at the swimming pool

In the summertime

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vampire /ˈvæmpaɪər/ B2	noun - A corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
swimming pool /ˈswɪmɪŋ puːl/ A1	noun - A structure filled with water for swimming
summertime /ˈsʌmərtaɪm/ A1	noun - The season or period of summer
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - To remain in the same place
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - To go away from a place
covered /ˈkʌvərd/ A2	verb - To put something over, on, or in front of something to protect or hide it
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - To take part in a violent struggle or conflict
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - To put or keep out of sight
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - To experience a sensation or emotion
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body
fair /fer/ B1	adjective - Light in color, especially hair or skin
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - Having the color of the clear sky or the sea
awkward /ˈɔːkwərd/ B1	adjective - Causing difficulty; hard to deal with
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - Unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling
rage /reɪdʒ/ B2	noun - Violent, uncontrollable anger
pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - To address a prayer to God or another deity

Key Grammar Structures

• Should I stay or should I leave

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ The phrase uses 'should' to form an indirect question, expressing uncertainty or deliberation.

• Head to toe covered in lace

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'head to toe' acts as a prepositional phrase, describing the extent of being covered in lace.

• Like a lion in a cage

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses 'like' to compare the internal rage to a lion in a cage, a figurative expression.

• For every shot you're taking I'm taking two

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The sentence uses parallel structure with 'for every... you're taking, I'm taking...' to emphasize contrast.

• I was born against the grain

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ The phrase 'against the grain' is an idiomatic expression meaning to be different or unconventional.

• All I do is pray for rain

  ➔ Emphatic Structure

  ➔ The phrase uses 'all I do is' to emphasize the sole action of praying for rain.

• (Yodeling)

  ➔ Onomatopoeia

  ➔ Yodeling is a form of onomatopoeia, mimicking the sound of a specific vocal technique.