Vampire Time – English Lyrics

• By: Maisie Peters
• Album: florescence

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Maisie Peters with 'Vampire Time.' This song is a fantastic resource for English learners, as it utilizes contemporary conversational idioms and vivid, narrative-driven storytelling to depict modern life, helping you pick up natural phrasing and rhythmic sentence structures.

[English]

Back in '06, suburbia, you [singing]

wore chain [music] crucifix. Your life I

dreamed about it.

We had [music] a moment, had an opening,

had an almost first kiss, but I had to

leave without it.

Years on the move till '22 [music]

when I went back [singing] home to the

sticks. I rode my bike around it.

Heard through the grapevine you cut your

hair and the cigarette you had was red,

so I had to see about [music]

it. I had to see about you.

I had to see [music] about you.

>> [music]

>> Tell me all, are you still on vampire

time? Cuz heaven knows that you're still

[music and singing] on my mind. I had to

know what you're doing tonight.

And what you're [music] doing tomorrow

and the rest of your life. I tried the

blonde, [music] I tried the boots, and

it was fun, I admit, but I still had

dreams about it.

I tried the sweet boys and the deep

boys, and they [music] were all full of

so I'm here to see about it. I'm

here to see about you.

I'm here [music] to see about you.

>> [music]

>> Tell me all, are you still on vampire

[singing] time? Cuz heaven knows that

you're still on my mind. [music]

I had to know what you're doing tonight.

And what you're doing tomorrow [music]

and the rest of your life. Is your

stereo still stuck on '89? Does your

telephone [music]

still talk about me sometimes? Cuz I had

to know what you're doing tonight.

>> [music]

>> And what you're doing tomorrow

and the rest of your life?

>> [music]

>> I won't

let you down. [music] I let go, but I'm

ready. [singing]

I'm ready now.

I won't

let you down.

>> [music]

>> I let go, but I'm ready. I'm ready now.

I'm ready. [singing] I'm ready now.

I want to tell you all I've missed you

more than [singing] life, that I was

wrong to let you out my sight. I have to

know what you're doing tonight.

>> [music]

>> And what you doing tomorrow,

and the rest of your life? Is your

stereo

still stuck [music] on 89?

Does your telephone still talk about

[music] me sometimes?

Cuz I have to know

what you're doing tonight.

And what you doing [music] tomorrow,

and the rest of your life?

Cuz I love your flaws,

and I will till [music] I die.

So, what you doing tomorrow,

and the rest of your life?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
suburbia /səˈbɜːrbiə/ C1	noun - The suburbs or their inhabitants viewed collectively.
crucifix /ˈkruːsɪfɪks/ B2	noun - An image or figure of Jesus on the cross.
grapevine /ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/ C2	noun - The informal transmission of rumors or gossip.
vampire /ˈvæmpaɪər/ B2	noun - A mythical being that subsists by feeding on the life essence of others.
stereo /ˈstɪrioʊ/ A2	noun - A sound system that reproduces sound using two or more independent audio channels.
flaws /flɔːz/ B2	noun - Imperfections or weaknesses in a person or thing.
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B1	verb - To confess to be true or to be the case.
sticks /stɪks/ B2	noun - Remote or rural areas (informal).
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A1	adjective - Prepared for immediate action or use.
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - To experience images or thoughts while sleeping, or to wish for something.
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - A very brief period of time.
cigarette /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt/ A2	noun - A thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.
tomorrow /təˈmɒroʊ/ A1	noun - The day after today.
telephone /ˈtɛləfoʊn/ A1	noun - A system for transmitting voices over a distance.
sight /saɪt/ B1	noun - The faculty or power of seeing.

Key Grammar Structures

• Your life I dreamed about it.

  ➔ Topicalization / Left dislocation

  ➔ The object 'Your life' is moved to the front for emphasis.

• Are you still on vampire time?

  ➔ Present Continuous for state (figurative)

  ➔ Using 'are you... on' to describe an ongoing state or habit.

• I tried the blonde, I tried the boots

  ➔ Simple Past for completed actions

  ➔ The verb 'tried' indicates experiences that happened in the past.

• They were all full of it

  ➔ Idiomatic expression with 'to be full of'

  ➔ Used metaphorically to mean someone is dishonest or insincere.

• I let go, but I'm ready.

  ➔ Conjunction 'but' with contrastive clauses

  ➔ Used to connect two opposite states of mind.

• I was wrong to let you out my sight

  ➔ Adjective + infinitive structure

  ➔ Describes the speaker's judgment of their past action using 'wrong' + 'to let'.

• Cuz I love your flaws, and I will till I die.

  ➔ Future intention with 'will'

  ➔ Expresses a firm promise or commitment to continue loving someone.

• I've missed you more than life

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.