Water – English Lyrics

• By: Tyla

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious rhythms of Tyla's "Water," a global sensation that beautifully blends South African amapiano with pop and R&B. Learning the lyrics of this vibrant song offers a unique window into contemporary African music and culture, allowing you to explore modern slang and expressions of desire in English, all while moving to its irresistible beat. It's a special song that bridges cultures through its universal themes and groundbreaking sound.

[English]

Make me sweat, make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water

Make me sweat, make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water

Normally

I can keep my cool, but tonight I'm wildin'

I'ma be, yeah

In a dangerous mood, can you match my timing?

Mm-mm, telling me

That you really 'bout it, why try hide it? Oh

Talk is cheap, so show me

That you understand how I like it

Can you blow my mind?

Set off my whole body

If I give you my time

Can you snatch my soul from me?

I don't wanna wait, come take it

Take me where I ain't been before

Can you blow my mind?

Set off my whole body

Whole body

Make me sweat, make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water

Make me sweat, make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water

Hopefully

You can last all night, don't get too excited (ooh)

Oh, privacy

You ain't gotta go nowhere, you can stay inside it

Can you blow my mind? Oh

Set off my whole body

If I give you my time (if I give you my time)

Can you snatch my soul from me?

I don't wanna wait, come take it

Take me where I ain't been before (before)

Can you blow my mind? (Blow my mind)

Set off my whole body

Whole body

Make me sweat (make), make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water

Make me sweat (make me), make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water (make me sweat)

Make me sweat, make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water

Make me sweat (make me sweat), make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water

Make me sweat (make), make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water

Make me sweat, make me hotter

Make me lose my breath, make me water

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sweat /swet/ A2	noun - moisture excreted through the skin verb - to excrete moisture through the skin
hotter /ˈhɒtər/ A1	adjective - having a high temperature
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to no longer have something
breath /brɛθ/ A1	noun - air taken into or expelled from the lungs
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear liquid essential for life
wildin /ˈwaɪldɪŋ/ B1	verb - behaving in an uncontrolled or excited manner
dangerous /ˈdeɪnʤərəs/ A2	adjective - able or likely to cause harm
mood /muːd/ A2	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling
match /mætʃ/ A2	verb - to be equal or similar to
timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ B1	noun - the choice, judgment, or control of when something should be done
cheap /tʃiːp/ A1	adjective - low in price
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A1	verb - to comprehend or grasp the meaning of
blow /bləʊ/ A2	verb - to move or be moved by air
snatch /snætʃ/ B1	verb - to take something quickly or suddenly
privacy /ˈprɪvəsi/ B1	noun - the state of being free from unwanted attention

Key Grammar Structures

• Make me sweat, make me hotter

  ➔ Imperative + bare infinitive

  ➔ The verb "sweat" is a bare infinitive used after the imperative verb "make".

• I can keep my cool, but tonight I'm wildin'

  ➔ Modal verb "can" + base verb (ability); present simple; contraction "I'm"

  ➔ "can" expresses ability, followed by the base verb "keep".

• I'ma be, yeah

  ➔ Colloquial contraction "I'ma" = "I am going to" (future intention)

  ➔ "I'ma" is a slang contraction of "I am going to" indicating a future action.

• Can you match my timing?

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for ability in a question; subject‑verb inversion

  ➔ "Can" asks about ability, and the sentence uses inversion: "Can you".

• Talk is cheap, so show me that you understand how I like it

  ➔ Imperative "show me" + that‑clause; indirect statement; relative clause "how I like it"

  ➔ "show me" is an imperative followed by a that‑clause that reports what the speaker wants: "that you understand how I like it".

• If I give you my time

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple) with implied future result

  ➔ "If" introduces a condition; "give" is in the present simple, suggesting a possible future action.

• I don't wanna wait, come take it

  ➔ Negative with "don't want to"; colloquial contraction "wanna"; imperative "come take"

  ➔ "don't" negates the verb phrase; "wanna" is a slang contraction of "want to"; "come take" is an imperative urging action.

• You ain't gotta go nowhere

  ➔ Double negative with colloquial "ain't gotta"; informal negation; zero‑conditional style

  ➔ "ain't" is a non‑standard negative auxiliary; "gotta" = "have to"; "nowhere" reinforces the negation, creating a double negative meaning "you don't have to go anywhere".

• Can you blow my mind?

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for request; base verb "blow"; interrogative structure

  ➔ "Can" asks for ability or permission; the speaker requests the listener to "blow" (figuratively astonish) their mind.