Water – English Lyrics

• By: Tyla

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious rhythms of Tyla's "Water" to explore a unique blend of Amapiano, Pop, R&B, and Afrobeats. This globally acclaimed hit offers an exciting opportunity for language learners to engage with contemporary English lyrics. Its catchy chorus and expressive themes of desire and confidence make the language both accessible and culturally rich, providing a fresh perspective on modern African music.

[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/ B1	verb - to excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin noun - perspiration
hotter /ˈhɒtər/ A2	adjective - comparative of hot: having a high degree of heat or a high temperature
breath /breθ/ A1	noun - the air inhaled or exhaled in respiration
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid verb - to pour water on
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - moderately cold; neither warm nor cold verb - to become or cause to become less hot
wildin' /ˈwaɪldɪn/ B2	verb - behaving in an uncontrolled manner
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ B1	adjective - able or likely to cause harm or injury
mood /muːd/ B1	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling
timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ B2	noun - the choice, judgment, or control of when something should be done
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something out of sight
show /ʃəʊ/ A1	verb - to allow or cause to be visible noun - a spectacle or display
blow /bloʊ/ B1	verb - to expel air from the mouth
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
snatch /snætʃ/ B2	verb - to quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event
excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - very enthusiastic and eager
privacy /ˈprɪvəsi/ B2	noun - the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people

Key Grammar Structures

• Make me sweat, make me hotter

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "make" is used in the imperative mood to give a command or instruction. Here, the speaker is instructing someone to cause these sensations.

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

  ➔ Use of "can" for ability vs. present continuous for a temporary situation

  ➔ "can keep my cool" expresses the speaker's general ability. "I'm wildin'" uses the present continuous to describe the speaker's current, temporary state.

• In a dangerous mood, can you match my timing?

  ➔ Modal verb "can" in a question (ability/possibility)

  ➔ The question "can you match my timing?" uses "can" to inquire about someone's ability to synchronize or be in sync with the speaker's emotional state.

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

  ➔ Contraction of "about" to "'bout"; rhetorical question

  ➔ " 'bout it" is a colloquial shortening of "about it". The question "why try hide it?" is rhetorical; the speaker believes the person is already revealing their intentions.

• Talk is cheap, so show me

  ➔ Zero conditional (implication that action follows consequence)

  ➔ This line implies a conditional statement. "If talk is cheap, then show me". Though not explicitly stated, it establishes a relationship where action is valued over words.

• Can you blow my mind?

  ➔ Modal verb "can" in a question (ability to achieve)

  ➔ The question "Can you blow my mind?" uses "can" to ask if someone has the ability or capacity to amaze or overwhelm the speaker.

• If I give you my time, can you snatch my soul from me?

  ➔ Mixed conditional (present unreal result of a past action)

  ➔ This is a type 2-3 mixed conditional. "If I give you my time" (unlikely condition in the future) implies "can you snatch my soul from me" (present/future hypothetical consequence). It's a more intense conditional than just a simple future conditional.

• I don't wanna wait, come take it

  ➔ Informal contraction "wanna"; imperative mood (come)

  ➔ "Wanna" is the informal contraction of "want to". "Come" is used in the imperative mood to command or invite action.

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

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard), Modal verb "can" for permission.

  ➔ "Ain't gotta go nowhere" uses a double negative, which is common in informal speech but grammatically non-standard. It means "don't have to go anywhere". "Can stay inside it" uses "can" to grant permission.