Watermelon Sugar – English Lyrics

• By: Harry Styles
• Album: Fine Line

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(waves crashing)

♪ Tastes like strawberries ♪

♪ On a summer evenin' ♪

♪ And it sounds just like a song ♪

♪ I want more berries and that summer feelin' ♪

♪ It's so wonderful and warm ♪

♪ Breathe me in ♪

♪ Breathe me out. ♪

♪ I don't know if I could ever go without ♪

♪ I'm just thinking out loud ♪

♪ I don't know if I could ever go without ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar ♪

♪ Strawberries ♪

♪ On a summer evenin' ♪

♪ Baby, you're the end of June ♪

♪ I want your belly ♪

♪ And that summer feelin' ♪

♪ Getting washed away in you ♪

♪ Breathe me in ♪

♪ Breathe me out. ♪

♪ I don't know if I could ever go without ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar high ♪

♪ I just want to taste it ♪

♪ I just want to taste it ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar high ♪

♪ Tastes like strawberries ♪

♪ On a summer evenin' ♪

♪ And it sounds just like a song ♪

♪ I want your belly ♪

♪ And that summer feelin' ♪

♪ I don't know if I could ever go without ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar, high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar high ♪

♪ I just wanna taste it ♪

♪ I just wanna taste it ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar high ♪

♪ I just wanna taste it ♪

♪ I just wanna taste it ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar high ♪

♪ Watermelon sugar ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
taste /teɪst/ A1	verb - to perceive flavor through the mouth noun - the flavor of something
strawberry /ˈstrɔːbəri/ A1	noun - a sweet red fruit
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
evening /ˈiːvənɪŋ/ A1	noun - the time of day between afternoon and night
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
wonderful /ˈwʌndərˌfʊl/ A2	adjective - extremely good or pleasing
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - having a moderately high temperature
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to inhale and exhale air
watermelon /ˈwɔːtərˌmelən/ A1	noun - a large round fruit with green skin and sweet red flesh
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - great in vertical extent adverb - at or to a considerable height
belly /ˈbɛli/ A2	noun - the abdomen or stomach area
wash /wɒʃ/ A1	verb - to clean with water
away /əˈweɪ/ A1	adverb - at a distance
loud /laʊd/ A1	adjective - producing much noise
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with vocals
June /dʒuːn/ A1	noun - the sixth month of the year

Key Grammar Structures

• Tastes like strawberries

  ➔ Simple Present Tense with 'like' for comparisons

  ➔ The phrase uses the simple present tense to describe a general sensation or characteristic. Here, the verb "tastes" indicates the flavor is similar to strawberries. The subject of the sentece is implicitly 'It' which refers to Watermelon sugar

• On a summer evenin'

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase indicating Time/Setting; elision (dropping 'g')

  ➔ This is a prepositional phrase setting the scene. The "'" represents the dropped 'g' in 'evening', a common feature in informal speech and song lyrics.

• I want more berries and that summer feelin'

  ➔ Simple Present with 'want' expressing desire; demonstrative adjective 'that'; elision ('g')

  ➔ 'Want' expresses a desire. 'That summer feelin'' refers to a specific, shared experience or feeling associated with summer. The missing 'g' makes the sentance sound informal.

• Breathe me in

  ➔ Imperative with 'in' as an adverbial particle

  ➔ "Breathe" is a verb in the imperative mood, giving a command or instruction. "In" modifies "breathe", specifying the direction of the breath.

• I don't know if I could ever go without

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 2 implied) with negative contraction 'don't' and modal verb 'could'; use of 'ever' for emphasis

  ➔ This implies a hypothetical situation. 'Could' expresses a lack of ability or a conditional possibility. 'Ever' emphasizes the speaker's strong feeling.

• Watermelon sugar, high

  ➔ Noun phrase followed by an adjective; elliptical sentence.

  ➔ This is a concise phrase where the verb is implied (e.g., Watermelon sugar *is* high, or Watermelon sugar *makes me* high). 'High' acts as an adjective describing the effect.

• Baby, you're the end of June

  ➔ Simple Present Tense; metaphorical use of 'the end of June'

  ➔ The simple present tense states a current characteristic. 'The end of June' is a metaphor, suggesting the peak or culmination of something desirable, as June is often associated with the height of summer.

• Getting washed away in you

  ➔ Present Participle used as a noun (Gerund) with preposition 'in'

  ➔ 'Getting' functions as a gerund, acting as the subject or object of the implied verb. The whole phrase suggests being completely immersed or overwhelmed by someone.