Weeds – English Lyrics

• By: Sugababes

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It's like he always knew

Who I could turn into

He watered me and I grew

Now, all I do is bloom, bloom, bloom

Look at him, look at me

We're the truth, we're the seed

We're the flower where the weeds grow

Have you ever seen something so beautiful? Beautiful

So beautiful, beautiful

Plant in the dirt, so pretty it kinda hurt

You'll see colour, not inwards

Look at me, soak it up

His sunlight that shine on me

I will rise, rise (rise, rise)

I'll fly

Look at him, look at me

We're the truth, we're the seed

We're the flower where the weeds grow

Have you ever seen something so beautiful? Beautiful

So beautiful, beautiful

Ah (ooh), ah (ooh), ah (ooh), ah (ooh), ah (ooh), ah (ooh), yeah

Where the weeds grow (ah, ooh, ah, ooh), where the weeds grow

Where the weeds grow (ah, ooh, ah, ooh), where the weeds grow

Where the weeds grow (ah, ooh, ah, ooh, ah, ooh)

(So what if we stay here) where the weeds grow (that is the weeds grows)

Where the weeds grow (ah, ooh, ah, ooh, ah, ooh)

(So what if we stay here) where the weeds grow (that is the weeds grows)

Look at him, look at me (so what if we stay here)

We're the truth, we're the seed (where the weeds grow)

We're the flower where the weeds grow (where the weeds grow) (so what if we stay)

Have you ever seen something so beautiful? (Where the weeds grow)

Beautiful (so what if we stay)

So beautiful (where the weeds grow)

Have you ever seen something so beautiful? (Where the weeds grow)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
knew /njuː/ B1	verb - past tense of know; to be aware of something
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - to change or become something different
grew /ɡruː/ A2	verb - past tense of grow; to increase in size or develop
bloom /bluːm/ B1	verb - to produce flowers; to flourish noun - a flower; the state or time of flowering
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the true facts about something
seed /siːd/ A2	noun - the small hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - the part of a plant that is often colorful and fragrant
weeds /wiːdz/ A2	noun - a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing to the senses or mind aesthetically
plant /plænt/ A1	verb - to put a plant or seed in the ground so that it will grow noun - a living thing that grows in the earth
dirt /dɜːrt/ A1	noun - earth or soil
colour /ˈkʌlər/ A1	noun - the appearance of something caused by the way it reflects light.
inwards /ˈɪnwərdz/ B2	adverb - towards the inside or center.
sunlight /ˈsʌnlaɪt/ A2	noun - the light that comes from the sun
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to go upwards
fly /flaɪ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings or by being in an aircraft
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury to

Key Grammar Structures

• It's like he always knew

  ➔ Present Simple in the past

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple ('knew') to describe a past action, emphasizing a habitual or timeless truth.

• Now, all I do is bloom, bloom, bloom

  ➔ Present Simple for repeated actions

  ➔ The present simple ('do') is used to describe repeated or habitual actions, here emphasizing continuous growth.

• Look at him, look at me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood ('Look') is used to give commands or instructions, here directing attention.

• We're the truth, we're the seed

  ➔ Present Continuous for identification

  ➔ The present continuous ('We're') is used here to identify or describe a current state or role.

• Have you ever seen something so beautiful?

  ➔ Present Perfect in questions

  ➔ The present perfect ('Have you ever seen') is used in questions to ask about past experiences with a result in the present.

• Where the weeds grow (ah, ooh, ah, ooh)

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The relative clause ('Where the weeds grow') provides additional information about the location, acting as an adverbial phrase.

• So what if we stay here

  ➔ Present Simple in conditional statements

  ➔ The present simple ('stay') is used in a conditional statement to express a hypothetical situation.

• We're the flower where the weeds grow

  ➔ Metaphorical language

  ➔ The phrase uses metaphorical language to compare the relationship to a flower growing among weeds, symbolizing beauty in adversity.