White Lies – English Lyrics

• By: Paul van Dyk, Jessica Sutta

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Uh oh

I'm being pulled into the fire of intoxic flame

I'm too close

And there's a good chance that I won't get away

And I needed going into the daylight

And I'm looking for it into the night

Then I think about it and I can't live without it

You're telling me that that's alright

Can't get enough

Can't get enough

When you're telling me the white lies

Champagne

It's getting rough and I wanna know

If I'm addicted to your white lies

In vain

Can't get enough

Can't get enough

When you're telling me the white lies

Champagne

It's getting rough and I wanna know

If I'm addicted to your white lies

In vain

Don't go

I tell myself that I'm not really hooked on you

But I know

If I stay then your use will become abuse

When I'm trying not to break the fever

And the medicine just won't take

Then I think about it and I can't live without it

You're telling me that that's alright

Can't get enough

Can't get enough

When you're telling me the white lies

Champagne

It's getting rough and I wanna know

If I'm addicted to your white lies

In vain

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pulled /pʊld/ A2	verb - past tense of pull; to exert force on something to move toward or away from you
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the flame produced by burning something; heat or energy from combustion
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a bright burning gas or vapor; a visible part of a fire
intoxic /ɪnˈtɒksɪk/ B2	adjective - causing intoxication; intoxicating
close /kloʊz/ A2	adjective - near in space or time; intimate
daylight /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ B1	noun - the light of day; daylight as opposed to darkness
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; opposite of day
think /θɪŋk/ B1	verb - to use the mind to form ideas or consider
live /lɪv/ A2	verb - to be alive; to reside or exist
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - colorless light; the color of milk or snow; pure
lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - false statements made with intent to deceive
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ B1	noun - a sparkling wine originally from the Champagne region of France
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ B1	adjective - physically or mentally dependent on something; having a craving
fever /ˈfiːvər/ B1	noun - a temporary elevation of body temperature; a sudden intense enthusiasm
medicine /ˈmɛdsən/ A2	noun - a substance used for treating illness; a drug
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces or stop functioning
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place; not to leave
use /juːz/ A2	verb - to employ for a purpose; to utilize noun - the act of using something; the purpose for which it is used

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm being pulled into the fire of intoxic flame

  ➔ Present continuous passive

  ➔ This line uses the "present continuous passive" to show an ongoing action where the subject is being acted on.

• I'm too close

  ➔ Too + adjective (degree) expressing excess

  ➔ The line uses the structure "too + adjective" to indicate something is excessive.

• There's a good chance that I won't get away

  ➔ Existential there + noun phrase; 'that' clause with future negation (won't)

  ➔ This line features an existential 'there is/there's' construction with a future negation in the following clause.

• And I'm looking for it into the night

  ➔ Present continuous; phrasal verb look for; prepositional phrase 'into the night'

  ➔ This line uses the present continuous with the verb 'look for' to show ongoing searching.

• Then I think about it and I can't live without it

  ➔ Think about + gerund; 'can't live without' fixed expression

  ➔ The sentence combines the verb phrase 'think about' with a common dependency expression 'can't live without'.

• You're telling me that that's alright

  ➔ Present continuous; that-clause as content clause

  ➔ This line uses the present continuous in 'You're telling' and the following 'that' clause as a content clause.

• It's getting rough and I wanna know

  ➔ Be/get + adjective to show change; informal contraction 'wanna' = want to

  ➔ Uses the verb to describe a changing state (getting) and the informal contraction 'wanna'.

• If I'm addicted to your white lies

  ➔ If-clause with present continuous in condition; 'addicted to' + noun

  ➔ This line uses an if-clause with a present continuous form in the condition and the prepositional phrase "addicted to".

• Don't go

  ➔ Imperative mood, negative

  ➔ The line uses the imperative mood in its negative form to issue a command not to leave.