Cinnamon Girl – English Lyrics

• By: Lana Del Rey

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the ethereal world of Lana Del Rey with 'Cinnamon Girl.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to explore poetic English, atmospheric metaphors, and the nuanced language of emotional vulnerability, all set to a captivating soft-rock melody.

[English]

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

BUT IF YOU HOLD ME WITHOUT HURTING ME

BUT BETTER NOT TO GIVE

THERE'S THINGS I WANNA TALK ABOUT

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

LIKE IF YOU HOLD ME WITHOUT HURTING ME

BUT I'LL JUST LET YOU LIVE

THERE'S THINGS I WANNA SAY TO YOU

BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

HOLD ME, LOVE ME, TOUCH ME, HONEY

BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

HOLD ME, LOVE ME, TOUCH ME, HONEY

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

BUT IF YOU HOLD ME WITHOUT HURTING ME

BUT BETTER NOT TO GIVE

THERE'S THINGS I WANNA TALK ABOUT

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

LIKE IF YOU HOLD ME WITHOUT HURTING ME

BUT I'LL JUST LET YOU LIVE

THERE'S THINGS I WANNA SAY TO YOU

TO KEEP ME AT ARM'S LENGTH DON'T WORK

ALL THE PILLS THAT YOU TAKE, VIOLET, BLUE, GREEN, RED

YOU MAKE ME MAD, ON FIRE AGAIN

KEROSENE IN MY HANDS

BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

HOLD ME, LOVE ME, TOUCH ME, HONEY

BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

HOLD ME, LOVE ME, TOUCH ME, HONEY

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

BUT IF YOU HOLD ME WITHOUT HURTING ME

BUT BETTER NOT TO GIVE

THERE'S THINGS I WANNA TALK ABOUT

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST WHO EVER DID

LIKE IF YOU HOLD ME WITHOUT HURTING ME

BUT I'LL JUST LET YOU LIVE

THERE'S THINGS I WANNA SAY TO YOU

VIOLET, BLUE, GREEN, RED TO KEEP ME OUT, I WIN

YOU TRY TO PUSH ME OUT, BUT I JUST FIND MY WAY BACK IN

TO KEEP ME AT ARM'S LENGTH DON'T WORK

VIOLET, BLUE, GREEN, RED

ALL THE PILLS THAT YOU TAKE

FROM YOUR KISS, YOU'RE TOUCHING ME

CINNAMON IN MY TEETH

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain
honey /ˈhʌni/ A1	noun - a sweet substance made by bees; a term of endearment
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into contact with something using hands or body
arm's length /ɑːrmz leŋθ/ B2	noun phrase - a distance that allows one to avoid contact or intimacy
pill /pɪl/ B1	noun - a small round mass of solid medicine to be swallowed
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing strong annoyance, anger, or mental instability
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning; intense passion or emotion
kerosene /ˈkerəsiːn/ C1	noun - a light fuel oil used in lamps and engines
push /pʊʃ/ A2	verb - to exert force on someone or something to move them away
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate something
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - an act of pressing one's lips against another person
cinnamon /ˈsɪnəmən/ B1	noun - a spice made from the bark of a tree
violet /ˈvaɪələt/ A2	adjective - a bluish-purple color

Key Grammar Structures

• You'll be the first who ever did

  ➔ Relative clause with 'who'

  ➔ The relative pronoun "who" acts as the subject of the verb "did" to describe "the first".

• If you hold me without hurting me

  ➔ First Conditional (Real possibility)

  ➔ The "if" clause establishes a condition for a potential future action.

• To keep me at arm's length don't work

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as subject

  ➔ "To keep me at arm's length" is an infinitive phrase functioning as the singular subject of the sentence.

• All the pills that you take

  ➔ Defining relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ The clause "that you take" identifies exactly which "pills" are being discussed.

• You're touching me

  ➔ Present Continuous tense

  ➔ This tense describes an action happening at the current moment of speaking.

• You make me mad

  ➔ Causative structure (Make + object + adjective)

  ➔ The verb "make" is used here to indicate that the subject causes the object to enter a specific state (mad).

• You try to push me out

  ➔ Verb + infinitive (Try + to-infinitive)

  ➔ The verb "try" is followed by an infinitive when expressing the effort to achieve something.

• But I just find my way back in

  ➔ Phrasal verb / Adverbial phrase of direction

  ➔ "Find my way back in" describes the movement of returning to a previous state or location.