On Wires – English Lyrics

• By: Carly Rae Jepsen
• Album: Day and Night

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Carly Rae Jepsen with 'On Wires'. This song is a perfect example of modern English pop lyricism, offering learners a chance to explore metaphors of tension and longing while experiencing the polished production of contemporary synth-pop.

[English]

(World is on fire, world is on fire)

(I know)

(World is on fire, world is on fire)

(I know)

The whole world is on fire, but we didn't notice

I'm walking on wires in the middle of it

Standing in your, standing in your coat

I think it's not fair what you're doing to me

Stop dragging this out 'round the city, baby

Dancing in your, dancing in your coat

I want to be more than friends for the week, yeah, yeah

I want to be more than friends for the week

And if you want, and if you like

I won't make you read my mind

I want you

I want you

I want you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

I want you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

So, what are we gonna do?

(World is on fire, world is on fire)

(I know)

I'm feeling tied up in the image of it

This fantasy can't hold a conversation

How ya feeling? I would like to go

(Wanna walk me home?)

Gimme a look, gimme a sign, you want a muse, you need a siren

I'm calling to you

Every sip, every sigh, hands on my hips, we're gonna fly

It's a beautiful thing

I want you (want you)

I want you (want, I want, want, I want)

I want you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

I want you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

(I want you) I wanna be more than friends for the week

Yeah, yeah, yeah (I want you)

I wanna be more than friends for the week

Yeah, yeah, yeah (I want you)

I wanna be more than friends for the week

Yeah, yeah, yeah (I want you)

I wanna be more than friends for the week

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning
notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/ B1	verb - to become aware of
wires /ˈwaɪərz/ B2	noun - thin metal rods or threads
dragging /ˈdræɡɪŋ/ B2	verb - to pull someone or something along forcefully
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ B2	noun - the faculty or activity of imagining things
conversation /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/ A2	noun - a talk between two or more people
muse /mjuːz/ C2	noun - a person who serves as an inspiration to an artist
siren /ˈsaɪrən/ C1	noun - a woman who is considered to be alluring or seductive
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position

Key Grammar Structures

• The whole world is on fire, but we didn't notice

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The "didn't" indicates an action that was completed or failed to happen in the past.

• I'm walking on wires in the middle of it

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ "I'm walking" describes an ongoing action happening at the current moment.

• I think it's not fair what you're doing to me

  ➔ Noun Clause (what you're doing)

  ➔ "what you're doing to me" functions as the subject/object complement, acting as a noun.

• I won't make you read my mind

  ➔ Causative Verb (make + object + bare infinitive)

  ➔ "make you read" shows the structure of compelling or requesting someone to do something.

• I want to be more than friends for the week

  ➔ Infinitive Phrase

  ➔ "to be" follows the verb "want" to express desires or intentions.

• This fantasy can't hold a conversation

  ➔ Modal Verb (can't)

  ➔ "can't" expresses an inability to perform a specific action.

• Wanna walk me home?

  ➔ Informal Contraction (Wanna = Want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a common colloquialism for "want to", often used in speech and songwriting.

• we're gonna fly

  ➔ Future Intentional (gonna = going to)

  ➔ "we're gonna" indicates a future plan or intention.