Sober II (Melodrama) – English Lyrics

• By: Lorde
• Album: Melodrama

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the moody and poetic world of Lorde to master English through nuanced emotional expression. This song is a perfect tool for learning how to describe complex feelings, introspective thoughts, and the subtle shifts in mood using sophisticated vocabulary and atmospheric imagery.

[English]

You asked if I was feelin' it

I'm psycho high

No, you won't remember in the morning

When I speak my mind

Lights are on and they've gone home

But who am I?

Oh, how fast the evening passes

Cleaning up the champagne glasses

We told you this was melodrama

Oh, how fast the evening passes

Cleaning up the champagne glasses

Our only wish is melodrama

Oh, how fast the evening passes

Cleaning up the champagne glasses

And the terror and the horror

When we wonder why we bother, whoa, whoa

And the terror and the horror

God, I wonder why we bother, whoa, whoa

All the glamour and the trauma

And the fuckin' melodrama, whoa, whoa

All the gunfights and the limelights

And the holy sick divine nights, whoa

They'll talk about us, all the lovers

How we kissed and killed each other, whoa

They'll talk about us, and discover

How we kissed and killed each other, whoa

We told you this was melodrama

You wanted something that we offered

We told you this was melodrama

You wanted something that we offered

We told you this was melodrama

You wanted something that we offered

We told you this was melodrama

You wanted something that we offered

We told you this was melodrama

We told you this was melodrama

We told you this was melodrama

We told you this was melodrama

We told you this was melodrama

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
psycho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/ B2	adjective - mentally unstable or behaving in an extremely strange way
melodrama /ˈmɛləˌdroʊmə/ C1	noun - a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and events
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ A2	noun - a sparkling white wine from France
terror /ˈtɛrər/ B2	noun - extreme fear
horror /ˈhɔːrər/ B2	noun - an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust
glamour /ˈɡlæmər/ B2	noun - the quality of being attractive or exciting
trauma /ˈtraʊmə/ C1	noun - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience
gunfights /ˈɡʌnfaɪts/ C1	noun - battles or fights involving guns
limelight /ˈlaɪmlaɪt/ C2	noun - the focus of public attention
divine /dɪˈvaɪn/ C1	adjective - of, from, or like God or a god; extremely good
lover /ˈlʌvər/ A2	noun - a person who is in a romantic relationship
discover /dɪˈskʌvər/ B1	verb - to find unexpectedly or during a search
offer /ˈɔːfər/ B1	verb - to present or proffer something for someone to accept or reject

Key Grammar Structures

• You asked if I was feelin' it

  ➔ Reported speech (Indirect question)

  ➔ Using 'if' to introduce an indirect question following the verb 'asked'.

• No, you won't remember in the morning

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction/Certainty)

  ➔ The negative 'won't' expresses a strong prediction about the future state of 'remembering'.

• Lights are on and they've gone home

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Using 'have gone' to show a completed action with a result in the present.

• Oh, how fast the evening passes

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with 'how'

  ➔ 'How' is used to emphasize the degree or speed of the evening passing.

• When we wonder why we bother

  ➔ Subordinate clause of time

  ➔ The clause starting with 'when' defines the moment the internal reflection occurs.

• They'll talk about us

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction/Expectation)

  ➔ 'They'll' (They will) expresses a future certainty or expectation about the public's perception.

• You wanted something that we offered

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The clause 'that we offered' acts as an adjective describing 'something'.