Souvenir – English Lyrics

• By: Selena Gomez
• Album: Rare (Deluxe)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern English pop with Selena Gomez's 'Souvenir.' This track is perfect for learners to practice vocabulary related to memories, emotions, and nostalgia, all set to a catchy, rhythmic beat that makes language acquisition feel effortless.

[English]

New York back in August, tenth floor balcony

Smoke is floating over Jane and Greenwich street

Goosebumps from your wild eyes when they're watchin' me

Shivers dance down my spine, head down to my feet

Swimming in your eyes, in your eyes, in your eyes

Egyptian blue

Something I've never had without you

You're giving me chills at a hundred degrees

It's better than pills how you put me to sleep

Calling your name, the only language I can speak

Taking my breath, a souvenir that you can keep

Giving me

Chills

Take my, take-take my breath away, just like

Take my breath away, just like a souvenir

Take my, take-take my breath away, just like

Take my breath away, just like a souvenir

You're giving me chills at a hundred degrees

It's better than pills how you put me to sleep

Calling your name, the only language I can speak

Taking my breath, a souvenir that you can keep

Giving me

C h i l l s

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
balcony /ˈbælkəni/ B1	noun - A platform enclosed by a wall or balustrade on the outside of a building.
floating /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ A2	verb - To rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid or in the air.
goosebumps /ˈɡuːsbʌmps/ B2	noun - Small bumps on the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement.
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - Lacking discipline or restraint; intense or passionate.
shivers /ˈʃɪvərz/ B2	noun - A trembling or vibrating movement of the body caused by cold or emotion.
spine /spaɪn/ B2	noun - The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis.
souvenir /ˌsuːvəˈnɪər/ B2	noun - A thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event.
chills /tʃɪlz/ B1	noun - A feeling of coldness accompanied by shivering.
degrees /dɪˈɡriːz/ A2	noun - A unit of measurement of temperature.
pills /pɪlz/ A2	noun - A small medicinal substance for swallowing.
language /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ A1	noun - The method of human communication.
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - The air taken into or expelled from the lungs.

Key Grammar Structures

• Smoke is floating over Jane and Greenwich street

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ Used "is floating" to describe an action happening right at the moment of the scene.

• Goosebumps from your wild eyes when they're watchin' me

  ➔ Relative Clause / Reduced Continuous

  ➔ The clause "when they're watchin' me" describes the specific time the "wild eyes" affect the speaker.

• Something I've never had without you

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The structure "I've never had" indicates an experience up to the present moment.

• It's better than pills how you put me to sleep

  ➔ Comparative Adjective + Causative Verb

  ➔ "Better than" is a comparative form; "put me to sleep" acts as a causative structure.

• Taking my breath, a souvenir that you can keep

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ "A souvenir (that) you can keep" shows the omission of the relative pronoun "that".

• Take my breath away, just like a souvenir

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Take away" is a phrasal verb meaning to remove or cause to disappear.

• Calling your name, the only language I can speak

  ➔ Participial Phrase

  ➔ "Calling your name" functions as a participial phrase modifying the subject of the sentence.