Chemicals – English Lyrics

• By: Loving Caliber, Lauren Dunn

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth melodies of 'Chemicals' to enhance your English listening skills. This song is perfect for learning romantic idioms and descriptive adjectives used to express intense feelings, making it a beautiful way to connect with the language through emotion.

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i wanna hold you

close bye you know my mind is torn up

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we never

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is

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oh

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still i can't get over you

cause when we touch it feels like

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things that are not true but somehow i'm

still here

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is

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you know my mind is

is

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you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wanna /ˈwɒnə/ A2	verb - want to; informal contraction of want to
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to keep in one's arms
close /kloʊs/ A1	adjective - near in space or time
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences
torn /tɔːrn/ B2	adjective - feeling uncertain or confused; having one's attention pulled in different directions
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into physical contact with something
true /truː/ A1	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality

Key Grammar Structures

• I wanna hold you close

  ➔ Informal contraction (Want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a common contraction of "want to" used in casual speech and song lyrics.

• My mind is torn up

  ➔ Passive Voice (Stative)

  ➔ La estructura "is + participio pasado" describe el estado mental actual del hablante.

• I can't get over you

  ➔ Phrasal Verb (Get over)

  ➔ "Get over" means to recover from or stop feeling upset about a person or situation.

• When we touch, it feels like...

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ "When we touch" functions as a time clause indicating the condition for the main verb.

• Things that are not true

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ "That are not true" is a relative clause modifying the noun "things".

• Somehow I'm still here

  ➔ Adverb of Manner/Focus

  ➔ "Somehow" is used to express that the speaker is here by some means, even if not fully explained.

• Still I can't get over you

  ➔ Contrastive Adverb (Still)

  ➔ "Still" indicates that despite previous attempts or time passing, the situation remains the same.