cough drops – English Lyrics

• By: almost monday

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant world of California indie-pop with almost monday's 'cough drops.' This song is a fantastic tool for English learners, featuring clear, rhythmic colloquialisms and modern slang that help you practice contemporary conversational phrasing in a fun, musical context.

[English]

♪ Cough drops, sticky fingers

♪ Late starts, your perfume lingers from last night ♪

♪ The feelings burned in my brain ♪

♪ Come on, I know you feel the same ♪

(upbeat rock music)

(upbeat rock music continues)

♪ Uh

♪ You taste like lemon and lime ♪

♪ So, sweet baby, it's such a crime ♪

♪ Sing me like a melody

♪ Play me like a tambourine

♪ Tell me we're too young to think ♪

♪ Forever, we'll be 23

♪ Can we fade out into the night ♪

♪ Talk about all the things on your mind ♪

♪ Nothing but a memory

♪ Falling into jealousy

♪ I don't think you notice what you did to me ♪

♪ I miss your cough drops and sticky fingers ♪

♪ Late starts, your perfume lingers from last night ♪

♪ The feelings burned in my brain ♪

♪ Come on, I know you feel the same ♪

♪ Listen, I know myself and I don't need convincing ♪

♪ All I need is you in repetition ♪

♪ All night and every day

♪ Come on, I know you feel the same ♪

♪ Come on, I know you feel the same way ♪

♪ You're a fever, it's making me sick ♪

♪ You're a vice that I can't quit ♪

♪ Smoke me like a cigarette

♪ Never put you down again

♪ Fill my lungs with you

♪ Then stop my heart 'cause I can't handle it ♪

♪ And now I'm on the fault line ♪

♪ Just waiting for you to come by ♪

♪ Baby, you left me behind

♪ And I don't think you notice what you did to me ♪

♪ I miss your cough drops and sticky fingers ♪

♪ Late starts, your perfume lingers from last night ♪

♪ The feelings burned in my brain ♪

♪ Come on, I know you feel the same ♪

♪ Listen, I know myself and I don't need convincing ♪

♪ All I need is you in repetition ♪

♪ All night and every day

♪ Come on, I know you feel the same ♪

♪ Come on, I know you feel the same way ♪

♪ Come on, I know you feel the same way ♪

(upbeat rock music continues)

(upbeat rock music continues)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cough /kɒf/ A2	noun - a sudden expulsion of air from the lungs
sticky /ˈstɪki/ B1	adjective - having the properties of glue; adhesive
perfume /ˈpɜːrfjuːm/ B1	noun - a fragrant liquid, typically made from essential oils
linger /ˈlɪŋɡər/ C1	verb - to stay in a place longer than necessary
melody /ˈmɛlədi/ B1	noun - a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying
tambourine /ˌtæmbəˈriːn/ B2	noun - a small drum with metal jingles
jealousy /ˈdʒɛləsi/ B2	noun - the feeling of being resentful of someone
convincing /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ B2	adjective - capable of causing someone to believe
repetition /ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən/ B2	noun - the action of repeating something
fever /ˈfiːvər/ A2	noun - an abnormally high body temperature
vice /vaɪs/ C1	noun - an immoral or wicked personal characteristic
quit /kwɪt/ A2	verb - to stop or discontinue
cigarette /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt/ A1	noun - a thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper
handle /ˈhændəl/ B1	verb - to manage a situation or emotion
fault /fɔːlt/ A2	noun - a mistake or responsibility for an error

Key Grammar Structures

• Your perfume lingers from last night

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of time

  ➔ "From" is used here to indicate the origin or starting point in time of the lingering scent.

• Tell me we're too young to think

  ➔ Adjective + infinitive structure (too + adj + to + verb)

  ➔ "Too young to think" implies an excessive level of youth that prevents someone from thinking seriously.

• Can we fade out into the night

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ "Fade out" describes the process of slowly disappearing or becoming less distinct.

• I don't think you notice what you did to me

  ➔ Relative clause as object

  ➔ "What you did to me" functions as a noun clause acting as the direct object of the verb 'notice'.

• I don't need convincing

  ➔ Gerund after a verb

  ➔ "Convincing" is a gerund used to express that the speaker does not require the act of being persuaded.

• You're a vice that I can't quit

  ➔ Defining relative clause (omitted 'that')

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' is understood to modify the noun 'vice'.

• Just waiting for you to come by

  ➔ Participle phrase

  ➔ "Waiting" acts as a present participle describing the subject's ongoing state.

• I know you feel the same way

  ➔ Zero conditional (implied belief)

  ➔ The structure 'I know (that) you feel...' expresses a factual belief held by the speaker.