Feels Like Summer – English Lyrics

• By: Childish Gambino

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Childish Gambino's "Feels Like Summer" to not only enjoy its smooth, captivating sound but also to explore rich English vocabulary and nuanced expressions. The song's brilliant juxtaposition of a relaxed melody with deeply critical lyrics offers a unique linguistic challenge, allowing learners to grasp how tone can subtly alter meaning and how everyday phrases can carry profound social commentary. Discover new words related to environmental issues and societal observations, all while appreciating Donald Glover's masterful storytelling.

[English]

You can feel it in the streets

On a day like this, the heat

It feel like summer

I feel like summer

I feel like summer

You can feel it in the streets

On a day like this, the heat

I feel like summer

She feel like summer

This feel like summer

I feel like summer

Seven billion souls that move around the sun

Rolling faster, fast and not a chance to slow down

Slow down

Men who made machines that want what they decide

Parents tryna tell their children please slow down

Slow down

I know

Oh, I know you know that pain

I'm hopin' that this world will change

But it just seems the same

(It feels like the same)

You can feel it in the streets

On a day like this, the heat

It feels like summer

(I feel like summer)

I feel like summer

(I feel like summer)

I feel like summer

Every day gets hotter than the one before

Running out of water, it's about to go down

Go down

Air that kill the bees that we depend upon

Birds were made for singing

Waking up to no sound

No sound

I know

Oh, I know you know my pain

I'm hopin' that this world will change (yeah)

But it just seems the same

I know

Oh, I hope we change

I really thought this world could change

But it seems like the same

I know

Oh, my mind is still the same

I'm hoping that this world will change

But it just seems the same

I know

Oh, I hope we change

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature
souls /soʊlz/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to go in a specified direction or manner; change position
fast /fæst/ A1	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed adverb - at high speed
slow /sloʊ/ A2	adjective - moving or operating at a low speed verb - reduce one's speed
machines /məˈʃiːnz/ A2	noun - an apparatus using or applying mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task.
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ A1	noun - young human beings below the age of puberty or full physical development
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - make or become different
hotter /ˈhɑːtər/ A2	adjective - having a high degree of heat or a high temperature
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a colorless, transparent, odorless, and tasteless liquid
air /er/ A1	noun - the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth
bees /biːz/ A2	noun - a stinging winged insect that collects nectar and pollen
birds /bɜːrdz/ A1	noun - a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically able to fly.
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A2	noun - the activity of making musical sounds with the voice verb - to make musical sounds with the voice
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.

Key Grammar Structures

• You can feel it in the streets

  ➔ Modal verb "can" for ability/possibility

  ➔ "Can" indicates that it is possible to feel the heat. At B2/C1 level, students should be comfortable using modal verbs to express different degrees of certainty and possibility.

• Men who made machines that want what they decide

  ➔ Relative clauses (who, that, what)

  ➔ The sentence uses relative clauses to provide extra information about the "men", "machines", and the "want". "Who" refers to "men", "that" modifies "machines", and "what" functions as a noun clause. At C1 level, learners should master the use of relative clauses for complex sentence construction.

• Parents tryna tell their children please slow down

  ➔ Informal contraction "tryna" (trying to)

  ➔ "Tryna" is a very informal contraction of "trying to". Understanding and recognizing informal contractions is helpful for comprehending spoken and written English, especially in colloquial contexts. While not typically used in formal writing, it's common in songs and informal speech. At B2, students should recognise these informal usages

• Running out of water, it's about to go down

  ➔ The phrase "about to" to express immediate future.

  ➔ "About to" indicates that something is going to happen very soon. Here, it suggests that the situation is deteriorating rapidly, and the water scarcity is reaching a critical point. This construction is important at B2/C1 level for expressing immediacy and anticipation.

• Air that kill the bees that we depend upon

  ➔ Relative clauses with prepositions at the end

  ➔ The phrase "that we depend upon" is a relative clause modifying "bees". Notice the preposition "upon" at the end of the clause, which is a common stylistic choice in less formal contexts. At C1/C2, students should be comfortable using this construction in their writing and speech.

• I'm hopin' that this world will change

  ➔ Present continuous with future meaning (hoping)

  ➔ Using the present continuous "I'm hopin'" implies a strong intention or expectation about the future. While often used for actions happening now, it can also describe future events that are planned or anticipated. This use requires a good understanding of context to differentiate from the literal meaning of an action happening at the moment of speaking. B2-C1 learners should understand that present continuous can describe actions that are happening now or future events.

• But it just seems the same

  ➔ Use of "seems" as a linking verb expressing perception

  ➔ "Seems" links the subject "it" (the world) to the adjective "the same," indicating a perception or impression. The use of 'just' adds emphasis to the speaker's feeling that nothing has changed. At B2, students need to use linking verbs to show a subject's characteristic.