hiccup – English Lyrics

• By: Valley

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Indie Pop with Valley's 'hiccup'! This song is a perfect tool for learners to practice rhythmic English phrasing and casual, conversational vocabulary, making language learning feel as catchy as the melody itself.

[English]

If I could be anybody

I would be you

Maybe I'd understand the things that you do

Stuck at a costume party

Dressed in your shoes

If I could have anybody

You know that it would be you

And I get this feeling in my chest

And you're not here

Now to offset it

All the memories I can't suppress

Poured into my heart like cement

Like that night we had in Chicago

When you pulled me up to the roof

And we played god with the people

Below us in their toy cars

I would be lying if I wasn't before

Why do I miss you, like I miss you

Now you are out of my life

I wanna know what you're doing tonight

Damn, we were something, now we're nothing

And I miss what that's like

I wanna know what you're doing tonight

Mmm m

If I could be anybody

I would be you

Keep my emotions in a box like you do

And did you ever think about coming back to kiss my mouth?

I miss the taste of you

And it's always been you

And I got this feeling in my chest

And you are not here

Now to offset it

All the memories I can't suppress

Poured into my heart like cement

Like that night we had in Toronto

When you pulled me up to the roof

And we played god with the people

Below us in their toy cars

I'd be lying if I wasn't before

Why do I miss you, like I missed you

Now you're out of my life

I wanna know what you're doing tonight

Damn, we were something

Now we're nothing

And I miss what that's like

I wanna know what you're doing tonight

Mm m

I wanna know what you're doing tonight

(Oh yeah)

I wanna know what you're doing tonight

Then we were something

Now we're nothing

And I miss what that's

Like

(I wanna know what you're doing tonight)

Why do I miss you, like I missed you

Now you are out of my life

I wanna know what you're doing tonight

We hit a roadblock and a hiccup

And you're on with your life

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
costume /ˈkɒstjuːm/ B1	noun - a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period.
understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ A2	verb - perceive the intended meaning of words or a situation.
offset /ˈɒfset/ C1	verb - counteract something by having an opposing effect.
memories /ˈmeməriz/ A2	noun - something remembered from the past.
suppress /səˈpres/ C1	verb - forcibly put an end to or restrain a feeling.
cement /sɪˈment/ B2	noun - a powdery substance used for making concrete.
emotions /ɪˈməʊʃnz/ B1	noun - a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances.
roadblock /ˈrəʊdblɒk/ B2	noun - a barrier set up across a road to stop traffic; a hindrance.
hiccup /ˈhɪkʌp/ B2	noun - a temporary or minor problem or setback.
poured /pɔːd/ A2	verb - flow rapidly in a steady stream.
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - not telling the truth.
damn /dæm/ B2	adjective - used for emphasis or to express annoyance.
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - the night of this present day.
roof /ruːf/ A2	noun - the structure forming the upper covering of a building.
chest /tʃest/ A2	noun - the front surface of a person's body between the neck and the abdomen.

Key Grammar Structures

• If I could be anybody, I would be you

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Used to express a hypothetical or imaginary situation in the present: "If + past simple, would + infinitive".

• Maybe I'd understand the things that you do

  ➔ Relative Clause (Defining)

  ➔ The pronoun "that" introduces information essential to define "the things".

• I would be lying if I wasn't before

  ➔ Past Continuous (implied)

  ➔ The structure "would be lying" expresses a hypothetical ongoing action in the present.

• Why do I miss you, like I miss you

  ➔ Comparative 'like' (Simile/Adverbial)

  ➔ "Like" functions here to indicate the intensity or manner of the action "miss".

• I wanna know what you're doing tonight

  ➔ Noun Clause (Indirect Question)

  ➔ "What you're doing tonight" functions as the direct object of the verb "know".

• Damn, we were something, now we're nothing

  ➔ Linking Verbs

  ➔ "Were" and "'re" (are) function as linking verbs connecting the subject to a noun complement.

• Keep my emotions in a box like you do

  ➔ Pro-form (Replacement verb)

  ➔ "Do" is used here to avoid repeating the verb phrase "keep my emotions in a box".

• And did you ever think about coming back to kiss my mouth?

  ➔ Gerund after Preposition

  ➔ The verb "coming" is in gerund form following the preposition "about".