Lovers Rock – English Lyrics

• By: TV Girl
• Album: French Exit

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of 'Lovers Rock' to refine your understanding of modern American colloquial English and metaphorical songwriting. This song is perfect for learners who enjoy rhythmic, conversational delivery and want to grasp the nuances of romantic terminology in pop culture.

[English]

Are you sick of me?

Would you like to be?

I'm trying to tell you something

Something that I already said

...

You like a pretty boy

With a pretty voice

Who is trying to sell you something

Something that you already have

But if you're too drunk to drive

And the music is right

She might let you stay

But just for the night

And if she grabs for your hand

And drags you along

She might want a kiss

Before the end of this song

Because love can burn like a cigarette

And leave you alone with nothing

And leave you alone with nothing

...

While the others talk

We were listening to lovers rock

In her bedroom

In her bedroom

...

And if you start to kiss

And the record skips

Flip it over

And sit a little closer

But if you're too drunk to drive

And the music is right

She might let you stay

But just for the night

And if she grabs for your hand

And drags you along

She might want a kiss

Before the end of this song

Because love can burn like a cigarette

And leave you alone with nothing

And leave you alone with nothing

...

Do-do, do-do-do-do-do

Do-do, do-do-do-do-do

Do-do, do-do-do-do-do

Do-do, do-do-do-do-do

Because love can burn like a cigarette

And leave you alone with nothing

And leave you alone with nothing

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sick /sɪk/ A1	adjective - affected by physical or mental illness
pretty /ˈprɪt.i/ A1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
voice /vɔɪs/ A1	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx
drunk /drʌŋk/ B1	adjective - affected by alcohol
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - to operate a vehicle
grab /ɡræb/ B1	verb - to seize suddenly or roughly
drag /dræɡ/ B1	verb - to pull along forcefully
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - a touch with the lips as a greeting or sign of love
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to consume or be consumed by fire
cigarette /ˌsɪɡ.əˈret/ A2	noun - a cylinder of tobacco rolled in paper for smoking
bedroom /ˈbed.ruːm/ A1	noun - a room for sleeping in
record /ˈrek.ɔːrd/ A2	noun - a vinyl disc for playing music
skip /skɪp/ B1	verb - to fail to play a section or jump over
flip /flɪp/ B1	verb - to turn over
closer /ˈkloʊ.sər/ A2	adjective - nearer in distance

Key Grammar Structures

• Are you sick of me?

  ➔ Adjective + Preposition (sick of)

  ➔ The phrase "sick of" is used to express being tired or annoyed by someone or something.

• Who is trying to sell you something

  ➔ Relative Clause (Defining)

  ➔ "Who" introduces a relative clause that defines the "pretty boy" mentioned previously.

• But if you're too drunk to drive

  ➔ Too + Adjective + To-infinitive

  ➔ The structure "too drunk to drive" means the level of drunkenness is excessive, preventing the action of driving.

• She might let you stay

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility (might)

  ➔ "Might" indicates that letting you stay is a possibility, but not a certainty.

• And if she grabs for your hand

  ➔ First Conditional (If + Present Simple, Future meaning)

  ➔ This uses "if" + present tense to describe a possible future condition and its result.

• While the others talk

  ➔ Conjunction of time (While)

  ➔ "While" is used to show two actions happening at the same time.

• Before the end of this song

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (Time)

  ➔ "Before" indicates the time relative to the conclusion of the song.

• And leave you alone with nothing

  ➔ Verb + Object + Adjective (Object complement)

  ➔ "Leave" is followed by "you" (object) and "alone" (adjective) to describe the state of the object.