purple – English Lyrics

• By: Olivia Rodrigo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotive power of 'purple' by Olivia Rodrigo. This song is a perfect study in English color metaphors and descriptive songwriting, offering a unique opportunity to learn how to express complex, nuanced feelings of lingering heartbreak through vivid, poetic imagery.

[English]

作词 : Daniel Nigro/Amy Allen/Olivia Rodrigo

作曲 : Daniel Nigro/Amy Allen/Olivia Rodrigo

It’s funny

When your mom shows pictures

Of you in your school clothes

Your buzzcut

And scrapes on your knees changed

But those eyes I still know

And it’s crazy

How I used to visit your town like a tourist

Now I got

A local grocery store and a favorite florist

And so it goes that you

Kissed my neck

Made our paths intersect

Til’ the two lines formed a circle

And I melt with you

Your red and my blue

Now I see the world in

Purple

Purple

Now a toothbrush,

A coat and pair of shoes

All come in doubles

And we fight

Over who I’m hanging out with

Like a real couple

It’s a small world

When it only can revolve around us two

It’s crazy

I had big dreams ‘til I tied myself to you

Now I’m all consumed

And you kissed my neck

Made our paths intersect

Til’ the two lines formed a circle

And I melt with you

Your red and my blue

Now I see the world in

Purple

Purple

I see the world in

I see the world in

Purple

I see the world in

I see the world in

Purple

Melt with you ‘til it all turns black

Are we so in love

Are we too attached

Melt with you ‘til it all turns black

When you smooth it out

But it feels too flat

Melt with you ‘til it all turns black

When you get so close and you can’t go back

Melt with you ‘til it all turns black

Melt with you ‘til I just feel sad

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
funny /ˈfʌni/ A1	adjective - causing laughter or amusement; strange
buzzcut /ˈbʌzkʌt/ B2	noun - a hairstyle where hair is cut very short
tourist /ˈtʊərɪst/ A2	noun - a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure
florist /ˈflɔːrɪst/ B1	noun - a person who sells and arranges cut flowers
intersect /ˌɪntərˈsekt/ B2	verb - to divide by passing through or across; to meet at a point
circle /ˈsɜːrkl/ A2	noun - a round plane figure whose boundary consists of points equidistant from a fixed center
melt /melt/ B1	verb - to become liquid by heat; to dissolve or blend into something
purple /ˈpɜːrpl/ A1	adjective - a color intermediate between red and blue
revolve /rɪˈvɒlv/ B2	verb - to move in a circle on a central axis
consumed /kənˈsuːmd/ C1	adjective - completely filled with an emotion; eaten or used up
attached /əˈtætʃt/ B2	adjective - emotionally connected to someone or something
smooth /smuːð/ B1	verb - to make something even or regular
flat /flæt/ A2	adjective - having a level surface; lacking excitement or emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• How I used to visit your town like a tourist

  ➔ Used to + infinitive

  ➔ Used to indicates a past habit or state that is no longer true.

• Now I got a local grocery store and a favorite florist

  ➔ Present Perfect (implied 'have got')

  ➔ In spoken English, 'I've got' is often shortened to 'I got' to signify possession or a new state.

• Til’ the two lines formed a circle

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "formed" indicates a completed action in the past.

• Now I see the world in purple

  ➔ Present Simple (for state/perception)

  ➔ The verb "see" is used here to describe a current perception or psychological state.

• It’s a small world when it only can revolve around us two

  ➔ Conditional/Subordinate clause with 'when'

  ➔ The "when" clause establishes the condition under which the world feels small.

• I had big dreams ‘til I tied myself to you

  ➔ Reflexive pronouns

  ➔ "Myself" is used as the object when the subject (I) acts upon itself.

• Melt with you ‘til it all turns black

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ "Turns black" describes a change of state.

• Are we too attached?

  ➔ Adjective phrase with adverb of degree

  ➔ "Too" acts as an adverb of degree modifying the adjective "attached".