Cornelia Street – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Lover

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic storytelling of 'Cornelia Street' to master English romantic vocabulary and descriptive imagery. This song is a beautiful way to learn how to express complex emotions and use specific nouns to anchor emotional narratives.

[English]

We were in the backseat

Drunk on something stronger

Than the drinks in the bar

...

"I rent a place on Cornelia Street"

I say casually in the car

We were a fresh page on the desk

Filling in the blanks as we go

As if the streetlights pointed in an arrowhead

Leading us home

And I hope I never lose you

Hope it never ends

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

That's the kind of heartbreak time could never mend

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

And baby, I get mystified by how

This city screams your name

And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

Windows flung right open

Autumn air, jacket round my shoulders is yours

We bless the rains on Cornelia Street

Memorise the creaks in the floor

Back when we were card sharks, playing games

I thought you were leading me on

I packed my bags, left Cornelia Street

Before you even knew I was gone

But then you called

Showed your hand

I turned around before I hit the tunnel

Sat on the roof, you and I

I hope I never lose you

Hope it never ends

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

That's the kind of heartbreak time could never mend

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

And baby, I get mystified by how

This city screams your name

And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

You hold my hand on the street

Walk me back to that apartment

Years ago we were just inside

Barefoot in the kitchen

Sacred new beginnings

That became my religion

Listen...

I hope I never lose you

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

Oh, never again

And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name

And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

I don't wanna lose you (hope it never ends)

I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

I don't wanna lose you (yeah)

"I rent a place on Cornelia Street"

I said casually in the car

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting each foot in turn noun - an act of walking; a short journey on foot
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to cease to have something; to misplace
heartbreak /ˈhɑːrt.breɪk/ B2	noun - deep emotional pain caused by love lost or disappointment
mystified /ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪd/ C1	verb (past participle) - to be confused or puzzled by something that seems inexplicable
terrified /ˈter.ɪ.faɪd/ B2	adjective - extremely frightened
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to desire something to happen
city /ˈsɪt.i/ A1	noun - a large town
backseat /ˈbæk.siːt/ B1	noun - the seat behind the driver in a vehicle
drunk /drʌŋk/ A2	adjective - intoxicated with alcohol
autumn /ˈɔː.təm/ B1	noun - the season between summer and winter
bless /blɛs/ B2	verb - to confer divine favor or protection upon
arrowhead /ˈær.oʊ.hed/ C1	noun - the pointed tip of an arrow; a shape like that tip
memorise /ˈmem.ə.raɪz/ B2	verb - to commit to memory; to learn by heart
tunnel /ˈtʌn.əl/ B1	noun - an underground or underwater passage
roof /ruːf/ A1	noun - the upper covering of a building
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the prehensile part at the end of the arm
sacred /ˈseɪ.krɪd/ B2	adjective - connected with God or a deity; holy
beginnings /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋz/ B1	noun (plural) - the start or early part of something
barefoot /ˈbeər.fuːt/ B2	adjective - without wearing shoes or socks