Jackie And Wilson – English Lyrics

• By: Hozier

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful sounds of Hozier's "Jackie and Wilson," a song that pays homage to R&B legend Jackie Wilson while exploring themes of love and self-discovery. Explore how Hozier weaves musical tributes with profound themes, offering a unique opportunity to learn about musical influences and the complexities of human relationships through song.

[English]

So tired trying to see from behind the red in my eyes

No better version of me I could pretend to be tonight

So deep in this swill with the most familiar of swine

For reasons wretched and divine

She blows outta nowhere, roman candle of the wild

Laughing away through my feeble disguise

No other version of me I would rather be tonight.

And, Lord, she found me just in time

'Cause with my mid-youth crisis all said and done

I need to be youthfully felt 'cause, God, I never felt young

She's gonna save me, call me "baby"

Run her hands through my hair

She'll know me crazy, soothe me daily

Better yet, she wouldn't care

We'll steal her Lexus, be detectives

Ride 'round picking up clues

We'll name our children, Jackie and Wilson

Raise 'em on rhythm and blues

Lord, it'd be great to find a place we could escape sometime

Me and my Isis growing black irises in the sunshine

Every version of me dead and buried in the yard outside

We'd sit back and watch the world go by

Happy to lie back watch it burn and rust

We tried the world, good God, it wasn't for us

She's gonna save me, call me "baby"

Run her hands through my hair

She'll know me crazy, soothe me daily

Better yet, she wouldn't care

We'll steal her Lexus, be detectives

Ride 'round picking up clues

We'll name our children, Jackie and Wilson

Raise 'em on rhythm and blues

...

Cut clean from the dream at night, let my mind reset

Looking up from a cigarette, and she's already left

I start digging up the yard for what's left of me and our little vignette

For whatever poor soul is coming next

She's gonna save me, call me "baby"

Run her hands through my hair

She'll know me crazy, soothe me daily

Better yet, she wouldn't care

We'll steal her Lexus, be detectives

Ride 'round picking up clues

We'll name our children, Jackie and Wilson

Raise 'em on rhythm and blues

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of vision
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding.
hair /heər/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of mammals
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ A1	noun - young human beings below the age of puberty or the legal age of majority
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A2	noun - a very young child
place /pleɪs/ A2	noun - a particular position or area
better /ˈbɛtər/ A2	adjective - of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other things or people
version /ˈvɜːrʒən/ B1	noun - a particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same thing
reasons /ˈriːzənz/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
detectives /dɪˈtɛktɪvz/ B1	noun - a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate crimes and catch criminals
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B2	noun - a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B2	verb - to get away from a place or situation
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ B2	noun - direct sunlight; the light and warmth felt when the sun is shining
digging /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/ B2	verb - to break up and move soil using a tool or hands
divine /dɪˈvaɪn/ C1	adjective - of, from, or like God or a god
soothe /suːð/ C1	verb - to gently calm (a person or their feelings)
irises /ˈaɪrɪsɪz/ C1	noun - a flat, coloured, ring-shaped membrane behind the cornea of the eye, with an adjustable circular opening (pupil) in the centre noun - a plant with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing brightly coloured flowers