Tag, You're It – English Lyrics

• By: Melanie Martinez
• Album: K-12

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Melanie Martinez's unique world with "Tag, You're It," a dark alternative pop song that masterfully blends innocent, childlike language with a heavy, mature theme of danger and assault. You can learn how English vocabulary related to simple games and fairytale archetypes ('wolf,' 'candy') can be twisted to convey profound fear and complex social commentary, making it a powerful piece for studying metaphor in songwriting.

[English]

[Music]

looking at me through your

window boy you had your eye out for a

little I've cut you up to make you

dinner you've reached the you are the

winner rolling down your tinted

window driving next to me real slow he

said let me take you for a jewry

ride I got some clue before you

inside running through the parking lot

he chased me and he wouldn't stop Tang

you're in tang tang you're in grab my

hand push me down took the words right

out my mou tag your ear tag tag your ear

yeah can anybody hear me hand underr can

anybody hear

me saying T you're in t t you're in

saying T you're in t t you're little bit

of poison

me I can taste your skin in my

teeth I love you when

you I hope you

been running through the parking lot he

chased me and he wouldn't stop Tang

you're in tang tang you're in grab my

hand push me down took the way right out

tag your tag tag your can any H

me the ground can anybody hear me to

myself saying t you're in dang you're in

saying you're in dang you're

in get your lady by youres if she sque

don't let her

[Applause]

go een me you might to pick the very

best girl I

am running through the parking L he

chase me and you wouldn't stop D you

tag tag your grab my push me down the

words right on my M tag

you're through the park Shas me and he

wi tag you're in tag you're in my hand

push me down take the right out my mouth

tag you're in t t you're in

[Music]

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
running ˈrʌnɪŋ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
chased tʃeɪst A2	verb - to pursue in order to catch or catch up with
tag tæɡ A1	verb - to touch someone in a game of tag noun - a label or marker
grab ɡræb A1	verb - to take or seize suddenly
push pʊʃ A1	verb - to exert force on something to move it away
winner ˈwɪnər A1	noun - a person or thing that wins
tinted tɪntɪd B1	adjective - slightly colored
jewry ˈdʒuːri C1	noun - the Jewish community
clue kluː A2	noun - a piece of information that helps solve a problem
poison ˈpɔɪzən A2	noun - a substance that is capable of causing death or harm
taste teɪst A1	verb - to perceive flavor
skin skɪn A1	noun - the outer covering of the body
teeth tiːθ A1	noun - hard structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing
parking ˈpɑːrkɪŋ A1	noun - the act of stopping and leaving a vehicle in a designated area
lot lɒt A1	noun - a piece of land
wouldn't wʊdnt A2	auxiliary verb - a contraction of 'would not'

Key Grammar Structures

• looking at me through your window boy you had your eye out for a little

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'looking at me' uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now.

• I've cut you up to make you dinner

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ 'I've cut' uses the present perfect tense to indicate a past action with present relevance.

• you've reached the you are the winner

  ➔ Contractions and present tense

  ➔ 'You've reached' is a contraction of 'you have reached,' and 'you are' is in the present tense.

• rolling down your tinted window driving next to me real slow

  ➔ Gerunds and adjectives

  ➔ 'Rolling' and 'driving' are gerunds, while 'tinted' and 'slow' are adjectives describing nouns.

• he said let me take you for a jewry ride

  ➔ Indirect speech

  ➔ The phrase 'he said let me take you' uses indirect speech to report what was said.

• tag your ear tag tag your ear yeah

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ 'Tag your ear' uses the imperative mood to give a direct command.

• I can taste your skin in my teeth

  ➔ Metaphorical language

  ➔ The phrase uses metaphorical language to create a vivid sensory image.

• he chased me and he wouldn't stop

  ➔ Past tense and negation

  ➔ 'Chased' is in the past tense, and 'wouldn't stop' uses negation to indicate a lack of action.