Wildflower Wildfire – English Lyrics

• By: Lana Del Rey

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant lyrics and hidden meanings of Lana Del Rey's "Wildflower Wildfire," a song that beautifully captures the essence of personal growth and resilience. Discover how the contrasting images of wildflowers and wildfires offer a deeper understanding of inner conflicts and the journey to find harmony within oneself.

[English]

Here's the deal

'Cause I know you wanna talk about it

Here's the deal

I promise you, like, a million tomorrows

Here's the deal

What I can promise is I'll lie down

Like a bed of wildflowers

And I'll always make the sheets

Smell like gardenias wild at your feet

And I nourish you hazily

Baby I, I, I, I've been runnin' on stardust

Alone for so long

I wouldn't know what hot fire was

Hot fire, hot weather, hot coffee, I'm better with you

It's strange, but it's true, darling

Not to turn into a wildfire

To light up your night

With only my smile and nothing that burns

Baby, I'll be like a wildflower

I live on sheer willpower

I'll do my best never to turn into something

That burns, burns, burns

Like the others baby, burns, burns, burns

Here's the deal

'Cause I know you wanna talk about it

Here's the deal

You say there's gaps to fill in, so here

Here's the deal

My father never stepped in

When his wife would rage at me

So I ended up awkward but sweet

Later than hospitals and still on my feet

Comfortably numb but with lithium came poetry

And baby I, I've been running on star drip

IV's for so long

I wouldn't know how cruel the world was

Hot fire, hot weather, hot coffee, I'm better

So I turn but I learn (it from you, babe)

Not to turn into a wildfire

To light up your night

With only my smile and nothing that hurts

Baby, I run like a wildflower

I live on sheer willpower

I promise that nothing will burn you

Nothing will burn, burn, burn, burn

Like the others baby, burns, burns, burns

Burn, burn, burn

Like the others baby, burn, burn, burn

It's you from whom I learn, learn, learn

It's you from whom I learn, learn, learn

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ (UK), /ˈprɑːməs/ (US) B1	verb - to assure someone that you will definitely do or not do something noun - a guarantee that something will happen or be done
wildflower /ˈwaɪldˌ flaʊər/ C2	noun - a flower that grows wild and is not cultivated
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - heat, light, and flames produced by burning verb - to ignite or set on fire
burn /bɜːn/ A2	verb - to produce flames and heat as a result of combustion
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A2	noun - the colorful part of a plant that produces seeds
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - a facial expression showing happiness or amusement verb - to make a facial expression showing happiness
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - electromagnetic radiation that makes things visible verb - to make something brighter
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of desire and expectation for a certain thing to happen verb - to wish for a particular thing to happen
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts or images during sleep verb - to experience visions or images while sleeping

Key Grammar Structures

• Here's the deal

  ➔ Use of the phrase "Here's the deal" (contraction of "here is") as an introductory expression.

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• I'll lie down

  ➔ Use of the future simple tense with "will" + base verb "lie down" to express a promise or intention.

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• like a bed of wildflowers

  ➔ Use of "like" as a preposition to compare oneself to an object or scene.

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• I've been runnin' on stardust

  ➔ Use of the present perfect continuous tense "have been" + verb ending in -ing to describe an ongoing action that started in the past.

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• Not to turn into a wildfire

  ➔ Use of the infinitive "to turn" to express a negative purpose or potential action to avoid.

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• I've been running on star drip

  ➔ Use of present perfect continuous tense "have been" + verb ending in -ing to describe an ongoing state resulting from a previous, continuous action.

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• nothing will burn you

  ➔ Use of the simple future tense "will" + base verb "burn" to express a promise or prediction.

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