Miley Cyrus
Tangerine lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:06
Sun Gods crest upon his azure shield
Shows you what you know ain't what you feel
Shooting beam, blinding me
The sun is a giant spaceship tangerine
It shoots out rays of hopeful golden morphine
Tangerine shooting beam
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Tangerine shooting beam
As I stand before this holy sphere
It's singing me a song I don't want to hear
Want to hear
Uh huh, yeah, yeah, woah
All I see is warm champagne
Confetti on the floor from last night, still laying
The same playlist on my phone, still playing as my eyes strain
Jealous of the sun, wishing I could do the same
Man, but how I'm supposed rise though when shit just hold me down?
How I'm supposed to shine man, through all the smoke and clouds?
I'm on a trip, no luggage, no ticket
I'm looking in the mirror and I'm the only thing missing
I been tryna find myself, I feel so long distance
Made a promise to myself, I wouldn't just be a statistic
No, no, I'm the one of the one on one's
Twenty some but my soul a hundred some
My mind's racing, it's racing
And honestly I can't remember what it's running from
I just hope that I come in one
Seems like everyone I know is getting married
Everyone else getting buried
Life should come with a sign saying "results may vary"
Straight up
I take my place along the memory
The sun's so high, it's rising in the heat
Try to fight the sunrise but it comes for you
Love is brighter than the fiery violent truth
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Key vocabulary
- soul
- spirit or inner selfB2
- strain
- force; try hardC1
- laying
- putting something downB1
- racing
- competing in speedB1
- shine
- give out lightB1
- rise
- go upA2
- singing
- making music with voiceA2
- smoke
- visible gas from burningA2
- straight
- not bent or angledA2
- love
- deep careA1
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About this song
Miley Cyrus is an American singer and songwriter who has worked across pop, country, hip-hop, rock, and disco. She first rose to fame as Disney’s Hannah Montana and is known for hits like “Party in the U.S.A.” and “Flowers,” as well as her genre-shifting albums including Bangerz and Plastic Hearts.