遗憾效应 – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Oh, think I played out all of the cards I had
I know sorry's just gonna make you mad
Now you’re acting up, I can't pretend,
I don’t know why why
Uh and I know you never would bat an eye
When another guy steps to you to try
So you feel you’ve been missing out and that hurts my pride
Uh listen
uhm
All of those lies I told to you
All of those highs I stole from you
It was all out of my control
But I really want you to know
The truth
Blame it on my youth
Ay ay ay, you can blame it on that
Blame it on my youth
Ay ay, that was in my past life
Mm mm, that was in my past life
Way too much juice
Ay ay, I can’t even walk right
Mm mm, I can’t even talk right
Blame it on my youth
Ay ay, that was in my past life
Mm mm, caught up in the past
I know they say that we’re too young
Every day we’re growing
They say we’re too dumb
Problem is that we don’t know it
Anyway, any day, any case we gon’ elevate
We gon’ make mistakes
We’ll get there even if it’s late
Young we wanna celebrate
Love and we never hesitate
Hate that we miscommunicate
Times that we wanna walk away
Why why why, yeah we play the game
Baby win some, lose some, it’s all the same
Yeah I could blame it on the rain
I could blame it on the pain
I could blame it on my ego
Put a cross against my name
But I’m way up
And I’m trying to stay up
I never wanna walk alone
Just stay here in my zone
Baby, You know they say that love is all wrong
It feels so good but then you’re messed up
Just put me in the dock
Yeah, I stand as the accused
No excuses, yeah I’m guilty
blame it out my
Blame it on my youth
Ay ay ay, you can blame it on that
Blame it on my youth
Ay ay, that was in my past life
Mm mm, that was in my past life
Way too much juice
Ay ay, I can’t even walk right
Mm mm, I can’t even talk right
Blame it on my youth
Ay ay, that was in my past life
Mm mm, caught up in the past
Maybe I had to lose you
To know how good I had it
To know how good that we were
To know I’m deep in regret
Now your surface is cold
Now you’re burnt to the core
Perfect picture is torn on the floor
So I need to tell ya
(Blame it on my youth)
All of those lies I told to you
All of those highs I stole from you
It was all out of my control
But I really want you to know
The truth
Blame it on my youth
You can blame it on
you can blame it on that
Blame it on my youth
Ay ay, that was in my past life
Mm mm, that was in my past life
Way too much juice
Ay ay, I can’t even walk right
Mm mm, I can’t even talk right (Got me and truth yeah)
Blame it on my youth
You can blame it on
You can blame it on
You can blame it on that
Blame it on my youth
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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I know sorry's just gonna make you mad
➔ Causative Verb 'make'
➔ The verb "make" is used here as a causative verb, meaning it forces or causes someone to do something or to be in a certain state. The structure is 'make + object + base form of verb' (though here it's 'make + object + adjective' for a state). In this line, 'sorry' will cause 'you' to become "mad".
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So you feel you’ve been missing out and that hurts my pride
➔ Present Perfect Continuous
➔ The present perfect continuous tense ("you’ve been missing out") is used to describe an action that started in the past and has been continuing up to the present moment, often emphasizing the duration or the ongoing nature of the activity. Here, it suggests that the feeling of 'missing out' has been happening for some time.
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All of those lies I told to you
➔ Reduced Relative Clause
➔ This is a reduced relative clause. The full clause would be 'All of those lies *that/which I told to you*'. When the relative pronoun (like 'that' or 'which') is the object of the relative clause, and the verb is active, it can be omitted, making the sentence more concise. Here, 'lies' are the object of 'told'.
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When another guy steps to you to try
➔ Infinitive of Purpose
➔ The infinitive "to try" is used here to express the purpose or reason behind the action of 'steps to you'. It answers the question 'why' another guy would approach you.
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Blame it on my youth
➔ Idiomatic Expression / Phrasal Verb
➔ The phrase "blame it on" is a common idiomatic expression used to attribute the cause of something (usually negative) to a specific reason or factor. Here, the speaker is attributing their past mistakes or issues to their 'youth'.
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Yeah I could blame it on the rain
➔ Modal Verb 'could' (for possibility/hypothetical alternative)
➔ The modal verb "could" is used here not to express past ability, but to suggest a possible alternative action or a hypothetical option for shifting blame. It implies that the speaker has other excuses they *might* use.
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Now you’re burnt to the core
➔ Passive Voice (Resultative / Adjectival Use of Past Participle)
➔ This is an example of the passive voice, but specifically using the past participle "burnt" to describe a state or result, rather than an ongoing action. 'To be burnt to the core' is an idiom meaning someone is deeply hurt or damaged, showing the permanent effect of past actions.
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Maybe I had to lose you
➔ Modal Verb 'had to' (Past Necessity/Obligation)
➔ The phrase "had to" is the past form of 'must' or 'have to', indicating a past necessity or obligation. The speaker implies that losing the other person was an unavoidable or necessary event for them to learn something, even if it was difficult.
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To know how good I had it
➔ Noun Clause (introduced by 'how')
➔ A noun clause functions as a noun in a sentence. Here, "how good I had it" acts as the object of the verb 'know'. It's an indirect question or statement expressing the extent or manner of something.
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We’ll get there even if it’s late
➔ Conditional Clause ('even if')
➔ The phrase "even if" introduces a concessive conditional clause, meaning that the main action will happen regardless of the condition expressed in the 'even if' clause. It emphasizes that reaching the goal is certain, despite the possibility of being late.
