Again – English Lyrics

• By: Noah Cyrus, XXXTENTACION, Gustave Rudman

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a deeply emotional experience, and 'Again' by Noah Cyrus and XXXTENTACION is a powerful example. The song's raw and direct lyrics about love and loss offer a chance to connect with universal feelings while learning expressive vocabulary. The blend of Cyrus's soulful singing and XXXTENTACION's emotive verse makes this a unique track for exploring the nuances of emotion in English.

[English]

You just made the worst mistake

And you'll regret it, darling

'Cause once you give and then you take

You'll only end up wanting

Ooh, was everything hard enough?

Ooh, 'cause one day you'll wake up

And then you'll say

I wanna be your lover

I don't wanna be your friend

You don't know what you got till it's gone, my dear

So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me again)

I-I wanna be your lover

Baby, I'll hold my breath

You don't know what you got till it's gone, my dear

So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me)

Again, babe, again

Again, babe, again

You don't know what you got till it's gone, my dear

So tell me that you love me again

Ooh, she's screaming in my head (head)

Ooh, I left her where I slept (slept)

Somewhere, I can't escape

I'm running from myself (myself)

Somewhere in between in love and broken, I'm in hell

Saying, I wanna be your lover

I don't wanna be your friend

You don't know what you got till it's gone, my dear

So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me again)

I-I wanna be your lover

You're leaving when the clock hits ten

You don't know what you got till it's gone, my dear

So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me)

Again, babe, again

Again, babe, again

You don't know what you got till it's gone, my dear

So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me)

Again, babe, again

Again, babe, again

You don't know what you got till it's gone, my dear

So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me again)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B1	noun - an action or judgment that is wrong or incorrect
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	verb - to feel sorrow or remorse about something noun - a feeling of sadness or disappointment about something that happened
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ B2	noun - a person who is loved very much adjective - very much loved or valued
want /wɒnt/ A2	verb - to desire or wish for something noun - a lack or shortage of something
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult to do or understand adjective - firm, solid, and not easily broken
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
lover /ˈlʌvər/ B2	noun - a person who is in a romantic or sexual relationship
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person who you like and enjoy being with
head /hɛd/ A2	noun - the upper part of the body containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest by closing your eyes and becoming unconscious noun - the state of rest during which you are not awake
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to get away from a place or situation noun - an act of getting away from danger or a place
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B2	adjective - damaged and no longer whole or working
hell /hɛl/ B2	noun - a place regarded in some religions as a place of punishment after death exclamation - used to express anger or annoyance
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection and care towards someone verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• You just made the worst mistake

  ➔ Past simple tense with 'just'

  ➔ In this sentence, the word "just" is used to indicate that an action happened very recently.

• 'Cause once you give and then you take

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'once' introducing a time clause; parallel verbs 'give' and 'take'

  ➔ In this line, the conjunction 'once' marks a time condition for what happens next; notice the bare verbs 'give' and 'take' after the subject.

• You'll only end up wanting

  ➔ Future with 'will' + 'end up' (phrasal verb) + gerund 'wanting'

  ➔ This line uses the future 'will' to describe a consequence; 'end up' is a phrasal verb meaning to eventually become; 'wanting' is a gerund following 'end up'.

• Ooh, was everything hard enough?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with auxiliary 'was' (inversion typical of questions)

  ➔ In this question, the auxiliary 'was' begins the question to inquire about the state in the past.

• I-I wanna be your lover

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna' for 'want to' (spoken register)

  ➔ In this line, the word "wanna" shows casual speech; the verb phrase is short for "want to".

• You don't know what you got till it's gone, my dear

  ➔ Negative 'don't' + relative/interrogative clause 'what you got' + 'till' (until) + possessive 'my dear'

  ➔ The contraction "don't" negates the verb; the clause "what you got" is a noun clause acting as the object of 'know'; 'till' marks until.

• So tell me that you love me again (tell me that you love me again)

  ➔ Imperative mood (tell) with object pronoun 'me' within a request; also an embedded clause

  ➔ "tell" is in the imperative mood, giving a direct command/request; the phrase "tell me" is repeated for emphasis.

• I'm running from myself (myself)

  ➔ Present continuous with 'am running'; reflexive pronoun 'myself' for emphasis or as object

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing action; 'myself' is a reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject.

• Somewhere in between in love and broken, I'm in hell

  ➔ Prepositional phrase 'in between' functioning as a locational/directional modifier; contraction 'I'm' = 'I am'

  ➔ The line uses a fixed expression 'in between' to describe a position or state; 'I'm' is the contraction of 'I am'.