Bad At Love – English Lyrics

• By: Halsey

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through Halsey's "Bad at Love," a song that tells a vivid story of romantic misadventures. The conversational and narrative style of the lyrics provides a great opportunity to learn colloquial expressions and storytelling techniques. What makes the song special is its candid and humorous take on heartbreak and self-realization, all while championing bisexual representation in mainstream music.

[English]

Got a boy back home in Michigan

And he tastes like Jack when I'm kissing him

So I told him that I never really liked his friends

Now he's gone and he's callin' me a bitch again

There's a guy that lives in the Garden State

And he told me that we'd make it 'til we graduate

So I told him that the music would be worth the wait

But he wants me in the kitchen with a dinner plate

I believe, I believe, I believe

I believe that we're meant to be

But jealousy, jealousy, jealousy

Jealousy get the best of me

Look, I don't mean to frustrate, but I

Always make the same mistakes, yeah

Always make the same mistakes, 'cause

I'm bad at love (ooh, ooh)

But you can't blame me for tryin'

You know I'd be lyin' sayin'

You were the one (ooh, ooh)

That could finally fix me

Lookin' at my history

I'm bad at love

Got a girl with California eyes

And I thought that she could really be the one this time

But I never got the chance to make her mine

Because she fell in love with little thin white lines

London girl with a attitude

We never told no one, but we look so cute

Both got way better things to do

But I always think about it when I'm riding through

I believe, I believe, I believe

I believe that I'm in too deep

And jealousy, jealousy, jealousy

Jealousy get the best in me

Look, I don't mean to frustrate, but I

Always make the same mistakes, yeah

Always make the same mistakes, 'cause

I'm bad at love (ooh, ooh)

But you can't blame me for tryin'

You know I'd be lyin' sayin'

You were the one (ooh, ooh)

That could finally fix me

Lookin' at my history

I'm bad at love (ooh, ooh)

Oh, you know, you know

You know, you know (ooh, ooh)

I'm bad at love (ooh, ooh)

I'm bad at love (ooh, ooh), yeah

I know that you're afraid

I'm gonna walk away

Each time the feelin' fades

Each time the feelin' fades

I know that you're afraid

I'm gonna walk away

Each time the feelin' fades

You know I'm bad at love (ooh, ooh)

But you can't blame me for tryin'

You know I'd be lyin' sayin'

You were the one (ooh, ooh)

That could finally fix me

Lookin' at my history

I'm bad at love (ooh, ooh)

Oh, you know, you know

You know, you know (ooh, ooh)

I'm bad at love (ooh, ooh)

Oh-oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
jealousy /ˈdʒeləsi/ B2	noun - the state of feeling envy
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A2	noun - an error verb - to do something incorrectly
history /ˈhɪstəri/ B1	noun - past events
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ A1	noun - a room for cooking
chance /tʃɑːns/ A2	noun - a possibility
attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/ B1	noun - a feeling or belief
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot at a regular pace
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually disappear
frustrate /frʌˈstreɪt/ B2	verb - to cause someone to feel annoyed
fix /fɪks/ A2	verb - to repair
riding /ˈraɪdɪŋ/ A2	verb - sitting on and controlling the movement of a horse or vehicle
lines /laɪnz/ A1	noun - a mark or stroke
cute /kjuːt/ A2	adjective - attractive in a childlike or endearing way