bad enough – English Lyrics

• By: Madison Beer

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of Madison Beer's "bad enough," a powerful track from her album *Locket*. This song offers insight into navigating self-doubt within relationships, reflecting a mature and honest artistic direction. Learning the language of this song means exploring themes of vulnerability and the journey toward self-acceptance, which makes it a special listen for anyone interested in heartfelt, contemporary pop.

[English]

-Our next guest just announced her world tour.

Here with the TV debut of "Bad Enough"

from her new album, "Locket,"

please welcome Madison Beer!

[ Cheers and applause ]

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-♪ Taken, but it's holding me back ♪

♪ And I feel kind of bad about that ♪

♪ But I don't wanna be alone ♪

♪ No, I don't wanna be alone ♪

♪ I'm slipping into habits so bad ♪

♪ And if you take a look in my past ♪

♪ I don't know how to be alone ♪

♪ I don't know how to be alone ♪

♪ I know that it seems easy ♪

♪ But I like that he needs me ♪

♪ My friends all say my standards are too low ♪

♪ But it's not bad enough to let my baby go ♪

♪ Go, go ♪

♪ Go ♪

♪ It's not bad enough to let my baby go ♪

♪ Go, go ♪

♪ Go ♪

♪ It's not bad enough to let him go ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪ And I know that I talk a big game ♪

♪ But nothing ever changes its way ♪

♪ These days ♪

♪ These days ♪

♪ And he says that I seem so sad ♪

♪ And what am I supposed to say to that ♪

♪ When I don't wanna tell a lie? ♪

♪ No, I don't wanna tell him why ♪

♪ He's not making it easy ♪

♪ I know he'll never leave me ♪

♪ My friends say things I already know ♪

♪ But it's not bad enough to let my baby go ♪

♪ Go, go ♪

♪ Go ♪

♪ It's not bad enough to let my baby go ♪

♪ Go, go ♪

♪ Go ♪

♪ It's not bad enough to let him go ♪

♪ I wish I didn't complicate it ♪

♪ I wish I didn't have to say it ♪

♪ I wish I didn't have to hate him ♪

♪ I'd walk away and I would be okay ♪

♪ And I'm sorry that I let you kiss me ♪

♪ I'm sorry that I dragged you down with me ♪

♪ And now we're at the bottom and we both know ♪

♪ That I don't wanna let my baby ♪

♪ Go ♪

♪ Go, go ♪

♪ Go ♪

♪ It's not bad enough to let my baby go ♪

♪ Go, go ♪

♪ Go ♪

♪ It's not bad enough to let him go ♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Oh, my- Come on!

That is fantastic!

That is how you do it right there! Come on!

Madison Beer! "Locket" is out Friday!

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ Taken, but it's holding me back ♪

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ 'It's holding' highlights an ongoing action happening now or around now.

• ♪ But I don't wanna be alone ♪

  ➔ Contraction with 'wanna'

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a colloquial contraction of 'want to', common in spoken English.

• ♪ I'm slipping into habits so bad ♪

  ➔ Present continuous with 'slipping into'

  ➔ 'I'm slipping' indicates an ongoing process of falling into bad habits.

• ♪ But it's not bad enough to let my baby go ♪

  ➔ Comparative adjective with 'enough'

  ➔ 'Bad enough' uses 'enough' to set a threshold for an action.

• ♪ I wish I didn't complicate it ♪

  ➔ Past simple with 'didn't' in a wish clause

  ➔ 'Didn’t' is used in a wish clause to express a desire for a different past.

• ♪ And now we're at the bottom and we both know ♪

  ➔ Present simple with 'know'

  ➔ 'We both know' uses the present simple to state a fact or certainty.