Bad Love – English Lyrics

• By: waykap, Emmi

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the rhythmic and emotional nuances of contemporary English songwriting with “Bad Love.” This track is a fantastic tool for learners to practice understanding emotive vocabulary, contractions, and common idioms used in modern pop music to describe interpersonal relationships.

[English]

you're pulling me closer but don't waste

your time

don't have any time for all your empty

lies

i used to think that you were only mine

but i was blinded by a shallow light

[Music]

tonight i'll get into my zone

[Music]

love i'm dancing all these fears

[Music]

[Applause]

even you just made me realize

all the things i used to sacrifice

just

[Music]

[Applause]

boys

[Music]

i'm dancing all these years away

no time

for love

[Applause]

oh

[Music]

[Music]

dancing

[Music]

i'm

[Music]

dancing all these fears

[Music]

[Applause]

you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ A1	verb - exerting force on someone or something so as to cause movement towards oneself
waste /weɪst/ A2	verb - to use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - intentionally false statements
blinded /ˈblaɪndɪd/ B1	adjective - unable to see or judge clearly
shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/ B1	adjective - not exhibiting, requiring, or capable of serious thought
zone /zoʊn/ B1	noun - a state of intense concentration or flow
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving in a rhythmic way to music
fears /fɪərz/ A2	noun - unpleasant emotions caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become fully aware of as a fact
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B2	verb - to give up something valued for the sake of other considerations

Key Grammar Structures

• you're pulling me closer but don't waste your time

  ➔ Present Continuous for current actions

  ➔ "You're pulling" describes an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• i used to think that you were only mine

  ➔ Used to + verb for past habits/states

  ➔ "Used to think" refers to a belief that was true in the past but is no longer true.

• but i was blinded by a shallow light

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ "Was blinded" is in the passive voice, focusing on the effect of the action rather than the doer.

• tonight i'll get into my zone

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ "I'll get" expresses a spontaneous decision or intention for the near future.

• even you just made me realize

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ "Made" indicates a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past.

• all the things i used to sacrifice

  ➔ Relative Clause (omitted 'that')

  ➔ There is an implied 'that' between 'things' and 'i', connecting the object to the clause.

• i'm dancing all these fears away

  ➔ Phrasal Verb (dance away)

  ➔ "Dance away" means to make something go away or disappear by dancing.

• no time for love

  ➔ Noun Phrase

  ➔ This is a concise construction omitting the verb to emphasize the lack of availability.