Beg For Me – English Lyrics

• By: Lily Allen
• Album: West End Girl

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Lily Allen's "Beg For Me." This song offers a powerful insight into authentic English expressions of heartbreak and a demand for emotional honesty. Its direct and unsparing lyrics provide a rich opportunity to explore vocabulary related to relationships, vulnerability, and defiance in modern English, making it a compelling piece for language learners.

[English]

I feel embarrassed, I feel ashamed, 

You're so indifferent, And that's insane. 

Where's all your empathy, For, for all my pain, 

My friends all tell me you are deranged. I want to feel held, 

I want to be told I'm special and I'm unusual. 

I want your desire, I want to be spoiled, 

I want to be told I'm beautiful. Why won't you beg-beg-beg for me? 

Why won't you beg, won't you beg for me, ahh? 

Why won't you beg-beg-beg for me? Why won't you? 

Why won't you beg for me, ahh? If you want me to stay, love endlessly, 

If you want me to stay, If you want me to stay,  

I'll never leave you. I feel embarrassed, 

I feel ashamed, You're so indifferent, 

And that's insane, Where's all your empathy for, for all my pain, 

My friends all tell me you are deranged. I want to feel held, 

I want to be told I'm special, and I'm unusual, I want your desire, 

I want to be spoiled, I want to be told I'm beautiful. 

Why won't you beg-beg-beg for me? Why won't you beg, won't you beg for me, 

ahhh? Why won t you beg-beg-beg for me? 

Why won't you, why won't you beg for me, ahhh? 

Why won't you beg-beg-beg for me? Why won't you beg, won't you beg for me, 

ahhh? Why won't you beg-beg-beg for me? 

Why won't you, why won't you beg for me, ahhh? 

If you want me to stay, love endlessly, If you want me to stay, 

If you want me to stay, I'll never leave you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
embarrassed /ɪmˈbærəst/ A2	adjective - feeling ashamed or shy
ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ A2	adjective - feeling guilt or embarrassment
indifferent /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/ B2	adjective - lacking interest or concern
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - mentally ill or not sane
empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/ B2	noun - ability to understand others’ feelings
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
deranged /dɪˈreɪndʒd/ C1	adjective - mad or mentally disturbed
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting or wishing
spoiled /spɔɪld/ B2	adjective - having been indulged excessively
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A2	adjective - pleasing to the senses or mind
beg /bɛɡ/ A2	verb - to ask earnestly or humbly
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong affection or deep attachment verb - to feel deep affection

Key Grammar Structures

• I feel embarrassed, I feel ashamed,

  ➔ Simple present with stative verbs

  ➔ The verb "feel" is used in the simple present to describe a personal state: "I "feel" embarrassed".

• You're so indifferent, and that's insane.

  ➔ "so + adjective" intensifier & contraction "that's" = "that is"

  ➔ The intensifier "so" strengthens "indifferent" and "that's" contracts "that is".

• Where's all your empathy for all my pain?

  ➔ Contraction "where's" = "where is"; question word order

  ➔ "Where's" contracts "where is" and the sentence follows the standard wh‑question order.

• My friends all tell **me** you are deranged.

  ➔ Reporting verb + object clause (present simple)

  ➔ "tell" is a reporting verb; it introduces a clause "you are deranged" that stays in the present simple.

• I want **to** feel held.

  ➔ "want" + infinitive (to‑verb)

  ➔ "want" is followed by the infinitive marker "to" and the base verb "feel".

• If you want me **to stay**, love endlessly.

  ➔ First conditional (if + present, main clause with infinitive)

  ➔ "If" introduces a present‑simple condition; the result clause uses the infinitive "to stay".

• I’ll never **leave** you.

  ➔ Future simple with "will" + base verb

  ➔ "I'll" = "I will"; "will" + base verb "leave" forms the simple future.

• Why won’t you **beg** for me?

  ➔ Negative wh‑question with modal "won’t" (will not) + base verb

  ➔ "won’t" contracts "will not"; the question asks for a reason why the addressee does not "beg".