begged – English Lyrics

• By: Olivia Rodrigo
• Album: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Olivia Rodrigo's poignant ballad "begged" to explore the English language through heartfelt lyrics of yearning and vulnerability. This song is special for its raw emotional honesty and relatable depiction of seeking reassurance in love, offering rich vocabulary and expressions to understand deeper feelings in English.

[English]

Once Again Olivia Roidrigo

[Applause]

♪ ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT ♪

♪ IS TO KNOW UNDOUBTEDLY ♪

♪ THAT YOU JUST HAVE EYES FOR ME ♪

♪ COULD YOU MAKE IT CLEAR ♪

♪ ALL THAT I WANT ♪

♪ IS TO SIT HERE SILENTLY ♪

♪ AND WATCH MOVIES ON TV ♪

♪ WHAT A SHAME YOU'RE NOT HERE ♪

♪ HERE TO WITNESS MY DEVOTION ♪

♪ AND MY ENDLESS WELL OF NEEDS ♪

♪ I'M AN ANCHOR IN THE OCEAN ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I COULD NEVER LEAVE ♪

♪ SO I'M PATIENT ♪

♪ YOU'RE LEARNING ♪

♪ PRETEND IT'S NOT HURTING ♪

♪ OHH ♪

♪ THEY SAY IT'S A VIRTUE ♪

♪ TO NOT LET GOOD LOVE SLIP AWAY ♪

♪ SO I'M COOL AND FORGIVING ♪

♪ I'LL TAKE WHAT YOU'RE GIVING ♪

♪ OHH ♪

♪ BUT NOTHING'S QUITE ENOUGH ♪

♪ WHEN I KNOW THAT TO GET IT I BEGGED ♪

♪ YEAH TO GET IT I BEGGED ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I HAVE THIS THOUGHT ♪

♪ WHEN I LAY IN BED AT NIGHT ♪

♪ THAT I FEEL TRAPPED INSIDE MY LIFE ♪

♪ IS THAT A NORMAL THING ♪

♪ TO FIGHT BACK THE WAVES ♪

♪ OF A STATIC LOVERS' DREAD ♪

♪ I'M OVERWHELMED, I'M UNDERFED ♪

♪ YET I STILL CLING ♪

♪ CLING TO HOPE LIKE SNOW ON MOUNTAINS ♪

♪ CARELESS WORDS MELT IT AWAY ♪

♪ I'M A PENNY IN A FOUNTAIN ♪

♪ JUST WAITING ON MY LUCK TO CHANGE ♪

♪ SO I'M PATIENT ♪

♪ YOU'RE LEARNING ♪

♪ PRETEND IT'S NOT HURTING ♪

♪ OHH ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THEY SAY IT'S A VIRTUE ♪

♪ TO NOT LET GOOD LOVE SLIP AWAY ♪

♪ SO I'M COOL AND FORGIVING ♪

♪ I'LL TAKE WHAT YOU'RE GIVING ♪

♪ OHH ♪

♪ BUT NOTHING'S QUITE ENOUGH ♪

♪ WHEN I KNOW THAT TO GET IT I BEGGED ♪

♪ YEAH TO GET IT I BEGGED ♪

♪ ♪

[Applause]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
anchor /ˈæŋkər/ B1	noun - a heavy object used to moor a ship verb - to secure firmly; to provide stability
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ B1	noun - a vast body of salt water covering most of the Earth
devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ C1	noun - deep love, loyalty, or commitment
virtue /ˈvɜːrtʃu/ C1	noun - moral excellence; a good quality
overwhelmed /ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd/ C1	adjective - feeling too much to cope with
trapped /træpt/ B2	verb - caught in a situation from which it is difficult to escape
cling /klɪŋ/ B2	verb - to hold tightly to something
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of desire for a certain outcome verb - to desire something to happen
slip /slɪp/ B1	verb - to move unintentionally in a smooth way, often losing grip noun - an unintended slide or fall
forgiving /fərˈɡɪvɪŋ/ C1	adjective - showing readiness to pardon mistakes
patient /ˈpeɪʃənt/ B1	adjective - able to wait calmly
endless /ˈɛndlɪs/ B2	adjective - having no limit or end
static /ˈstætɪk/ C1	adjective - lacking movement, change, or development
dread /drɛd/ C1	noun - deep fear or apprehension verb - to anticipate with fear
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ B1	adjective - making no sound
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure caused by chance
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or instance of becoming different

Key Grammar Structures

• ALL THAT I WANT IS TO KNOW UNDOUBTEDLY

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The phrase 'to know' is used to express purpose after 'all that I want'. It shows the desired outcome.

• COULD YOU MAKE IT CLEAR

  ➔ Modal verb for request

  ➔ 'Could' is a polite modal verb used to make a request or ask for something.

• WHAT A SHAME YOU'RE NOT HERE

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence

  ➔ This is an exclamatory sentence expressing strong emotion, starting with 'what a'.

• I'M AN ANCHOR IN THE OCEAN

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase uses a simile ('like an anchor') to compare the speaker to something stable yet unmoving.

• TO GET IT I BEGGED

  ➔ Past tense with emphasis

  ➔ The past tense 'begged' is used with emphasis to highlight the action of begging.

• THAT I FEEL TRAPPED INSIDE MY LIFE

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The relative clause 'that I feel trapped' provides additional information about the thought.

• YET I STILL CLING

  ➔ Adverb of contrast

  ➔ 'Yet' is used as an adverb to show contrast between two ideas.

• CARELESS WORDS MELT IT AWAY

  ➔ Personification

  ➔ The phrase 'melt it away' personifies the words as having the ability to destroy something.