Bitter Sweet Love – English Lyrics

• By: James Arthur
• Album: BITTER SWEET LOVE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of James Arthur's "Bitter Sweet Love," a powerful track that offers a raw and relatable exploration of complex relationships. Through its poignant lyrics and heartfelt delivery, you can learn common English expressions related to love, longing, and emotional struggle. The song's blend of pop and rock elements, coupled with Arthur's distinctive husky voice, makes it a compelling listen and a great way to understand how English is used to convey deep personal feelings.

[English]

I won't lie

But your body's got me feeling under pressure

Under pressure, babe

Tell me lies, tell me lies

It don't matter when I'm drowning in your pleasure

It feels electric, babe

So deep

It's in my veins, I feel the pain

So, please

Don't play those games, don't play with me

...

Yeah, ah

I need just a bit of sweet love

Not your bittersweet love

I need just a bit of sweet love

Not your bittersweet love

Give me just a bit of sweet love

Not your bittersweet love

I need just a bit of sweet love

Not your bittersweet-

Yeah, and I could eulogise

About the way you look in the red light, you're a killer (you're a killer)

Yeah, it's a thriller, babe (it's a thriller)

Tell me why, tell me why

Do you feel the need to run me through the wringer

When I'm hook, line, and sinker, babe

So deep

It's in my veins, I feel the pain

So, please

Don't play those games (don't play), don't play with me

...

Yeah, ah

I need just a bit of sweet love

Not your bittersweet love

I need just a bit of sweet love

Not your bittersweet love

I need just a bit of sweet love

Not your bittersweet love

I need just a bit of sweet love (just a bit of love)

Not your bittersweet love

Give me just a bit of sweet love (sweet love)

Not your bittersweet love

I need just a bit of sweet love (bit of sweet love)

Not your bittersweet-

I need just a bit of sweet love (I need a little bit, just a bit of your love)

Not your bittersweet love (oh, just a little bit of love)

I need just a bit of sweet love

Not your bittersweet love (just a bit of your love)

Give me just a bit of sweet love (give me, just need a bit of your love)

Not your bittersweet love (oh, just a little bit of love)

I need just a bit of sweet love (oh, your bittersweet love)

Not your bittersweet (ooh)

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I won't lie

  ➔ Future simple negative contraction

  ➔ The word "won't" is the contracted form of "will not", used to make a negative statement about the future.

• your body's got me feeling under pressure

  ➔ Causative construction with "got" + object + verb‑ing

  ➔ The phrase "got me feeling" uses "got" as a causative verb, meaning that the body causes "me" to feel something.

• It don't matter when I'm drowning in your pleasure

  ➔ Subject‑verb agreement error (informal "don't" instead of "doesn't")

  ➔ The word "don't" is normally used with plural subjects or "I/you/we/they"; with a singular third‑person subject it should be "doesn't".

• Don't play those games, don't play with me

  ➔ Imperative sentences (negative)

  ➔ The word "Don't" introduces a negative command, telling someone not to do something.

• I could eulogise about the way you look in the red light

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (could + infinitive)

  ➔ The modal "could" expresses possibility or ability, followed by the base verb "eulogise".

• When I'm hook, line, and sinker, babe

  ➔ Idiomatic expression using noun phrase as complement

  ➔ "Hook, line, and sinker" is an idiom meaning to be completely fooled or completely involved.

• I need just a bit of sweet love

  ➔ Quantifier phrase "just a bit of" with countable noun

  ➔ The word "just" limits the amount, and "a bit of" functions as a quantifier before the countable noun "love".

• It's a thriller, babe

  ➔ Copular verb "be" + noun phrase

  ➔ "It's" is the contraction of "it is"; the verb "be" links the subject "it" with the complement "a thriller".