Bored – English Lyrics

• By: Billie Eilish
• Album: WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be an incredibly rewarding experience, and Billie Eilish's "Bored" offers a great opportunity to dive into modern English with its clear, emotive lyrics. The song's themes of self-realization and empowerment are universally relatable, making the vocabulary and expressions used to convey these feelings particularly memorable. What makes "Bored" special for language learners is its straightforward yet powerful storytelling, allowing you to connect with the emotional journey of the song while picking up contemporary phrases and a nuanced understanding of expressing feelings of disillusionment and strength.

[English]

Hah-ah-ah

...

Hah-ah-ah

The games you played were never fun (mm)

You'd say you'd stay but then you'd run (ah)

Givin' you what you're beggin' for

Givin' you what you say I need

I don't want any settled scores

I just want you to set me free

Givin' you what you're beggin' for

Givin' you what you say I need

Say I need

I'm not afraid anymore

What makes you sure you're all I need?

Forget about it

When you walk out the door and leave me torn

You're teachin' me to live without it

Bored

I'm so bored

I'm so bored

So bored

I'm home alone, you're God-knows-where (mm)

I hope you don't think that shit's fair (ah)

Givin' you all you want and more

Givin' you every piece of me

I don't want love I can't afford

I just want you to love for free

Can't you see that I'm gettin' bored?

Givin' you every piece of me

Piece of me

I'm not afraid anymore

What makes you sure you're all I need?

Forget about it

When you walk out the door and leave me torn

You're teachin' me to live without it

(Bored)

I'm so bored

I'm so bored

So bored

Givin' you what you're beggin' for

Givin' you what you say I need

I don't want any settled scores

I just want you to set me free

Givin' you what you're beggin' for

Givin' you what you say I need

Say I need

I'm not afraid anymore

What makes you sure you're all I need?

Forget about it

And when you walk out the door and leave me torn

You're teachin' me to live without it

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bored /bɔrd/ B1	adjective - feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity
games /ɡeɪmz/ A2	noun - activities that one engages in for amusement or fun
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
torn /tɔrn/ B2	adjective - having been ripped or damaged
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something
teach /tiːtʃ/ B1	verb - to impart knowledge or skill to someone
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling, or intention
settled /ˈsɛtld/ B2	adjective - resolved or determined
piece /piːs/ A2	noun - a portion of an object or material
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
sure /ʃʊr/ B1	adjective - certain; confident in what one thinks or knows

Key Grammar Structures

• The games you played were never fun.

  ➔ Past simple tense.

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to describe actions that happened in the past.

• I just want you to set me free.

  ➔ Infinitive form.

  ➔ The phrase uses the infinitive form 'to set' to express a desire.

• I'm not afraid anymore.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to express a current state or ongoing action.

• What makes you sure you're all I need?

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to ask about a general truth or fact.

• You're teaching me to live without it.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The present continuous tense indicates an ongoing action or process.

• I don't want any settled scores.

  ➔ Negative form.

  ➔ The negative form is used to express a refusal or lack of desire.

• I'm home alone, you're God-knows-where.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to describe a current situation.