CAN WE IGNORE IT? :( – English Lyrics

• By: Lola Young
• Album: I'm Only F**cking Myself

Lyrics & Translation

Lola Young's "CAN WE IGNORE IT? :(" is a perfect song for immersing yourself in candid, modern English songwriting. The lyrics are raw and confessional, offering real-world vocabulary for discussing avoidance, self-sabotage, and the complexity of modern relationships and mental health struggles. Its alt-pop/rock style, combined with a conversational British delivery, makes it an emotionally charged and relatable entry point into the artist's unique voice and storytelling.

[English]

One, two, three

...

I play with fire, kinda like the way I feel when it burns

If I'm being honest, I'll take anything as long as it hurts

I need a doctor, got a sickness, and it's just getting worse

I said, "I think I'm dying," he said, "Darling, you've been dying since birth"

By the way, I don't have much to give, it's all the same

This ain't no way to live, and every day, I get up and run 'round in circles

Can we ignore it, baby, even for just one day?

Don't wanna talk about it, I just put on my face

And if you love me like you say, you'll let me escape

I need a little bit of something to take off the edge

I mean realistically, I just need a new set of friends (they don't care, they don't care)

I got shut down in therapy, he said, "There's people who need real help"

Ah-ah-ah, what a waste of my fucking money, I'll just do it myself

By the way, I don't have much to give, it's all the same

This fucked up way I live, and every day, I get up and run 'round in circles

Can we ignore it, baby, even for just one day?

Don't wanna talk about it, I just put on my face

And if you love me like you say, you'll let me escape

Three in the morning, I don't even know my name

Don't wanna talk about it, I just put on my face

And if you love me like you say, you'll let me escape

...

I really want, I wanna get-

I wanna be, I wanna be

I wanna be, yeah, yeah

Can we just-

Tell me this, can we ignore it, baby, even for just one day?

Don't wanna talk about it, I just put on my face

And if you love me like you say, you'll let me escape

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ A2	verb - to intentionally disregard or pay no attention to
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - to break free from confinement or control
hurts /hɜːrts/ A1	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain
sickness /ˈsɪknəs/ A2	noun - illness or disease
dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to cease living
circles /ˈsɜːrkəlz/ A1	noun - a round shape or path
realistically /ˌriːəˈlɪstɪkli/ C1	adverb - in a way that is practical or based on reality
therapy /ˈθerəpi/ B1	noun - treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder
waste /weɪst/ A2	noun - unwanted or unused material verb - to use or expend carelessly
burn /bɜːrn/ A1	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the extreme limit or boundary
shut /ʃʌt/ A1	verb - to close or block
fucking /ˈfʌkɪŋ/ C2	adjective - offensive or intense emphasis
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
birth /bɜːrθ/ A2	noun - the emergence of a newborn into the world

Key Grammar Structures

• If I'm being honest, I'll take anything as long as it hurts

  ➔ Conditional sentence with present continuous and future simple

  ➔ If "I'm being" honest, I'll take anything as long as it hurts - This uses the present continuous to express politeness or a temporary state in the conditional clause.

• I said, "I think I'm dying," he said, "Darling, you've been dying since birth"

  ➔ Reported speech and present perfect continuous tense

  ➔ I said, "I think I'm dying," he said, "Darling, you've "been dying" since birth" - Reported speech shifts verbs back in time, and present perfect continuous indicates an ongoing action starting in the past.

• This ain't no way to live, and every day, I get up and run 'round in circles

  ➔ Negative contractions and present simple for habitual actions

  ➔ This "ain't" no way to live, and every day, I "get" up and run 'round in circles - Negative contractions like 'ain't' are informal, and present simple describes repeated daily actions.

• Can we ignore it, baby, even for just one day?

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for suggestion and adverbial phrases

  ➔ "Can" we ignore it, baby, even "for just one day"? - Modal 'can' expresses ability or polite request, and adverbial phrases like 'even for just one day' add emphasis on duration.

• Don't wanna talk about it, I just put on my face

  ➔ Contraction 'don't wanna' and present simple tense

  ➔ "Don't" wanna talk about it, I just "put" on my face - Informal contractions like 'don't wanna' replace 'do not want to', and present simple indicates a habitual or general action.

• And if you love me like you say, you'll let me escape

  ➔ Second conditional structure

  ➔ And if you "love" me like you say, you' "ll" let me escape - The second conditional uses 'if + past simple' in the condition and 'would + base verb' in the result clause to talk about hypothetical situations.

• I mean realistically, I just need a new set of friends

  ➔ Adverbial phrases and modal verb 'need'

  ➔ I mean "realistically", I just "need" a new set of friends - Adverbial phrases modify the sentence, and 'need' functions as a modal expressing necessity.

• Three in the morning, I don't even know my name

  ➔ Time expressions and present simple tense

  ➔ "Three in the morning", I don't even "know" my name - Time expressions set the scene, and present simple states a current fact or habitual truth.