Cats – English Lyrics

• By: Mitski
• Album: Nothing’s About to Happen to Me

Lyrics & Translation

Discover "Cats" by Mitski, a captivating song from her latest album that beautifully blends country twang with profound emotional depth. Through its allegorical lyrics, you can explore themes of companionship, loneliness, and the quiet resilience of the human spirit. This track offers a unique opportunity to engage with Mitski's narrative-driven songwriting, making it special for anyone looking to connect with a song that turns personal introspection into a universal experience.

[English]

I won't leave you cuz I still love you.

So it's up to you if you choose to go

in the meime

sleeping by my side.

Our two cats making sure I'll be all

right.

You say

it's so hard, but it feels

simple to me.

It feels so

simple to me.

So, I've been trying

to stop trying

to be like

someone you'd still like.

Maybe if I could,

you already would. Cuz I still love you.

So I won't leave you. Guess it's up till

you choose to go.

In the meantime,

rescues at my side.

Our two cats both asleep by me tonight.

Maybe

tomorrow night the cat will be

nowhere inside.

But I'll be

glad to know

they're out full in their hearts.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for
choose /tʃuːz/ B1	verb - to select from a number of possibilities
meantime /ˈmiːnˌtaɪm/ B2	noun - the period of time between two events
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ B1	verb - the act of being asleep adjective - currently asleep
side /saɪd/ A2	noun - the surface forming part of an object
cats /kæts/ A1	noun - small domesticated carnivorous mammals
making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - the act of creating or producing
sure /ʃʊər/ A2	adjective - confident; certain
hard /hɑrd/ A1	adjective - difficult; requiring effort
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ A2	adjective - easy to understand or do
trying /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - making an effort to do something
like /laɪk/ A1	verb - to find agreeable or enjoyable
rescue /ˈrɛskjuː/ B2	verb - to save from danger or difficulty noun - an act of saving
asleep /əˈslip/ B1	adjective - in a state of sleep
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A2	noun - the night of the current day
tomorrow /təˈmɒr.oʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today
glad /ɡlæd/ B1	adjective - feeling pleasure or happiness
hearts /hɑrts/ B1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; symbol of emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• I won't leave you cuz I still love you.

  ➔ Contraction (won't)

  ➔ 'Won't' is a contraction of 'will not', used for negation in the future.

• So it's up to you if you choose to go

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 0)

  ➔ This is a zero conditional sentence, used to express a fact or general truth.

• in the meantime

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ A prepositional phrase that indicates a period of time between events.

• Our two cats making sure I'll be all right.

  ➔ Present continuous for future action

  ➔ The present continuous is used here to describe a future action that is planned or certain.

• It feels so simple to me.

  ➔ Adverb placement

  ➔ The adverb 'so' is placed before the adjective 'simple' to intensify its meaning.

• Maybe if I could, you already would.

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ This is a second conditional sentence, used to talk about hypothetical situations in the present or future.

• But I'll be glad to know they're out full in their hearts.

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The future simple with 'will' is used to express a future action that is not arranged or planned.