Confessions – English Lyrics

• By: Mimi Webb
• Album: Confessions

Lyrics & Translation

Mimi Webb's "Confessions" is sung entirely in English, offering an intimate look into the artist's feelings about living with hidden struggles and the desire for authenticity. Learning from this song is about grasping nuanced emotional vocabulary used in contemporary British pop to express internal conflict, made special by the track's aching vulnerability and skyscraper vocals.

[English]

Unexpected turn of events

No one saw it ending like this

Fed up playin' pretty pretend

Don't say it's all in my head

Crowded rooms get lonely, they don't know me

Thinking that they know me, but if only

They knew I'm livin' two lives, hard to choose sides

When does it end?

Wish that I could be myself just even half the time

Wish there was a mirror where I wouldn't have to lie

Holdin' in resentment, screamin' at the heavens

When will these tears run dry?

Wish there was a world that I didn't have to hide

My confessions

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah) My confessions

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

It's only me when the sun goes down

Try to breathe and I don't look down

Yeah, I bleed when I hit the ground

Save all your tears for me now

Crowded rooms get lonely, they don't know me

Thinking that they know me, but if only

They knew I'm livin' two lives, hard to choose sides

When does it end?

Wish that I could be myself just even half the time

Wish there was a mirror where I wouldn't have to lie

Holdin' in resentment, screamin' at the heavens

When will these tears run dry?

Wish there was a world that I didn't have to hide

My confessions

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah) My confessions

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

Wish that I could be myself just even half the time

Wish there was a mirror where I wouldn't have to lie

Holdin' in resentment, screamin' at the heavens

When will these tears run dry?

Wish there was a world where I didn't have to hide

My confessions

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah) My confessions (ooh, confessions)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah) My confessions

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah) My confessions (ooh, confessions)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confessions /kənˈfɛʃənz/ B1	noun - a formal statement of one's sins or wrongdoings
unexpected /ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ A2	adjective - not expected or anticipated
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/ A2	adjective - filled with a large number of people or things
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
resentment /rɪˈzɛntmənt/ B2	noun - bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly
heavens /ˈhɛvənz/ A2	noun - the sky, especially as seen at night
bleed /bliːd/ A2	verb - to lose blood from the body
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A1	noun - a reflective surface, typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam
screamin /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to utter a loud, high-pitched cry
tears /tɪrz/ A1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted by the eyes
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put something or someone out of sight
sides /saɪdz/ A1	noun - a position or opinion in a disagreement
livin /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to have life; be alive
wish /wɪʃ/ A1	verb - to want something that cannot or probably will not happen

Key Grammar Structures

• Unexpected turn of events

  ➔ Noun phrase with an 'of' connector (of-phrase).

  ➔ In the line "Unexpected turn of events", the word "of" marks a descriptive relation inside a noun phrase.

• No one saw it ending like this

  ➔ S-V-O + object + present participle (saw + object + present participle).

  ➔ In "No one saw it ending like this", the word "ending" is a present participle acting as an object complement to describe what the object was doing.

• Don't say it's all in my head

  ➔ Imperative with Don't + contractible verbs; 'it's' = it is; prepositional phrase 'in my head'.

  ➔ In "Don't say it's all in my head", the word "Don't" marks the negative imperative mood.

• Crowded rooms get lonely, they don't know me

  ➔ get + adjective to express change of state; simple present with subject-verb contraction.

  ➔ In "Crowded rooms get lonely", 'get' indicates becoming; the phrase 'get lonely' shows a change of state.

• Thinking that they know me, but if only

  ➔ Gerund as subject; 'that'-clause as complement; 'if only' as a wish fragment.

  ➔ In "Thinking that they know me", 'Thinking' is a gerund functioning as the subject.

• Wish that I could be myself just even half the time

  ➔ Wish + that + subject + could + be; subjunctive mood for unreal wishes.

  ➔ In "Wish that I could be myself", the structure expresses an unreal wish using "could".

• Wish there was a mirror where I wouldn't have to lie

  ➔ Existential there; relative clause with 'where'; 'wouldn't have to' expresses lack of obligation.

  ➔ In "Wish there was a mirror where I wouldn't have to lie", the word "wouldn't" marks a hypothetical lack of obligation.

• Holdin' in resentment, screamin' at the heavens

  ➔ Non-finite clauses with present participles (holding, screaming) functioning as adverbial phrases.

  ➔ In "Holdin' in resentment, screamin' at the heavens", the gerund-like forms are non-finite participles forming a compact description.

• When will these tears run dry?

  ➔ Inversion for questions with will; future simple modal.

  ➔ In "When will these tears run dry?", the word "will" marks future intention and the sentence uses inversion for a question.