Couples Therapy – English Lyrics

• By: Doja Cat

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Doja Cat's English track "Couples Therapy" from the *Vie* album to experience her sharp, vulnerable lyricism on relationship dynamics. This song is special because it uses a direct, relatable scenario to explore complex emotions like feeling unheard and the difficulty of mutual effort in love, offering insight into modern romantic struggles while showcasing her growth as a storyteller through a blend of sultry vocals and 80s-inspired production.

[English]

作曲 : Jack Antonoff/Benjamin Boukris/Amala Zandile Dlamini

She just wants him to be involved

He just wants her to finally notice

They just need one more push to cope

Can we both detangle our souls?

This argument's been in the oven

We can't always be in control

...

Are you alone with me?

No one meets all your needs

Let the truth set you free

Maybe we needed couples' therapy

...

Leave me on read and fill my head with thoughts of dread

I feel so abandoned

But do you wanna change? 'Cause I know that I could too

Yeah, lemme talk to you

Gotta undo my selfish habits

...

They can hold that for you, that pain, that stress

Let go all past worries, let's face it

I wanna be the doctor and be the medication

I can't, but I know I'm booking us a vacation to Cannes

ADHD and some crazy ass friends

10 mg's and I do my dance

Cussing you out, you the one I resent

Cussing you out, I delete and re-send

Sorry, I got three selves, one's 12

Sorry, you gave me hell once felt

Sorry, honeymoon phase over now

Lock in, listen to me, baby, 'cause I ain't done talkin'

We can be angry, but can we be honest?

You been so fed up with the same ol' problems

Got a lot of bags, but you ain't know about it

...

You love this, but you so anal about it

Are you alone with me?

No one meets all your needs

Let the truth set you free

Maybe we needed couples' therapy

...

Boy, let it free with truth

I lent my heart to you

It's always taken two

So do you understand?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
therapy /ˈθɜːr.ə.pi/ B2	noun - the treatment of mental or physical disorders
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
detangle /dɪˈtæŋ.gəl/ C1	verb - to untangle; to remove knots or tangles
cope /koʊp/ B2	verb - to deal effectively with something difficult
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
abandoned /əˈbændənd/ B2	adjective - left behind or deserted
habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/ B1	noun - a regular practice or routine
stress /strɛs/ B1	noun - mental or emotional tension; pressure
medication /ˌmɛd.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ B2	noun - a medicine used for treatment
vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ B1	noun - a period of leisure away from work
ADHD /ˌeɪ.diː.eɪtʃˈdiː/ C1	noun - Attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder
resent /rɪˈzɛnt/ C1	verb - to feel bitter about something
honest /ˈɒn.ɪst/ B1	adjective - truthful; not deceitful
angry /ˈæŋ.ɡri/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing strong displeasure
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without other people; solitary
needs /niːdz/ A2	noun - requirements or necessities verb - to require something
argument /ˈɑːɡ.jʊ.mənt/ B1	noun - a reasoned discussion in which people disagree
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct behavior verb - to exercise restraint or authority over
push /pʊʃ/ B1	verb - to exert force on something in order to move it away noun - an act of pushing; a forceful move

Key Grammar Structures

• She just wants him to be involved

  ➔ Object-control infinitive: want + someone + to + verb (the to-infinitive 'to be involved' complements 'wants').

  ➔ The clause 'to be involved' is an infinitive clause acting as the complement of 'wants'.

• They just need one more push to cope

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose after a noun: 'a push to cope' explains the purpose of the push.

  ➔ The noun phrase 'a push' + 'to cope' shows the purpose of the push.

• Are you alone with me?

  ➔ Question formation with subject-auxiliary inversion (are + you).

  ➔ Inversion occurs in yes/no questions: auxiliary 'Are' comes before the subject 'you'.

• Let the truth set you free

  ➔ Let + object + bare infinitive (causative).

  ➔ The verb 'set' is in the bare infinitive after 'let'.

• Gotta undo my selfish habits

  ➔ Colloquial 'gotta' = 'got to' / 'have to' + bare infinitive; informal obligation.

  ➔ The phrase uses a colloquial contraction of 'got to' meaning obligation, followed by the bare infinitive 'undo'.

• They can hold that for you, that pain, that stress

  ➔ Modal can + base verb; repeated object nouns for emphasis.

  ➔ The line uses the modal can with a base form verb 'hold'.

• I delete and re-send

  ➔ Coordinate verbs with 'and' (two simple present verbs share subject).

  ➔ Two base verbs share the same subject ('I') and are joined by 'and'.

• We can be angry, but can we be honest?

  ➔ Modal can + base verb; contrastive clause with another question using inversion.

  ➔ Be mindful of the second clause: a yes/no question is formed again with 'can' + subject inversion.

• So do you understand?

  ➔ So + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb; emphasis and confirmation question using do-support.

  ➔ Question formed with 'do-support' for emphasis after 'So'.

• Are you alone with me?

  ➔ Question formation with subject-aux inversion (are you).

  ➔ In yes/no questions, the auxiliary verb moves before the subject.