Couples Therapy – English Lyrics

• By: Doja Cat

Lyrics & Translation

'Couples Therapy' offers a candid look at the complex language of love and conflict. Through its vulnerable lyrics, you can learn English vocabulary for emotional confrontation, self-reflection, and relationship dynamics (like 'honeymoon phase,' 'resent,' and 'selfish habits'). The song is special for its sharp lyrical storytelling set against a nostalgic '80s pop backdrop, providing a rich, contemporary listening experience that still feels classic.

[English]

She just wants him to be involved (involved)

He just wants her to finally notice (notice)

They just need one more push to cope (go)

Na-na, na-na, na, na

Can we both detangle our souls? (Souls)

This argument's been in the oven (oven)

We can't always be in control (control)

Na-na, na-na, na, na

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 bookin' us a vacation to Cannes

ADHD and some crazy ass friends

Ten mg's and I do my dance

Cussin' you out, you the one I resent

Cussin' 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 lotta bags, but you ain't know about it

You love this, but you so anal about it

Are you alone with me? (Are you alone with me?)

No one meets all your needs (no one meets all your needs)

Let the truth set you free (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?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
therapy /ˈθerəpi/ B2	noun - treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality
alone /əˈləʊn/ A2	adjective - without other people; solitary
needs /niːdz/ A2	noun - things that are required or wanted
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct behavior or the course of events
dread /drɛd/ B2	noun - great fear or apprehension
abandoned /əˈbændənd/ B2	adjective - left behind or deserted; feeling isolated
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
selfish /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ B2	adjective - concerned excessively with oneself; lacking concern for others
habits /ˈhæbɪts/ B1	noun - regular practices or routines
stress /stres/ B2	noun - a state of mental or emotional tension
worries /ˈwʌriz/ B1	noun - feelings of anxiety or concern about actual or potential problems
honest /ˈɒnɪst/ B1	adjective - truthful and sincere
problems /ˈprɒbləmz/ A2	noun - difficulties or matters that need solving
understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ B1	verb - to grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something
resent /rɪˈzent/ B2	verb - to feel bitterness or indignation at a circumstance or person
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing strong displeasure or hostility
detangle /diˈtæŋɡəl/ C1	verb - to separate intertwined or knotted objects (often metaphorically, as in emotions or thoughts)

Key Grammar Structures

• He just wants her to finally notice (notice)

  ➔ Infinitive clause after verb 'want'

  ➔ He just "wants" her "to notice"

• Are you alone with me?

  ➔ Yes‑no question with auxiliary verb 'be'

  ➔ "Are" you alone with me?

• Let the truth set you free

  ➔ Imperative sentence with bare infinitive

  ➔ "Let" the truth "set" you free

• Maybe we needed couples' therapy

  ➔ Past simple for speculation with modal adverb 'maybe'

  ➔ "Maybe" we "needed" couples' therapy

• I feel so abandoned

  ➔ Verb + adjective complement (past participle as adjective)

  ➔ I "feel" so "abandoned"

• Can we both detangle our souls?

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + infinitive

  ➔ "Can" we both "detangle" our souls?

• We can't always be in control

  ➔ Negative modal 'can't' + infinitive

  ➔ We "can't" always "be" in control

• Gotta undo my selfish habits

  ➔ Colloquial 'gotta' = 'have got to' + infinitive

  ➔ "Gotta" undo my selfish habits

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

  ➔ Contraction 'ain't' + present perfect with 'done' + gerund

  ➔ I "ain't" "done" talkin'