Cupid – English Lyrics

• By: FIFTY FIFTY, Sabrina Carpenter
• Album: The Beginning: Cupid

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the global phenomenon of 'Cupid' by FIFTY FIFTY and learn Korean with its catchy lyrics. The song's simple yet emotive language about love and disappointment offers a great way to pick up new vocabulary and phrasing. What makes 'Cupid' special is its universally relatable theme and the existence of both Korean and English 'Twin' versions, allowing for a unique and effective language-learning experience through comparison.

[English]

La, la, la, la-la-la

La, la-la-la, la, la-la-la

A hopeless romantic all my life

Surrounded by couples all the time

I guess I should take it as a sign

(Oh, why, oh, why, oh, why, oh, why?)

I'm feelin' lonely (Lonely)

Oh, I wish I'd find a lover that could hold me (Hold me)

Now I'm crying in my room

So skeptical of love (Say what you say, but I want it more)

But still, I want it more, more, more

I gave a second chance to Cupid

But now I'm left here feelin' stupid

Oh, the way he makes me feel that love isn't real

Cupid is so dumb

I wish that I wasn’t so naïve

And he didn’t turn me on so well

My heartache’s a real good melody

And what else is there for me to do

I gave him one chance I gave him two

But third time’s the charm ain’t always true

I gave a second chance to Cupid

But now I'm left here feelin' stupid

Oh, the way he makes me feel that love isn't real

Cupid is so dumb

Cupid is so dumb

Cupid is a boy

He won’t leave me alone

Every time he set me up my baby doesn’t show

It’s making me feel crazy

Like my life’s invisible

Good thing when I cry I look so cute and beautiful

I gave a second chance to Cupid

But now I'm left here feelin' stupid

Oh, the way he makes me feel that love isn't real

Cupid is so dumb

I gave a second chance to Cupid

But now I'm left here feelin' stupid

Oh, the way he makes me feel that love isn't real

Cupid is so dumb

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
romantic /roʊˈmæntɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to love or an idealized view of it
couple /ˈkʌpəl/ A2	noun - two people who are in a romantic relationship
lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1	noun - someone who is in a romantic or sexual relationship with another person
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling unhappy because of being alone
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears because of emotion
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - strong affection or deep care for someone or something
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/ B1	adjective - showing lack of intelligence or good judgment
naïve /naɪˈiːv/ C1	adjective - showing lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment; too trusting
heartache /ˈhɑːrteɪk/ B2	noun - emotional pain or sorrow, especially from a broken relationship
melody /ˈmɛlədi/ B1	noun - a sequence of musical notes that are pleasing to listen to
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity to do something
invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/ B2	adjective - unable to be seen; not visible to the eye
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A1	adjective - pleasing to the senses or mind
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - very strange, foolish, or emotionally unstable
dumb /dʌm/ B2	adjective - foolish or showing a lack of intelligence
charm /tʃɑːrm/ B2	noun - an attractive quality or feature

Key Grammar Structures

• A hopeless romantic all my life

  ➔ Noun phrase with adjective modifier and prepositional phrase

  ➔ "A hopeless romantic" describes a type of person; "all my life" shows duration using a prepositional phrase.

• I guess I should take it as a sign

  ➔ Modal verb 'should' expressing advice or expectation

  ➔ The word "should" indicates a suggestion or something expected to happen.

• I'm feelin' lonely (Lonely)

  ➔ Present continuous tense with informal contraction

  ➔ "I'm feelin'" is a colloquial contraction of "I am feeling", showing an ongoing state.

• I gave a second chance to Cupid

  ➔ Simple past tense expressing completed actions

  ➔ "Gave" is the simple past of "give", showing the action happened in the past.

• But third time’s the charm ain’t always true

  ➔ Idiomatic expression with contraction and negation

  ➔ "Ain’t always true" uses informal "ain't" for "is not", negating the idiom.

• Oh, the way he makes me feel that love isn't real

  ➔ Relative clause explaining "the way" and embedded negation

  ➔ "That love isn't real" modifies "feel", using contraction for negation.

• Every time he set me up my baby doesn’t show

  ➔ Present simple tense with phrasal verb and negation

  ➔ "Set me up" is a phrasal verb meaning to arrange a date, "doesn’t show" uses negation.

• Good thing when I cry I look so cute and beautiful

  ➔ Complex sentence with time clause and simple present tense

  ➔ "When I cry" is a time clause; main clause uses simple present "I look" for habitual action.