Cut My Hair – English Lyrics

• By: Unflirt

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Staring at the bottom with your coat in your hands

You know it ain't better than yesterday

I'm old and sick of trying, guessing game if it lands

It's only getting harder to believe where I am

So I call my friend and they say I'm doing fine

But it's not where I am, it's not where I am

'Cause it's the human condition

It's never enough for me or anyone

So I'm going the distance, I cut my hair

Oh, I wanna be someone so bad

Look away and forget what I have for a day

Wanna feel what they say

Wanna feel what they say

Wanna feel what they say

Wanna feel what they say now

Wanna feel what they say

Lay it on the counter, got some work on my hands

I'm only getting older, oh, I need a chance

Can barely see tomorrow, pray to God that I stand

Somewhere closer to the places that they think I am

Feel it all the time, getting heavy on the brink of my mind

Will it stay?

Oh, God will it stay?

'Cause it's the human condition

It's never enough for me or anyone (never enough)

So I'm going the distance, I cut my hair (cut my hair)

Oh, I wanna be someone so bad (so bad, so bad)

Look away and forget what I have for a day

Wanna feel what they say

Wanna feel what they say

Wanna feel what they say

Wanna feel what they say now

Wanna feel what they say

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
staring /ˈstɛərɪŋ/ A2	verb - to look at something or someone for a long time, often with a fixed gaze
condition /kənˈdɪʃən/ B1	noun - the state of something or someone
cut /kʌt/ A1	verb - to divide or separate with a sharp tool
hair /hɛər/ A1	noun - the threads that grow on a person's head
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - the amount of space between two places
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A2	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift
human /ˈhjuːmən/ A1	adjective - relating to people
older /ˈoʊldər/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for a long time
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to speak to a god or gods
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in an upright position
trying /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to attempt to do something
wanna /ˈwɑːnə/ A1	verb - informal form of 'want to'
work /wɜːrk/ A1	noun - activity involving mental or physical effort verb - to do a job or activity
brink /brɪŋk/ B1	noun - the edge or rim of something

Key Grammar Structures

• Staring at the bottom with your coat in your hands

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "Staring" describes an ongoing action happening right now (not habitual).

• You know it ain't better than yesterday

  ➔ Comparative with Than

  ➔ "Ain't better than yesterday" uses "better than" to compare how today is not an improvement on the past day.

• I'm old and sick of trying

  ➔ Adjective + Preposition 'Of' + Gerund

  ➔ "Sick of trying" combines an adjective "sick" with "of" and the gerund "trying" to express annoyance with attempting something repeatedly.

• It's only getting harder to believe where I am

  ➔ Present Continuous for Ongoing Change

  ➔ "Getting harder" uses the present continuous to show a gradual, ongoing worsening of difficulty in believing one's location.

• So I call my friend and they say I'm doing fine

  ➔ Reported Speech

  ➔ "They say I'm doing fine" reports what the friend said, using present tense to rephrase "I'm doing fine" as if it's current advice.

• It's never enough for me or anyone

  ➔ Gerund as Subject

  ➔ "Enough" acts as a noun with the subject implied, but "it" refers back to preceding ideas; gerunds like "enough" can function as abstract subjects.

• So I'm going the distance, I cut my hair

  ➔ Phrasal Verb with Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "Going the distance" is an idiom meaning persevering to the end, paired with simple past "cut my hair" for a completed action.

• Oh, I wanna be someone so bad

  ➔ Want To + Be + Adjective Phrase

  ➔ "Wanna be someone so bad" uses contracted "wanna" for "want to," followed by "be" with "someone" and intensifier "so bad" expressing strong desire.

• Look away and forget what I have for a day

  ➔ Imperative + Conjunctive Phrase

  ➔ "Look away" is an imperative giving a direct command, connected by "and" to "forget what I have for a day" suggesting simultaneous actions.

• Wanna feel what they say

  ➔ Bare Infinitive in Casual Speech

  ➔ "Wanna feel" uses contracted "wanna" (want to) followed by bare infinitive "feel," common in informal contracted structures.