Die And Stay Pretty – English Lyrics

• By: Courtney Hadwin
• Album: Little Miss Jagged

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the profound and intensely personal world of Courtney Hadwin's 'Die And Stay Pretty.' This song offers a powerful look at the English language used to convey raw emotion, addiction, and heartbreak, featuring allusions to classic rock legends like The Velvet Underground. Its unique 'euphoria sound' and genre-fluid style make it a captivating track for understanding contemporary, emotionally-driven English songwriting.

[English]

[music]

You don't [singing]

want me [music]

to save you.

Oh, even

if [music and singing] there's a way to,

[music]

it's almost like [singing] you want me

to you want me to hate you. You'd rather

die and stay pretty

than [singing] live and stay with me.

[music]

Act like you're in the underground.

You [music] look so good when [singing]

you're going down.

You'd ra

Oh, think you're [music] so echoing.

[singing]

Oh, you don't even know how [music] they

fall in.

[music]

[music]

I just want [singing and music] to be

with you.

But you [singing] just want me to miss

you.

Can't you see you're letting life

kill you? [music]

You'd rather die and stay free [singing]

than live [music] and stay with me.

Acting

like you're in [music] the underground.

You look so good going down.

[music and singing]

You'd ra

[music]

you don't even know [music] I'll keep

going. [singing]

You'd rather die and stay pretty.

[music]

Die and stay pretty. [singing]

Acting like you're in [singing] the

[music] underground.

You look so good when you going down.

[singing]

They'd rather die and stay

>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
die daɪ A1	verb - to stop living
pretty ˈprɪti A1	adjective - attractive, beautiful
live lɪv A1	verb - to be alive
stay steɪ A1	verb - to remain in a place
underground ˌʌndərˈɡraʊnd A2	noun - the land beneath the surface adjective - secret or unofficial
save seɪv A1	verb - to rescue or preserve
hate heɪt A1	verb - to dislike intensely
free friː A1	adjective - not imprisoned or enslaved
going ˈɡoʊɪŋ A1	verb - present participle of go
down daʊn A1	adverb - towards a lower position
echoing ˈɛkoʊɪŋ B1	verb - to repeat or resonate
miss mɪs A1	verb - to feel sadness for someone's absence
kill kɪl A1	verb - to cause death
letting ˈlɛtɪŋ A2	verb - present participle of let
keep kiːp A1	verb - to retain possession of

Key Grammar Structures

• You'd rather die and stay pretty than live and stay with me.

  ➔ Conditional structure with 'rather'

  ➔ 'Rather' is used to express a preference in a conditional way, highlighting a choice between two options.

• You don't even know how they fall in.

  ➔ Use of 'even' for emphasis

  ➔ 'Even' is added to intensify the negation, emphasizing the lack of knowledge.

• Can't you see you're letting life kill you?

  ➔ Tag question with 'can't'

  ➔ The tag question 'Can't you see?' is used to seek confirmation or emphasize a point.

• You look so good when you're going down.

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The present continuous 'you're going down' describes an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• I just want to be with you.

  ➔ Use of 'just' for emphasis

  ➔ 'Just' is used here to emphasize the simplicity or exclusivity of the desire.

• You'd rather die and stay free than live and stay with me.

  ➔ Parallel structure with 'rather...than'

  ➔ The parallel structure 'rather...than' contrasts two choices, emphasizing the preference.

• Acting like you're in the underground.

  ➔ Present continuous for habitual action

  ➔ The present continuous 'you're in the underground' is used here to describe a habitual or repeated action.