everything i wanted – English Lyrics

• By: Billie Eilish

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Billie Eilish's introspective world with "everything i wanted," a song that reveals the complexities of fame and the solace found in siblinghood. This track offers a unique opportunity to explore emotional vulnerability and the importance of genuine connection, enriching your understanding of contemporary music and personal expression.

[English]

I had a dream

I got everything I wanted

Not what you'd think

And if I'm being honest

It might've been a nightmare

To anyone who might care

...

Thought I could fly

So I stepped off the Golden, mm

Nobody cried (cried, cried, cried, cried)

Nobody even noticed

I saw them standing right there

Kinda thought they might care (might care, might care)

I had a dream

I got everything I wanted

But when I wake up, I see

You with me, and you say

"As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you

Don't wanna lie here, but you can learn to

If I could change the way that you see yourself

You wouldn't wonder why you hear

They don't deserve you"

I tried to scream

But my head was underwater

They called me weak

Like I'm not just somebody's daughter

Could've been a nightmare

But it felt like they were right there

And it feels like yesterday was a year ago

But I don't wanna let anybody know

'Cause everybody wants something from me now

And I don't wanna let 'em down

I had a dream

I got everything I wanted

But when I wake up, I see

You with me, and you say

"As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you

Don't wanna lie here, but you can learn to

If I could change the way that you see yourself

You wouldn't wonder why you hear

They don't deserve you"

If I knew it all then, would I do it again?

Would I do it again?

If they knew what they said would go straight to my head

What would they say instead?

If I knew it all then, would I do it again?

Would I do it again?

If they knew what they said would go straight to my head

What would they say instead?

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I had a dream I got everything I wanted

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (had, got)

  ➔ Uses the "past simple" to describe a completed action in the past. "Had" and "got" indicate possession and attainment, respectively, in the speaker's dream.

• If I'm being honest

  ➔ Present Continuous in conditional clauses (being)

  ➔ The phrase "If I'm being honest" employs the "present continuous" tense to express an ongoing state or action used in a conditional sentence.

• To anyone who might care

  ➔ Relative Clause (who)

  ➔ "Who might care" is a "relative clause" that modifies "anyone", specifying which people might be concerned.

• Nobody even noticed

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Adverb of Degree (even)

  ➔ The sentence uses the "past simple" tense to state that no one perceived or paid attention. "Even" emphasizes the lack of observation.

• As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you

  ➔ Conditional Clause (As long as), Modal Verb (can)

  ➔ "As long as I'm here" introduces a condition under which a certain outcome will occur. "Can" indicates the ability or possibility of preventing harm.

• Don't wanna lie here, but you can learn to

  ➔ Ellipsis (Omission of verb phrase), Modal verb 'can'

  ➔ The phrase "you can learn to" omits the verb phrase 'lie here'. "Can" expresses possibility or ability to adapt to an undesirable situation.

• If I could change the way that you see yourself

  ➔ Second Conditional (could)

  ➔ This line uses the "second conditional" to express a hypothetical situation and its consequence. "Could" indicates an unreal or improbable possibility.

• They don't deserve you

  ➔ Present Simple Negative (don't deserve)

  ➔ Uses the "present simple" tense in a negative form to express a general truth or statement of fact. "Don't deserve" means that the subject (they) is not worthy of the person being addressed (you).