feel like shit – English Lyrics

• By: Tate McRae
• Album: So Close To What

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the universal language of heartbreak with Tate McRae's "feel like shit." This song offers a raw and honest look into the pain of a breakup, using simple, direct lyrics that are perfect for learning how we express some of our deepest emotions in English. It's a powerful reminder that music can help us understand and connect with feelings that are shared all over the world.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ Usually never cry at all ♪

♪ I would say I’m pretty tough ♪

♪ But it’s been a couple weeks now ♪

♪ and I still feel stuck in my lungs ♪

♪ And usually I go out on nights ♪

♪ And not think of you once ♪

♪ But if they start playing that song ♪

♪ I can’t help but to think about us ♪

♪ Really thought I’d be done with the hardest part ♪

♪ When I pulled myself out of your arms ♪

♪ Wish I knew that was only the start ♪

♪ and now I’m falling apart 'cause ♪

♪ Last night for the very first time ♪

♪ You didn’t even try to call ♪

♪ oh I won’t lie ♪

♪ I thought I might die ♪

♪ I couldn’t even sleep at all ♪

♪ And maybe I’ll get used to it ♪

♪ But right now I just feel like shit ♪

♪ So I kissed somebody else ♪

♪ Just to see how it felt ♪

♪ But all that was going through my brain ♪

♪ Was your hands around my waist ♪

♪ You know how to do it so well ♪

♪ Really thought I was done with the hardest part ♪

♪ When I pulled myself out of your arms ♪

♪ Wish I knew that was only the start ♪

♪ and now I’m falling apart 'cause ♪

♪ Last night for the very first time ♪

♪ You didn’t even try to call ♪

♪ oh I won’t lie ♪

♪ I thought I might die ♪

♪ I couldn’t even sleep at all ♪

♪ And maybe I’ll get used to it ♪

♪ But right now I just feel like shit ♪

♪ And if I get a little too drunk ♪

♪ I start thinking ♪

♪ What if you were the one? ♪

♪ But I know that the damage is done ♪

♪ And I still have the shirt that you wore ♪

♪ When we first met ♪

♪ It’s there on the floor ♪

♪ I might kick it under the bed ♪

♪ Hoping that I could forget that ♪

♪ Last night for the very first time ♪

♪ You didn’t even try to call ♪

♪ oh I won’t lie ♪

♪ I thought I might die ♪

♪ I couldn’t even sleep at all ♪

♪ And maybe I’ll get used to it ♪

♪ But right now I just feel like shit ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Feel like shit ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stuck /stʌk/ A2	adjective - unable to move or get free
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move downward under gravity
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ A2	adverb - into pieces
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the telephone
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest in a state of unconsciousness
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch someone with one's lips
brain /breɪn/ A1	noun - the organ inside the head that controls thought and emotion
waist /weɪst/ A2	noun - the part of the body between the ribs and the hips
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - harm or injury
shirt /ʃɜːrt/ A1	noun - a piece of clothing for the upper body
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the surface of a room that one stands on
bed /bɛd/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping on
forget /fəˈɡɛt/ A2	verb - to be unable to remember
drunk /drʌŋk/ A2	adjective - intoxicated by alcohol
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have ideas or opinions in the mind
tough /tʌf/ A2	adjective - strong and durable
lung /lʌŋ/ B1	noun - either of the two organs in the chest that are used for breathing
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use or expend something carelessly

Key Grammar Structures

• Usually never cry at all

  ➔ Adverb of frequency (usually)

  ➔ 'Usually' indicates a habitual action, emphasizing that crying is not common for the speaker.

• I would say I’m pretty tough

  ➔ Conditional structure (would say)

  ➔ 'Would say' is used to express a habitual action in the past or a hypothetical situation.

• But it’s been a couple weeks now

  ➔ Present perfect (has/have been)

  ➔ 'Has been' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I can’t help but to think about us

  ➔ Modal verb + infinitive (can’t help but to)

  ➔ 'Can’t help but to' expresses an uncontrollable action or feeling.

• Wish I knew that was only the start

  ➔ Past tense of 'wish' (wished)

  ➔ 'Wished' is used to express a desire for a different past outcome.

• But right now I just feel like shit

  ➔ Present tense for current state (feel)

  ➔ 'Feel' in the present tense describes the speaker's current emotional state.

• What if you were the one?

  ➔ Past subjunctive (were)

  ➔ 'Were' is used in the past subjunctive to express a hypothetical situation.

• I might kick it under the bed

  ➔ Modal verb for possibility (might)

  ➔ 'Might' indicates a possible but uncertain action.