Fuck You – English Lyrics

• By: Lily Allen
• Album: It's Not Me, It's You

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Lily Allen's bold statement against bigotry with "Fuck You," a dance-pop track that blends a seemingly innocent melody with powerful social commentary. Learning English through this song provides insight into contemporary protest music and sharp, satirical lyricism.

[English]

Look inside, look inside your tiny mind, now look a bit harder

'Cause we're so uninspired

So sick and tired of all the hatred you harbour

So you say it's not okay to be gay, well, I think you're just evil

You're just some racist who can't tie my laces

Your point of view is medieval

Fuck you (Fuck you), fuck you very, very much

'Cause we hate what you do

And we hate your whole crew

So, please don't stay in touch

Fuck you (Fuck you), fuck you very, very much

'Cause your words don't translate

And it's getting quite late

So, please don't stay in touch

Do you get, do you get a little kick out of being small-minded?

You want to be like your father, it's approval you're after

Well, that's not how you find it

Do you, do you really enjoy living a life that's so hateful?

'Cause there's a hole where your soul should be

You're losing control a bit, and it's really distasteful

Fuck you (Fuck you), fuck you very, very much

'Cause we hate what you do

And we hate your whole crew

So, please don't stay in touch

Fuck you (Fuck you), fuck you very, very much

'Cause your words don't translate

And it's getting quite late

So, please don't stay in touch

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you

Fuck you

You say, you think we need to go to war, well, you're already in one

'Cause it's people like you that need to get slew

No one wants your opinion

Fuck you (Fuck you), fuck you very, very much

'Cause we hate what you do

And we hate your whole crew

So, please don't stay in touch

Fuck you (Fuck you), fuck you very, very much

'Cause your words don't translate

And it's getting quite late

So, please don't stay in touch

Fuck you, fuck you

Fuck you, fuck you

Fuck you, fuck you

Fuck you, fuck you

Fuck you, fuck you

Fuck you, fuck you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experience
hate /heɪt/ B1	verb - to feel intense dislike for noun - intense dislike
evil /ˈiːvɪl/ B2	adjective - profoundly immoral and wicked
racist /ˈreɪsɪst/ C1	adjective - showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races noun - a person who has prejudices based on race
translate /trænsˈleɪt/ B1	verb - express the sense of words or text in another language
small-minded /smɔːlˈmaɪndɪd/ B2	adjective - having or showing a narrow or limited outlook
approval /əˈpruːvəl/ B2	noun - the acceptance or acceptance of something as satisfactory
hateful /ˈheɪtfʊl/ B2	adjective - full of hate
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events verb - determine the behavior or supervise the running of
distasteful /dɪsˈteɪstfʊl/ C1	adjective - causing disgust or aversion
crew /kruː/ A2	noun - a group of people working together
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups within a country
opinion /əˈpɪniən/ B1	noun - a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
slew /sluː/ C2	verb - kill (someone) in a violent way

Key Grammar Structures

• Look inside, look inside your tiny mind, now look a bit harder

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ Direct commands using base verb form without subject ("Look"). Repeated for emphasis.

• So you say it's not okay to be gay

  ➔ Reported Speech + Infinitive

  ➔ Introducing someone's opinion ("you say") followed by infinitive phrase ("to be gay").

• You're just some racist who can't tie my laces

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause

  ➔ "who" introduces essential information about "racist" (defining characteristic).

• Fuck you very, very much

  ➔ Intensifying Adverbs

  ➔ Repeated "very" dramatically intensifies the degree ("very, very much").

• And it's getting quite late

  ➔ Present Continuous (Changing State)

  ➔ "is getting" describes a gradual change over time, with "quite" as degree modifier.

• Do you get a little kick out of being small-minded?

  ➔ Phrasal Verb + Gerund

  ➔ "get a kick out of" (phrasal verb meaning enjoy) followed by gerund "being" as object.

• You're losing control a bit

  ➔ Present Continuous + Quantifier

  ➔ Ongoing action ("losing") with "a bit" indicating a small degree of change.

• it's people like you that need to get slew

  ➔ Cleft Sentence

  ➔ Emphasis structure: "it is...that" highlights "people like you" as focus.