Get To You – English Lyrics

• By: Alessia Cara
• Album: Love & Hyperbole

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and emotive world of Alessia Cara's songwriting with "Get To You." This standout track from her album *Love & Hyperbole* offers a masterclass in conveying deep, relatable heartbreak through clear, eloquent English lyrics. By focusing on phrases that articulate emotional distance—like a lover feeling like an 'apparition'—users can learn nuanced vocabulary for relationships, while appreciating how Cara uses dynamic vocal delivery to perfectly match the song's intense feelings of loss.

[English]

Pen and paper

Write our names out everywhere

See you later

If you say so, I don't care

An apparition on the other side of the table

Did I imagine you there?

...

It's a little like a riddle

Guessing the end

Got a fistful

Of straws and nickels to make it make sense (mm)

An apparition on the other side of the water

Did you imagine me there?

...

Does it ever matter?

Does it matter what I do? Mm

I can never seem to get to you

You, ah

You, never get to you

Digging deeper

I don't see beyond your eyes, mm

You're a mirror

Showing me what's on my mind

...

How am I supposed to know?

You said skin and bones feels right to hold for life

Does it ever matter?

Does it matter what I do? Mm

I can never seem to get to you

You, ah-ah

You, never get to you

Does it ever matter? (You, ah-ah)

Does it matter what I do?

I never get to you

You, what do I do? I never get to you

...

Mm, mm

Get to you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B2	verb - to form a mental image or concept of something that is not present or real
matter /ˈmætər/ B1	noun - a substance or material of which something is made verb - to be of importance; to have significance
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
deep /diːp/ B1	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear, colorless, tasteless liquid essential for life
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living creatures
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or understanding about something
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	verb - to make visible or display
deeper /ˈdiːpər/ B2	adjective - comparative of deep; extending further inward or downward
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt to do something
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, perceives verb - to be careful or pay attention

Key Grammar Structures

• See you later If you say so, I don't care

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if'

  ➔ This is a *conditional* structure: *if* you say so (condition), I don't care (result). It expresses a hypothetical situation.

• Did I imagine you there?

  ➔ Yes/no question in past tense

  ➔ A *yes/no question* in the *past simple*: *Did* I imagine you there? It inverts auxiliary and subject, seeking confirmation of a past action.

• It's a little like a riddle

  ➔ Comparative 'like' for similarity

  ➔ Uses *like* as a preposition to compare: *like* a riddle. Indicates partial similarity without 'as'.

• Got a fistful Of straws and nickels to make it make sense

  ➔ Informal 'got' as 'have' + infinitive with 'make'

  ➔ *Got* here is informal past of *have*: *Got* a fistful... It means possession. *Make it make sense* uses infinitive after *make* for causation.

• Does it ever matter?

  ➔ Present simple question with 'ever' for frequency

  ➔ *Present simple* for general truth or habit: *Does* it ever matter? *Ever* emphasizes frequency in questions about timeless truths.

• I can never seem to get to you

  ➔ Modal 'can' + adverb 'never' + 'seem' + infinitive

  ➔ *Can* indicates ability (or inability with *never*). *I can* never seem to get to you: Negative structure with *never*, and *seem + to-infinitive* for appearance.

• Digging deeper I don't see beyond your eyes

  ➔ Present continuous for action + negative present simple

  ➔ *Digging* is *present continuous* for ongoing action. *I don't see* is *negative present simple*: permanent state or habit.

• How am I supposed to know?

  ➔ 'Supposed to' + infinitive for expectation

  ➔ *Supposed to* + infinitive expresses obligation or expectation: *How am I supposed to know?* Used in rhetoric for duty or prediction.

• You said skin and bones feels right to hold for life

  ➔ Reported speech with present tense for timeless meaning

  ➔ *You said* reports past speech, but *feels right* uses *present simple* because it's a general truth: *skin and bones feels right* to hold for life.

• I never get to you

  ➔ Present simple for repeated action or state

  ➔ *I never get* to you: *Never* negates habitual inability. *Present simple* expresses a permanent or ongoing condition.