Handlebars – English Lyrics

• By: JENNIE, Dua Lipa
• Album: Ruby

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the captivating world of Jennie and Dua Lipa's "Handlebars," a song that masterfully captures the intoxicating and often chaotic experience of falling in love. Through its vivid lyrics and catchy melodies, this track offers a unique perspective on the emotional rollercoaster of romance, inviting listeners to explore the thrill and vulnerability of surrendering to love's unpredictable ride.

[English]

♪ I trip and fall in love ♪

♪ Just like a Tuesday drunk ♪

♪ I always go ♪

♪ All in, all in, all in ♪

♪ Over the handlebars ♪

♪ Hitting the ground so hard ♪

♪ If I’m alone fallin’, fallin’, fallin’ ♪

♪ We ain’t gotta talk about it ♪

♪ Mercy why is it love is never kind to me ♪

♪ I heard that fools rush in and yeah that’s me ♪

♪ It burns me time and time again ♪

♪ So why am I still fixing for this frying pan, thinkin’ ♪

♪ I wonder what you’re doin’ for tonight and forever ♪

♪ I could be the rest of your life or whatever ♪

♪ My lips and your lips ♪

♪ We could press them together ♪

♪ I don’t ever think twice ♪

♪ And baby that’s why ♪

♪ I trip and fall in love ♪

♪ Just like a Tuesday drunk ♪

♪ I always go ♪

♪ All in, all in, all in ♪

♪ Over the handlebars ♪

♪ Hitting the ground so hard ♪

♪ If I’m alone fallin’, fallin’, fallin’ ♪

♪ Another round another drink ♪

♪ I try to stop but I can't think ♪

♪ About anything else but you ♪

♪ And I'm a little too buzzed on your love to play it cute ♪

♪ A single kiss ♪

♪ I lost my mind for seven days and seven nights ♪

♪ Can't eat sleep baby it’s true ♪

♪ Tryna bite my lip ♪

♪ I’m probably gonna slip and say some crazy shit to you ♪

♪ I wonder what you’re doin’ for tonight and forever ♪

♪ I don’t ever think twice ♪

♪ And baby that’s why ♪

♪ I trip and fall in love ♪

♪ Just like a Tuesday drunk ♪

♪ I always go ♪

♪ All in, all in, all in ♪

♪ Over the handlebars ♪

♪ Hitting the ground so hard ♪

♪ If I’m alone fallin’, fallin’, fallin’ ♪

♪ We ain’t gotta talk about it ♪

♪ Na na na na na na na ♪

♪ We ain’t gotta talk about it ♪

♪ Na na na na na na na ♪

♪ We ain’t gotta talk about it ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection or attraction towards
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a higher level noun - the season after summer
trip /trɪp/ A2	verb - to stumble or fall noun - a journey or excursion
drunk /drʌŋk/ B1	adjective - affected by alcohol noun - a person who is drunk
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - solid and firm to the touch; difficult
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to communicate verbally noun - conversation
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently verb - to trick or deceive
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B2	verb - to feel doubt or curiosity noun - a feeling of surprise and admiration
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - the two fleshy parts forming the upper and lower edges of the mouth
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child; term of endearment
round /raʊnd/ A2	noun - a circular shape adjective - having a circular shape
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid noun - a liquid for drinking
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love noun - an act of kissing
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged

Key Grammar Structures

• Just like a Tuesday drunk

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ Uses "like" to compare the singer's falling in love to being drunk on a Tuesday. A simile creates a vivid image and emphasizes the impulsive and disoriented nature of falling in love.

• I always go all in, all in, all in

  ➔ Emphasis through repetition

  ➔ Repeating "all in" three times emphasizes the singer's complete and total commitment to love, even when it might be reckless.

• Mercy why is it love is never kind to me

  ➔ Inverted word order for emphasis

  ➔ Instead of the standard "Why is love never kind to me?", the word order is inverted to emphasize the feeling of despair and the speaker's personal experience with love.

• I heard that fools rush in and yeah that’s me

  ➔ Cleft sentence (sort of)

  ➔ While not a perfect cleft sentence, the structure emphasizes "that’s me." It isolates and highlights the speaker's identification with the idea of rushing into love foolishly. This is done using 'that + be + pronoun'

• So why am I still fixing for this frying pan, thinkin’

  ➔ Question formation + Idiomatic expression

  ➔ The line uses a question to express confusion about continuing to pursue a situation that causes pain. "Fixing for this frying pan" is an idiom that means to seek something that is likely to cause harm or trouble, similar to "playing with fire".

• I wonder what you’re doin’ for tonight and forever

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ Instead of directly asking "What are you doing tonight and forever?", the singer uses the structure "I wonder what...". This makes the question softer and more introspective.

• I could be the rest of your life or whatever

  ➔ Modal verb + hedging

  ➔ "Could" expresses possibility, and "or whatever" is a hedging device. It softens the bold statement of potentially being someone's lifelong partner, making it less intense and more casual.