Hard to Love – English Lyrics

• By: BLACKPINK
• Album: BORNPINK

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult to do or understand; not easy. adverb - with a lot of effort or intensity; strenuously.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection, deep liking, or romantic attachment to someone. verb - to feel a strong affection or deep liking for someone or something.
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. verb - to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable.
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - the amount of space between two places or things; a point or area that is far away. (In the lyrics, often implying emotional or personal separation).
fix /fɪks/ A2	verb - to repair something that is broken or damaged; to resolve a problem or situation.
care /keər/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest; to be concerned about or interested in someone or something. noun - serious attention or consideration applied to doing something correctly or to avoiding damage or risk; provision of what is necessary for the health or well-being of someone.
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downwards, typically rapidly and freely; (in context: to fall in love, to develop strong romantic feelings for someone).
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A1	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
issue /ˈɪʃuː/ B1	noun - an important topic or problem for debate or discussion; a difficulty or complication.
Heaven /ˈhɛvn/ B1	noun - (often capitalized) the place where God lives and where good people are believed to go after they die; (figuratively) a state or place of supreme happiness or delight.
saint /seɪnt/ B1	noun - a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death; (figuratively) a person of great purity or goodness.
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being true; that which is in accordance with fact or reality.
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - in a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; mentally ill; (informal) extremely foolish or unreasonable.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury; (figuratively) emotional suffering or distress.
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to keep someone or something safe from harm, danger, or destruction.
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning; (figuratively) intense passion or enthusiasm; a dangerous or volatile situation ('play with fire').
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light. noun - the absence of light; night or nighttime.
protect /prəˈtɛkt/ B1	verb - to keep safe from harm or injury; to defend.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the central organ that pumps blood; (figuratively) the seat of emotion, affection, or courage; one's true feelings or character.
nice /naɪs/ A1	adjective - pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory; kind or friendly.

Key Grammar Structures

• Ain't no magic tool to fix it

  ➔ Colloquial Negative / Informal "Ain't"

  ➔ "Ain't" is an informal contraction for "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not". Here, it means "There is no".

• 'Cause I'm hard to love, find it hard to trust

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive (passive sense) & "find it + adjective + infinitive"

  ➔ "Hard to love" means "difficult to be loved". The structure "find it hard to..." means to perceive something as difficult.

• So don't fall too hard

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ Used to give a direct command or instruction "not to do something".

• Never meant to cause you a problem

  ➔ "Mean to" (intention)

  ➔ "Meant to" (past tense of "mean to") expresses an intention or purpose. The word "Never" intensifies the negation.

• I'll make it feel like Heaven

  ➔ Causative Verb "make"

  ➔ "Make" + object + base form verb means to cause something to happen or cause someone to do something.

• I'll be kissing it away

  ➔ Future Continuous

  ➔ The "future continuous" tense is used to describe an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

• Baby, all I'm tryna do is save you the pain

  ➔ Emphatic Structure ("All... is...")

  ➔ The structure "All [subject] [verb] is [infinitive]" emphasizes the sole purpose or action. "Tryna" is a colloquial short form of "trying to".

• Got a lot to work out 'til it's all behind me

  ➔ "Have/Got + Noun Phrase + Infinitive"

  ➔ "Got a lot to work out" is an informal way to say "I have many things to resolve or deal with." The structure "have/got + noun/pronoun + to-infinitive" indicates something that needs to be done.

• Protect your heart, ain't no goin' back once you start

  ➔ Imperative (command) & Colloquial "Ain't no + Gerund"

  ➔ "Protect your heart" is a direct command. "Ain't no goin' back" is an informal way of saying "there is no going back."