Hate My Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Carrie Underwood
• Album: Denim & Rhinestones

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Carrie Underwood's "Hate My Heart" to explore modern country-rock with powerful vocals and relatable lyrics about heartbreak and resilience. You'll learn vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and colloquial expressions of frustration, all within an upbeat and energetic musical context. The song's blend of country storytelling and rock energy makes it a unique and engaging listen for language learners.

[English]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[GRUNTING]

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪ I’M FREE AS A BIRD ♪

♪ NO TIES ♪

♪ NOTHIN’ KEEPING MY WINGS FROM ♪

♪ FLYING HIGH ♪

♪ AND GOING OUT ON THE TOWN ♪

♪ ON A SATURDAY NIGHT ♪

♪ ‘CAUSE HE'S GONE ♪

♪ WITH THE WIND ♪

♪ AND LORD KNOWS I DESERVE TO ♪

♪ BE FLIRTED WITH ♪

♪ BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS ♪

♪ I HATE MY HEART RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ UNDERNEATH THE COVERS ♪

♪ IN THE DARK RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ WISHIN' I WAS SITTING IN ♪

♪ A BAR RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ TWO DRINKS IN ♪

♪ MAKIN' ME A LAST CALL FRIEND ♪

♪ I WANT MY FEEL GOOD BACK ♪

♪ INSTEAD OF FEELING BAD ♪

♪ THAT I CAN'T GET PAST ♪

♪ THE FACT THAT I ♪

♪ CAN'T LOVE NOBODY ELSE ♪

♪ I WOULD IF I COULD, ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW ♪

♪ I HATE MY HEART RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ I HATE MY HEART RIGHT NOW ♪

[GRUNTING]

[GRUNTING]

BEST WORKOUT EVER!

♪ I DON'T WANT HIM BACK, ♪

♪ THAT AIN'T IT ♪

♪ BUT THIS THING IN MY CHEST ♪

♪ JUST CAN'T FORGET ♪

♪ IT KEEPS BEATING FOR HIM ♪

♪ AND IT JUST WON'T QUIT ♪

♪ I HATE MY HEART RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ UNDERNEATH THE COVERS ♪

♪ IN THE DARK RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ WISHIN' I WAS SITTING ♪

♪ IN A BAR RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ TWO DRINKS IN ♪

♪ MAKIN' ME A LAST CALL FRIEND ♪

♪ I WANT MY FEEL GOOD BACK ♪

♪ INSTEAD OF FEELING BAD ♪

♪ THAT I CAN'T GET PAST ♪

♪ THE FACT THAT I CAN'T ♪

♪ LOVE NOBODY ELSE ♪

♪ I WOULD IF I COULD ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW ♪

♪ I HATE MY HEART RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ I HATE MY HEART RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ ONE DAY I PRAY HE'LL ♪

♪ STAY OUT OF MY HEAD ♪

♪ I KEEP WAITING BUT ♪

♪ IT AIN'T HAPPENED YET ♪

♪ I HATE MY HEART RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ UNDERNEATH THE COVERS ♪

♪ IN THE DARK RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ WISHIN' I WAS SITTING IN ♪

♪ A BAR RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ WITH A TALL, ♪

♪ DARK LAST CALL FRIEND ♪

♪ AND MY FEEL GOOD BACK ♪

♪ INSTEAD OF FEELING BAD ♪

♪ THAT I CAN'T GET PAST ♪

♪ THE FACT THAT I CAN'T ♪

♪ LOVE NOBODY ELSE ♪

♪ I WOULD IF I COULD, ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW ♪

♪ I HATE MY HEART RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ I HATE MY HEART RIGHT NOW ♪

♪ OH YEAH ♪

♪♪♪

[CROWD CHEERING]

THAT WAS SO GREAT!

THEY GET ME!

YOU REMIND ME OF THE DRUMMER!

YOU SHOULD TOTALLY LEARN TO PLAY THE DRUMS!

I COULD TOTALLY BE A ROCK STAR

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to dislike intensely
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light noun - absence of light
covers /ˈkʌvərz/ A2	noun - items that cover something verb - to place something over or in front of, especially to protect or conceal
wishin' /ˈwɪʃɪn/ B1	verb - wanting something to be true or to happen
sitting /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - adopting or maintaining a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet
bar /bɑːr/ A2	noun - a place that sells alcoholic drinks
drinks /drɪŋks/ A1	noun - liquids for drinking verb - to consume a liquid
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (something) through touching
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a deep affection for noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
chest /tʃest/ A2	noun - the upper front part of the body
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - fail to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• I'M FREE AS A BIRD

  ➔ Simile using 'as' to compare two things

  ➔ 'as' is used to make a comparison between two different things, implying they are similar in some way.

• NOTHIN’ KEEPING MY WINGS FROM FLYING HIGH

  ➔ Double negative to emphasize the negation

  ➔ Double negatives like 'not' and 'nothin’' are used colloquially for emphasis, not to create a positive.

• I COULDN’T LOVE NOBODY ELSE

  ➔ Negative modal 'couldn’t' indicating inability or impossibility

  ➔ 'couldn’t' is the contraction of 'could not', expressing inability or impossibility.

• ONE DAY I PRAY HE’LL STAY OUT OF MY HEAD

  ➔ Future simple 'he’ll stay' with 'pray' indicating hope or wish

  ➔ The phrase uses the future tense 'he’ll stay' (he will stay) combined with 'pray' to express a wish or hope for the future.

• WISHIN’ I WAS SITTING IN A BAR RIGHT NOW

  ➔ Using 'wish' to express a regret or desire about the present

  ➔ 'wish' is used to talk about a desire or regret about the current situation, often implying it is unlikely or impossible.