healthy habit – English Lyrics

• By: Madison Beer
• Album: locket

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Madison Beer's "healthy habit," a poignant pop song that offers a unique window into understanding modern English vocabulary and expressions related to emotions and relationships. Its introspective lyrics and moody synth-pop style make it an engaging listen, perfect for grasping nuanced emotional language and contemporary slang in an authentic musical context. The song's ironic title and exploration of self-deception provide rich ground for discussing deeper meanings and cultural insights within the English language.

[English]

作曲 : Madison Beer/Jasper Harris/Lucy Healey

It's not a lack of options (I just get bored)

And I don't see a problem (Pretending I'm yours)

It's not a healthy habit (I could spare a few)

Like smoking in the kitchen and romanticizing you

...

Sometimes (Sometimes) I tell (I tell) myself you were the best

Sometimes (Sometimes) I forget why (I forget) I ever lived

...

And I wonder if it's worth doing again

And I wonder if it's worth doing it again

And I wonder if, and I wonder if

And I wonder if it's worth doing it again

...

No, it's not desperation (When I do it)

Harmless inspiration (Let a girl live)

It's not a healthy habit (I could spare a few)

Like kissing random boys and pretending they're you

...

Sometimes (Sometimes) I tell (I tell) myself (Myself) you were the best

Sometimes (Sometimes) I forget why (I forget) I am alive

...

And I wonder if it's worth doing again

And I wonder if it's worth doing it again

And I wonder if, and I wonder if

And I wonder if it's worth doing it again

...

You don't remember anything, do you?

And I wonder if it's worth doing again

And I wonder if it's worth doing it again

And I wonder if it's worth doing again

And I wonder if it's worth doing it again

And I wonder if it's worth doing again

And I wonder if it's worth doing it again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
healthy ˈhɛlθi A2	adjective - having or indicating good health; physically or mentally well
habit ˈhæbɪt A2	noun - a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up
smoking ˈsmoʊkɪŋ A1	noun - the activity of smoking tobacco
romanticizing roʊˈmæntɪˌsaɪzɪŋ B2	verb - to portray something in a romantic or idealized way
wonder ˈwʌndər A2	verb - to think about something with curiosity or inquisition
desperation ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃən B1	noun - a feeling of hopelessness or desperation
inspiration ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən B1	noun - the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something
kissing ˈkɪsɪŋ A1	verb - to touch someone with one's lips as a sign of love, greeting, etc.
random ˈrændəm A2	adjective - made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision
pretending prɪˈtɛndɪŋ A2	verb - to claim or appear to be something one is not
worth wɜːrθ A2	adjective - having a value that justifies or deserves something
alive əˈlaɪv A1	adjective - having life; living
remember rɪˈmɛmbər A2	verb - to have or keep an image or idea in one's mind from past experience
best bɛst A1	adjective - of the highest quality, or being the most suitable or pleasing
forget fərˈɡɛt A2	verb - to be unable to remember something

Key Grammar Structures

• It's not a lack of options (I just get bored)

  ➔ Contraction (It's)

  ➔ 'It's' is a contraction of 'It is', used for informal or conversational tone.

• And I don't see a problem (Pretending I'm yours)

  ➔ Present simple in negative form

  ➔ 'I don't see' is the present simple in negative form, indicating a habitual action.

• Like smoking in the kitchen and romanticizing you

  ➔ Gerund after preposition

  ➔ 'Smoking' and 'romanticizing' are gerunds used after the preposition 'like'.

• Sometimes I tell myself you were the best

  ➔ Adverb of frequency

  ➔ 'Sometimes' is an adverb of frequency indicating an indefinite occurrence.

• And I wonder if it's worth doing again

  ➔ If-clause in present simple

  ➔ The if-clause 'if it's worth doing again' uses present simple to express a condition.