Hurts – English Lyrics

• By: Emeli Sandé
• Album: Long Live The Angels

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotional landscape of Emeli Sandé's 'Hurts,' a powerful R&B and pop ballad that serves as an honest outpouring of pain and anger. This song offers a unique opportunity to connect with authentic English expressions of heartbreak and resilience, showcasing Emeli's profound lyrical depth and commanding vocal delivery, making it a compelling piece to explore the nuances of emotion in music.

[English]

♪ BABY I'M NOT MADE OF STONE, IT HURTS ♪

♪ LOVING YOU THE WAY I DO, IT HURTS ♪

♪ HOLD TIGHT IT'S A SING A ALONG ♪

♪ I'M ALRIGHT I'M ALRIGHT ♪

♪ BUT I COULD BE WRONG ♪

♪ BABY I KNOW YOU REMEMBER ME ♪

♪ 5'3" IN THE BACK OF THE LIBRARY ♪

♪ COME ON ♪

♪ YOU COULD AT LEAST TRY LOOK AT ME ♪

♪ AH MAN AH MAN ♪

♪ WHAT A TRAGEDY ♪

♪ HA HA ♪

♪ BANG BANG THERE GOES PARADISE ♪

♪ AH SHIT WHY WE ALWAYS HAD TO ROLL THE DICE? LA LA ♪

♪ HEARTS BEATING IRREGULAR ♪

♪ TWO SEATS IN THE BACK OF THE CINEMA HAZEE ♪

♪ AH YEH YOU FORGETTING THAT ♪

♪ AND ALL THE MAD SHIT WE DID AFTER THAT ♪

♪ CRAZY ♪

♪ YOUR HEARTS A COLD NOVEMBER ♪

♪ I SWEAR YOU'RE GIVING ME SHIVERS ♪

♪ SHIVERS ♪

♪ BABY I'M NOT MADE OF STONE, IT HURTS ♪

♪ LOVING YOU THE WAY I DO, IT HURTS ♪

♪ WHEN ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO IS WATCH IT BURN ♪

♪ WELL, BABY I'M NOT MADE OF STONE, IT HURTS ♪

♪ HOLD ON IT'S A MARATHON ♪

♪ RUN FAST RUN FAST LIKE THE RIVERS RUN ♪

♪ GOD DAMN ANOTHER SCENE IN THE RESTAURANT ♪

♪ AAHH TOOK A MINUTE TILL THE PENNY DROPPED ♪

♪ YOU KNOW , MY TEARS DON'T FALL TOO OFTEN ♪

♪ BUT YOUR KNIFE IS CUTTING ME DEEP, DEEP, DEEP, DEEP ♪

♪ DEEP, DEEP, DEEP, DEEP ♪

♪ BABY I'M NOT MADE OF STONE, IT HURTS ♪

♪ (YEAH) LOVING YOU THE WAY I DO, IT HURTS ♪

♪ WHEN ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO IS WATCH IT BURN ♪

♪ (OH, YEA-YEAH) BABY I'M NOT MADE OF STONE, IT HURTS ♪

♪ IT'S HURTS THE WAY THAT YOU PRETEND YOU DON'T REMEMBER ♪

♪ IT HURTS THE WAY THAT YOU FORGET ♪

♪ OUR TIMES WE HAD TOGETHER ♪

♪ LIKE THAT TIME LATE IN BED WHEN YOU SAID ♪

♪ IT'S FOREVER BABY ♪

♪ I CAN'T I CAN'T EXPLAIN NO MORE ♪

♪ BABY I'M NOT MADE OF STONE, IT HURTS ♪

♪ OOH, LOVING YOU THE WAY I DO, IT HURTS ♪

♪ WHEN ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO IS WATCH IT BURN ♪

♪ WELL, BABY I'M NOT MADE OF STONE, IT HURTS ♪

♪ BABY I'M NOT MADE OF STONE, IT HURTS ♪

♪ LOVING YOU THE WAY I DO, IT HURTS ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - causes emotional or physical pain
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone adjective - feeling or showing love or affection
stone /stəʊn/ A1	noun - a hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to keep in your mind
forget /fəˈɡet/ A2	verb - fail to remember
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to make an attempt to do something
tragedy /ˈtrædʒədi/ B2	noun - an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B1	noun - an ideal place or state
hearts /hɑːrts/ A1	noun - the organ in the body that pumps blood
forgetting /fərˈɡetɪŋ/ A2	verb - the action of failing to remember
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally ill; insane
shivers /ˈʃɪvərz/ B1	noun - a tremble or shake
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire
marathon /ˈmærəθɒn/ B1	noun - a long-distance running race
rivers /ˈrɪvərz/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water
scene /siːn/ A2	noun - a place where something happens
tears /tɪərz/ A1	noun - drops of liquid from the eyes
knife /naɪf/ A1	noun - a cutting tool
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - for all future time
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ A2	verb - make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts

Key Grammar Structures

• BABY I'M NOT MADE OF STONE, IT HURTS

  ➔ Passive voice (be + past participle)

  ➔ In the clause "I’m NOT "made" OF STONE", the verb "made" is in the passive form (be + past participle).

• BUT I COULD BE WRONG

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for speculation

  ➔ The modal verb "could" expresses possibility: "I "could" be wrong".

• BABY I KNOW YOU REMEMBER ME

  ➔ Simple present (present simple) for facts

  ➔ The verb "know" is in the simple present to state a fact: "I "know" you remember me".

• WHEN ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO IS WATCH IT BURN

  ➔ Bare infinitive after perception verb (watch)

  ➔ After the perception verb "watch", the verb appears as a bare infinitive: "is "watch" it burn".

• RUN FAST RUN FAST LIKE THE RIVERS RUN

  ➔ Imperative mood (command)

  ➔ The verb "RUN" is used in the imperative to give a command: ""RUN" fast!".

• YOUR KNIFE IS CUTTING ME DEEP, DEEP, DEEP, DEEP

  ➔ Present continuous (progressive) for ongoing action

  ➔ The structure "is cutting" shows the present continuous: "your knife "is cutting" me deep".

• IT HURTS THE WAY THAT YOU PRETEND YOU DON'T REMEMBER

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by "that"

  ➔ The clause "that you pretend you don't remember" is a relative clause modifying "the way": "the way "that" you pretend...".

• I CAN'T EXPLAIN NO MORE

  ➔ Modal verb (can't) with negation

  ➔ The modal verb "can't" expresses inability in a negative form: "I "can't" explain no more".