I Miss You – English Lyrics

• By: Clean Bandit, Julia Michaels

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through the heartfelt lyrics of 'I Miss You.' This song offers a chance to learn vocabulary related to emotions and relationships, all wrapped in a catchy, symphonic pop production. What makes it special is its honest and direct portrayal of a universal experience, making the language both accessible and deeply resonant.

[English]

I know you're out in Cabo

Hanging with your brother

Wishin' that I was your bottle

So I could be close to your lips again

I know you didn't call your parents

And tell 'em that we ended

'Cause you know that they'd be offended

Did you not want to tell 'em it's the end?

And I know we're not supposed to talk

But I'm getting ahead of myself

I get scared when you're not

'Cause I'm scared you're with somebody else

So, I guess that it's gone

And I just keep lying to myself

Oh, I can't believe it, I...

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

Oh, I do

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

Though I'm tryin' not to right now

You weren't a fan of pictures

So I hardly ever took 'em

Got them saved in my mind from the bedroom

So that way I can't forget your skin

So I saved all the texts

All of the best over the years

Just to remind myself of how good it is

Or was

And I know we're not supposed to talk

But I'm getting ahead of myself

I get scared when you're not

'Cause I'm scared you're with somebody else

So, I guess that it's gone

And I just keep lying to myself

Oh, I can't believe it, I...

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

Oh, I do

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

Though I'm tryin' not to right now

So I saved all the texts

All of the best over the years

Just to remind myself of how good it is

Yeah, I saved all the texts

Off of my ex, minus the tears

Just to remind myself of how good it is

Or was, 'cause I...

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

Oh, I do

I miss you, yeah, I miss you

Though I'm tryin' not to right now

I can't help it, I just...

Though I'm tryin' not to right now

I can't help it, I just...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel sadness because someone or something is not with you
scared /skɛrd/ A2	adjective - afraid or frightened
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to tell something that is not true
saved /seɪvd/ A2	verb - to keep something safe or store it for future use
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ A2	verb - to make someone remember something
bottle /ˈbɒtl/ A1	noun - a container with a narrow neck, used to hold liquids
close /kloʊz/ A1	adjective - near in space or time verb - to move something so it covers an opening
ended /ˈɛndɪd/ A2	verb - to come to a final point
offended /əˈfɛndɪd/ B1	adjective - upset or hurt by something
texts /tɛksts/ A2	noun - written messages sent electronically
bedroom /ˈbɛdˌrum/ A1	noun - a room for sleeping in
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer covering of the body
ex /ɛks/ A2	noun - former partner in a romantic relationship
Cabo /ˈkɑːboʊ/ B1	noun - short for Cabo San Lucas, a city in Mexico
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling

Key Grammar Structures

• Wishin' that I was your bottle

  ➔ Wish + Past Simple

  ➔ Used to express a wish or regret about a present situation that is impossible or unlikely to change. The past simple tense ("was") is used after "wish" even if referring to the present, indicating a hypothetical or unreal situation.

• 'Cause you know that they'd be offended

  ➔ Second Conditional (implied)

  ➔ This phrase contains the result clause of a second conditional sentence. "They'd be offended" (they would be offended) expresses a probable consequence of an unreal or hypothetical condition in the present or future (e.g., 'if you told them').

• And I know we're not supposed to talk

  ➔ Be supposed to

  ➔ Used to talk about things that are expected or arranged to happen, or what is generally believed to be true. In the negative form ("not supposed to"), it indicates something is forbidden or goes against rules/expectations.

• And I just keep lying to myself

  ➔ Keep + Gerund (-ing form)

  ➔ Used to describe an action that continues to happen repeatedly or without stopping.

• Though I'm tryin' not to right now

  ➔ Though (conjunction) + Try + Infinitive

  ➔ "Though" is a conjunction used to introduce a subordinate clause that states something contrasting with the main clause. "Try + infinitive" means to make an effort to do something, so "try not to" means to make an effort to avoid doing something.

• Got them saved in my mind from the bedroom

  ➔ Get + Object + Past Participle (Causative/Resultative)

  ➔ This structure indicates that something has been done to an object, often implying a result or a completed action. Here, it means 'I have them saved' or 'I made sure they were saved'.

• Just to remind myself of how good it is

  ➔ To + Infinitive (Purpose) + Embedded Question

  ➔ "Just to remind" uses the infinitive of purpose, explaining why an action is done. "How good it is" is an embedded question (or indirect question), where a question word (how) introduces a clause that acts as the object of a verb or preposition, following the subject-verb order of a statement.

• I can't help it, I just...

  ➔ Can't help + Gerund

  ➔ This idiom means that you are unable to prevent or control a particular action, feeling, or behavior. The full phrase would often be "I can't help (doing) it." Here, 'it' refers to the feeling of missing someone.

• And tell 'em that we ended

  ➔ Reported Speech (Indirect Statement)

  ➔ This is an example of reported speech, where someone's words or thoughts are conveyed without directly quoting them. The original direct statement ("We ended") is transformed into an indirect statement, often introduced by "that" (which can be omitted). The tense usually shifts back, but here "ended" remains past simple as the ending happened in the past relative to the reporting verb "tell".