If You're Over Me – English Lyrics

• By: Years & Years
• Album: Odyssey

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Years & Years with "If You're Over Me"! This captivating synth-pop anthem, with its catchy melodies and relatable story, offers an excellent opportunity to explore modern English. You'll encounter expressive vocabulary related to relationships, emotions, and direct communication, all delivered with Olly Alexander's distinctive vocal style. Its clear, narrative lyrics make it perfect for understanding everyday English phrases and emotional expressions in a dynamic musical context.

[English]

(ominous sound)

(screeching sound)

(microphone feedback)

- Ladies and gentlemen.

It is my intense and total pleasure to introduce

(chaotic backstage chatter)

a stunning performer, who's work has touched the hearts

(woman laughing)

of everybody.

(woman gasps)

Please welcome to the stage

the amazing and incredible Olly Alexander.

(applause)

(upbeat intro music)

♪ It's like thunder and lightning ♪

♪ You hurt me without trying ♪

♪ A tempest you was rising ♪

♪ And no I don't like to be this way ♪

♪ And you're Jekyll and Hyde-ing ♪

♪ Are you real, are you lying ♪

♪ So stop with your crying ♪

♪ I can't handle it now ♪

♪ You tell everyone our love went cold ♪

♪ Going round, spreading the word, it's over ♪

♪ If that's how you feel then you should go ♪

♪ Don't come around saying, I still want you ♪

♪ One minute you say we're a team ♪

♪ Then you're telling me you can't breathe ♪

♪ Well you should set me free ♪

♪ Baby, if you're over me ♪

♪ Yesterday you said I'm the one ♪

♪ But now you say you're done ♪

♪ Stop telling me what I need ♪

♪ Baby, if you're over me ♪

♪ There you go, there, I said it ♪

♪ Don't look at me all offended ♪

♪ You played games and it ended ♪

♪ I've got to look out for me ♪

♪ I won't say that it's easy ♪

♪ Oh, I know I hate leaving ♪

♪ But you can't keep deceiving ♪

♪ Does it make you feel good ♪

♪ You tell everyone our love went cold ♪

♪ Going round, spreading the word, it's over ♪

♪ If that's how you feel then you should go ♪

♪ Don't come around saying, I still want you ♪

♪ One minute you say we're a team ♪

♪ Then you're telling me you can't breathe ♪

♪ Well you should set me free ♪

♪ Baby, if you're over me ♪

♪ Yesterday you said I'm the one ♪

♪ But now you say you're done ♪

♪ Stop telling me what I need ♪

♪ Baby, if you're over me ♪

♪ If you're over me ♪

♪ If you're over me ♪

♪ Stop telling me what I need ♪

♪ Baby, if you're over me ♪

♪ How long can a love remain ♪

♪ Time never could heal this pain ♪

♪ I thought I believed in fate ♪

♪ Oh, it's so cruel ♪

♪ No, nothing for us would change ♪

♪ Same story, the same mistake ♪

♪ This heart just had to break ♪

(applause)

(people screaming)

(rising sound effect)

♪ One minute you say we're a team ♪

♪ Then you're telling me you can't breathe ♪

♪ Well you should set me free ♪

♪ Baby, if you're over me ♪

♪ Yesterday you said I'm the one ♪

♪ But now you say you're done ♪

♪ Stop telling me what I need ♪

♪ Baby, if you're over me ♪

♪ Just go if it's over ♪

♪ Just go if it's over ♪

♪ Just go if it's over ♪

♪ Baby, if you're over me ♪

♪ Just go if it's over ♪

♪ Just go if it's over ♪

♪ Just go if it's over ♪

♪ Baby, if you're over me ♪

(applause)

(ominous sound)

- [Woman Voice] Midnight approaches.

Embrace the dark.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears as a result of emotion
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a deep affection for someone
team /tiːm/ A2	noun - a group of people working together
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control of someone else verb - to release from captivity or control
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - having a low temperature adjective - emotionally distant or unfriendly
deceive /dɪˈsiːv/ B2	verb - to cause someone to believe something that is not true
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true
one /wʌn/ A1	noun - the number 1 pronoun - a single person or thing
done /dʌn/ A2	adjective - completed or finished
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to express in words
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to desire something

Key Grammar Structures

• You tell everyone our love went cold.

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase "you tell" indicates a regular action.

• If that's how you feel then you should go.

  ➔ Conditional sentences (if-clauses).

  ➔ The phrase "if that's how you feel" sets a condition.

• Well you should set me free.

  ➔ Modal verbs for advice or suggestion.

  ➔ The phrase "you should set me free" suggests an action.

• How long can a love remain.

  ➔ Interrogative sentences for asking questions.

  ➔ The phrase "how long can a love remain" asks for duration.

• Just go if it's over.

  ➔ Imperative sentences for commands.

  ➔ The phrase "just go" gives a direct command.