If You're Over Me – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[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
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hurt /hɜːrt/ B1 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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team /tiːm/ A2 |
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free /friː/ A2 |
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cold /koʊld/ A2 |
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deceive /dɪˈsiːv/ B2 |
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pain /peɪn/ B1 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1 |
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one /wʌn/ A1 |
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done /dʌn/ A2 |
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say /seɪ/ A1 |
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go /ɡoʊ/ A1 |
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want /wɑːnt/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You tell everyone our love went cold.
➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions.
➔ The phrase "you tell" indicates a regular action.
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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.
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Well you should set me free.
➔ Modal verbs for advice or suggestion.
➔ The phrase "you should set me free" suggests an action.
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How long can a love remain.
➔ Interrogative sentences for asking questions.
➔ The phrase "how long can a love remain" asks for duration.
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Just go if it's over.
➔ Imperative sentences for commands.
➔ The phrase "just go" gives a direct command.
