Irresistible – English Lyrics

• By: Fall Out Boy
• Album: American Beauty/American Psycho

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ COMING IN ANNOUNCED I JUST DRAGGED MY NAILS ON THE TILE ♪

♪ I JUST FOLLOW YOUR SCENT YOU CAN'T JUST FOLLOW MY SMILE ♪

♪ ALL OF YOUR FLAWS ARE ALIGNED WITH THIS MOOD OF MINE ♪

♪ CUTTING ME TO THE BONE NOTHING LEFT TO LEAVE BEHIND ♪

♪ YOU WANT TO KEEP ME CONCEALED LIKE I WAS A WEAPON ♪

♪ I DIDN'T COME FOR A FIGHT BUT ILL FIGHT TILL THE END ♪

♪ THIS WILL NOT BE A BATTLE MIGHT NOT TURN OUT OK ♪

♪ YOU LOOK SO SEATTLE BUT YOU FEEL SO LA ♪

♪ VOCALIZING ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU HURT ME ♪

♪ IT'S IRRESISTIBLE ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, YOU HURT ME BABY ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, YOU HURT ME BABY ♪

♪ I'M GONNA GET YOU TO BURST LIKE YOU WERE A BUBBLE ♪

♪ FRAME ME UP ON YOUR WALL TO JUST KEEP ME OUT OF TROUBLE ♪

♪ LIKE A MOTH GETTING TRAPPED IN THE LIGHT OUT OF FIXATION ♪

♪ TRULY FREE LOVE BABY NO INFLATION ♪

♪ TOO MANY WAR WOUNDS AND NOT ENOUGH WARS ♪

♪ TOO FEW ROUNDS IN THE RING AND NOT ENOUGH SETTLED SCORES ♪

♪ TOO MANY SHARKS NOT ENOUGH BLOOD IN THE WAVES ♪

♪ YOU KNOW I GAVE MY LOVE A FOUR-LETTER NAME... ♪

♪ VOCALIZING ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU HURT ME ♪

♪ IT'S IRRESISTIBLE ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, YOU HURT ME BABY ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, YOU HURT ME BABY ♪

♪ YOU'RE SECOND HAND SMOKE, SECOND HAND SMOKE ♪

♪ I BREATHE YOU IN BUT HONEY I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME, ♪

♪ MONCHERI BUT THE TRUTH CATCHES UP WITH US EVENTUALLY ♪

♪ TRIED TO SAY LIVE LIVE AND LET LIVE ♪

♪ BUT I'M NO GOOD AT LIP SERVICE EXCEPT WHEN THEY'RE YOURS ♪

♪ MI AMORE I'M COMING FOR YOU AND I'M MAKING WAR. ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU HURT ME ♪

♪ IT'S IRRESISTIBLE ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, YOU HURT ME BABY ♪

♪ AND I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, I LOVE THE WAY, YOU HURT ME BABY ♪

♪ VOCALIZING ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• ALL OF YOUR FLAWS ARE ALIGNED WITH THIS MOOD OF MINE

  ➔ Possessive Pronouns

  ➔ "of mine" replaces 'my mood' to emphasize possession. Shows sophistication in place of a simple possessive adjective ('my').

• I DIDN'T COME FOR A FIGHT BUT ILL FIGHT TILL THE END

  ➔ Past Negative + Future Contrast

  ➔ Contrast between past negative "didn't come" and contracted future "I'll fight". Demonstrates flexible tense shifting for nuanced meaning.

• YOU WANT TO KEEP ME CONCEALED LIKE I WAS A WEAPON

  ➔ Subjunctive Comparison

  ➔ "Like I was a weapon" uses subjunctive mood to imply hypothetical comparison (≠ factual 'like I am'). Shows advanced conditional nuance.

• BUT I'M NO GOOD AT LIP SERVICE EXCEPT WHEN THEY'RE YOURS

  ➔ Exception Clause

  ➔ "except when" introduces conditional exception. Complex double contrast: negation ('no good') + specified exclusion ('yours').

• TOO MANY WAR WOUNDS AND NOT ENOUGH WARS

  ➔ Quantifier Parallelism

  ➔ Parallel structure with quantifiers "too many" and "not enough + noun". Creates rhythm and juxtaposition of excess/lack.

• I BREATHE YOU IN BUT HONEY I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ME

  ➔ Present Simple + Continuous Contrast

  ➔ "breathe" (habitual action) vs "are doing" (current ongoing). Highlights difference between permanent states and active processes.

• YOU'RE SECOND HAND SMOKE

  ➔ Metaphorical Noun Phrase

  ➔ Using concrete noun "second-hand smoke" as metaphorical adjective. Demonstrates complex abstraction with sensory vocabulary.

• I'M COMING FOR YOU AND I'M MAKING WAR

  ➔ Present Continuous (future intent)

  ➔ Uses present continuous "coming/making" to express definitive future action. Implies strong determination and immediacy.