Kill Bill – English Lyrics

• By: SZA
• Album: SOS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into SZA's hit "Kill Bill," a song that masterfully blends raw, relatable emotions of heartbreak and revenge with a smooth R&B sound. This track is a perfect way to engage with modern English, offering a rich vocabulary of feelings and contemporary expressions within a compelling narrative. Its candid lyrics and infectious melody make it a captivating listen, and a unique window into current language use in popular music.

[English]

(dog barking)

♪ Nobody gets me like you ♪

♪ How am I supposed to let you go ♪

♪ Only like myself when I'm with you ♪

♪ Nobody gets me, you do ♪

♪ You do ♪

(engine rumbling)

- "I wish it didn't have to be this way, I really do."

"Sometimes in life, we have to protect our own heart."

"Even if it means ripping it out of our chest."

"Au revoir mon amour."

(gunshots firing)

(dog barking in distance)

♪ I'm still a fan, even though I was salty ♪

♪ Hate to see you with some other broad, now you happy ♪

♪ Hate to see you happy, if I'm not the one driving ♪

♪ I'm so mature, I'm so mature ♪

♪ I'm so mature ♪

♪ I got me a therapist to tell me there's other men ♪

♪ I don't want none, I just want you ♪

♪ If I can't have you, no one should ♪

♪ I might ♪

♪ I might kill my ex, not the best idea ♪

♪ His new girlfriend's next, how'd I get here ♪

♪ I might kill my ex, I still love him though ♪

♪ Rather be in jail than alone ♪

♪ I get the sense that it's a lost cause ♪

♪ I get the sense that you might really love her ♪

♪ This text gon' be evidence, this text is evidence ♪

♪ I try to ration with you ♪

♪ No morals or crimes of passion, but damn ♪

♪ You was out of reach ♪

♪ You was at the farmer's market ♪

♪ With your perfect peach ♪

♪ Now I'm in the basement ♪

♪ Planning home invasion ♪

♪ Now you laying face-down ♪

♪ Got me singing over a beat ♪

♪ I'm so mature, I'm so mature ♪

♪ I'm so mature ♪

♪ I got me a therapist to tell me there's other men ♪

♪ I don't want none, I just want you ♪

♪ If I can't have you, no one will ♪

♪ I might kill my ex, not the best idea ♪

♪ His new girlfriend's next, how'd I get here ♪

♪ I might kill my ex, I still love him though ♪

♪ Rather be in jail than alone ♪

♪ I did it all for love ♪

♪ I did it all on no drugs ♪

♪ I did all of this sober ♪

♪ I did it all for us, oh ♪

♪ I did it all for love ♪

♪ I did it all of this on no drugs ♪

♪ I did all of this sober ♪

♪ Don't you know I did it all for us ♪

♪ Uh, I just killed my ex, not the best idea ♪

♪ Killed his girlfriend next, how'd I get here ♪

♪ I just killed my ex, I still love him, though ♪

♪ Rather be in Hell than alone ♪

♪ You push me past my own capacity, boy ♪

♪ Permission to crash, collecting damages, boy ♪

♪ No reaching and grabbing for more clarity now ♪

♪ Seek and destroy, all missiles deployed ♪

♪ Do it to you, do it to you ♪

♪ I had to do it you ♪

♪ Do it you, oh ♪

♪ Don't make me do it to you ♪

♪ Do it to you, do it to you ♪

♪ I hate to do it to you ♪

♪ Do what I gotta do ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of a person, animal, or plant
ex /eks/ B1	noun - a person who was one's former spouse or partner in a relationship
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to dislike intensely; to feel aversion to
girlfriend /ˈɡɜːrlfrend/ A2	noun - a female friend; a woman's romantic partner
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection or passionate desire for someone noun - an intense feeling of affection
jail /dʒeɪl/ B1	noun - a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
sense /sens/ B1	noun - a feeling that something is the case
cause /kɔːz/ B1	noun - a principle, aim, or movement that one is prepared to defend or support
text /tekst/ A2	noun - a written or printed work
evidence /ˈevɪdəns/ B2	noun - the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
peach /piːtʃ/ A2	noun - a soft, round stone fruit with juicy yellow flesh and downy skin.
basement /ˈbeɪsmənt/ A2	noun - the floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level.
invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/ B2	noun - an instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.
drugs /drʌɡz/ A2	noun - a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
capacity /kəˈpæsəti/ B2	noun - the amount that something can contain
damages /ˈdæmɪdʒɪz/ B2	noun - physical harm caused to something in such a way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.
clarity /ˈklærəti/ B2	noun - the quality of being clear, in particular.
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B1	verb - to end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Key Grammar Structures

• How am I supposed to let you go

  ➔ Modal verb "supposed to" for expectation/obligation.

  ➔ "Supposed to" expresses an expectation or obligation. In this case, it shows difficulty in meeting the expectation of letting the person go.

• Hate to see you with some other broad, now you happy

  ➔ "Hate + to + infinitive" and ellipsis (omission of words) for colloquial speech.

  ➔ "Hate to see" is a common expression. The phrase "now you happy" omits "are", making it sound conversational. This is an example of ellipsis.

• If I can't have you, no one should

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1 with a modal verb).

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence. "If" clause uses the simple present, and the main clause uses a modal verb "should" expressing a strong consequence.

• His new girlfriend's next, how'd I get here

  ➔ Possessive form ('s), ellipsis in "girlfriend's next" (girlfriend is next), and contraction of "how did" to "how'd".

  ➔ "Girlfriend's next" uses the possessive to indicate whose turn is next. "How'd" is a contraction that's very common in spoken English.

• Rather be in jail than alone

  ➔ "Rather + base form + than + base form" for expressing preference.

  ➔ "Rather be...than..." structure indicates a preference. The speaker prefers being in jail to being alone.

• This text gon' be evidence, this text is evidence

  ➔ Future tense with "gon'" (slang for "going to"), repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ "Gon'" is a slang contraction of "going to," used to express future intention. The repetition reinforces the idea that the text will be used against them.

• You was out of reach

  ➔ Non-standard use of "was" with "you" (should be "were").

  ➔ The standard form is "you were". However, using "was" is common in some dialects and adds to the informal tone of the song.

• Permission to crash, collecting damages, boy

  ➔ Elliptical sentence, lacking verb. Noun phrase used as a command or statement.

  ➔ This line is fragmented and lacks a verb. It creates a sense of urgency and directness. The implied meaning might be "I have permission to crash and I am collecting damages, boy."