less – English Lyrics

• By: Olivia Rodrigo
• Album: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Olivia Rodrigo to enhance your English vocabulary. This song is a masterclass in expressing complex, nuanced emotions and modern insecurities, making it a perfect tool for learning how to describe subtle psychological states and interpersonal tensions in English.

[English]

作词 : Amy Allen/Olivia Rodrigo/Daniel Nigro

作曲 : Amy Allen/Olivia Rodrigo/Daniel Nigro

I feel it again

Edge of the bed

Body and head protesting

My stomach’s in knots

I don’t want to talk

Let’s just go to bed or something

Maybe it’ll fix itself tomorrow

But I’ve been saying that like every night

You say you can’t stand to watch me

Cry a minute more

So you do the noble thing

And open up the door

If loving me means letting go

And wishing me the best

Then I guess

I wish I wish I wish

You loved me less

We tried to recreate

Our favorite date

But we didn’t laugh much this time

Our trip to Big Sur

Only confirmed

This isn’t what it should feel like

And maybe I’m a stubborn overthinker

But I’ve thinking over this a lot

And I could try convincing you

They’re just intrusive thoughts

But you’ve seen me truly happy

So you know right now I’m not

If loving me means

Crying on the curb at LAX

Well then I guess

I wish I wish I wish

You loved me less

If loving me means saying

‘Babe, I think this is the end’

Well I guess

I wish I wish I wish

You loved me less

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
protesting /prəˈtestɪŋ/ B2	verb - expressing strong objection or disapproval
knots /nɒts/ B2	noun - tangles or tight twists (often used to describe stomach tension)
noble /ˈnəʊbl/ B2	adjective - having fine personal qualities or high moral principles
recreate /ˌriːkriˈeɪt/ B2	verb - to create something again or reproduce it
confirmed /kənˈfɜːrmd/ B1	verb - to establish the truth or correctness of something
stubborn /ˈstʌbərn/ B2	adjective - determined not to change one's attitude or position
overthinker /ˌəʊvərˈθɪŋkər/ C1	noun - a person who thinks too much or too deeply about things
convincing /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ B2	verb - to persuade someone to do or believe something
intrusive /ɪnˈtruːsɪv/ C1	adjective - causing disruption or annoyance; unwanted (as in thoughts)
curb /kɜːrb/ B2	noun - the edge of a sidewalk or street

Key Grammar Structures

• But I’ve been saying that like every night

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Use "have been saying" to emphasize an action that started in the past and has been repeating up to the present.

• You say you can’t stand to watch me / Cry a minute more

  ➔ Verb + Gerund/Infinitive pattern

  ➔ After "can't stand," we use the gerund "watching," while "watch" here acts as a bare infinitive following the object.

• If loving me means letting go

  ➔ First Conditional (Conditionals)

  ➔ The "if" clause sets a hypothetical condition using the gerund "loving" as the subject.

• This isn’t what it should feel like

  ➔ Modal verb of recommendation/expectation (should)

  ➔ "Should" indicates that the current situation does not match the expected or ideal standard.

• I guess I wish I wish I wish

  ➔ Wish + Subject + Past Tense (for present regret)

  ➔ The "wish" structure is used to express a desire for a reality different from the current one.

• Maybe it’ll fix itself tomorrow

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun (itself)

  ➔ "Itself" refers back to the subject "it" (the situation), showing the action is done to itself.

• But you’ve seen me truly happy

  ➔ Present Perfect (Experience)

  ➔ Use "have seen" to indicate an experience that happened at an unspecified time in the past.

• I don’t want to talk / Let’s just go to bed

  ➔ Imperative (Let's) and Verb Patterns

  ➔ "Want to talk" shows a verb + infinitive pattern, and "Let's" is used for suggestions.