Little Black Cat – English Lyrics

• By: Lizzo
• Album: Bitch

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of modern English pop and funk with 'Little Black Cat.' This song is a fantastic way to learn conversational idioms, rhythmic phrasing, and the language of self-confidence, all while enjoying Lizzo's powerful vocal delivery.

[English]

[music]

[music]

>> Found a black widow in my bed. Now I'm

stressing out about what [music] it

meant. Feeling like I'm hanging by a

thread. Why'd you have to leave me left

on read?

>> [music]

>> Everything is [ __ ] with my head.

Every little thing we left unsaid. I can

see it start to manifest exactly

[music and singing]

like my psychic said. That little black

cat ain't bringing you back. Ain't

bringing you back.

>> I want to believe [singing]

the universe has to know

when you're coming back,

when [music] you're walking through the

door.

I'm looking for metaphors.

>> [music]

>> Ain't none of this rational,

but neither are we. We're supernatural.

[music]

>> Superstitious like Stevie. My [music]

horoscope told me that you wanted to see

me. 4:00 a.m. in the back of the black

car speeding. Amethyst on the dash in

the HOV lane. Full moon lighting [music]

up your exit 3A. You opening up the

door. My bad, I know you're sleeping. If

I said I needed love, love, [music]

would you believe me? If I said I needed

love, love, would you believe me?

>> Hey. Hey.

Hey. Hey.

>> [music]

>> I want to believe

the universe has to know

when you're coming back,

when you're walking through the door.

I'm looking for [music] metaphors.

metaphor.

Ain't none of this rational,

>> [music]

>> but neither are we. We supernatural.

>> [music]

>> If we break up during the eclipse, then

we got to get our [ __ ] together [music]

by the sixth.

You did our numerology and [ __ ] I'm a

three, [music] you a 22, let's have a

kid.

We be on that woo woo. I want to get

[music] off to Honolulu and have you

kiss my boo boo. Hold me when I boo hoo.

Watch a little Hulu and [music] split me

in two two like Zuma Zuma zoom [singing]

zoom.

>> I want to believe

the universe has to know

when [music] you coming back,

when you walking through the door.

I'm looking for a

metaphor.

Ain't none of this rational,

>> [music]

>> but neither

are we. We supernatural.

Yeah.

>> [music]

[singing]

>> No no no no.

I I I

>> [music]

>> I want to believe

I I I I I I

I [singing] want to believe

>> [music]

>> that we supernatural.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
widow /ˈwɪdoʊ/ B2	noun - a woman who has lost her spouse by death
stressing /ˈstrɛsɪŋ/ A2	verb - experiencing mental or emotional strain
thread /θrɛd/ B1	noun - a thin, flexible string or fiber
manifest /ˈmænɪfɛst/ C2	verb - to display or show by one's acts or appearance
psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/ B2	noun - a person who claims to use extrasensory perception
universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/ A2	noun - all existing matter and space
metaphors /ˈmɛtəfɔːrz/ C1	noun - figures of speech in which a word is applied to an object it is not literally applicable to
rational /ˈræʃənəl/ B2	adjective - based on or in accordance with reason or logic
supernatural /ˌsuːpərˈnætʃərəl/ B2	adjective - attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding
superstitious /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/ B2	adjective - having or showing a belief in superstitions
horoscope /ˈhɔːrəskoʊp/ B2	noun - a forecast of a person's future based on astrology
speeding /ˈspiːdɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving at high speed
amethyst /ˈæmɪθɪst/ C2	noun - a precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz
eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ B2	noun - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another
numerology /ˌnuːməˈrɒlədʒi/ C2	noun - the branch of knowledge that deals with the occult significance of numbers

Key Grammar Structures

• Why'd you have to leave me left on read?

  ➔ Causative structure with 'have to'

  ➔ Using "have to" implies a sense of obligation or external force, expressing frustration about the situation.

• I want to believe the universe has to know when you're coming back.

  ➔ Noun clauses with 'when'

  ➔ The phrase "when you're coming back" functions as the object of the verb "know", acting as a noun clause.

• If I said I needed love, would you believe me?

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical)

  ➔ Using the past tense "said" and "needed" followed by "would" expresses a hypothetical or imaginary situation.

• If we break up during the eclipse, then we got to get our shit together by the sixth.

  ➔ First Conditional with 'got to' (colloquial)

  ➔ The structure "If + present, then ..." defines a real possibility, while "got to" is an informal way of saying "must" or "have to".