Lost One – English Lyrics

• By: Jazmine Sullivan

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt honesty of Jazmine Sullivan's "Lost One"! This powerful R&B ballad offers a masterclass in expressing regret, vulnerability, and longing through its poignant lyrics and Sullivan's unparalleled vocal delivery. By delving into the raw emotions of a lost love, you can experience deeply personal storytelling and learn authentic conversational English phrases related to relationships and self-reflection.

[English]

Know when you lost one

A good one, you know when you lost

Go out and fuck different people

To cope and ignore all precautions

And you drink and you drink and get faded

You feel like that's your only options

(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

And if it's too late, I understand

Sometimes it's too late to make amends

Just hear me out before you let it go

There is one thing I need for you to know

Just don't have too much fun without me

Don't have too much, don't have too much fun

Please don't forget about me

Try not to love no one

Oh-oh, try not to love no one

I know that that's too much to ask

I know I'm a selfish bitch

But I want you to know I've been working on it

I know it don't matter

I know it don't help you heal no fuckin' faster

Yeah, I know

I know I've been nothing short of a disaster

(Oh-oh-oh)

And if it's too late (it's too late), I understand (I understand)

Sometimes it's too late to make amends (oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)

Just hear me out before you let it go

There is one thing (one thing) I need (I need) for you to know

Just don't have too much fun without me

Don't have too much, don't have too much fun

Please don't forget about me

Try not to love no one

Ayy, try not to love no one, no one

Yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - no longer possessed or known verb - past tense of lose, to be deprived of
cope /koʊp/ B2	verb - deal effectively with something difficult
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ B1	verb - refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to swallow liquid
faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B2	adjective - having lost freshness or intensity of color; intoxicated.
options /ˈɒpʃənz/ B1	noun - a thing that is or may be chosen
amends /əˈmendz/ C1	noun - something done to make up for a loss, damage, or injury
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - fail to remember
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - feel deep affection for noun - an intense feeling of affection
selfish /ˈselfɪʃ/ B1	adjective - concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure
working /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/ A2	verb - exerting effort; doing
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	verb - to be important or significant
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - become sound or healthy again
disaster /dɪˈzæstər/ B2	noun - a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.

Key Grammar Structures

• Know when you lost one A good one, you know when you lost

  ➔ Ellipsis, implied "it"

  ➔ The line is grammatically incomplete but understandable due to the context. The full sentence would be "Know when you lost "it", a good "one", you know when you lost "it". "It" refers to the relationship or person.

• Go out and fuck different people To cope and ignore all precautions

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose ("To cope")

  ➔ "To cope" explains the reason for the action in the first line.

• You feel like that's your only options

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implied (omitted "that")

  ➔ The line uses "feel like" followed by a clause. While not formally subjunctive, it expresses a subjective feeling or belief about the situation. The word "that" is frequently omitted here, creating a more casual tone.

• And if it's too late, I understand Sometimes it's too late to make amends

  ➔ Conditional clause (if + present simple, then main clause)

  ➔ A typical type 1 conditional sentence showing a possible situation and its likely result.

• Just don't have too much fun without me

  ➔ Imperative sentence (negative)

  ➔ Expresses a request or command in a negative form. "Don't" + base form of the verb.

• I know that that's too much to ask

  ➔ Use of "that" as a pronoun and conjunction

  ➔ The first "that" is a conjunction introducing the noun clause. The second "that" is a pronoun referring to a previously mentioned idea/request.

• I know I've been nothing short of a disaster

  ➔ Present perfect continuous with "been" + idiom: "nothing short of"

  ➔ "I've been" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "Nothing short of" is an idiom meaning "completely" or "truly".