Messy – English Lyrics

• By: ROSÉ
• Album: F1 The Album

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the unfiltered emotions of love with ROSÉ's "Messy," a cinematic pop ballad that embraces the beauty in imperfection. Dive into the raw lyrics and discover how this song captures the chaotic nature of true connection, offering a unique perspective on love and vulnerability.

[English]

You and I are tangled as these sheets

I'm alive, but I can barely breathe

With your arms around me, it feels like I'm drownin'

If I reach for something I can't keep

How bad could it really be?

So baby, let's get messy, let's get all the way undone

Come over, undress me just like I've never been touched

Baby, I'm obsessed with you, and there's no replica

Maybe if it's messy, if it's messy, if it's messy

Then you know it's really love

I want all of your complicated

Give me hell and all of your worst

When the party's over, and I'm screamin', "I hate it"

How bad could it really hurt

If tonight we just let it burn?

So baby, let's get messy, let's get all the way undone

Come over, undress me just like I've never been touched

Baby, I'm obsessed with you, and there's no replica

Maybe if it's messy, if it's messy, if it's messy

Then you know it's really love

Love

You're pulling back, and I'm running for the door

You're saying those words, and it just makes me want you more

A second chance with our hearts on the floor

Guess it's love

So baby, let's get messy, let's get all the way undone

Come over, undress me just like I've never been touched

Baby, I'm obsessed with you, and there's no replica

Maybe if it's messy, if it's messy, if it's messy

Then you know it's really love

Love

Then you know it's really love

Love

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tangled /ˈtæŋɡəld/ B2	adjective - twisted together untidily; matted
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into the lungs and let it out
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B1	verb - to die by submersion in water
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to extend one's hand or arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something.
messy /ˈmesi/ B1	adjective - untidy or dirty
undone /ʌnˈdʌn/ B2	adjective - not done; not completed.
obsessed /əbˈsest/ B2	adjective - preoccupied with or haunted by something
replica /ˈreplɪkə/ B2	noun - an exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale.
complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.
hell /hel/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth where the wicked are punished after death.
worst /wɜːst/ A2	adjective - bad to the most extreme degree
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to utter a loud, piercing cry
hurt /hɜːt/ A2	verb - cause physical pain or injury to
burn /bɜːn/ A2	verb - be damaged or destroyed by fire
pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ A1	verb - exert force on (someone or something) so as to move them towards oneself.
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - a possibility of something happening
hearts /hɑːts/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation

Key Grammar Structures

• You and I are tangled as these sheets

  ➔ Comparative structure with "as...as"

  ➔ Uses the "as...as" construction to compare the tangled state of "You and I" to "these sheets". This shows a similarity in their state of being tangled.

• I'm alive, but I can barely breathe

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction "but" with adverb of degree "barely"

  ➔ "but" introduces a contrast between being "alive" and being able to "barely breathe", highlighting a struggle or difficulty despite being alive. "Barely" emphasizes the minimal extent of the breathing.

• If I reach for something I can't keep

  ➔ Conditional clause with "if" and relative clause with "that/which" omitted.

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional clause starting with "If". The relative clause "that/which I can't keep" is implied after "something" modifying it. The implied "that/which" is often omitted in spoken English.

• Let's get messy, let's get all the way undone

  ➔ Imperative mood with "let's" + phrasal verb "get undone"

  ➔ "Let's" is a contraction of "let us", used to make a suggestion or give a command including the speaker. "Get undone" is a phrasal verb meaning to become unraveled, loosened, or emotionally vulnerable.

• Come over, undress me just like I've never been touched

  ➔ Imperative mood "Come over" + adverbial phrase "just like I've never been touched" (present perfect passive)

  ➔ "Come over" is a direct command. The phrase "just like I've never been touched" uses the present perfect passive voice to describe a hypothetical state of being untouched before. "Just like" emphasizes the comparison.

• When the party's over, and I'm screamin', "I hate it"

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time with "when" + gerund "screamin'"

  ➔ "When the party's over" establishes a time frame. "Screamin'" is a colloquial shortening of "screaming" and is used as a gerund indicating the simultaneous action happening at that time.

• You're pulling back, and I'm running for the door

  ➔ Parallel structure with present continuous tense connected by "and"

  ➔ The sentence utilizes parallel structure where both clauses are in the present continuous tense ("You're pulling back" and "I'm running for the door"). The conjunction "and" connects these two simultaneous actions.

• You're saying those words, and it just makes me want you more

  ➔ Causative "make" + object + infinitive without "to"

  ➔ The verb "make" is used in a causative construction. It indicates that "it" (referring to the words being said) is causing the speaker to "want you more". Notice there is no "to" before "want" after object.