Miss You – English Lyrics

• By: Perrie
• Album: Perrie

Lyrics & Translation

“Miss You” is a powerful emotional ballad that serves as a masterclass in English expressions of complex grief and heartbreak. It’s a great song for learners because its raw, clear vocals and direct, yet poignant, lyrics offer authentic, high-impact vocabulary related to betrayal (“lies,” “kills me inside”), nostalgia (“felt like home,” “gave me hope”), and painful acceptance (“the man you've become,” “now you're just an issue”). The contrast between tender verses and a strong, decisive chorus makes the core message easy to follow.

[English]

作曲 : Tre Jean-Marie/Perrie Edwards/Uzoechi Emenike

Mm-mm

...

I miss the way you say my name

I miss the feeling of your face

I miss the way that your lips taste

Damn, I really miss you now

I miss the way you felt like home

I miss the way you gave me hope

If there's one thing you should know

Damn, I really miss you now

...

When all is said and done

I don't miss the pain or the man you've become

And every time I think of your love

I remember your lies, it kills me inside

I guess the memory of you is what I miss tonight

...

Took me way too long to see

I'm missin' who you used to be

You were once everything to me

And now you're just an issue, how?

...

When all is said and done

I don't miss the pain or the man you've become

And every time I think of your love

I remember your lies, it kills me inside

Oh, I guess the memory of you is what I miss tonight

...

It's like you disappeared

The man I used to love isn't here

I can't believe I ever thought we couldn't be torn apart

No way

...

When all is said and done

I don't miss the pain or the man you've become

And every time I think of your love

I remember your lies, it kills me inside

I guess the memory of you is what I miss tonight

I guess the memory of you is what I miss tonight

I guess your memory is what I miss tonight

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel the absence of someone or something
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words used to identify a person
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
lips /lɪps/ A2	noun - the soft parts around the mouth
taste /teɪst/ A1	verb - to perceive the flavor of something
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where someone lives
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - the feeling of wanting something to happen
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male person
become /bɪˈkʌm/ A2	verb - to start to be something different
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have an opinion or belief
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A2	verb - to keep in one's mind
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - a false statement
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause death or cause something to die
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the ability to remember things
long /lɔŋ/ A2	adjective - lasting for a considerable time
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes

Key Grammar Structures

• I miss the way you say my name

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb "miss" is in present simple to express a habitual or continuous feeling, as in "I miss" something ongoing in the present.

• I miss the way you felt like home

  ➔ Present simple tense (with 'felt' showing past reference)

  ➔ The sentence uses "felt" in the past tense within a present context, contrasting how the speaker misses a past state, as in "you felt like home" describing past feelings.

• If there's one thing you should know

  ➔ Conditional sentence (first conditional)

  ➔ "If there is one thing" introduces a hypothetical situation where the condition is possible, leading to "you should know" as the result, expressing advice or truth.

• And every time I think of your love

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'every time' (indicating frequency)

  ➔ "Every time" with present simple "I think" shows repeated actions or thoughts, as in habitual responses like "every time I think of your love" it leads to remembering lies.

• I remember your lies, it kills me inside

  ➔ Present simple tense (stative verb 'remember')

  ➔ "I remember" uses present simple for a stative verb to describe a current state of mind, and "it kills me inside" metaphorically expresses ongoing emotional pain.

• Took me way too long to see

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ "Took" is in past simple to show a completed action in the past, emphasizing that realizing something required "way too long."

• You were once everything to me

  ➔ Past continuous or simple tense with 'once'

  ➔ "Were" indicates past continuous or simple state, and "once" signals a past period that has ended, showing change in the speaker's feelings towards the person.

• The man I used to love isn't here

  ➔ Relative clause (defining)

  ➔ "The man I used to love" is a relative clause defining "the man," using "I used to" for past habits, indicating the person has changed from past to present absence.

• I can't believe I ever thought we couldn't be torn apart

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' in negative (with 'believe' and past perfect)

  ➔ "I can't believe" expresses disbelief in the present about a past belief, and "ever thought" uses past perfect for disbelief in the past event that contradicted former expectations.