New Rules – English Lyrics

• By: Dua Lipa
• Album: Dua Lipa

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Dua Lipa's empowering hit, "New Rules," a catchy guide to self-respect after a breakup. Learn key phrases for setting boundaries and discover how this song became an anthem of female empowerment, helping listeners worldwide find strength in moving on.

[English]

One, one, one, one, one

Talkin' in my sleep at night, makin' myself crazy

(Out of my mind, out of my mind)

Wrote it down and read it out, hopin' it would save me

(Too many times, too many times)

My love

He makes me feel like nobody else, nobody else

But my love

He doesn't love me, so I tell myself, I tell myself

One: Don't pick up the phone

You know he's only callin' 'cause he's drunk and alone

Two: Don't let him in, you'll have to kick him out again

Three: Don't be his friend

You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the mornin'

And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him

I got new rules, I count 'em

I got new rules, I count 'em

I gotta tell them to myself

I got new rules, I count 'em

I gotta tell them to myself

I keep pushin' forwards, but he keeps pullin' me backwards

(Nowhere to turn) no way

(Nowhere to turn) no

Now I'm standin' back from it, I finally see the pattern

(I never learn, I never learn)

But my love (love)

He doesn't love me, so I tell myself

I tell myself, I do, I do, I do

One: Don't pick up the phone

You know he's only callin' 'cause he's drunk and alone

Two: Don't let him in, you have to kick him out again

Three: Don't be his friend

You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the mornin'

And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him

I got new rules, I count 'em

I got new rules, I count 'em

I gotta tell them to myself

I got new rules, I count 'em

I gotta tell them to myself

Practice makes perfect, I'm still tryna learn it by heart (I got new rules, I count 'em)

Eat, sleep and breathe it, rehearse and repeat it, 'cause I (I got new, I got new, I...)

One: Don't pick up the phone (yeah)

You know he's only callin' 'cause he's drunk and alone (alone)

Two: Don't let him in, you have to kick him out again (again)

Three: Don't be his friend

You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the mornin' (bed in the mornin')

And if you're under him, you ain't gettin' over him

I got new rules, I count 'em

I got new rules, I count 'em

(Whoa-ooh, whoa-ooh, whoa)

I gotta tell them to myself

I got new rules, I count 'em

(Baby, you know I count 'em)

I gotta tell them to myself

Don't let him in, don't let him in, don't, don't, don't, don't

Don't be his friend, don't be his friend, don't, don't, don't, don't

Don't let him in, don't let him in, don't, don't, don't, don't

Don't be his friend, don't be his friend, don't, don't, don't

You gettin' over him

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rules /ruːlz/ B2	noun - sets of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct
love /lʌv/ B1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that reasons, thinks, and feels
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged; wild or very excited
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
phone /foʊn/ A1	noun - a device used for speech or communication
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to communicate by telephone noun - a telephone conversation
knock /nɑːk/ B1	verb - to strike a surface noisily to attract attention
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
push /pʊʃ/ B2	verb - to exert force against something to move it away
backward /ˈbækwərd/ B1	adjective - toward the rear or the back
pattern /ˈpætərn/ B2	noun - a repeated decorative design or sequence