Not Allowed – English Lyrics

• By: TV Girl
• Album: Who Really Cares

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the bittersweet world of TV Girl’s "Not Allowed," a lo-fi indie pop gem perfect for learning English slang and emotionally nuanced language about relationships. The lyrics offer vivid, relatable storytelling about longing and heartache, particularly phrases used to describe complex romantic situations, all set to a dreamy, sample-driven beat that makes the melancholy feel effortlessly cool. Understanding its virality and honest portrayal of modern dating will deepen your appreciation for American indie music and contemporary conversational English.

[English]

Now you suck

We wanna talk about sex, but we're not allowed

Well, you may not like it, but you better learn how 'cause it's your turn now

Boy, you're wasting your tongue with lame excuses and lies

Now, what's on your nasty old mind?

So how should I begin this?

I guess it started when you were with him

And how he never even took you out to dance

But did he fuck with any rhythm?

But now he's playing with your head

But did he ever make you cum?

Did he ever make you cry?

Do the wires in your mind get sewn together?

Rubbed and severed by the heat

You don't know how long I could stare into your picture

And wish that it was me

I guess it's different 'cause you love him

But I've got an interactive

Sick and twisted imagination

And that's gotta count for something

We wanna talk about sex, but we're not allowed

Well, you may not like it, but you'd better learn how 'cause it's your turn now

You're wasting your tongue with lame excuses and lies

Get your face between my thighs

I dreamt I was standing in your doorstep

Licking sweat off of your forehead

With your finger in my mouth

And the sound when leather jackets hit the ground

You should hear when you're not around

When it's just us horny poets

Who can't wait to write it down

And swear we were only being honest

Do you like these little sonnets?

'Cause I wrote them just for you

But how quickly they turn sour

So be careful who you screw

And never call

And I'm startin' to suspect

You don't intend to do anything you say at all

We wanna talk about sex, but we're not allowed

Well, you may not like it, but you'd better learn how 'cause it's your turn now

You're wasting your tongue with lame excuses and lies

Now, what's on your nasty old mind?

All by yourself, sittin' alone

I hope we're still friends, yeah, I hope you don't mind

All by yourself, sittin' alone

I hope we're still friends, yeah, I hope you don't mind

All by yourself, sittin' alone

I hope we're still friends, yeah, I hope you don't mind

All by yourself, sittin' alone

I hope we're still friends, yeah, I hope you don't mind

All by yourself, sittin' alone

I hope we're still friends, yeah, I hope you don't mind

All by yourself, sittin' alone

I hope we're still friends, yeah, I hope you don't mind

All by yourself, sittin' alone

I hope we're still friends, yeah, I hope you don't mind

All by yourself, sittin' alone

I hope we're still friends, yeah, I hope you don't mind

...

Key Grammar Structures

• We wanna talk about sex, but we're not allowed

  ➔ Present continuous with 'wanna' (informal contraction of 'want to')

  ➔ The phrase 'We wanna' is an informal way to say 'We want to,' using the contraction 'wanna.' The present continuous ('are not allowed') indicates a current restriction.

• Boy, you're wasting your tongue with lame excuses and lies

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The present continuous ('are wasting') is used to describe an action that is happening now or over a period of time, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the wasting.

• Did he ever make you cum?

  ➔ Past simple question with 'ever'

  ➔ The past simple question with 'ever' is used to ask if something happened at any time in the past, emphasizing the idea of 'at all.'

• I dreamt I was standing in your doorstep

  ➔ Past simple with 'dreamt' (past tense of 'dream')

  ➔ The past simple with 'dreamt' indicates a completed action in the past, specifically a dream that occurred.

• Who can't wait to write it down

  ➔ Relative clause with 'who'

  ➔ The relative clause 'who can't wait to write it down' provides additional information about 'us horny poets,' specifying their eagerness to write.