Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the raw emotions of LANY and Julia Michaels' "okay" to explore how English can convey vulnerability and resilience. This track offers an honest, conversational approach to navigating heartbreak, providing rich vocabulary and expressions for discussing feelings, coping, and finding hope, all within a captivating alt-pop soundscape.
[English]
I brought that pillow on the couch 'cuase it remindedMe of the colors on your wall I thought you'd like it
I don't want this to be my last time in this apartment
Ooh
You took a day and made some space for me to move in
Said I could take the bottom drawer so that's what I did
You told me I was all you want so now it's changed and
Ooh
Is it wrong to think you're sadistic?
I know you're sleeping perfect
While I'm over here hurting
I'm gonna be okay
Right?
I'm gonna be okay
Right?
I wish I could tell myself that at night
I'm gonna be okay, right?
Don't check my phone
I know for sure you haven't called me
I fill my days with stupid shit to keep me busy
Instead of you I'm ending every night with whiskey
Ooh
Is it wrong to think you're sadistic?
I know you're sleeping perfect
While I'm over here hurting
I'm gonna be okay
Right?
I'm gonna be okay
Right?
I wish I could tell myself that at night
I'm gonna be okay, right?
If I go insane
(If I go insane)
I-I have you to blame, right?
At least that's what I tell myself at night
I'm gonna be okay, right? (I'm gonna be ok)
Ooh
I kinda knew this would hurt just a little too much
Ooh, ooh
I kinda knew this would hurt just a little too much
I'm gonna be okay
Right?
I'm gonna be okay
Right?
I wish I could tell myself that at night
I'm gonna be okay, right?
If I go insane
(If I go insane)
I-I have you to blame, right?
At least that's what I tell myself at night
I'm gonna be okay, right? (Gonna be ok)
(Right, right)
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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I brought that pillow on the couch 'cuase it reminded me of the colors on your wall
➔ Contraction ('cause')
➔ The contraction 'cause is an informal way of saying 'because'. It's common in song lyrics and casual speech. The sentence demonstrates a simple past tense with 'brought' and 'reminded'.
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You took a day and made some space for me to move in
➔ Infinitive of purpose ('to move in')
➔ The phrase 'to move in' explains *why* the space was made. It's an infinitive phrase functioning as an adverbial of purpose.
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Said I could take the bottom drawer so that's what I did
➔ Modal verb 'could' for permission
➔ The use of 'could' indicates permission granted by the other person. 'So that's what I did' is a colloquial way of emphasizing that the action was carried out.
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You told me I was all you want so now it's changed and
➔ Subject complement ('all you want')
➔ 'All you want' describes what 'I' was to the speaker. It functions as a subject complement, renaming the subject 'I'.
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Is it wrong to think you're sadistic?
➔ Indirect question
➔ The sentence is a question embedded within a statement. The word order is statement-like (subject-verb) rather than question-like (inverted verb-subject).
