OLD NEWS – English Lyrics

• By: BROCKHAMPTON, BAIRD
• Album: ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into BROCKHAMPTON's "OLD NEWS" and explore the nuances of expressing relationship frustrations in song. This track, featuring Baird, offers a blend of catchy hooks and raw emotional lyrics, perfect for understanding contemporary musical storytelling.

[English]

I did this all for you (for you)

(I did, I did, I did this all for you)

I did this all for you

What more I gotta prove?

The games you put me through

They're oh so old, be new

I did this all for you

What more I gotta prove?

The games you put me through

That's old news

I wish it didn't end like this

You stopped lovin' me a long time ago, didn't notice

Pardon the waves, couldn't contain how I feel about it

Easy to say I'm to blame, no other way around it

How you say you don't love me like you used to?

Solitude is becomin' so unusual

Old news that you rush into everything

That's why I'm stuck here tellin' you, you

I did this all for you

What more I gotta prove?

The games you put me through

They're oh so old, be new

I did this all for you

What more I gotta prove?

The games you put me through

That's old news

Say less, rain check

We friends, I guess

I got regrets, hop in, Lexus

You don't hear me, but I bought you earrings (what?)

From the PJ's, treat you like an heiress

I ain't trickin', but I got it for your hair and nails (what?)

I always treat 'em too good and it always failed (I'm winnin')

You an angel, I'm the one that tripped and fell (I'm chillin')

Can't let it go, I missed my own fairytale

I'm out my head, I'm in my notebook, I'm feelin' hopeful

I joined The Band in Dylan's tour bus, turn up my vocals

Still makin' faces at your GoPro, like fuck the promos

I'll do the live shows for a one-horse town

The blue-black behind my eyelids of an unheard sound

The words cracked into a silence of a sun gone down

But no more regrets, Coyote baby

You can watch me howl

We're just so different, you and I

I guess we both know now, guess we both know now

I did this all for you

What more I gotta prove?

The games you put me through

They're oh so old, be new

I did this all for you

What more I gotta prove?

The games you put me through

That's old news

Wish I knew what it meant when I said I loved you (I love you)

Rips in the threads of the net I fell through (ah)

What I gotta do for you?

Bet my life, paid the price

Almost died, shit was tight (for real)

What a life to lose

Beautiful and tragic, it reigns true

Pleasure and pain both remain (they do)

I was amazed in the maze with you

Said what I meant, meant what I said too

If you only knew

Keep your faith (keep your faith) to the sky (to the sky)

Tell them keep

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument.
notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/ A2	verb - to become aware of something.
contain /kənˈteɪn/ B2	verb - to hold or include (something).
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong. noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong.
solitude /ˈsɒlɪtjuːd/ C1	noun - the state or situation of being alone.
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	verb - to move or act with great speed.
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness or disappointment over something that has happened or been done. verb - feel sad or disappointed about.
earrings /ˈɪərˌrɪŋz/ A2	noun - ornaments worn on the ears.
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an intermediary between God and humans.
fail /feɪl/ A2	verb - to be unsuccessful in achieving a goal.
trip /trɪp/ A2	verb - to stumble or fall.
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - feel sadness at the absence of (someone or something).
hopeful /ˈhoʊpfəl/ B1	adjective - feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event.
vocal /ˈvoʊkəl/ B2	adjective - relating to the voice.
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - complete absence of sound.
tragic /ˈtrædʒɪk/ B2	adjective - causing or involving great suffering and distress.
maze /meɪz/ B1	noun - a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way.
faith /feɪθ/ B1	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something.

Key Grammar Structures

• I did this all for you (for you)

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I did this all for you" uses the Present Perfect Tense with "have/has + past participle" (implied here). It emphasizes an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.

• What more I gotta prove?

  ➔ Informal Contraction

  ➔ The phrase "I gotta" is an informal contraction of "I have got to." It is commonly used in spoken English for a more casual tone.

• You stopped lovin' me a long time ago, didn't notice

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "You stopped lovin' me a long time ago" uses the Past Perfect Tense to indicate an action that occurred before another past action (didn't notice).

• Easy to say I'm to blame, no other way around it

  ➔ Inversion for Emphasis

  ➔ The phrase "Easy to say I'm to blame" uses inversion to place the subject after the verb for emphasis, creating a stronger statement.

• Solitude is becomin' so unusual

  ➔ Apocopated Verb Form

  ➔ The word "becomin'" is an apocopated form of "becoming," commonly used in informal or poetic language for rhythm and flow.

• I always treat 'em too good and it always failed

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction

  ➔ The phrase "treat 'em" is a colloquial contraction of "treat them," commonly used in spoken English for brevity and informality.

• The words cracked into a silence of a sun gone down

  ➔ Metaphorical Personification

  ➔ The phrase "The words cracked into a silence" uses metaphorical personification, giving human qualities to abstract concepts like words and silence.

• But no more regrets, Coyote baby

  ➔ Vocative Case

  ➔ The phrase "Coyote baby" uses the vocative case to directly address the person being spoken to, adding intimacy or emphasis.