Older – English Lyrics

• By: Sasha Sloan

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Sasha Sloan's emotionally resonant track 'Older' to explore the nuances of English expression through honest storytelling. This indie-pop ballad beautifully articulates the complex journey of understanding family and love as one matures, offering relatable vocabulary and genuine sentiment that makes language learning a heartfelt experience. You can learn how to express complex emotions and personal reflections in a clear, yet poetic way, making the song a powerful tool for language acquisition and emotional connection.

[English]

I used to shut my door

while my mother screamed in the kitchen

I'd turn the music up get high and try not to listen

To every little fight

'cause neither one was right

I swore I'd never be like them

But I was just a kid back then

The older I get

the more than I see

My parents aren't heroes

they're just like me

And loving is hard

it don't always work

You just try your best

not to get hurt

I used to be mad

but now I know

Sometimes it's better

to let someone go

It just hand't hit

me yet...

The older I get

I used to wonder why

"Why they could never be happy?"

I used to close my eyes

and pray for a whole 'nother family

Where everything was fine

one that felt like mine

I swore I'd never be like them

But I was just a kid back then

The older I get

the more than I see

My parents aren't heroes

they're just like me

And loving is hard

it don't always work

You just try your best

not to get hurt

i used to be a mad

but now I know

Sometimes it's better

to let someone go

It just hand't hit

me yet...

The older I get

The older I get

the more than I see

My parents aren't heroes

they're just like me

And loving is hard

it don't always work

You just try your best

not to get hurt

I used to be mad

but now I know

Sometimes it's better

to let someone go

it just hadn't hit

me yet...

The older I get

...

...

Subtitles: Ipea

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
older /ˈəʊldə(r)/ B1	adjective - more old; having lived longer
parents /ˈpɛərənts/ A2	noun - a mother and father; a person's caregivers
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ B1	adjective - showing love or great care
hard /hɑːd/ A2	adjective - difficult; solid or firm
hurt /hɜːt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt or make an effort
best /bɛst/ A2	adjective - of the highest quality or most favorable
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - angry or mentally ill; crazy
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
fight /faɪt/ B1	noun - a violent confrontation or struggle verb - to engage in a struggle
better /ˈbɛtər/ B1	adjective - of higher quality or more desirable
let /lɛt/ A2	verb - to allow or permit
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
hit /hɪt/ A2	verb - to strike something or someone
family /ˈfæmɪli/ A2	noun - a group of related people, especially parents and children
kid /kɪd/ A1	noun - a child or young person
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - a female parent
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched cry
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - to rotate or cause to rotate
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - organized sound created with instruments or voices

Key Grammar Structures

• I used to shut my door

  ➔ used to

  ➔ Here, 'used to' indicates a habitual action in the past that no longer happens.

• while my mother screamed in the kitchen

  ➔ past continuous

  ➔ 'screamed' in past continuous shows an action in progress at a specific past time.

• I'd turn the music up

  ➔ would for past habits

  ➔ Here, 'would' describes a repeated action in the past similar to 'used to'.

• try not to listen

  ➔ infinitive with 'to'

  ➔ The infinitive 'to listen' follows 'try' to express effort or purpose.

• The older I get, the more than I see

  ➔ correlative comparatives (the... the...)

  ➔ This structure connects two comparative clauses: as one thing increases, so does the other.

• And loving is hard; it don't always work

  ➔ colloquial negation 'don't' with third person

  ➔ Here 'don't' is non-standard for third person singular ('doesn't'), reflecting casual speech.

• You just try your best

  ➔ imperative with adverb 'just'

  ➔ The verb 'try' is in the imperative mood, and 'just' softens the command to mean 'simply'.

• It just hadn't hit me yet

  ➔ past perfect with 'yet'

  ➔ 'Hadn't hit' is past perfect showing something hadn’t occurred before another past moment; 'yet' adds that it was expected.