PAPERCUT – English Lyrics

• By: Britton

Lyrics & Translation

Want to connect with emotionally raw, modern Pop music? Britton's “PAPERCUT” is a fantastic track to explore vocabulary related to emotional pain, betrayal, and regret. Its use of the central metaphor, 'started as a papercut,' offers a rich and common English idiom to learn, while the artist's visceral vocal style will help you practice listening to modern Pop-leaning Indie vocals and phrasing.

[English]

Losing color [music and singing] in my

face. I'm addicted to the pain now.

[music] How much more is there to take

when [singing] my body's already drained

down?

Puddles fall on the floor. Yes, you're

dancing in time like you would in the

rain.

[music]

Loving you is a mistake. Guess I'll

[singing] take it to the grave now.

Nothing [singing and music]

could have prepared me cuz I didn't know

how much I did.

Falling for [music] you, [ __ ] on my

knees,

begging you to stay like pulling teeth.

[music]

Started as a paper cut to me. Though I

didn't know how much I'd [music] play.

Catching every knife you threw at me.

Bing on [music and singing] my tongue so

you could speak.

Started as a paper cut to me. So I

didn't [singing] know how much I'd be.

If I could, I would go back to how it

was before [music] we started trading

hearts. And I could hear my dome. Before

my skin became frozen and I could feel

it flush before the high were off. Your

lies were full body. Wish [music] you

would have came with a warning

that we were temporary until you got

bored of me. Wish you would [music] have

let me down slowly. Instead of ripping

off the panic, my blood was still

flowing. But nothing [music and singing]

could have me cuz I didn't know how much

I

[music] falling for you. Looking

back [music]

started as a paper cut to me.

know [music] how much I

catch every night [music]

on my

[music] starting as a

[music]

Heat.

[music]

[music]

Heat.

[music] Falling for you, [ __ ] up my

knees,

begging you to stay poled [music]

as a paper cut to me. So I didn't

[music] know how much I'd be

catching every you threw at me. [music]

Bing on my tongue so you could speak.

Started as a paper cut to [music] me. I

didn't know how much

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ B2	adjective - in a state of needing something habitually or compulsively.
drained /dreɪnd/ B1	adjective - having lost strength or energy.
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A2	noun - an error or fault.
prepared /prɪˈpeərd/ B1	adjective - ready or equipped.
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move downward, often rapidly and without control.
begging /ˈbeɡɪŋ/ A2	verb - to ask someone earnestly or humbly for something.
trading /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - exchange (something) for something else.
frozen /ˈfroʊzn/ A2	adjective - hardened by cold.
flush /flʌʃ/ B1	verb - to become red in the face, typically from embarrassment or exertion.
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - an intentionally false statement.
temporary /ˈtempərəri/ B1	adjective - lasting for only a limited period of time.
bored /bɔːrd/ A2	adjective - feeling weary and restless through lack of interest.
ripping /ˈrɪpɪŋ/ B1	verb - to tear or pull something apart quickly and forcefully.
flowing /ˈfloʊɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving steadily and smoothly in a current or stream.
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature.
knife /naɪf/ A2	noun - a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, typically used for cutting.

Key Grammar Structures

• Losing color in my face. I'm addicted to the pain now.

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm addicted" uses the present continuous to emphasize an ongoing state or habit.

• How much more is there to take when my body's already drained down?

  ➔ Relative pronoun (when)

  ➔ The word "when" is used as a relative pronoun to introduce a clause that describes the timing of the main clause.

• Loving you is a mistake. Guess I'll take it to the grave now.

  ➔ Future with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase "Guess I'll take it" uses 'will' to express a future action based on present assumption.

• Nothing could have prepared me cuz I didn't know how much I did.

  ➔ Past perfect (could have prepared)

  ➔ The phrase "could have prepared" uses the past perfect to indicate an action that did not happen before another past action.

• Started as a paper cut to me. Though I didn't know how much I'd play.

  ➔ Past tense with 'did' + contraction ('I'd')

  ➔ The phrase "I didn't know" uses the past tense with 'did' for negation, and 'I'd' is a contraction of 'I would'.

• If I could, I would go back to how it was before we started trading hearts.

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ The phrase "If I could, I would go back" uses the second conditional to express an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present or future.

• Wish you would have let me down slowly.

  ➔ Third conditional with 'wish'

  ➔ The phrase "wish you would have let me down" uses the third conditional with 'wish' to express a regret about a past situation that did not happen.

• But nothing could have me cuz I didn't know how much I

  ➔ Contraction ('cuz')

  ➔ The word 'cuz' is a contraction of 'because' and is used informally in spoken language.