Party For One – English Lyrics

• By: Carly Rae Jepsen

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[CARLY] AH JEPSEN, 1761

[VOICES FROM TELEVISION] - LAUGHTER "... MEAN TO FAIL"

"I LIKE TO PROVE PEOPLE WRONG"

"IT'S CONFIDENTIAL, EASY AND FAST. 1-800 PARTY FOR ONE"

♪ ♪

♪ IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU WERE RIGHT FOR ME ♪

♪ THEN THERE'S NOTHING I CAN SAY ♪

♪ TRIED TO CALL YOU UP TO SPEND SOME TIME TO SEE ♪

♪ BUT SOMEBODY'S IN YOUR WAY ♪

♪ TRIED TO LET IT GO AND SAY I'M OVER YOU ♪

♪ I'M NOT OVER YOU ♪

♪ BUT I'M TRYING ♪

♪ PARTY FOR ONE ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME ♪

♪ I'LL JUST DANCE BY MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ I'LL BE THE ONE ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME ♪

♪ MAKING LOVE TO MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME ♪

♪ I'LL JUST DANCE BY MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ PARTY FOR ONE ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME ♪

♪ MAKING LOVE TO MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ AHH AHHH AHHHHHH AHH AHHH ♪

♪ ONCE UPON A TIME I THOUGHT YOU WANTED ME ♪

♪ WAS THERE NO ONE ELSE TO KISS ♪

♪ WAS IT ALL A DREAM I LET MYSELF BELIEVE ♪

♪ I'M NOT OVER THIS (I'M NOT OVER THIS) ♪

♪ BUT I'M TRYING ♪

♪ PARTY FOR ONE (HEY) ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME ♪

♪ I'LL JUST DANCE BY MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ I'LL BE THE ONE ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME (YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME) ♪

♪ MAKING LOVE TO MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME ♪

♪ I'LL JUST DANCE BY MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ PARTY FOR ONE ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME (YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME) ♪

♪ MAKING LOVE TO MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ AHH AHHH AHHHHHH (BACK ON MY BEAT) ♪

♪ AHH AHHH AHHHHHH AHH AHHH ♪

♪ [ALARM RINGING] ♪

♪ (BACK ON MY BEAT) ♪

♪ (PARTY FOR ONE) ♪

♪ (YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME) ♪

♪ (BACK ON MY BEAT BACK ON MY BEAT) ♪

♪ (PARTY FOR ONE) ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ YOU DON'T WANT MY LOVE ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME (YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME) ♪

♪ I'LL JUST DANCE BY MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT (BACK ON MY BEAT) ♪

♪ PARTY FOR ONE ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME (YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME) ♪

♪ MAKING LOVE TO MYSELF ♪

♪ BACK ON MY BEAT ♪

♪ AHH AHHH AHHHHHH (BACK ON MY BEAT, BACK ON MY BEAT) ♪

♪ AHH AHHH AHHHHHH (BACK ON MY BEAT, BACK ON MY BEAT) ♪

♪ AHH AHHH AHHHHHH (PARTY FOR ONE) ♪

♪ AHH AHHH AHHHHHH ♪

♪ ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU WERE RIGHT FOR ME ♪

  ➔ Past Perfect (If + Past Perfect)

  ➔ The phrase "IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW" uses the past perfect tense to refer to a hypothetical situation in the past, emphasizing a condition that was not met.

• ♪ TRIED TO CALL YOU UP TO SPEND SOME TIME TO SEE ♪

  ➔ Past Tense with Infinitive Purpose (to)

  ➔ The phrase "TO SPEND SOME TIME TO SEE" uses the infinitive form with 'to' to express the purpose of the action 'TRIED TO CALL YOU UP'.

• ♪ I'M NOT OVER YOU ♪

  ➔ Present Tense with Negation

  ➔ The phrase "I'M NOT OVER YOU" uses the present tense with negation to express a current state of not being over someone.

• ♪ IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME ♪

  ➔ Present Tense with Negation in Conditional Sentence

  ➔ The phrase "IF YOU DON'T CARE" uses the present tense with negation in a conditional sentence to express a hypothetical situation based on a current condition.

• ♪ MAKING LOVE TO MYSELF ♪

  ➔ Present Continuous for Emphasis

  ➔ The phrase "MAKING LOVE TO MYSELF" uses the present continuous tense to emphasize an ongoing action, adding intensity to the statement.