Pessimist – English Lyrics

• By: Julia Michaels
• Album: Not In Chronological Order

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Plantin' lemon trees since I was 23

Watchin', waitin' for it to grow but still, it tasted bittersweet

No matter what I did

No matter what I did

I was hot-headed to the ninth degree

Punch and pushed by anything

I thought would make a mess of me

That's just what I did

That's just what I did

Made me die, made me melt

You've changed the way I felt

With your touch, with your help

You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

You're all I see in my mind

I think I see a lifetime

Done holding on to myself

You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

Painlessly caught in your eyes

I think I see a lifetime

Done holding on to myself

You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

...

You made me believe that she ain't no make-believe

I'll stop checkin' horoscopes to cope with all my misery

That's just what you did

That's just what you did, yeah

Made me die, made me melt

You've changed the way I felt

With your touch, with your help

You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

You're all I see in my mind (in my mind)

I think I see a lifetime (a lifetime)

Done holding on to myself (to myself)

You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

Painlessly caught in your eyes (in your eyes)

I think I see a lifetime (a lifetime)

Done holding on to myself (to myself)

You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

...

Made me die, made me melt

You've changed the way I felt

With your touch, with your help

You showed me what it means to fall in deep like no one else (hey)

You're all I see in my mind (in my mind)

I think I see a lifetime (a lifetime)

Done holding on to myself (to myself)

You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

Painlessly caught in your eyes (in your eyes)

I think I see a lifetime (a lifetime)

Done holding on to myself (to myself)

You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Plantin' lemon trees since I was 23

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'since I was 23' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present, highlighting the duration of the action.

• No matter what I did

  ➔ Conditional Structure

  ➔ 'No matter what I did' is a conditional phrase that emphasizes the invariability of the outcome regardless of the action taken.

• You took a pessimist and turned me into something else

  ➔ Past Simple with Transformative Effect

  ➔ The past simple verb 'took' and 'turned' describe a completed action in the past that resulted in a significant change.

• I think I see a lifetime

  ➔ Present Simple with Future Implication

  ➔ The present simple verb 'see' is used to express a future possibility or vision, indicating a long-term perspective.

• Done holding on to myself

  ➔ Present Perfect with Resultative State

  ➔ The present perfect 'have done' indicates a completed action with a result that is relevant in the present, showing a change in state.