Plastic Box
Lyrics:
[English]
Found your love letters to her
I'm tryna be cool, but it really fucking hurts
I'll just do what I do
Silently torturin' myself
Was her ocean deeper than mine?
Did you sink into her, fall in love at first sight?
I know we're good, but
I'm constantly comparing myself
It's irrational and impossible
'Cause I know you had a life before me
But I'm jealous, obsessive
And I wanna burn all your history, burn your history
Can I have your heart in a plastic box? (Oh-oh)
Never used, fully clean, untouched (Oh, oh, ooh)
Like I'm the only one you've ever loved
Can I have your heart in a plastic box?
Can I have your heart in a plastic box? (Oh)
Never used, fully clean, untouched (Oh-oh, ooh, yeah)
Like I'm the only one you've ever loved (Oh)
Can I have your heart in a plastic box? (Yeah)
Are you sure you feel the same way? (Feel the same way?)
'Cause it took me months, it only took her a day (Uh-huh)
To make you jump in
I read it in your handwritin'
It's irrational and impossible
'Cause I know you had a life before me
But I'm jealous of your exes
And I wanna burn all your history (Wanna burn all your history, ah)
Can I have your heart in a plastic box? (Oh, oh-oh)
Never used, fully clean, untouched (Oh, oh; Oh yeah)
Like I'm the only one you've ever loved
Can I have your heart in a plastic box?
Can I have your heart in a plastic box? (Oh)
Never used, fully clean, untouched (Oh)
Like I'm the only one you've ever loved
Can I have your heart in a plastic box?
Can I have your heart?
Never used, untouched (Mm, oh)
Only one you loved
Can I have your heart? (Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Can I have your heart in a plastic box? (Oh; Never used, untouched)
Never used, fully clean, untouched (Oh, oh; Only one you loved)
Like I'm the only one you've ever loved (Can I have your heart?; You've ever loved)
Can I have your heart in a plastic box? (Can I? Can I?; Yeah)
Can I have your heart in a plastic box? (Can I? Can I?; Never used, untouched)
Never used, fully clean, untouched (So untouched; Only one you loved)
Like I'm the only one you've ever loved (You've ever loved; Can I have your—)
Can I have your heart in a plastic box?
Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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letters /ˈlɛtərz/ A1 |
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hurt /hɜːrt/ A2 |
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torture /ˈtɔːrtʃər/ B2 |
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ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2 |
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sink /sɪŋk/ B1 |
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sight /saɪt/ A2 |
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compare /kəmˈpɛər/ B1 |
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irrational /ɪˈræʃənəl/ B2 |
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impossible /ɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/ B1 |
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jealous /ˈdʒɛləs/ B1 |
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obsessive /əbˈsɛsɪv/ B2 |
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burn /bɜːrn/ B1 |
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history /ˈhɪstəri/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ A2 |
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box /bɑːks/ A1 |
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clean /kliːn/ A1 |
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untouched /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/ B2 |
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exes /ˈɛksɪz/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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I'm tryna be cool, but it really fucking hurts
➔ Informal Contraction ('tryna') and Intensifier ('fucking')
➔ 'tryna' is an informal contraction of "trying to". "fucking" is a strong intensifier, often used colloquially to emphasize negative feelings or qualities.
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Was her ocean deeper than mine?
➔ Comparative Adjective and Possessive Pronoun
➔ "deeper than" uses the comparative form of the adjective "deep" followed by "than" to compare two things. "mine" is a possessive pronoun indicating something belongs to the speaker.
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I'm constantly comparing myself
➔ Present Continuous for Repeated/Annoying Actions
➔ The present continuous "I'm comparing" is used with the adverb of frequency "constantly" to express an action that happens repeatedly and is often seen as annoying or undesirable.
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'Cause I know you had a life before me
➔ Informal Conjunction ('Cause) and Simple Past Tense
➔ 'Cause' is an informal abbreviation of "because," used to introduce a reason or cause. "had" is the simple past tense of "have," indicating a completed action or state in the past.
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And I wanna burn all your history
➔ Informal Contraction ('wanna') for Expressing Desire
➔ "wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to," commonly used in spoken English to express a desire or intention.
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Can I have your heart in a plastic box? Never used, fully clean, untouched
➔ Modal Verb for Request & Past Participles as Adjectives
➔ "Can I have" uses the modal verb "can" to make a polite request. "used," "clean," and "untouched" are past participles functioning as adjectives, describing the state of the 'heart'.
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Like I'm the only one you've ever loved
➔ Informal Conjunction ('Like') and Present Perfect with 'ever'
➔ "Like" is used informally here as a conjunction, similar to "as if" or "as though," to introduce a hypothetical situation. "you've ever loved" uses the present perfect tense with "ever" to refer to an experience at any point up to the present.
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it only took her a day To make you jump in
➔ Verb Phrase 'take [time] to do something'
➔ The structure "it took [someone] [time] to [do something]" expresses the duration of an action or the time required for something to happen.