Residuals – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
♪ Don’t know when my nights became so complicated ♪
♪ Can’t recall my mornings ever being this faded ♪
♪ Maybe this is karma definition of jaded, Oh ♪
♪ This stays on my mind This stays on my mind ♪
♪ Tryin to put a muzzle on my crazy feelings ♪
♪ One minute I’m cool and then the next I’m trippin, no ♪
♪ With somebody new I swear she don’t deserve this ♪
♪ Wasted all my time ♪
♪ She’s still on my mind ♪
♪ Do we build it up? Build it up? ♪
♪ Just to let it wash away ♪
♪ Tell me did I lace you up Lace you up ♪
♪ Just to watch you run away Please ♪
♪ Tell me who, who’s getting all my love? (Love) ♪
♪ Who’s getting all my love ♪
♪ Tell me who, who’s getting all my time ♪
♪ All of that used to be mine Oh ♪
♪ Who did you teach what I taught you, Ooh oh ooh oh ♪
♪ Better not give him my nickname ♪
♪ I don’t like thinking about it ♪
♪ I swear that it’s wearing me down, no ♪
♪ But tell me, who, who’s getting all of my ♪
♪ Who’s getting all of my ♪
♪ Residuals ♪
♪ Who’s getting all of my ♪
♪ Who’s getting all of my Residuals ♪
♪ Who ♪
♪ Who’s getting all of my ♪
♪ Who’s getting all of my Residuals ♪
♪ Made it clear you didn’t wanna see the sequel ♪
♪ I was lying when I said the feeling’s mutual, no ♪
♪ It took some time to realize that we are different people ♪
♪ And love is blind ♪
♪ I see love is blind ♪
♪ Did we build it up, build it up ♪
♪ Just to let it wash away ♪
♪ Tell me did I lace you up, lace you up ♪
♪ Just to watch you run away ♪
♪ Please tell me who ♪
♪ Who’s getting all my love Who’s getting all my love ♪
♪ And tell me who ♪
♪ Who’s getting all my time (My time nah) ♪
♪ ♪ ♪
♪ All of that used to be mine (Believe it) ♪
♪ Who did you teach what I taught you ♪
♪ Better not give him my nickname ♪
♪ I don’t like thinking about it ♪
♪ I swear that it’s wearing me down, no ♪
♪ So tell me who Who’s getting all of my ♪
♪ Who’s getting all of my Residuals ♪
♪ Who ♪
♪ My, my, my ♪
♪ Who ♪
♪ My, my, my ♪
♪ Residuals ♪
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ B2 |
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faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B2 |
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karma /ˈkɑːrmə/ B2 |
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jaded /ˈdʒeɪdɪd/ C1 |
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mind /maɪnd/ A2 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1 |
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deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B2 |
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build /bɪld/ A2 |
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wash /wɒʃ/ A2 |
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lace /leɪs/ C1 |
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sequel /ˈsiːkwəl/ B2 |
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realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B2 |
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mutual /ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/ C1 |
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wearing /ˈweərɪŋ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Don’t know when my nights became so complicated
➔ Indirect Question; *So* + Adjective
➔ The sentence uses an indirect question within 'Don't know when...'. 'So complicated' uses 'so' to intensify the adjective 'complicated'.
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Can’t recall my mornings ever being this faded
➔ Gerund after prepositions (*ever being*)
➔ The word "being" is a gerund, functioning as a noun and following the implied preposition 'of' after 'recall'.
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Maybe this is karma definition of jaded, Oh
➔ Noun + Noun (definition of jaded)
➔ "Definition" is a noun that modifies the noun "jaded". It implies "the definition *of* jadedness".
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Trying to put a muzzle on my crazy feelings
➔ Present Participle as verb (Trying)
➔ "Trying" is the present participle of "try", used here as the main verb of the clause, implying an ongoing action.
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One minute I’m cool and then the next I’m trippin, no
➔ Ellipsis (The next *minute*)
➔ The word "minute" is omitted after "the next". It's understood from the context. This is ellipsis.
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With somebody new I swear she don’t deserve this
➔ Informal Negative Contraction (don’t)
➔ "Don’t" is a contraction of "does not", used here instead of "doesn’t", which is standard for the third-person singular in informal speech.
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Just to let it wash away
➔ Infinitive of purpose (*to let*)
➔ The infinitive form "to let" expresses the purpose of the previous action of building something up.
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Made it clear you didn’t wanna see the sequel
➔ Past Simple Negative (didn't wanna)
➔ "Didn't wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "did not want to". It expresses a past unwillingness.