Revolving door – English Lyrics

• By: Tate McRae
• Album: So Close To What

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional complexities of Tate McRae's "Revolving Door," a song that uses vivid imagery and raw honesty to depict the struggles of escaping a toxic relationship. Explore the themes of self-doubt and cyclical patterns, and discover how McRae's personal experiences shaped this compelling track, offering a glimpse into the challenges of young adulthood and the search for self-awareness.

[English]

(Footsteps)

♪♪♪

♪ My cold heart ♪

♪ Is finally melting ♪

♪ I moved from the ♪

♪ East to the west wing ♪

♪ I finally think ♪

♪ It might be helping, ah, ah ♪

♪ I confess ♪

♪ I’m not that versatile ♪

♪ Say I’m good ♪

♪ But I might be in denial ♪

♪ Takes one call ♪

♪ And that undoes the dial ♪

♪ Baby I tried to ♪

♪ Call you ♪

♪ Off like ♪

♪ A bad habit ♪

♪ Try to ♪

♪ Call you ♪

♪ Off like ♪

♪ A bad habit ♪

♪ But I keep coming back ♪

♪ Like a revolving door ♪

♪ Say I couldn’t want you less ♪

♪ But I just want you more ♪

♪ So I keep coming back ♪

♪ Like a revolving door ♪

♪ Say I couldn’t want you less ♪

♪ But I just want you more ♪

♪ And more ♪

♪ And more, ah ♪

♪ And more ♪

♪ And more, ha ♪

♪ Shut it down ♪

♪ That I try ♪

♪ Then you come ♪

♪ Come around ♪

♪ Fuck me good ♪

♪ Fuck me up ♪

♪ Then I gotta move towns ♪

♪ How’d I get ♪

♪ From your gym to your couch? ♪

♪ Oh how? ♪

♪ Baby I tried to ♪

♪ Call you ♪

♪ Off like ♪

♪ A bad habit ♪

♪ Tried to ♪

♪ Call you ♪

♪ Off like ♪

♪ A bad habit ♪

♪ But I keep coming back ♪

♪ Like a revolving door ♪

♪ Say I couldn’t want you less ♪

♪ But I just want you more ♪

♪ So I keep coming back ♪

♪ Like a revolving door ♪

♪ Say I couldn’t want you less ♪

♪ But I just want you more ♪

♪ And more ♪

♪ And more, ha ♪

♪ And more ♪

♪ And more, ha ♪

♪ Change my mind so much I can’t find it ♪

♪ I work so much, can’t be reminded ♪

♪ Life feels worse but good with you in it ♪

♪ Supposed to be on stage but fuck it ♪

♪ I need a minute ♪

♪ Change my mind so much it’s exhausting ♪

♪ I still think ’bout that night out in Boston ♪

♪ I’m more hurt than I would admit ♪

♪ Supposed to be an adult but fuck itI need a minute ♪

♪ I need a minute ♪

♪ I need a, I need a, fuck it ♪

♪ I need a minute ♪

♪ I need a, I need a, fuck it ♪

♪ I need a minute ♪

♪ Oh, I need a minute ♪

(Music fades, crying)

Again

♪♪♪ (Song starts again)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
melt /melt/ A2	verb - to change from a solid to a liquid state, usually due to heat
wing /wɪŋ/ B1	noun - a part of a building that projects from the main part
confess /kənˈfes/ B2	verb - to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you are ashamed of
versatile /ˈvɜːrsətaɪl/ C1	adjective - able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities
denial /dɪˈnaɪəl/ B2	noun - the action of denying something
undo /ʌnˈduː/ B2	verb - to cancel or reverse the effects or results of
habit /ˈhæbɪt/ A2	noun - a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up
revolving /rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ/ B2	adjective - turning around a central point
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for noun - a lack or deficiency of something
shut /ʃʌt/ A2	verb - to move (something) into a position that closes an opening
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government
gym /dʒɪm/ A2	noun - a room or building equipped for indoor sports
couch /kaʊtʃ/ A2	noun - an item of furniture on which one may sit or recline
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
stage /steɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a platform in a theatre or hall
adult /əˈdʌlt/ A2	noun - a person who is fully grown or developed
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - cause physical pain or injury to adjective - emotionally wounded
exhausting /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/ B2	adjective - making someone feel very tired

Key Grammar Structures

• My cold heart Is finally melting

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'finally' indicating a change

  ➔ The "present continuous" ("is melting") shows an action happening now. "Finally" emphasizes that this change has been a long time coming.

• I might be in denial

  ➔ Modal verb 'might' + be + prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'Might' expresses possibility or uncertainty. "In denial" is a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective, describing the state.

• Takes one call And that undoes the dial

  ➔ Zero Conditional structure (implied 'If')

  ➔ This implies "If" you receive one call, that undoes the dial (settings). This is a general truth about their relationship.

• Baby I tried to Call you Off like A bad habit

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'call off' + simile ('like a bad habit')

  ➔ "Call off" means to cancel or stop something. The simile "like a bad habit" compares trying to stop calling to trying to quit a bad habit, implying difficulty.

• But I keep coming back Like a revolving door

  ➔ Present Continuous of Repeated Action + Simile

  ➔ "Keep coming back" uses the present continuous to show a repeated action. The simile compares the returning to a revolving door, indicating being stuck in a cycle.

• Say I couldn’t want you less But I just want you more

  ➔ Modal verb 'couldn't' (hypothetical) + contrasting conjunction 'but' + 'just' for emphasis.

  ➔ 'Couldn't' expresses a hypothetical situation or a supposed lack of desire. 'But' introduces a contrast. 'Just' intensifies the desire.

• Change my mind so much I can’t find it

  ➔ "So...that" construction expressing result

  ➔ The structure “so much that” explains the intensity of changing one's mind, leading to the inability to find it anymore. It highlights how indecisive the speaker is.

• Life feels worse but good with you in it

  ➔ Adjective describing feeling + 'but' + adjective with 'with' prepositional phrase.

  ➔ This contrasts two feelings about life - generally worse, but specifically good when the other person is involved. "With you in it" modifies "good" to explain the condition for the positive feeling.