Risk – English Lyrics

• By: Gracie Abrams
• Album: The Secret of Us

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with culture, and Gracie Abrams' "Risk" is a great place to start with modern English pop. The song's conversational and emotionally charged lyrics about having a crush can help you learn informal expressions and vocabulary related to feelings and relationships. Its catchy chorus and relatable theme make it a fun and memorable way to practice your English comprehension.

[English]

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♪ [Applause] ♪

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♪ LOOK AT ME NOW ♪

♪ SAID I WOULDN'T DO IT, BUT I HUNTED YOU DOWN ♪

♪ KNOW YOU HAD A GIRL, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK OUT ♪

♪ KNOW YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE, BUT YOU HAD TO MOVE OUT, AND ♪

♪ I'M NOT PROUD ♪

♪ GUESS I'M JUST SCARED OF YOU SHOOTIN' IT DOWN ♪

♪ YOU CAN JUST TALK, AND I'LL STARE AT YOUR MOUTH ♪

♪ YOU COULD BE BAD, BUT I WANNA FIND OUT, AND ♪

♪ AND I WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ♪

♪ WITH THE LIGHT ON, AND I FEEL LIKE I COULD DIE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT HERE, AND IT DON'T FEEL RIGHT ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT HERE ♪

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♪ GOD, I'M ACTUALLY INVESTED ♪

♪ HAVEN'T EVEN MET HIM ♪

♪ WATCH THIS BE THE WRONG THING, CLASSIC ♪

♪ GOD, I'M JUMPIN' IN THE DEEP END ♪

♪ IT'S MORE FUN TO SWIM IN ♪

♪ HEARD THE RISK IS DROWNING, BUT I'M GONNA TAKE IT ♪

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♪ I'M GONNA TAKE IT OH-OH, OH, WOAH-OH ♪

♪ ISN'T IT FUN THINKIN' I'M RIGHT WHEN I'M PROBABLY WRONG? ♪

♪ HOLDING MY BREATH LIKE I MET SOMEONE ♪

♪ KNOWING DAMN WELL THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN TOUCHED BY YOU ♪

♪ IN MY HEAD, YOU'RE IN THE CAR, AND YOU'RE COMIN' TO ME ♪

♪ AND YOU GET TO MY DOOR, AND YOU CAN'T EVEN SPEAK ♪

♪ BUT I THINK THAT IT'S SWEET, YEAH, I THINK THAT YOU'RE SWEET ♪

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♪ AND I WAKE UP (I WAKE UP) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT (NIGHT) ♪

♪ WITH THE LIGHT ON, AND YOU'RE NOT HERE ♪

♪ GOD, I'M ACTUALLY INVESTED ♪

♪ HAVEN'T EVEN MET HIM ♪

♪ WATCH THIS BE THE WRONG THING, CLASSIC ♪

♪ GOD, I'M JUMPIN' IN THE DEEP END ♪

♪ IT'S MORE FUN TO SWIM IN ♪

♪ HEARD THE RISK IS DROWNING, BUT I'M GONNA TAKE IT ♪

♪ I'M GONNA BEND 'TIL I BREAK ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL BE MY FAVORITE MISTAKE ♪

♪ I WISH YOU COULD HOLD ME, HERE SHAKIN' ♪

♪ YOU'RE THE RISK, I'M GONNA TAKE IT ♪

♪ WHY AREN'T YOU HERE IN MY BEDROOM? ♪

♪ HOPELESSLY BORING WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ TOO SOON TO TELL YOU "I LOVE YOU" ♪

♪ TOO SOON TO TELL YOU "I LOVE YOU" ♪

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♪ AND I LOVE YOU ♪

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♪ GOD, I'M ACTUALLY INVESTED ♪

♪ THINK I REALLY WANT THIS ♪

♪ I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING ♪

♪ NO, I'M ACTUALLY INVESTED ♪

♪ HAVEN'T EVEN MET YET ♪

♪ WISH THAT I WAS KIDDING, I'M NOT AND I HATE IT ♪

♪ GOD, I'M ACTUALLY INVESTED ♪

♪ HAVEN'T EVEN MET YET ♪

♪ WATCH THIS BE THE WRONG THING CLASSIC ♪

♪ GOD, I'M JUMPIN' IN THE DEEP END ♪

♪ IT'S MORE FUN TO SWIM IN ♪

♪ HEARD THE RISK IS DROWNING, BUT I'M GONNA TAKE IT ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'M GONNA TAKE IT ♪

♪ HEARD THE RISK IS DROWNING, BUT I'M GONNA TAKE IT ♪

♪ TOO SOON TO TELL YOU "I LOVE YOU" ♪

♪ TOO SOON TO TELL YOU "I LOVE YOU" ♪

♪ TOO SOON TO TELL YOU "I LOVE YOU" ♪

♪ YOU'RE THE RISK, I'M GONNA TAKE IT ♪

[Applause]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hunt /hʌnt/ B1	verb - to search for someone or something
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
stare /ster/ B1	verb - to look fixedly or intently
wake /weɪk/ A1	verb - to stop sleeping
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
invested /ɪnˈvestɪd/ B2	adjective - having an emotional or financial involvement
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
breath /breθ/ A1	noun - the air taken into and expelled from the lungs
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put a hand or another part of the body on someone or something
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste
bend /bend/ A2	verb - to curve or lean
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1	verb - to move back and forth or up and down
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ A2	adjective - not interesting
risk /rɪsk/ B1	noun - the possibility of something bad happening
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - to die from submersion in water

Key Grammar Structures

• SAID I WOULDN’T DO IT, BUT I HUNTED YOU DOWN

  ➔ Past Perfect + Past Simple

  ➔ The Past Perfect (“SAID I WOULDN’T DO IT”) indicates an action completed before another past action (“I HUNTED YOU DOWN”).

• I’M NOT PROUD

  ➔ Present Simple with Be

  ➔ The Present Simple with “Be” (“I’M NOT PROUD”) is used to express a permanent state or a general truth.

• GUESS I’M JUST SCARED OF YOU SHOOTIN’ IT DOWN

  ➔ Present Continuous with Be for Future

  ➔ The Present Continuous (“I’M JUST SCARED”) is used here to express a future action or state (“OF YOU SHOOTIN’ IT DOWN”).

• YOU COULD BE BAD, BUT I WANNA FIND OUT

  ➔ Modal Verb (Could) + Modal Verb (Wanna)

  ➔ The modal verb “Could” expresses possibility, while “Wanna” (informal for “want to”) expresses desire or intention.

• HEARD THE RISK IS DROWNING, BUT I’M GONNA TAKE IT

  ➔ Past Simple (Heard) + Going to Future

  ➔ The Past Simple (“HEARD”) is used for a completed action, while “I’M GONNA TAKE IT” expresses a future intention using “Going to”.

• YOU’LL BE MY FAVORITE MISTAKE

  ➔ Future Simple with Will

  ➔ The Future Simple with “Will” (“YOU’LL BE”) is used to express a prediction or a spontaneous decision.

• TOO SOON TO TELL YOU ‘I LOVE YOU’

  ➔ Too + Adjective + To-Infinitive

  ➔ The structure “Too + Adjective + To-Infinitive” (“TOO SOON TO TELL”) is used to express that something is excessive for a particular action.