Run Run – English Lyrics

• By: Alessia Cara
• Album: Love & Hyperbole

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of English through Alessia Cara's "Run Run." This song offers a candid look at feelings of self-doubt and insecurity in a relationship, expressed through vivid metaphors and hyperbolic language. It's a great opportunity to learn how to express complex emotions and understand the nuances of informal and heartfelt communication in English.

[English]

Don't ask me what's wrong

I might just pour over and spill on your floor

And it won't take me long to pick out a good thing

'Til it isn't good anymore

And I promise

I'm trying to find a little peace

But I hate to say it, I'm just afraid that maybe

You're too good for me

You're light as helium

What if I drag you down?

Don't look back

Run as fast as you can from me, baby

Run from me, baby

Don't look back

Leave no tracks I could trace on the pavement

Run from me, baby

Hey, what you doing with a girl like me?

Don't look back

Run as fast as you can from me, baby

Run from me, baby

Don't pay any mind to the ghost on my path

They've all become my friends

And I can't hold you right

This briefcase you holding is heavy in my hands

And honest

I'm trying to rid myself of grief

Before I come to catch ya

I think it's better that you rid yourself of me

You're light as helium

What if I drag you down?

Don't look back

Run as fast as you can from me, baby

Run from me, baby

Don't look back

Leave no tracks I could trace on the pavement

Run from me, baby

What you doing with a girl like me?

Don't look back

Run as fast as you can from me, baby

Run from me, baby

Run, run, run, run from me, baby

Run, run, run, run from me, baby

Run, run, run, run from me, baby

Run from me, baby, run from me, baby

Run from me, baby, run from me, baby

Don't look back

Run as fast as you can from me, baby

Run from me, baby

Don't look back (run, run, run, run from me, baby)

Run as fast as you can from me, baby

Run from me, baby (run, run, run, run from me, baby)

Don't look back

Leave no tracks I could trace on the pavement

Run from me, baby

(Run, run, run, run from me, baby) hey

What you doing with a girl like me?

(Run, run, run, run from me, baby)

Run, run, run, run from me, baby

Run from me, baby

Run from me, baby

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
pour /pɔːr/ A2	verb - to flow or cause to flow in a stream
spill /spɪl/ A2	verb - to cause or allow liquid to flow out of a container
pick /pɪk/ A1	verb - to choose or select
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of a high quality or standard
peace /piːs/ A1	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
light /laɪt/ A1	adjective - not heavy or strong
helium /ˈhiːliəm/ B1	noun - a light chemical element that is used in balloons
drag /dræɡ/ A2	verb - to pull or move something with effort
trace /treɪs/ B1	verb - to find or discover by investigation noun - a mark or sign left by something
pavement /ˈpeɪvmənt/ B1	noun - a hard surface on which vehicles or pedestrians travel
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - the soul of a dead person believed to appear to the living
grief /ɡriːf/ B1	noun - intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death
briefcase /ˈbriːfkeɪs/ B1	noun - a case for carrying documents or other items
heavy /ˈhɛvi/ A1	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift
honest /ˈɑnɪst/ A2	adjective - free of deceit; truthful and sincere
rid /rɪd/ B1	verb - to make someone or something free from something
catch /kætʃ/ A1	verb - to grasp or take hold of something

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't ask me what's wrong

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The use of 'Don't' before the verb 'ask' creates a negative imperative, which is a direct command to not perform an action.

• I might just pour over and spill on your floor

  ➔ Modal verb (might) for possibility

  ➔ The modal verb 'might' is used to express a possible but not certain action, indicating uncertainty.

• You're too good for me

  ➔ Comparative adjective (too...for)

  ➔ The phrase 'too good for me' uses a comparative adjective to indicate that the person is beyond the speaker's level of deserving.

• What if I drag you down?

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, which expresses a possible situation and its probable result, using 'if' followed by the present tense and future tense.

• Don't look back

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ Similar to the first example, 'Don't look back' is a negative imperative, commanding the listener not to perform the action of looking back.

• Leave no tracks I could trace on the pavement

  ➔ Negative command with 'no'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'no' to create a negative command, emphasizing the absence of tracks that could be traced.

• Run as fast as you can from me, baby

  ➔ Comparative clause with 'as...as'

  ➔ The phrase 'as fast as you can' is a comparative clause using 'as...as' to compare the speed of running to the maximum ability of the person.

• You're light as helium

  ➔ Simile using 'as'

  ➔ The phrase 'light as helium' is a simile using 'as' to compare the lightness of the person to helium, a very light gas.