silent treatment – English Lyrics

• By: Freya Skye
• Album: stardust

Lyrics & Translation

Freya Skye's 'Silent Treatment' is a fantastic way to learn modern English conversational idioms regarding relationships. Through this song, you can master vocabulary related to conflict resolution, emotional expression, and the phrasing used to describe social dynamics.

[English]

(light upbeat music)

(light upbeat music) (crowd cheering)

(light upbeat music)

- I think you might know this one

this is our final song.

Thank you so much, London.

I love you.

this is "Silent Treatment".

(crowd cheering)

♪ You played it cool ♪

♪ And I played it dumb ♪

♪ Don't you think I'm a little too young ♪

♪ To be messed with like that ♪

♪ So convincing, you made it look fun ♪

♪ Laugh it off but the damage is done ♪

♪ Saying, baby, just relax ♪

♪ I got my hopes too high ♪

♪ You hardly said goodbye ♪

♪ Then casually walked out of my life ♪

♪ Oh, we don't ♪

♪ Talk anymore, talk anymore, talk anymore ♪

♪ Gave me the silent treatment ♪

♪ The least you could have done was give me a reason ♪

♪ And I can't ignore, I can't ignore, I can't ignore ♪

♪ The way I hate you for leaving ♪

♪ Too much free time staring up at the ceiling ♪

♪ It's been a month, since you went and checked in ♪

♪ I wanna ask where the hell have you been ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been right where you left me ♪

♪ Right where you left me ♪

♪ Pour my self control down the sink ♪

♪ Almost die every time the phone rings ♪

♪ Why won't somebody help me ♪

♪ I got my hopes too high ♪

♪ Read in between the lines ♪

♪ Am I supposed to read your mind ♪

♪ Oh, we don't ♪

♪ Talk anymore, talk anymore, talk anymore ♪

♪ Gave me the silent treatment ♪

(crowd cheering)

♪ The least you could have done was gimme a reason ♪

♪ And I can't ignore, I can't ignore, I can't ignore ♪

♪ The way I hate you for leaving ♪

♪ Too much free time staring up at the ceiling ♪

- I have a question, London.

Listen carefully.

Will you sing the bridge with me?

(crowd cheering)

♪ You're a narcissist ♪

♪ I'm an optimist ♪

♪ Name a deadlier combo ♪

♪ Something's wrong with us ♪

♪ Ain't it obvious ♪

♪ Built me up and then oh, no ♪

♪ Call me just a friend ♪

♪ Here we go again ♪

♪ Tell them all that you hate me, hate me ♪

♪ It's like you erased me ♪

♪ 'Cause we don't ♪

♪ Talk anymore, talk anymore, talk anymore ♪

♪ Gave me the silent treatment ♪

♪ Did you go find someone or am I the reason ♪

♪ And I can't ignore, I can't ignore, I can't ignore ♪

♪ The way I hate you for leaving ♪

♪ Too much free time staring up at the ceiling ♪

♪ Give me a reason ♪

♪ For the treatment ♪

♪ I been feeling ♪

♪ Give me a reason ♪

♪ For you leaving ♪

♪ I been screaming ♪

(crowd cheering)

- Thank you, London.

(crowd cheering)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ A2	adjective - not speaking or making any sound
treatment /ˈtriːtmənt/ B1	noun - the way of behaving towards or dealing with someone
convincing /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ B2	adjective - able to make you believe that something is true or right
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - physical harm or emotional hurt
casually /ˈkæʒuəli/ B2	adverb - in a way that is relaxed and not showing much interest
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ A2	verb - to intentionally not listen or give attention to
ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - the overhead surface of a room
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior
narcissist /ˈnɑːrsɪsɪst/ C2	noun - a person who is overly self-involved and vain
optimist /ˈɑːptɪmɪst/ B2	noun - someone who always expects good things to happen
deadlier /ˈdedliər/ B2	adjective - causing or able to cause death or great harm
obvious /ˈɑːbviəs/ A2	adjective - easy to see or understand
erased /ɪˈreɪst/ B1	verb - to remove something completely
screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make a loud, high-pitched noise
combo /ˈkɑːmboʊ/ B2	noun - a combination of two or more things

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't you think I'm a little too young to be messed with like that

  ➔ Passive Voice (Infinitive phrase)

  ➔ The structure "to be messed with" uses the passive voice to indicate that the subject (I) is the recipient of the action.

• The least you could have done was give me a reason

  ➔ Past Modals (regret/criticism)

  ➔ "Could have done" refers to a past action that was possible but did not happen, expressing a critique.

• It's been a month since you went and checked in

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "It's been" (It has been) describes a duration of time starting in the past and continuing to the present.

• I've been right where you left me

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "I've been" signifies a continuous state of being in a specific location since the moment of separation.

• Am I supposed to read your mind

  ➔ Be supposed to (Obligation/Expectation)

  ➔ "Am I supposed to" expresses an expectation or a duty that the speaker feels is being unfairly placed upon them.

• Something's wrong with us

  ➔ Indefinite Pronoun + Adjective

  ➔ Adjectives follow indefinite pronouns like "something" in English.

• Tell them all that you hate me

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ "Tell" is used here as an imperative to give a command, reflecting the singer's frustrated emotional state.

• Did you go find someone or am I the reason

  ➔ Alternative Questions

  ➔ The use of "or" links two alternatives, asking the listener to choose one as the explanation for the situation.