skip.that.party – English Lyrics

• By: X Ambassadors, Jensen McRae

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion of "skip.that.party" by X Ambassadors and Jensen McRae! This powerful rock duet offers a vivid narrative of heartbreak and regret, providing an excellent opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and past reflection. Its evocative lyrics and poignant delivery make it special, allowing you to connect deeply with the language through a relatable story of wishing for a "do-over."

[English]

♪ Why'd I think you would let me in ♪

♪ Why does wanting you feel like this ♪

♪ I talk so much, but I never get a word in edgewise ♪

♪ I made you come in so you couldn't stay ♪

♪ How'd we end up in this damn cliche ♪

♪ You thought I loved you, all I asked ♪

♪ Is if you're doing fine ♪

♪ Everybody went home, darling ♪

♪ Haven't you been getting lonely ♪

♪ Why's it even matter to me ♪

♪ I didn't mean it when I came too clean ♪

♪ I didn't mean it when I said those things ♪

♪ I talk so much that I forget to filter out the razors ♪

♪ I don't know why I ever made those plans ♪

♪ It's not like you were even half the man ♪

♪ You thought I loved you, all I asked ♪

♪ Is if you'd hear me out ♪

♪ Everybody's locked up, darling ♪

♪ Don't you ever wonder about us ♪

♪ Why's it even matter to me now ♪

♪ If I could go back and unmeet your friend ♪

♪ The one who told us to make nice, shake hands ♪

♪ If I could drink a little less red wine that night ♪

♪ I would tell myself to skip that party ♪

♪ I would do it in a fucking heartbeat ♪

♪ If I could write you out the narrative of my brief life ♪

♪ Everybody gets hurt, darling ♪

♪ Don't you know you can't avoid it ♪

♪ What's it even matter to you ♪

♪ Why'd I leave a space for you in me ♪

♪ Why's this wanting leave me so empty ♪

♪ I think so much ♪

♪ But don't remember anything worth thinking 'bout ♪

♪ I know we had a decent run right through ♪

♪ I know I learned an awful lot from you but ♪

♪ You never loved me and I never could've saved you ♪

♪ Everybody's trying, darling ♪

♪ Don't you know you can try harder ♪

♪ But what's it even matter to me now ♪

♪ If I could go back and do it all again ♪

♪ Rewrite the story of two childhood friends ♪

♪ And never gave you back your keys that fateful night ♪

♪ I would've said that we should skip that party ♪

♪ Make you sleep it off and call me in the morning ♪

♪ And I could make myself the hero in the end ♪

♪ Yeah, everybody gets hurt, darling ♪

♪ Don't you know you can't avoid it ♪

♪ What's it even matter to you ♪

♪ Yeah, everybody gets hurt, darling ♪

♪ What's it even matter to you ♪

♪ I don't even matter to you ♪

♪ Should've skipped that party ♪

♪ Should've, should've skipped that party ♪

♪ Should've skipped that party ♪

♪ Should've, should've skipped that party ♪

♪ Should've skipped that party ♪

♪ Should've, should've skipped that party ♪

♪ Should've skipped that party ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
skip /skɪp/ A1	verb - to jump lightly over something verb - to not attend or participate
party /ˈpɑːr.ti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for pleasure
wanting /ˈwɒn.tɪŋ/ A2	adjective - desiring something
lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
filter /ˈfɪl.tər/ B1	verb - to remove or separate certain things
cliche /kliːˈʃeɪ/ B1	noun - a phrase or idea that has become unoriginal
narrative /ˈnær.ə.tɪv/ B2	noun - a spoken or written account of connected events
fateful /ˈfeɪt.fəl/ B2	adjective - having important or disastrous consequences
razors /ˈreɪ.zərz/ B1	noun - a sharp blade used for shaving or cutting
unmeet /ˌʌnˈmiːt/ C1	verb - to not encounter or meet someone
decent /ˈdiː.sənt/ B1	adjective - of an acceptable or satisfactory standard
heartbeat /ˈhɑːrt.biːt/ A2	noun - a single contraction of the heart
empty /ˈɛm.pti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing
avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ A2	verb - to keep away from or stop oneself from doing something
matter /ˈmæt.ər/ A2	noun - a subject or situation being dealt with verb - to be important
hero /ˈhɪə.roʊ/ A1	noun - a person admired for courage or achievements

Key Grammar Structures

• Why'd I think you would let me in

  ➔ Contraction (Why'd)

  ➔ 'Why'd' is a contraction of 'Why did', commonly used in informal speech.

• I talk so much, but I never get a word in edgewise

  ➔ Comma splice

  ➔ The comma splice connects two independent clauses ('I talk so much' and 'I never get a word in edgewise') without a coordinating conjunction.

• How'd we end up in this damn cliche

  ➔ Contraction (How'd)

  ➔ 'How'd' is a contraction of 'How did', used colloquially.

• You thought I loved you, all I asked

  ➔ Comma splice

  ➔ The comma splice connects two independent clauses ('You thought I loved you' and 'all I asked') without a coordinating conjunction.

• If I could go back and unmeet your friend

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used in 'If I could go back' to express a hypothetical situation.

• I would tell myself to skip that party

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ This is a Type 2 conditional sentence, expressing an unreal situation in the past ('If I could go back') with a hypothetical result ('I would tell myself').

• Everybody gets hurt, darling

  ➔ Present simple in general truth

  ➔ The present simple is used here to express a general truth ('Everybody gets hurt').

• Should've skipped that party

  ➔ Contraction (Should've)

  ➔ 'Should've' is a contraction of 'should have', expressing past regret.