So Hard – English Lyrics

• By: Pet Shop Boys

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and “So Hard” by the Pet Shop Boys offers a unique opportunity to explore the nuances of English. The song's clever and sophisticated lyrics provide a rich vocabulary for expressing complex emotions related to relationships, trust, and deception. Its witty wordplay and ironic tone make it a special and engaging way to deepen your understanding of English.

[English]

I double-cross you

And you get mysterious mail

I've tried hard not to shock you

It's hard not to with the things I could say

Tell me why don't we try

Not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?

Why don't we try

Not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?

You lock your letters in a box

And you've hidden the key

I go one better — I'm indebted

To a contact magazine

Tell me why don't we try

Not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?

Why don't we try

Not to break our hearts and make it so hard for us?

Everybody's got to live together

Just to find a little peace of mind there

If you give up your affairs forever

I will give up mine

But it's hard

So hard

I'm always hoping you'll be faithful

But you're not I suppose

We've both given up smoking 'cause it's fatal

So, whose matches are those?

Tell me why don't we try

Not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?

We make it so hard

Tell me why don't we try

Not to break our hearts and make it so hard?

Tell me why don't we try

Not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?

Not to break our hearts and make it so hard for ourselves?

We make it so hard for ourselves

We make it so hard

So hard

We make it so hard

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Key Grammar Structures

• I double-cross you

  ➔ Present Simple with 'you'

  ➔ The verb 'double-cross' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general action directed at 'you'.

• Why don't we try

  ➔ Present Simple with 'don't'

  ➔ The phrase 'Why don't we try' uses the present simple with 'don't' to make a suggestion or offer.

• You lock your letters in a box

  ➔ Present Simple with 'you'

  ➔ The verb 'lock' is in the present simple tense, describing a habitual action performed by 'you'.

• I'm always hoping you'll be faithful

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'always'

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm always hoping' uses the present continuous with 'always' to emphasize ongoing action.

• We've both given up smoking

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'both'

  ➔ The phrase 'We've both given up' uses the present perfect to describe an action completed in the past with ongoing relevance.

• It's hard not to with the things I could say

  ➔ Shortened form of 'It is'

  ➔ The contraction 'It's' is a shortened form of 'It is', commonly used in informal speech.

• If you give up your affairs forever

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The phrase 'If you give up' uses the second conditional to discuss a hypothetical situation and its result.

• But it's hard

  ➔ Adjective used as a predicate

  ➔ The word 'hard' functions as a predicate adjective, describing the subject 'it'.