So Unfair – English Lyrics

• By: Sophia James

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, honest language of modern alternative-pop with Sophia James's viral hit, "So Unfair." This song offers a perfect opportunity to learn English expressions related to emotional vulnerability and relationships, using relatable metaphors like being put 'on the B side.' Its straightforward, heartfelt lyrics make complex feelings accessible, while its backstory provides a great lesson in digital culture and the new language of viral internet trends.

[English]

[music]

Every [music] time we go [singing]

outside, I get rain and you get [music]

sunshine. Every time that's just the

[singing] way it is. [music]

Every time I spend the night, you get

sleep. I'm up till [music] morning

light. I guess that's just the way it

is.

This was supposed to be [music] two-way

street. You skip the traffic and I'm

losing speed. [music] Must be kind of

nice to have [singing] the driver seat.

Look what you done to me.

I'm on [music] the record, but you put

me on the B side. I want forever, but

you [music] only want the me. I get the

feeling that you don't even care. It's

so unfair. It's so unfair.

You always [music] had what you wanted.

You want the world that you feel [music]

you got. I fell in love with you and you

don't care. [music] It's so unfair. It's

so unfair.

Oh, it's [music] so unfair. No, you're

leaving. Oh, it's so unfair. Don't you

feel it? [music] Oh, it's so unfair.

It's so unto. [music]

Of course, [music] I had [singing] to

fall for you.

You don't really feel the [music] same.

I know [singing] that's not ever going

to change. [music] Of course, I had to

fall for you.

This was supposed to be [music] two-way

street. You skipped the traffic and I'm

losing speed. Must be [music] kind of

nice to have the driver see. Look what

you done to me. [music]

I'm on the record that you put me on the

beat. [music] I want forever, but you

only want me. I get the feeling that you

don't even care. It's so unfair. It's so

unfair. [music]

You always had what you wanted. You want

the world. You know you [music] got it.

I love you and you don't care. It's so

unfair. [music]

It's so unfair.

I hope you always get wherever you want.

Even hope one day you'll fall back in

love. [music]

I hope you never feel the way that I

feel. [music]

I'm on the record, but you put me

[singing and music] on the P side. I

want forever, but you only want the me

time. I got the feeling that you don't

[music] even care. It's so unfair. It's

so unfair.

You always [music] want to get what

[singing] you want. You want the world

that you feel. You know you got [music]

it. I love you and you don't care. So

unfair. [music]

So unfair.

So unfair. No, you're leaving. Oh,

[music]

don't you feel it? Oh, so

you're leaving. [singing]

Heat.

Heat.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
unfair /ʌnˈfɛr/ B2	adjective - not just or impartial
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water droplets falling from the sky
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ B2	noun - bright light from the sun
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness after sunset
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the early part of the day
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - visible illumination
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ B1	noun - vehicles moving on a road
losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ B1	verb - failing to keep or retain something
speed /spiːd/ B1	noun - the rate at which something moves
driver /ˈdraɪvər/ B1	noun - person who operates a vehicle
record /ˈrekɔːrd/ B1	noun - a physical disc that stores audio
forever /fɔːrˈɛvər/ B2	adverb - for all future time
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
care /kɛər/ B1	noun - attention or concern for someone or something
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to wish for something to happen
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downward, typically under the influence of gravity

Key Grammar Structures

• Every time we go outside, I get rain and you get sunshine.

  ➔ simple present tense and contrastive pairing

  ➔ Uses the simple present to describe habitual, repeated actions and to set up a contrast between two subjects.

• You skip the traffic and I'm losing speed.

  ➔ compound sentence with imperative/you-subject and present participle

  ➔ Expresses simultaneous actions or contrasting circumstances using a participial clause.

• I want forever, but you only want me.

  ➔ want + noun vs want + pronoun; contrastive coordinating conjunction

  ➔ Shows difference between aspirations for permanence and a self-centered desire.

• It's so unfair.

  ➔ exclamative adjective + noun phrase as emotional evaluation

  ➔ Common collocation to express strong feeling of injustice or disappointment.

• I hope you never feel the way that I feel.

  ➔ hope + clause of wish; feel + object pronoun + emotion

  ➔ Expresses a counterfactual or empathetic wish about future emotional experience.

• I got the feeling that you don't even care.

  ➔ past simple + noun clause with negative verb; contracted form

  ➔ Reports a perception of indifference, using a perception verb followed by a that-clause.