The Happiest Girl – English Lyrics

• By: BLACKPINK
• Album: BORNPINK

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
happiest /ˈhæpiɪst/ A1	adjective - Most happy; feeling or showing the greatest pleasure or contentment.
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - The central organ of the circulatory system; also, the seat of emotion or feeling, especially love.
tears /tɪərz/ B1	noun - Drops of clear, salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye, typically in response to emotion or irritation.
slam /slæm/ B2	verb - Shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly.
smash /smæʃ/ B1	verb - Violently break (something) into pieces.
madness /ˈmædnəs/ C1	noun - The state of being mentally ill, especially severely; extremely foolish behavior or a state of frenzied or chaotic activity.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - Highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury; mental suffering or distress.
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - The quality or state of being true; that which is in accordance with fact or reality.
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - Feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong. noun - Responsibility for a fault or wrong.
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - (Of an object) separated into two or more pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain; (of a person) having given up all hope or spirit.
fix /fɪks/ A2	verb - Repair or mend (something).
beg /beɡ/ B2	verb - Ask (someone) humbly and earnestly for something; implore.
undo /ʌnˈduː/ B2	verb - Reverse or annul the consequences of (a previous action or decision).
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - Pursue in order to catch or catch up with. noun - An act of pursuing someone or something.
crash /kræʃ/ B1	noun - An accident in which a vehicle or other moving object hits something, causing damage or injuries; a sudden loud noise. verb - (Of a vehicle) hit something and be badly damaged or destroyed.
smooth /smuːð/ B1	adjective - Having an even and regular surface or consistency; free from roughness, lumps, or bumps.
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	verb - Be important; have significance. noun - Physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; a subject or situation under consideration.
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
beautiful /ˈbjuːtəfʊl/ A2	adjective - Pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.
saints /seɪnts/ B2	noun - A person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death; used humorously or ironically to describe someone who behaves in a morally perfect way.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features; the whole of creation.

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't hold my hand, don't beg me back

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ Used to give commands or prohibitions, telling someone "not to do" something. The structure is "Don't" + base verb.

• Yeah, if I'm so beautiful, then why?

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Implied) and Rhetorical Question

  ➔ The "if clause" sets a condition, and the "why" forms a rhetorical question, implying there is no logical reason or a contradiction. Here, "if I'm so beautiful, then why?" challenges a premise.

• The doors we slammed, the plates we smashed

  ➔ Past Simple Active Voice

  ➔ Used to describe completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past. Here, the actions "slammed" and "smashed" are clear, finished events.

• I can't remember why we try

  ➔ Indirect Question / Noun Clause

  ➔ An indirect question is a question embedded within another sentence, often as a noun clause functioning as the object of a verb (like "remember"). The word order is usually statement form (subject + verb) after the question word.

• My heart only wants you

  ➔ Present Simple for States/General Truths

  ➔ Used to express a current, ongoing state, feeling, or a general truth that doesn't change. Here, it describes the heart's constant desire.

• But tonight, I'll be the happiest girl in the world

  ➔ Future Simple + Superlative Adjective

  ➔ "will be" expresses a future intention or prediction. The superlative adjective "the happiest" describes the highest degree of happiness compared to all others.

• You'll see like it doesn't matter

  ➔ Simile with "like" (informal "as if") + Present Simple

  ➔ "Like" is used informally here as a conjunction meaning "as if" or "as though," describing a hypothetical or apparent state. "it doesn't matter" is in the present simple.

• I can stop the tears if I want to

  ➔ Modal Verb "can" for Ability + First Conditional

  ➔ "Can" expresses the speaker's ability or capacity to perform an action. The "if clause" ("if I want to") sets a condition under which this ability would be exercised.

• All it takes is a smooth pop of a bottle top

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression / Fixed Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "All it takes is X" is a common idiomatic expression meaning that only a small or specific action (X) is required to achieve a certain result.

• There's no one else to blame this time

  ➔ Impersonal Construction "There is/are" + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "There's" (There is) is used to state the existence or non-existence of something. The infinitive "to blame" explains the purpose or the action that is not possible for "no one else" to do.