Thinking 'Bout You – English Lyrics

• By: Dua Lipa
• Album: Dua Lipa

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion and soulful acoustics of Dua Lipa's "Thinking 'Bout You." This powerful ballad offers a window into the English language through its heartfelt lyrics about longing and heartbreak. You'll discover how simple, yet profound, words can convey deep vulnerability, all set to a beautiful, stripped-back melody that makes every phrase resonate.

[English]

3 a.m. and my neighbors hate me

Music blasting, shaking these walls

This time Mary Jane won't save me

I've been working later, I've been drinking stronger

I've been smoking deeper, but the memories won't stop

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

I can't get high, I can't get by, I can't get through

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

Like poison coursing through me

So clear my vision is blurred

The haze won't put my mind at ease

I've been sleeping later, I've been breathing stronger

I've been digging deeper, but the memories won't stop

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

I can't get high, I can't get by, I can't get through

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

...

I want you all

Say it before you run out of time

I want you all

Say it before it's too late

I want you all

Say what I am feeling now

I want you all

Waiting is insane

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

I can't get high, I can't get by, I can't get through

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

I can't get high, I can't get by, I can't get through

I can't stop thinking 'bout you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
neighbors /ˈneɪbərz/ A2	noun - People living next to or near you.
hate /heɪt/ A1	verb - To feel a strong dislike for someone or something. noun - A strong feeling of dislike.
blasting /ˈblæstɪŋ/ B1	verb - Making a very loud noise, especially music. adjective - (Of sound) extremely loud.
shaking /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/ A2	verb - Moving quickly backwards and forwards or up and down.
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - The side of a building or room.
save /seɪv/ A1	verb - To keep someone or something safe from harm, loss, or destruction.
stronger /ˈstrɒŋɡər/ A2	adjective - Having more power, influence, or physical ability (comparative of 'strong').
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - Extending a long way down from the top or surface. adverb - A long way down or in; intensely.
memories /ˈmeməriz/ A2	noun - Things remembered from the past.
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - Using your mind to consider or reason about something.
high /haɪ/ B1	adjective - Extending a great distance from the bottom to the top or from the ground or another surface. adjective - (Informal) under the influence of drugs or alcohol. noun - An elevated state or level.
poison /ˈpɔɪzn/ B1	noun - A substance that can cause illness or death when eaten, drunk, or absorbed. verb - To harm or kill with poison.
coursing /ˈkɔːrsɪŋ/ B2	verb - Moving quickly through something, especially blood or liquid.
vision /ˈvɪʒn/ B1	noun - The ability to see; eyesight. noun - An imagined future.
blurred /blɜːrd/ B2	adjective - Unclear or indistinct; lacking sharp outlines.
haze /heɪz/ B2	noun - A state of mental confusion or uncertainty. noun - A slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles.
ease /iːz/ B1	noun - Absence of difficulty or effort; comfort, freedom from anxiety. verb - To make something less severe or difficult.
digging /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/ B1	verb - Breaking up and moving earth, soil, or other material with a tool or by hand (literal). verb - To delve deeply into something; to investigate thoroughly or intensely (metaphorical, in context).
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B1	adjective - In a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; mentally ill. adjective - (Informal) extremely foolish or unreasonable.

Key Grammar Structures

• Music blasting, shaking these walls

  ➔ Present Participles as Adjectives/Descriptive Phrases

  ➔ "Blasting" and "shaking" are present participles (verb + -ing) used here to describe the music and its effect on the walls. They function like adjectives or as a reduced relative clause (Music *which is blasting*, *which is shaking*).

• This time Mary Jane won't save me

  ➔ Future Simple with 'won't' (will not)

  ➔ "Won't" is the contraction of "will not" and is used here to express a prediction about what will not happen, or a refusal of something to happen in the future.

• I've been working later, I've been drinking stronger

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The Present Perfect Continuous ("have/has been + verb-ing") emphasizes the duration of an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, or has recently stopped but has visible results. It highlights the ongoing nature of the actions.

• I can't stop thinking 'bout you

  ➔ "Can't stop + Gerund"

  ➔ The structure "can't stop + gerund (verb-ing)" means that someone is unable to cease or prevent an action. It implies an uncontrollable or persistent activity.

• I can't get high, I can't get by, I can't get through

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can't' + Phrasal Verbs/Idiomatic Expressions

  ➔ "Can't" expresses inability. "Get by" means to manage to live or deal with a situation with difficulty. "Get through" means to successfully deal with a difficult period or situation. These are common phrasal verbs.

• Like poison coursing through me

  ➔ 'Like' for Comparison + Present Participle

  ➔ "Like" is used as a preposition here to make a comparison, indicating similarity ("as if it were poison"). "Coursing" is a present participle describing the action of the poison, functioning adjectivally.

• So clear my vision is blurred

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The passive voice is formed with a form of "to be" + past participle. Here, "is blurred" indicates that the vision is being acted upon (something or someone blurs it), rather than the vision itself performing an action.

• Say it before you run out of time

  ➔ Conjunction 'before' + Clause & Phrasal Verb ('run out of')

  ➔ "Before" is a conjunction introducing a time clause, indicating that the action in the main clause should happen prior to the action in the subordinate clause. "Run out of" is a phrasal verb meaning to use all of something so that there is none left.

• Waiting is insane

  ➔ Gerund as a Subject

  ➔ A gerund (verb-ing) can function as a noun in a sentence. Here, "Waiting" is the subject of the sentence, performing the action of "is insane".