Tuesday – English Lyrics

• By: Jensen McRae

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Jensen McRae's "Tuesday," a beautifully written piano ballad that showcases her poetic lyricism in English. Through its aching sincerity, you can learn about the profound, often asymmetrical pain of heartbreak and the difficulty of moving on when your entire world has shifted while the other person's hasn't.

[English]

Me and heaven used to Walkie-Talkie

Clear as radio

Now it seems the batteries are

Really running low

Ever since I learned how deep

Rock-bottom goes

How are things I can't forget

Things you've never known?

I don't wanna talk about how

You can't remember it now

You took what had been mine to lose

But it was just Tuesday to you

If you spent a day in my shoes

You'd know how it feels to be used

To me, it was all breaking news

But it was just Tuesday to you

One look could take your life

A dagger in a rolling eye

I brought down the moon for you

And you put out the light

Like Judas giving Jesus one kiss

Fuck it, maybe Brutus' hand slipped

You still get the benefit of

This doubt of mine

I don't wanna talk about how

You can't remember it now

How holding my hand left a bruise

'Cause it was just Tuesday to you

If you spent a day in my shoes

You'd know how it feels to be used

To me, it was all breaking news

But it was just Tuesday to you

Architect of all my wounds

I'll be forgetting you soon

'Til then I don't know what I'll do

'Cause it was just Tuesday to you

Your knife is so deep

It's a weapon I'm scared to remove

I told you the things that you did

You said you never knew

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Walkie-Talkie ˈwɔkiˌtɔki A1	noun - a portable radio device for two-way communication
batteries ˈbætəriz A1	noun - devices that store chemical energy and convert it into electrical energy
Rock-bottom ˈrɒkˌbɒtəm B1	noun - the lowest possible point or level
bruise bruːz A2	noun - an injury appearing as an area of discolored skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact verb - to injure by making a bruise
dagger ˈdægər A2	noun - a short knife with a pointed blade used as a weapon
Judas ˈdʒuːdəs B1	noun - a betrayer, often used in reference to the biblical figure who betrayed Jesus
Brutus ˈbruːtəs B2	noun - a historical figure known for betraying Julius Caesar, often used to symbolize betrayal
architect ˈɑːrkɪtɛkt B1	noun - a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
wounds wuːndz A2	noun - an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact
knife naɪf A1	noun - a cutting tool consisting of a blade and a handle
weapon ˈwɛpən A2	noun - a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage
breaking ˈbreɪkɪŋ A2	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of applying force adjective - newly received or discovered and of significant importance
remember rɪˈmɛmbər A2	verb - to have or keep an image or idea in one's mind from past experience
forget fərˈɡɛt A2	verb - to fail to remember
soon suːn A1	adverb - within a short time