Turning Out Pt. ii – English Lyrics

• By: AJR
• Album: Neotheater

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I am not chosen or that unique

Honestly, you were, and you chose me

Maybe I fucked up everything

Is this how it feels to be blue?

You said you'd love me, no matter what

You said you'd love me, is that what I loved?

All of these choices messed me up

And everyone's mean except you

I think I probably wasn't in love with you

I think I probably loved the idea of you

And though I may be missing the feel of you

I think I probably wasn't in love with you

I said it 'cause I no longer wanna hurt

I said it back to you 'cause you said it first

And though I may be wishing it wasn't true

I think I probably wasn't in love, I wasn't in love with you

...

I was too worried how we'd end up

I wasn't looking, and you grew up

Now I'm here writing this dumb song

'Cause I can't even tell you the truth

I think I probably wasn't in love with you

I think I probably loved the idea of you

And though I may be missing the feel of you

I think I probably wasn't in love with you

I said it 'cause I no longer wanna hurt

I said it back to you 'cause you said it first

And though I may be wishing it wasn't true

I think I probably wasn't in love, I wasn't in love with you

...

This is gonna break your heart

I'm so sorry, yeah, I know

This is gonna break your heart

Is this all that life's about?

Trying to love how you turn out

I don't love it much at all

This is gonna break your heart

I'm so sorry, yeah, I know

This is gonna break your heart

Is this all that life's about?

Trying to love how you turn out

I don't love it much at all

I don't love it much at all

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chosen /ˈtʃoʊzən/ A2	verb - past participle of choose; selected
unique /juˈniːk/ B1	adjective - being the only one of its kind
honestly /ˈɑnɪstli/ A2	adverb - in a truthful manner
messed /mɛst/ A2	verb - past tense of mess; to cause disorder
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - feeling sad
choices /ˈtʃɔɪsɪz/ A2	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision
mean /min/ A2	adjective - unkind or cruel
probably /ˈprɑbəbli/ A2	adverb - used to mean that something is likely
wishing /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - present participle of wish; to desire something
hurt /hɜrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or emotional distress
worried /ˈwʌrid/ A2	adjective - feeling anxious or troubled
truth /truθ/ A1	noun - the quality of being true
dumb /dʌm/ A2	adjective - lacking intelligence or stupid
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A1	adjective - feeling regret or sorrow
turn /tɜrn/ A1	verb - to change direction or position

Key Grammar Structures

• I am not chosen or that unique

  ➔ Negative Copula + Adjective

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative form of the verb 'to be' ('am not') to describe a state of not being chosen or unique.

• You said you'd love me, no matter what

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'would'

  ➔ The use of 'would' indicates a hypothetical or conditional situation, expressing a promise or commitment.

• Is this how it feels to be blue?

  ➔ Interrogative Sentence with 'to be'

  ➔ This is a question using the verb 'to be' to inquire about the feeling of being 'blue' (sad).

• I think I probably wasn't in love with you

  ➔ Modal Verb 'probably' + Past Tense

  ➔ The modal verb 'probably' expresses probability, combined with the past tense 'wasn't' to indicate uncertainty in the past.

• This is gonna break your heart

  ➔ Going to Future

  ➔ The phrase 'gonna' is a contraction of 'going to,' used to express a future action or prediction.

• I'm so sorry, yeah, I know

  ➔ Present Continuous + Interjection

  ➔ The present continuous 'I'm' is used for an action happening now, combined with the interjection 'yeah' for emphasis.

• Trying to love how you turn out

  ➔ Gerund as Object

  ➔ The gerund 'trying' functions as the object of the preposition 'to,' describing an action in progress.