UNHEALTHY – English Lyrics

• By: Anne-Marie, Shania Twain
• Album: UNHEALTHY

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and 'UNHEALTHY' by Anne-Marie and Shania Twain is a great place to start with modern pop English with a country twist. The song uses vivid and comparative lyrics to express complex emotions about love and relationships, which can help you learn more nuanced ways of expressing feelings. The conversational style of the lyrics makes it accessible, while the catchy chorus will have you singing along and improving your pronunciation in no time. What makes this song special is the unique collaboration between a British pop star and a Canadian country legend, offering a blend of accents and styles.

[English]

Well, your love is worse, worse than cigarettes

Even if I had 20 in my hands

Oh, babe, your touch, it hurts, more than hangovers

No, that bottle don't hold the same regret

And my mother says that you're bad for me

Guess she never felt the high we're on right now

And my father says I should run away

But he don't know that I just don't know how

Well, if it's unhealthy, then I don't give a damn

'Cause even if it kills me, I'll always take your hand

It's unhealthy, they just don't understand

And when they try to stop me, just know nobody can

You're still gon' be my man

Eh, eh, eh

Still gon' be my man

Eh, eh, eh

Oh, this body high gives me sleepless nights

It's a million times what any drug could give

And my red eyes, they go twice as wide

It might look like pain, but to me, it's bliss

All my friends, they say that you're bad for me

Guess they never felt the high we're on right now

And my sister says I should run away

But she don't know that I just don't know how

Well, if it's unhealthy, then I don't give a damn

'Cause even if it kills me, I'll always take your hand

It's unhealthy, they just don't understand

And when they try to stop me, just know nobody can

You're still gon' be my man

Eh, eh, eh

Still gon' be my man (still gon')

Eh, eh (still gon' be my man), eh

You're still gon' be my man

Eh (you're still gon' be my), eh (still gon' be my), eh (be my man)

Still gon' be my man

Eh (you're still gon' be my), eh (still gon' be my), eh (be my man)

You're still gon' be my man

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛlθi/ B1	adjective - not good for your health
cigarettes /ˈsɪɡəˌrɛts/ A2	noun - a small cylinder of tobacco for smoking
hangovers /ˈhæŋˌoʊvərz/ B1	noun - a headache or other unpleasant effects experienced after drinking too much alcohol
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B1	noun - a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong verb - to feel sad about something sad or wrong
bliss /blɪs/ B2	noun - great happiness
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put your hand or another part of your body lightly on something or someone noun - the act of touching someone or something
hurt /hɜrt/ A2	verb - to feel pain adjective - feeling pain
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - great, or greater than normal noun - a state of euphoria or intoxication
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause someone or something to die
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to know the meaning of something
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to tell someone or something to end an activity
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
wide /waɪd/ A1	adjective - large in area from side to side
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of discomfort

Key Grammar Structures

• Well, your love is worse, worse than cigarettes

  ➔ Comparative Adjectives (worse)

  ➔ The word "worse" is the comparative form of the adjective "bad", used to compare the degree of badness of the love to cigarettes.

• Oh, babe, your touch, it hurts, more than hangovers

  ➔ Comparative Adverbs (more)

  ➔ The adverb "more" is used to compare the degree to which the touch hurts, showing it hurts to a greater extent than hangovers.

• Well, if it's unhealthy, then I don't give a damn

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This sentence uses "if" to express a possible situation (unhealthy) and its likely result (I don't give a damn).

• 'Cause even if it kills me, I'll always take your hand

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Reduced)

  ➔ This uses 'even if' which implies regardless of the consequence, also a conditional clause, indicating a determination.

• It's unhealthy, they just don't understand

  ➔ Present Simple and Negative Form

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense ('understand') to describe a general truth or fact, and the negative form ('don't understand') to express a lack of understanding.

• You're still gon' be my man

  ➔ Contraction and Future tense (gon' be)

  ➔ This sentence employs a contraction ('gon' be' for 'going to be') expressing the future tense, used for future predictions or intentions.