What About Us – English Lyrics

• By: Flume, Chet Faker

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You can run until it's dark

I don't want to catch you now

I can see you're running out

I don't want to catch you now

You can run until it's dark

I don't want to catch you now

I can see you're running out

I don't want to catch you back

I can see you're running out (what about us?)

I don't want to catch you now (what about us?)

It's clear to me (to me), you're not here for long

(Short, fast, over you) short, fast, over you

...

I can see you're running out (what about us?)

I don't want to catch you now (what about us?)

It's clear to me (to me), you're not here for long

(Short, fast, over you) short, fast, over you

I can see you're running out (what about us?)

I don't want to catch you now (what about us?)

It's clear to me (to me), you're not here for long

(Short, fast, over you) short, fast, over you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A2	verb - to move quickly on foot
catch /kætʃ/ B1	verb - to get control of something or someone
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
long /lɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having a great length
fast /fæst/ A2	adjective - moving quickly
short /ʃɔːrt/ A2	adjective - not long in length or duration
out /aʊt/ A1	adverb - away from the inside
want /wɒnt/ A2	verb - to desire or wish for something
clear /klɪər/ B1	adjective - easy to perceive or understand
long /lɒŋ/ A2	adjective - measuring a great distance or duration

Key Grammar Structures

• You can run until it's dark

  ➔ Modal verb + infinitive, Present simple with time clause

  ➔ "Can" expresses ability or permission. "Run" is the infinitive. "Until it's dark" is a time clause indicating the duration of the running. The use of 'it's' is a contraction of 'it is'.

• I don't want to catch you now

  ➔ Present simple negative with 'do not' + infinitive

  ➔ This sentence uses the negative form of the present simple tense to express a current unwillingness. "Don't" is a contraction of "do not". "To catch" is an infinitive.

• I can see you're running out

  ➔ Modal verb + continuous gerund

  ➔ "Can see" expresses perception. "You're" is a contraction of "you are". "Running out" is a continuous gerund, indicating an ongoing process of depletion.

• It's clear to me (to me), you're not here for long

  ➔ Impersonal 'it' + adjective, Present continuous negative

  ➔ The impersonal 'it' is used to express a general opinion. "Clear" is an adjective describing the state of understanding. "You're not here for long" uses the present continuous in a negative form to indicate a temporary situation.