What's Fair – English Lyrics

• By: Blondshell
• Album: If You Asked For A Picture

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant and relatable world of Blondshell's "What's Fair" to explore a song that masterfully blends raw emotion with infectious alt-rock energy. Through its honest lyrics, you can learn English vocabulary and expressions related to complex family dynamics, personal reflection, and emotional vulnerability. The song's clear narrative and direct language make it an excellent tool for understanding nuanced feelings and colloquialisms within a modern rock context, making your language learning journey both engaging and deeply resonant.

[English]

I think that you'd be proud

I flew alone today

I think that you'd be shocked

That I don't look the same

I grew up fast without you

Did my lashes in the bathroom

And some things you'd like to skip

16 sucking dick in the bathroom

What's fair

What's a fair assessment

Of the job you did

Do you ever even regret it

It's not rare

Doesn't make it less depressing

Tried so hard

Am I overcorrecting

Ah ha ah ha

Ah ha ah ha

You'd want me to be famous

So you could live by proxy

You always had a reason

To comment on my body

You're not a perfect person

Something's always wrong

But I know there's nothing less

Perfect to a girl than a mom

What's fair

What's a fair assessment

Of the job you did

Do you ever even regret it

It's not rare

It doesn't make it less depressing

Tried so hard

Am I overcorrecting

Ah ha ah ha

Ah ha ah ha

Maybe it was not the right time

Maybe it was not the right wine

Maybe it was in the water

Maybe god turned a blind eye

Maybe it was my crime

Maybe I should see a doctor

I didn't choose you

You chose me

I won't chalk up the truth

The truth to disease

What's fair

What's a fair assessment

Of the job you did

Do you ever even regret it

It's not rare

It doesn't make it less depressing

Tried so hard

Am I overcorrecting

Am I overcorrecting

Am I overcorrecting

Am I overcorrecting

Ah ha ah ha

Ah ha ah ha

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
proud praʊd A2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or qualities such as courage and usefulness
flew flu: A1	verb - past tense of fly; to travel through the air with wings, or in a plane, or to move quickly
shocked ʃɒkt A2	adjective - feeling a sudden upsetting emotion, especially because of something unexpected
assessment əˈsɛsmənt B1	noun - the act of judging or deciding the amount, value, quality, or importance of something
regret rɪˈɡrɛt A2	verb - to feel sad, sorry, or disappointed, especially about something that you have done or allowed to happen
depressing dɪˈprɛsɪŋ A2	adjective - causing someone to feel very sad and without hope
overcorrecting ˌoʊvərkəˈrɛktɪŋ B2	verb - to correct something too much or in a way that creates a new problem
famous ˈfeɪməs A1	adjective - known and recognized by many people
proxy ˈprɒksi B1	noun - a person authorized to act for another
comment ˈkɒmɛnt A2	verb - to express an opinion or to give information about something
perfect ˈpɜːrfɪkt A1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be
crime kraɪm A1	noun - an illegal action for which someone can be punished by law
chalk tʃɔːk A1	verb - to mark or write something on a surface using chalk
truth truːθ A1	noun - the quality or state of being true; something that is true
disease dɪˈziːz A2	noun - a particular kind of illness, especially one caused by infection

Key Grammar Structures

• I think that you'd be proud

  ➔ modal verb 'would' in a conditional clause

  ➔ The contraction "you'd" = "you would" expresses a hypothetical future feeling.

• I grew up fast without you

  ➔ simple past tense of an intransitive verb

  ➔ "Grew up" is the past form of the phrasal verb "grow up" meaning "to become older".

• What's fair

  ➔ contraction of "what is" in a question

  ➔ "What's" combines "what" and "is" to form a direct question about fairness.

• Do you ever even regret it

  ➔ present simple question with adverb "ever" and intensifier "even"

  ➔ "Ever" asks about any point in time, while "even" adds emphasis: "Do you ever *even* regret it?"

• It doesn't make it less depressing

  ➔ negative present simple with causative verb "make"

  ➔ "Doesn't" = "does not" negates the verb; "make" introduces a result clause: "It doesn't make it less depressing."

• Maybe it was not the right time

  ➔ past simple with negative inversion "was not" in a speculative clause

  ➔ "Maybe" introduces speculation; "was not" places the negative before the complement for emphasis: "Maybe it *was not* the right time."

• I didn't choose you

  ➔ past simple negative with auxiliary "did" + base verb

  ➔ "Didn't" = "did not" negates the past action: "I *didn't* choose you."

• I won't chalk up the truth to disease

  ➔ future simple negative with contraction "won't" and idiomatic phrasal verb "chalk up"

  ➔ "Won't" = "will not" makes the sentence negative; "chalk up" means "attribute" – "I will not attribute the truth to disease."

• Am I overcorrecting

  ➔ present progressive interrogative; verb ending in -ing used as a gerund complement

  ➔ "Am I" + verb‑ing forms a present‑continuous question, asking about an ongoing action: "Am I *overcorrecting*?"