why do i feel better when i hurt you? – English Lyrics

• By: Lola Young
• Album: I'm Only F**cking Myself

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, soul-baring lyrics of Lola Young's "why do i feel better when i hurt you?" to explore the complexities of destructive love. This English track is special for its unflinching honesty and minimal yet atmospheric production, offering listeners a poignant reflection on the messy contradictions inherent in intense human connection.

[English]

作词 : Lola Young/Jared Solomon/Adrian Simon/Conor Dickinson/William Brown

作曲 : Lola Young/Jared Solomon/Adrian Simon/Conor Dickinson/William Brown

Can we just get into bed?

'Cause it's getting hard to hear the things that you said

Unless it's dark, I throw words like punches at you

I like the way they almost bruise

Can we just get into bed?

There's no other way around it

'Cause I know when we talk about it

It's always the worst that we could do

Why do I feel better when I hurt you?

Always try to put you in the worst mood

Why do I feel better when I hurt you?

Why do I feel better when I hurt you?

Always try to put you in the worst mood

Why do I feel better?

Why do I? Why do I?

Let's not pretend

We don't find it hard just to accept

The people we are

Throw words like punches at you

Shove tables right across the room

Let's not pretend

There's no other way around it

'Cause I know when we talk about it

It's always the worst that we could do

Real love, no, we haven't found it

Let's not even talk about it

That's nearly the worst that we could do

Why do I feel better when I hurt you?

Always try to put you in the worst mood

Why do I feel better when I hurt you?

Why do I feel better when I hurt you?

Always try to put you in the worst mood

Why do I feel better?

Why do I? Why do I?

Hey, hey, yeah

Why do I feel better when I hurt you?

Always try to put you in the worst mood

Why do I feel better?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain verb - to cause emotional pain
throw /θroʊ/ A2	verb - to propel something through the air with a movement of the arm
bruise /bruːz/ B1	noun - an injury where blood capillaries are broken under the skin verb - to cause a bruise
worst /wɜːrst/ B1	adjective - of the most unfavorable kind
mood /muːd/ B1	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - behave as if something is true when it is not
accept /əkˈsept/ B1	verb - to receive or take willingly
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - humans
shove /ʃʌv/ B1	verb - push (someone or something) roughly
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a part of a building
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - say words to express thoughts or feelings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection
found /faʊnd/ B1	verb - discover or come upon unexpectedly
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - experience an emotion or sensation
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture used for sleeping

Key Grammar Structures

• Can we just get into bed?

  ➔ Modal verb + question

  ➔ The modal verb "can" is used to ask for permission or possibility in the question "Can we just get into bed?"

• 'Cause it's getting hard to hear the things that you said

  ➔ Present progressive + relative clause

  ➔ The verb "is getting" is in the present progressive to show a current change, and "the things **that** you said" contains a relative clause introduced by **that**.

• Unless it's dark, I throw words like punches at you

  ➔ Unless clause (negative conditional)

  ➔ "Unless" introduces a condition meaning "if not"; the main clause "I **throw** words like punches at you" follows it.

• I like the way they almost bruise

  ➔ Noun clause with "the way"

  ➔ "the way" functions as a noun phrase meaning "the manner"; the clause "they almost bruise" explains it.

• There's no other way around it

  ➔ Existential "there" + negative noun phrase

  ➔ "There" introduces the existence of something; "no other way around it" is a negative noun phrase meaning "no alternative solution".

• Why do I feel better when I hurt you?

  ➔ Wh‑question + subordinate "when" clause

  ➔ "Why" starts a wh‑question; the verb phrase "do I feel" is inverted for question form, and "when I hurt you" is a time clause giving the condition.

• Let's not pretend

  ➔ Negative imperative with "let's"

  ➔ "Let’s" (let us) is used to make a suggestion inclusive of the speaker and listener; adding "not" makes it a negative suggestion: "Let's not pretend".

• We haven't found it

  ➔ Present perfect negative

  ➔ "haven't" is the negative form of the present perfect auxiliary "have", showing an action that has not occurred up to now: "We haven't found it".

• Always try to put you in the worst mood

  ➔ Imperative without explicit subject (zero‑subject imperative)

  ➔ The verb "try" begins the sentence directly, typical of an imperative where the understood subject is "you": "[You] always try to put you in the worst mood".