Why Do You Feel So Down – English Lyrics

• By: Declan McKenna
• Album: What Do You Think About The Car?

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	noun - a cause of great trouble or misfortune verb - to wish harm or evil upon someone; to condemn
worse /wɜːrs/ B1	adjective - comparative of bad; more unpleasant or serious
hateful /ˈheɪtfʊl/ B2	adjective - evoking hate; extremely unpleasant or unkind
manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ B1	verb - to succeed in doing something; to handle or control
kind /kaɪnd/ A2	adjective - generous, helpful or caring noun - a person of a particular character or personality
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - something that can be heard, noise adjective - healthy, safe or reliable
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	verb - to have power over something or someone; to command noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
wiser /ˈwaɪzər/ C1	adjective - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B2	verb - to accept as true; to have faith or confidence in

Key Grammar Structures

• What can I say to the kid that made you

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'that'

  ➔ The word "that" introduces a relative clause that modifies 'the kid'. It means 'the kid who made you'. This is a defining relative clause, providing essential information about 'the kid'.

• Complaining like you were made to

  ➔ Ellipsis and 'be made to' (passive voice)

  ➔ This phrase uses ellipsis, where parts of the sentence are omitted but understood. It means 'Complaining like you were made to complain'. 'Be made to' indicates obligation or compulsion.

• When you hate every god I pray to

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun (Whom/That)

  ➔ The sentence implies 'When you hate every god that/whom I pray to.' The relative pronoun 'that' or 'whom' is omitted because it functions as the object of the verb 'pray'.

• I know I'm not as cool as I'd like to be

  ➔ as...as comparison with conditional ('would like')

  ➔ This sentence uses the 'as...as' structure to make a comparison. The phrase 'I'd like to be' is a contraction of 'I would like to be', expressing a desire or hypothetical situation.

• Sure, that's not something I'd stick around for

  ➔ Conditional sentence (type 2) and idiom 'stick around'

  ➔ This is a type 2 conditional sentence expressing a hypothetical situation in the present. 'I'd stick around' is a contraction of 'I would stick around'. 'Stick around' is an idiom meaning to stay in a place or situation.

• I think you're one of a kind so I'll never like myself

  ➔ Result Clause with "so"

  ➔ The word "so" connects two clauses, where the second clause (I'll never like myself) is a result of the first clause (I think you're one of a kind).

• I think you're older and wiser so I won't let you tell

  ➔ Coordination with "so" + Negative Imperative by Proxy ('let')

  ➔ The "so" connects the speaker's belief that the other person is wiser to the decision not to allow that person to give their opinion (or perhaps criticize). 'I won't let you tell...' functions almost as a negative imperative, preventing the other person from speaking.