Lyrics & Translation
Dive into P!NK's early hit, "You Make Me Sick," and unpack the raw emotions of a love-hate relationship. Explore the potent lyrics and discover how P!NK's candid expression of vulnerability resonates with listeners, offering a glimpse into the complexities of human emotions and relationships.
[English]
(cars drive by) (cat yowls)(horn beeps) (Pink laughs)
(wheels screech) (cars crash)
- (laughs) I know it.
♪ You make me sick ♪
♪ I want you and I'm hating it ♪
♪ Got me lit like a candlestick ♪
♪ Get too hot when you touch the tip ♪
♪ I'm feeling it, I gotta get a grip ♪
♪ And it's driving me crazy, baby, don't you quit ♪
♪ Can't get enough of it ♪
♪ You got me going again ♪
♪ Baby, you got me going again, you make me sick ♪
♪ You were doing 8-0 on the freeway ♪
♪ In the six double O, bumping Isley ♪
♪ He was getting kind of close, kind of touchy ♪
♪ Because he had a little too much Hennessy ♪
♪ He told me that he wanna go home ♪
♪ With me up on the hill to my condo ♪
♪ Told me he would keep it all on the low-low ♪
♪ But I told him, boo, I don't really know though ♪
♪ He got closer to me, it started getting deep ♪
♪ He had me in a zone ♪
♪ When he started to show me things I never saw before ♪
♪ Baby, it was smooth, but I knew it was game ♪
♪ Hell-of-a cool, but you men are the same ♪
♪ The way he licked his lips and touched my hips ♪
♪ I knew that he was slick ♪
♪ You make me sick ♪
♪ I want you and I'm hating it ♪
♪ Got me lit like a candlestick ♪
♪ Get too hot when you touch the tip ♪
♪ I'm feeling it, I gotta get a grip ♪
♪ And it's driving me crazy, baby, don't you quit ♪
♪ Can't get enough of it ♪
♪ You got me going again ♪
♪ Baby, you got me going again ♪
♪ You make me sick ♪
♪ It was hot in the 6 now, so hot ♪
♪ Gotta pull all the windows down ♪
♪ Eyes lead and I'm thinking 'bout the sheets now ♪
♪ Wondering should I really take it there now ♪
♪ He told me he would make it worth it ♪
♪ Again, how many times have I heard this ♪
♪ Kind of funny, but I was not even nervous ♪
♪ Well, his slick-ass lines were kind of working ♪
♪ I felt my knees get weak, his body was calling me ♪
♪ Just couldn't take the heat ♪
♪ Anyway, it was 2 or 3, I had to get off the streets ♪
♪ Baby was cool, but I knew it was game ♪
♪ Said, he was too schooled to be screaming my name ♪
♪ Even though we made the best of it ♪
♪ I still told him this ♪
♪ You make me sick ♪
♪ I want you and I'm hating it ♪ ♪ So sick ♪
♪ Got me lit like a candlestick ♪
♪ Get too hot when you touch the tip ♪
♪ I'm feeling it, I gotta get a grip ♪
♪ And it's driving me crazy, baby, don't you quit ♪
♪ Can't get enough of it ♪
♪ You got me going again ♪
♪ Baby, you got me going again ♪
♪ You make me sick ♪
♪ Mm, mm ♪
♪ Mm, mm ♪
♪ Mm, mm ♪
♪ Mm, mm, mm ♪
♪ Mm, aah ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ You make me sick ♪
♪ I want you and I'm hating it ♪
♪ Got me lit like a candlestick ♪
♪ Get too hot when you touch the tip ♪
♪ I'm feeling it, I gotta get a grip ♪
♪ And it's driving my crazy, baby, don't you quit ♪
♪ Can't get enough of it ♪
♪ You got me going again ♪
♪ Baby, you got me going again ♪
♪ You make me sick ♪
♪ I want you and I'm hating it ♪
♪ Got me lit like a candlestick ♪
♪ Get too hot when you touch the tip ♪
♪ I'm feeling it, I gotta get a grip ♪
♪ And it's driving me crazy, baby, don't you quit ♪
♪ Can't get enough of it ♪
♪ You got me going again ♪
♪ Baby, you got me going again ♪
♪ You make me sick, you make me sick ♪
♪ I want you and I'm hating it ♪
♪ Hot when you touch the tip ♪
♪ I'm feeling it, I gotta get a grip ♪
♪ And it's driving me crazy, baby, don't you quit ♪
♪ Can't no, no, no, no, no ♪
♪ Oh, you make me sick ♪
♪ I want you and I'm hating it ♪
♪ I want you and I'm hating it ♪
(music fades)
Key Vocabulary
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sick /sɪk/ B1 |
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make /meɪk/ A1 |
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want /wɒnt/ A1 |
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hate /heɪt/ A2 |
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lit /lɪt/ B2 |
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candlestick /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/ C1 |
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touch /tʌtʃ/ A2 |
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hot /hɒt/ A1 |
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feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1 |
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grip /ɡrɪp/ B2 |
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driving /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ B2 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1 |
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quit /kwɪt/ B1 |
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again /əˈɡeɪn/ A1 |
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cool /kuːl/ B1 |
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smooth /smuːð/ B2 |
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slick /slɪk/ C1 |
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game /ɡeɪm/ B1 |
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heat /hiːt/ B1 |
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knees /niːz/ A2 |
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