You You You – English Lyrics

• By: Maisie Peters

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of Maisie Peters's “You You You,” where sophisticated, retrospective songwriting dissects the lingering shadows of past heartbreak. This track offers a masterclass in transforming intense sadness into mature, nuanced artistry, showcasing how vulnerability can be powerfully articulated through English storytelling.

[English]

I eat about you, so I weigh less than when we met

I sleep about you, dream of you two having sex

I breathe about you, yeah, your name lives in my chest

Mm

So, I can't go back and I can't go home and I can't move forward

I'm the scene of the crime

And the bore of the bar and a memory hoarder

It was black and white, but I see it in colour

The grey in your goodbye

The way you stained my summer

I eat about you, so I weigh less than when we met

I sleep about you, dream of you two having sex

I breathe about you, yeah, your name lives in my chest

My lips around you, you're my constant cigarette

Well, I talk about you, 'til I've exhausted my words

I clean about you, wash my heart out of your shirt

I think about us, what if 'til I'm powder blue

What if everything I do

Is full of you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

Now I can't shut up so I just shut down and my friends are worried

Yeah, I'm stuck to the bed and the shape that you left

And your runaway sorry

It was black and white, I should've seen it coming

Was too in love with you, to use my baby blues

So now they just keep running

(I eat about you)

For you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

(I sleep about you)

For you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

(I breathe about you)

For you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

(My lips around you)

For you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

You keep your distance, but not your word

You keep your peace and all my secrets

And you just skip the bridge you burn

Said you loved me, honey, how can that be true?

When everything you did

Was about you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

I drink about you, so this gin tastes like cement

I care about you, knowing you couldn't care less

I think about us, what if 'til I'm powder blue

What if everything I do

Is full of you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
eat /iːt/ A1	verb - to consume food
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest in a state of reduced consciousness
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into the lungs and exhale it
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - to experience mental images while sleeping noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty of recalling past experiences
constant /ˈkɒnstənt/ B2	adjective - unchanging, occurring continuously noun - a value that does not change
cigarette /sɪgəˈrɛt/ B2	noun - a small roll of paper containing tobacco, smoked for leisure
powder /ˈpaʊdər/ B2	noun - fine dry particles produced by grinding a solid adjective - having the texture or appearance of powder
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - the colour between green and violet in the spectrum noun - the colour blue
shut /ʃʌt/ B1	verb - to close something so that it is no longer open adjective - closed; not open
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - unable to move or be moved
runaway /ˈrʌnəweɪ/ B2	noun - a person who has fled or escaped, especially from home adjective - having escaped or fled; not staying in place
exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ B2	adjective - extremely tired; depleted of energy
grey /ɡreɪ/ A1	adjective - a colour intermediate between black and white noun - the colour grey
stained /steɪnd/ B2	verb - to mark or discolor with a stain
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - the darkest colour, the opposite of white
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - the colour of milk or fresh snow; opposite of black
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood through the body; also the centre of emotion
secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B2	noun - things kept hidden or unknown to others

Key Grammar Structures

• I eat about you, so I weigh less than when we met

  ➔ Present Simple with 'so' for consequence

  ➔ The phrase 'I eat about you' is in the Present Simple, and 'so' introduces a consequence, 'I weigh less than when we met'.

• I sleep about you, dream of you two having sex

  ➔ Present Simple with verb + preposition

  ➔ The phrase 'sleep about you' uses a verb ('sleep') followed by a preposition ('about'), which is common in English to express a topic or focus.

• I breathe about you, yeah, your name lives in my chest

  ➔ Present Simple with metaphorical expression

  ➔ The phrase 'your name lives in my chest' is a metaphorical expression, using the verb 'lives' to describe an emotional state.

• So, I can't go back and I can't go home and I can't move forward

  ➔ Coordination of negative sentences with 'and'

  ➔ Multiple negative sentences are coordinated using 'and' to emphasize the speaker's inability to take any action.

• It was black and white, but I see it in colour

  ➔ Contrast using 'but'

  ➔ The conjunction 'but' is used to contrast the past perception ('black and white') with the current one ('in colour').

• What if everything I do Is full of you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The word 'you' is repeated multiple times to emphasize the overwhelming presence of the person in the speaker's life.

• You keep your distance, but not your word

  ➔ Contrast using 'but not'

  ➔ The phrase 'but not your word' contrasts the action of keeping distance with the failure to keep one's word.

• Said you loved me, honey, how can that be true?

  ➔ Indirect question with 'how'

  ➔ The phrase 'how can that be true?' is an indirect question using 'how' to express doubt about the statement 'you loved me'.