You – English Lyrics

• By: MARINA
• Album: Love + Fear

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of emotional expression in English through MARINA's song "You." This track offers a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to relationships and self-reflection. Its clear and emotive lyrics make it an engaging song for language learners to connect with universal feelings of being misunderstood.

[English]

You don't know me like you think you do

You don't own me, but I can cut you loose

Everybody thinks that you're a star

But underneath I see just what you are

We both know that we can never change

Walking slowly through the smoke and flames

You, yeah, you break me down (You)

Yeah, you shut me out (You)

But it's all about you (You)

I know what you're about (You)

But I need you now (You)

'Cause it's all about you (You)

You (You, you)

You (You, you)

You don't love me like you think you do

You don't know I'm just as bad as you

Everybody thinks that I'm the heart

Of every party, but it's just the start

Deep down, I know that we're just the same

Burning slowly through the dust and flames

You, yeah, you break me down (You)

Yeah, you shut me out (You)

But it's all about you (You)

I know what you're about (You)

But I need you now (You)

'Cause it's all about you (You)

You (You, you)

You (You, you)

You (You, you)

You (You, you)

You don't know me like you think you do

You don't know I'm just as bad as you

You, yeah, you break me down (You)

Yeah, you shut me out (You)

But it's all about you (You)

I know what you're about (You)

But I need you now (You)

'Cause it's all about you (You)

You (You, you)

You (You, you)

You (You, you)

You (You, you)

You don't know me like you think you do

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of; have knowledge of
think /θɪŋk/ B1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or important
cut /kʌt/ A1	verb - to divide or incise with a sharp instrument
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces or cause something to become separated
shut /ʃʌt/ A2	verb - to close something so that it is not open
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to make or become different noun - the act of making something different
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a luminous point in the night sky
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the centre of emotions
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for entertainment or celebration
start /stɑːrt/ A2	verb - to begin or set in motion
smoke /smoʊk/ B1	noun - visible vapor and gases given off by a fire
flame /fleɪm/ B2	noun - the hot, bright part of a fire
dust /dʌst/ B1	noun - fine particles of matter, especially those that settle on surfaces
everybody /ˈɛvrɪˌbɑːdi/ A2	noun - all people; everyone
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the surface; profound
same /seɪm/ A1	adjective - identical; not different
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B2	adjective - on fire; giving off heat and light; intense
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good; undesirable or unpleasant

Key Grammar Structures

• You don't know me like you think you do

  ➔ Present simple negative

  ➔ In the sentence: You "don't" know me like you think you do, "don't" is used to negate the present simple verb "know", indicating a lack of knowledge.

• Everybody thinks that you're a star

  ➔ Present simple for general truths

  ➔ In the sentence: Everybody "thinks" that you're a star, "thinks" is used in the present simple to express a general belief or opinion about you.

• We both know that we can never change

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for possibility

  ➔ In the sentence: We both know that we "can" never change, "can" expresses the impossibility of changing, used in a modal construction.

• You don't love me like you think you do

  ➔ Like for comparison

  ➔ In the sentence: You don't love me "like" you think you do, "like" is used to compare the manner of loving to thinking, indicating disparity.

• You don't know I'm just as bad as you

  ➔ As...as for comparison

  ➔ In the sentence: You don't know I'm just "as bad as" you, "as bad as" is a comparative structure showing equality in badness between 'I' and 'you'.

• Everybody thinks that I'm the heart

  ➔ That-clause as object

  ➔ In the sentence: Everybody thinks "that" I'm the heart, "that" introduces a clause functioning as the object of the verb 'thinks', reporting what is thought.

• You, yeah, you break me down

  ➔ Direct object pronoun

  ➔ In the sentence: "You", yeah, "you" break me down, "me" is the direct object pronoun, receiving the action of the verb 'break'.

• But I need you now

  ➔ Modal verb 'need' for necessity

  ➔ In the sentence: But I "need" you now, "need" expresses a strong necessity or requirement for 'you' in the present moment.