Jude Law and A Semester Abroad – English Lyrics

• By: Brand New

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion and energetic sound of Brand New's "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad." This pop-punk anthem offers a candid look at post-breakup anger and resentment, making it an excellent song to explore English through its direct and relatable lyrics about a complicated relationship. Its narrative structure and vivid imagery provide a compelling way to learn common English expressions related to emotions and personal experiences.

[English]

Whatever poison's in this bottle

Will leave me broken, sore and stiff

But it's the genie at the bottom who I'm sucking at

He owes me one last wish

So here's a present

To let you know I still exist

I hope the next boy that you kiss has something

Terribly contagious on his lips

But I got a plan (I got a plan)

To drink for 40 days and 40 nights

A sip for every second-hand tick

And every time you fed the line, "You mean so much to me"

I'm without you

Tell all the English boys you meet

'Bout the American boy back in the States

The American boy you used to date

Who would do anything you say

Tell all the English boys you meet

'Bout the American boy back in the States

The American boy you used to date

Who would do anything you say

...

...

And even if her plane crashes tonight

She'll find some way to disappoint me

By not burning in the wreckage

Or drowning at the bottom of the sea

Jess, I still taste you

Thus reserve my right to hate you

And all this empty space that you create does

Nothing for my flawless sense of style

It's 8:45 (it's 8:45)

The weather's getting better by the hour

I hope it rains there all the time (rains all the time)

And if you ever said you'd miss me, then don't say you never lied

I'm without you

Tell all the English boys you meet

'Bout the American boy back in the States

The American boy you used to date

Who would do anything you say

Tell all the English boys you meet

'Bout the American boy back in the States

The American boy you used to date

Who would do anything you say

Who would do anything you say

...

You're never gonna get it right

You're never gonna get it, never gonna get it right

You're never gonna get it, never gonna get it right

You're never gonna get it

You're never gonna get it right

You're never gonna get it, never gonna get it right

You're never gonna get it, never gonna get it right

You're never gonna get it, never gonna get it right

You're never gonna get it

No more songs about you

After this one, I am done

You are, you are, you're gone

No more songs about you

After this one, I am done

You are, you are, you're gone

So tell all the English boys you meet

'Bout the American boy back in the States

The American boy you used to date

Who would do anything you say

Tell all the English boys you meet

'Bout the American boy back in the States

The American boy you used to date

Who would do anything you say

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ B1	noun - substance that can cause harm or death
bottle /ˈbɒtəl/ A2	noun - container, usually made of glass or plastic, used for holding liquids
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - desire or hope for something verb - to want or long for something
legend /ˈlɛdʒənd/ B2	noun - a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
contagious /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ B2	adjective - able to be transmitted from one person to another, especially by contact
waste /weɪst/ B1	noun - use of something inefficient or unnecessary verb - to use or expel carelessly or unwanted
disappoint /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ B2	verb - to fail to fulfill expectations or hopes
right /raɪt/ A2	noun - a direction opposite to left adjective - correct or accurate adverb - exactly or correctly
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a piece of music with words sung by a singer
artist /ˈɑːtɪst/ A2	noun - a person who creates art or performs in entertainment
plan /plæn/ A2	noun - a detailed method or design for achieving something
second-hand /ˈsɛkəndhænd/ B2	adjective - used or owned previously by someone else
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• He owes me one last wish

  ➔ Present simple tense to express obligation or debt

  ➔ The phrase "owes me" uses the **present simple** to indicate a current obligation or debt.

• And if you ever said you'd miss me

  ➔ Second conditional expressing hypothetical past actions

  ➔ The phrase "if you ever said" is a **second conditional** indicating an unreal situation in the past.

• You're never gonna get it right

  ➔ Futuro going to for predictions or inevitability

  ➔ The phrase "gonna get it right" uses **future informal** (gonna) to express an inevitable outcome.

• So tell all the English boys you meet

  ➔ Imperative mood for giving instructions or commands

  ➔ The phrase "tell all the English boys you meet" uses an **imperative** to give an instruction.

• He owes me one last wish

  ➔ Use of possessive pronoun "me" and noun "wish" to specify a personal belonging or desire

  ➔ The phrase "He owes me" uses the **possessive pronoun** to indicate that the wish belongs to or is owed to him.