when the party's over – English Lyrics

• By: Billie Eilish
• Album: WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion of Billie Eilish's "when the party's over"! This hauntingly beautiful song, with its minimalistic production and powerful vocals, offers a perfect opportunity to experience authentic English expression. You can learn about conveying complex emotions, understanding colloquial phrases in a relationship context, and appreciating poetic storytelling. Its clear, evocative lyrics and Billie's unique delivery make it an engaging way to connect with the language through music.

[English]

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♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD FOR YOU ♪

♪ I'VE LEARNED TO LOSE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO ♪

♪ TORE MY SHIRT TO STOP YOU BLEEDING ♪

♪ BUT NOTHING EVER STOPS YOU LEAVING ♪

♪ QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOME AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪

♪ I COULD LIE, SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪

♪ I COULD LIE, SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪

♪ DON'T YOU KNOW TOO MUCH ALREADY ♪

♪ I'LL ONLY HURT YOU IF YOU LET ME ♪

♪ CALL ME FRIEND BUT KEEP ME CLOSER (CALL ME BACK) ♪

♪ AND I'LL CALL YOU WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER ♪

♪ QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOME AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪

♪AND I COULD LIE, SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪

♪YEAH I COULD LIE, SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪

♪ BUT NOTHING IS BETTER SOMETIMES ♪

♪ ONCE WE'VE BOTH SAID OUR GOODBYES ♪

♪ LET'S JUST LET IT GO ♪

♪ LET ME LET YOU GO ♪

♪ QUIET WHEN I'M COMING HOME AND I'M ON MY OWN ♪

♪ I COULD LIE, SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪

♪ I COULD LIE, SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT LIKE IT LIKE THAT ♪

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of facts or information
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality; satisfactory
learned /lɜːrnd/ B1	verb (past tense) - to acquire knowledge or skill by studying or experience
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be unable to keep or retain something
afford /əˈfɔːrd/ B2	verb - to have enough money or resources to be able to buy or do something
tore /tɔːr/ B2	verb (past tense) - to rip or split something forcibly
shirt /ʃɜːrt/ A1	noun - a garment for the upper body, typically with sleeves
stop /stɑp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or doing something
bleeding /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ B2	noun - the loss of blood from the body
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1	pronoun - not anything; no thing
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ B1	verb (gerund) - going away from a place
quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ A2	adjective - making little or no noise
coming /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ A1	verb (gerund) - arriving; moving toward a place
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
own /oʊn/ A2	verb - to possess; have as property
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to say something that is not true
hurt /hɜːrt/ A1	verb - to cause pain or injury
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for celebration or entertainment
over /ˈoʊvər/ A1	adverb - finished; no longer continuing

Key Grammar Structures

• DON'T YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD FOR YOU

  ➔ Inversion and modal verb 'know' and adjective phrase

  ➔ The sentence begins with 'don't', an inversion used for emphasis, followed by 'know' (understanding), and then an adjective phrase 'no good for you' (not suitable for you)

• I'VE LEARNED TO LOSE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense ('I've learned'), modal verb ('can't') and infinitive ('to lose', 'to afford')

  ➔ This line shows the use of the present perfect ('I've learned') to express an action completed in the past with a relevance to the present, modal verb 'can't' (ability/possibility), and infinitives 'to lose' and 'to afford'.

• TORE MY SHIRT TO STOP YOU BLEEDING

  ➔ Past Simple ('Tore'), Infinitive of Purpose ('to stop')

  ➔ Uses the past simple verb 'tore' and the infinitive of purpose 'to stop' to explain the reason behind the action.

• BUT NOTHING EVER STOPS YOU LEAVING

  ➔ Present Simple ('Stops'), Gerund ('leaving')

  ➔ Uses the present simple tense 'stops' and the gerund 'leaving'.

• CALL ME FRIEND BUT KEEP ME CLOSER (CALL ME BACK)

  ➔ Imperative verbs ('call', 'keep'), comparative adjective ('closer')

  ➔ The line uses imperative verbs ('call', 'keep') to give a command or make a request and uses a comparative adjective 'closer'.

• AND I'LL CALL YOU WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER

  ➔ Future Simple ('I'll call'), Conditional Clause ('when')

  ➔ Uses future simple tense ('I'll call') and a conditional clause introduced by 'when'.

• AND I COULD LIE, SAY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT LIKE IT LIKE THAT

  ➔ Modal verb ('could'), Reported Speech ('Say I like')

  ➔ The line uses the modal verb 'could' for possibility and reported speech 'Say I like'

• BUT NOTHING IS BETTER SOMETIMES

  ➔ Comparative adjective ('better'), Indefinite pronoun ('nothing')

  ➔ This line shows the comparative adjective 'better' (used to compare) and the indefinite pronoun 'nothing'.