Between Love & Hate – English Lyrics

• By: The Strokes
• Album: Room On Fire

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern indie rock with 'Between Love & Hate'. This song is a fantastic resource for learners to pick up conversational English idioms related to emotions and relationships, all set to the sophisticated, rhythmic energy of The Strokes.

[English]

Watched her as she wiped her eyes

You don't make me sorry

Now I know

That you never listened, listen

Thinking about that high school dance

Worrying about the finals

Yes, I know

You're feeling lonely

Oh, lonely, so lonely

Never needed anybody, I never needed anybody

I never needed anybody, I never needed nobody

Don't worry about it, honey

I never needed anybody

I never needed anybody, it won't change now

Am I wrong?

Don't sing along with me

I said I was fine

It's just the second time

We lost the war

She'd be in the kitchen

I would start the fire

Those days are gone

But you know I can't give up, give up

P.S. if I may ask why

When will they get tired?

We've stayed up

All night tryin', tryin'

Never needed anybody, I never needed nobody

I never needed anybody, I never needed anybody

Don't worry about it, honey

I never needed anybody

I never needed anybody, it won't change now

Am I wrong?

Don't sing along with me

I said I was fine

The second time

We lost the war

I guess this is it

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
watched /wɒtʃt/ A1	verb - looked at or observed attentively
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A1	adjective - feeling sadness or regret
listened /ˈlɪsənd/ A1	verb - gave attention to sound
dance /dɑːns/ A1	noun - a social gathering for dancing
worrying /ˈwʌriɪŋ/ A2	verb - feeling or causing anxiety
finals /ˈfaɪnəlz/ B1	noun - final examinations
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends
honey /ˈhʌni/ A2	noun - a term of endearment
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct
fine /faɪn/ A1	adjective - in good health or state
war /wɔː(r)/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ A1	noun - a room where food is prepared
fire /ˈfaɪə(r)/ A1	noun - combustion or burning
tired /ˈtaɪəd/ A1	adjective - in need of sleep or rest

Key Grammar Structures

• That you never listened

  ➔ Noun Clause (that-clause)

  ➔ The "that" clause acts as the object of the verb "know", introducing a statement of fact.

• You're feeling lonely

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ Used here to describe a state or temporary feeling happening at the moment of speaking.

• I never needed anybody

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (Negative)

  ➔ The adverb "never" is used with the past simple to emphasize a complete absence of need in the past.

• it won't change now

  ➔ Future Simple (Will + bare infinitive)

  ➔ Used to express a prediction or a firm intention about the future.

• Am I wrong?

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion (Question)

  ➔ The verb "am" moves before the subject "I" to form an interrogative sentence.

• She'd be in the kitchen

  ➔ Would for past habit

  ➔ Used to describe recurring actions or states that happened in the past but no longer occur.

• P.S. if I may ask why

  ➔ Modals of permission (May)

  ➔ "May" is used here to ask for permission or to sound polite when making a request.

• We've stayed up

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Describes an action that happened at an unspecified time before now, or has relevance to the present.