Careful – English Lyrics

• By: Paramore
• Album: brand new eyes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic and emotive world of Paramore with 'Careful'. This song is a perfect tool for English learners to study expressive, conversational vocabulary related to emotions and social caution, all set to a sophisticated post-punk beat that makes language learning feel like a musical journey.

[English]

I've settled down

A twisted up frown disguised as a smile

Well, you would have never known

I had it all, but not what I wanted

'Cause hope for me was a place uncharted

And overgrown

You'd make your way in

I'd resist you just like this

You can't tell me to feel

The truth never set me free so I did it myself

You can't be too careful anymore

When all that is waiting for you

Won't come any closer

You've got to reach out a little more

More, more

More, more

...

Open your eyes like I open mine

It's only the real world

A life you will never know

Shifting your way to throw off the pain

Well, you can ignore it

But only for so long

You look like I did

You resist me just like this

You can't tell me to heal

And it hurts remembering how it felt to shut down

Can't be too careful anymore

When all that is waiting for you

Won't come any closer

You've got to reach out a little more

More, more

More, more

...

The truth never set me free

The truth never set me free

The truth never set me free

So I'll do it myself

...

You can't be too careful anymore

When all that is waiting for you

Won't come any closer

You've got to reach out

Can't be too careful anymore

When all that is waiting for you

Won't come any closer

You've got to reach out more

More, more

More, more

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
settled /ˈsɛtəld/ B1	verb - to become established or stable
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B2	adjective - bent or distorted out of shape
frown /fraʊn/ B2	noun - an expression of displeasure made by furrowing the brow
disguised /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/ B2	verb - to give a false appearance to conceal the truth
uncharted /ʌnˈtʃɑːrtɪd/ C2	adjective - not mapped or surveyed; unknown
overgrown /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/ B2	adjective - covered with plants that have grown thickly
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to withstand the action or effect of
careful /ˈkɛrfəl/ A2	adjective - cautious in one's actions
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to stretch out an arm in order to touch or grasp something
shifting /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/ B2	verb - to move or cause to move from one place to another
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ B1	verb - to refuse to take notice of or acknowledge
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to cause to become sound or healthy again
remembering /rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of a past event