Flatline – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Bieber

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Justin Bieber's 'Flatline,' an R&B slow jam from his *Journals* project. This track offers a glimpse into the emotional toll of juggling fame and romance, expressed through a heartfelt melody and powerful vocals. Listening closely reveals how personal pressures affect relationships, providing insight into the artist's life beyond the spotlight.

[English]

Flatline, flatline, flatline, flatline

Lately you've been busy

Wondering if you miss me

Why did you go against me?

I just wanna know

How come you act so different?

Talk to me, I'll listen

All the love I'm giving, don't act like you don't know

I was out there on the road, life out of control

She became a victim to my busy schedule, but

And I know that it's not fair, that don't mean that I don't care

This one's dedicated to the girl out there

Girl, you always catch me at the bad time (bad time)

When I know you probably think it's a lie (a lie)

And I know I told you last time was the last time (last time)

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline? (flatline)

Flatline, flatline, flatline, flatline

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline? (flatline)

When I hit you, you don't even reply (reply)

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline?

Not breathing, what is it that I'm not seeing

Said she's leaving, damn I can't believe it

It's like my heart's bleeding

Knowing that you don't need me

Shut my heart down, now I don't know what Imma do now

I was out there on the road, life out of control

She became a victim to my busy schedule, but

And I know that it's not fair, that don't mean that I don't care

This one's dedicated to the girl out there

Girl, you always catch me at the bad time (bad time)

When I know you probably think it's a lie (a lie)

And I know I told you last time was the last time (last time)

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline? (flatline)

Flatline, flatline, flatline, flatline

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline? (flatline)

'Cause when I hit you, you don't even reply (reply)

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline?

Girl, you always catch me at the bad time

Girl, you always catch me at the bad time

I know I told you last time was the last time

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline? (flatline)

...

Flatline, flatline

Girl, you always catch me at the bad time (bad time)

When I know you probably think it's a lie (a lie)

And I know I told you last time was the last time (last time)

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline? (flatline)

Flatline, flatline, flatline, flatline

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline? (flatline)

'Cause when I hit you, you don't even reply (reply)

How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flatline /ˈflæt.laɪn/ B1	noun - a straight horizontal line on a monitor indicating no electrical activity in the heart verb - to stop showing signs of life or activity
dedicated /ˈdɛd.ɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ A2	adjective - devoted to a particular purpose or cause
schedule /ˈʃɛdʒ.uːl/ A2	noun - a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times
victim /ˈvɪk.tɪm/ A2	noun - a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event
bleeding /ˈbliː.dɪŋ/ A2	verb - to lose blood from the body, typically as a result of injury or damage
reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ A1	verb - to say or write something as a reaction to something that has been said or written
schedule /ˈʃɛdʒ.uːl/ A2	verb - to plan or arrange something to happen at a specific time
fair /fɛər/ A1	adjective - just and reasonable, not favoring either side

Key Grammar Structures

• Lately you've been busy

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ 'You've been busy' uses the present perfect to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Why did you go against me?

  ➔ Past Simple in Questions

  ➔ 'Did' is used to form a question in the past simple tense.

• How come you act so different?

  ➔ How come + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ 'How come' is followed by the bare infinitive to ask for a reason.

• I was out there on the road, life out of control

  ➔ Past Continuous

  ➔ 'Was out there' and 'life out of control' use the past continuous to describe ongoing actions in the past.

• How could you pull the plug and leave me flatline?

  ➔ Modal Verb + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ 'Could' is a modal verb followed by the bare infinitive to express possibility or disbelief.

• It's like my heart's bleeding

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'be'

  ➔ 'Heart's bleeding' uses the present continuous with 'be' to describe a current state or action.

• This one's dedicated to the girl out there

  ➔ Contraction with 'be'

  ➔ 'One's' is a contraction of 'one is', used for possession or description.

• Girl, you always catch me at the bad time

  ➔ Present Simple with 'always'

  ➔ 'Always' is used with the present simple to describe habitual actions.