Future Tripping – English Lyrics

• By: Hilary Duff
• Album: Luck ... or something

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Hilary Duff's "Future Tripping" to explore relatable themes of anxiety and relationship insecurities, perfect for language learners wanting to grasp contemporary English expressions about emotional vulnerability and overthinking. This song offers candid lyrics that provide insight into common phrases used to describe worries about love and the future.

[English]

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Kiss me on the lips with your eyes open.

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Mission [music] that's enough to send me

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off on a future trip. Are we [music]

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having enough [singing] sex? Are there

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exes you miss? And do I nail you to a

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cross [music] on some bogus I'm

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not dying.

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[music]

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I

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don't worry about that hasn't

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happened to [music] every

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future dripping out

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and around

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you

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honey anyhow [music]

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sunset

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around [singing] the house

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I know future tripping it

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Oh, the future's tripping me out.

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Can you keep me on the ground? 2028.

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[music and singing]

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Will you skip the headache and settle

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somewhere I stay with [music] the

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younger heart? Will your crisis be a

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car? Some at a bar who's saying

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she loves [music] bony calls bony.

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[singing]

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I'm not dying.

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I'm not dying. I'm dying.

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about shing

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[music]

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around and around

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me

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around the house.

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[music]

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Heat. Heat. Heat.

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Yeah. [music]

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Heat.

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>> [music]

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[music]

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>> I'm [singing] dying. I'm not dying. I'm

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not dying. [music]

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But I'm dying. I'm worried about

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that hasn't happened. Entertaining every

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doubt. Oh, here I [music] go again.

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Heat. Heat. Heat.

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[music and singing]

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Heat.

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[music]

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Heat.

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>> [music]

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>> Heat.

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[music]

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Heat.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ A2	verb - to experience hallucinations or a psychedelic state
exes /ˈɛksɪz/ A2	noun - former romantic partners
nail /neɪl/ A1	verb - to fasten or attach with a nail
bogus /ˈboʊɡəs/ B1	adjective - fake or not genuine
dripping /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/ A2	adjective - wet with liquid falling in drops
settle /ˈsɛtəl/ A2	verb - to establish or fix in a permanent position
crisis /ˈkraɪsɪs/ B1	noun - a time of intense difficulty or danger
bony /ˈboʊni/ A1	adjective - having prominent bones
entertaining /ˌɛntərˈteɪnɪŋ/ A2	adjective - providing amusement or enjoyment
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - the quality of being hot

Key Grammar Structures

• Kiss me on the lips with your eyes open.

  ➔ Present simple tense with imperative

  ➔ The verb 'kiss' is in the present simple tense, used here as an imperative command.

• Are we having enough sex?

  ➔ Present continuous with question word 'enough'

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense ('having') with 'enough' to question sufficiency.

• And do I nail you to a cross on some bogus?

  ➔ Present simple in a question with a metaphor

  ➔ The verb 'nail' is in the present simple tense, used in a question with a metaphorical expression.

• I don’t worry about that hasn’t happened.

  ➔ Present simple with a reduced relative clause

  ➔ The relative clause 'that hasn’t happened' is reduced, omitting the relative pronoun.

• Oh, the future’s tripping me out.

  ➔ Present continuous with a gerund

  ➔ The gerund 'tripping' is used with the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

• Will you skip the headache and settle somewhere?

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' and a compound verb

  ➔ The future simple tense with 'will' is used, and 'skip' and 'settle' form a compound verb phrase.

• I’m not dying. I’m dying.

  ➔ Present continuous with contrastive repetition

  ➔ The present continuous tense is repeated with contrasting meanings for emphasis.

• Heat. Heat. Heat.

  ➔ Noun repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The noun 'heat' is repeated for emphasis and rhythmic effect.