Not The Same Anymore – English Lyrics

• By: The Strokes
• Album: The New Abnormal

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of The Strokes with 'Not The Same Anymore.' This track is a perfect example of modern English songwriting, offering learners a chance to study vocabulary related to change, emotion, and nostalgia through its atmospheric and rhythmic delivery.

[English]

You're not the same anymore

Don't wanna play that game anymore

You'd make a better window than a door

All the strangers, they implore

It gets so easy to ignore

Just like the girl next door

Uncle's house, it was noon

Sorry boy, I can't implore ya

You are strange but I like you

Sorry, this is overdue

I promised I would do it right

Her and a boy on a Saturday night

And now the door slams shut

The child prisoner grows up

To seek his enemies' throat cut

I'm on and on it, on and on and on it

We're on the way, fuel the jet

Can see that what he wants, he gets

What does your sworn enemy regret?

I didn't know, I didn't care

I don't even understand

Did somethin' wrong, I wasn't sure

Stay on top of this horse

I was afraid, I fucked up

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I couldn't change, it's too late

And now it's time to show up

I'm late again, I can't grow up

And now it's on me, they've given up

Uncle's house, I forget

Violent tendencies I get

Your timing sucks, she went overboard

Don't forget, you are insured

I didn't know, I wasn't sure

Can't remember all that well

I couldn't change, was too late

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
implore /ɪmˈplɔːr/ C2	verb - To beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - Unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling.
overdue /ˌoʊvərˈduː/ B2	adjective - Past the deadline for completion.
prisoner /ˈprɪzənər/ B1	noun - A person legally committed to prison as a punishment.
enemies /ˈɛnəmiz/ A2	noun - People who are actively opposed or hostile to someone.
sworn /swɔːrn/ C1	adjective - Bound by or as if by an oath.
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B1	verb - To feel sad or disappointed about something.
violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ B1	adjective - Using or involving physical force intended to hurt.
tendencies /ˈtɛndənsiz/ C1	noun - An inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior.
insured /ɪnˈʃʊərd/ B2	verb - To provide or obtain insurance for.
overboard /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/ C1	adverb - From a ship into the water; to an excessive degree.
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A1	adjective - Feeling fear or anxiety.
strangers /ˈstreɪndʒərz/ A2	noun - People one does not know.
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ A2	verb - Refuse to take notice of.
promised /ˈprɒmɪst/ A2	verb - To assure someone that one will do something.

Key Grammar Structures

• You're not the same anymore

  ➔ Adverbial 'anymore' in negative clauses

  ➔ We use "anymore" at the end of a negative sentence to indicate that something that happened in the past is no longer occurring.

• You'd make a better window than a door

  ➔ Second conditional (implied)

  ➔ The structure "You'd" (You would) is used here to suggest a hypothetical scenario or a comparison about the person's nature.

• I promised I would do it right

  ➔ Reported speech / Past future

  ➔ The use of "would" after the past tense "promised" expresses a future intention from the perspective of the past.

• The child prisoner grows up

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ "Grow up" is a phrasal verb meaning to develop from a child into an adult.

• Can see that what he wants, he gets

  ➔ Relative clause with noun phrase as subject

  ➔ The clause "what he wants" acts as a noun phrase functioning as the object of the verb "see" and the subject of the clause.

• I couldn't change, it's too late

  ➔ Modal verb for past ability

  ➔ "Couldn't" is the negative past form of "can", used here to express an inability to change in the past.

• I'm late again, I can't grow up

  ➔ Present simple for general truths/states

  ➔ The simple present "can't" is used to state a current, persistent inability or condition.

• And now it's on me, they've given up

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ "They've given up" uses the present perfect to describe an action that was completed in the past with a result in the present.