Won't Help You This Time – English Lyrics

• By: Tape Machines, Ami Cissé

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Won't Help You This Time.' This track is a fantastic way to learn English expressions related to boundaries, determination, and emotional autonomy, all set to a catchy electronic beat that makes language learning feel like a party.

[English]

So you had me bite through the bullet

I won't play a second fiddle with you

You look away just when they pull it

You gotta step up, yeah you've missed your-

Cue, ooh-ooh

Your time is up now, I'm no fool

I know what you are up to, keep things cool

But it won't help you (It won't help you)

This time

This time

This time, no, no

This time, yeah

This time, no, no

Wait a second, wait a second

Wait a second, wait a second

Wait a second, wait a second

Wait a second, wait a second

I had your back when they were on ya

Wasn't easy but I held your ground

Still I get nothing honest from ya

Excuse me but I won't buy into-

Your big lie

No need to bother me tonight

They'll shoot you down this time and I won't fight

I got my head held high (Head held high)

This time

This time

This time, no, no

This time, yeah

This time, no, no

Oh, you think your plan worked out

But I know what's coming your way

So you think you're better than everyone else

But I know what's yet to come

I know what's yet to come

I know what's yet to come

I know what's yet to come

This time

You

This time

You, yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ B2	noun - a small metal projectile fired from a firearm
fiddle /ˈfɪdəl/ C1	noun - a violin, often used in the phrase 'play second fiddle' meaning to be in a subordinate position
cue /kjuː/ C1	noun - a signal for action
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who lacks judgment or sense
honest /ˈɒnɪst/ A2	adjective - free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere
bother /ˈbɒðər/ B1	verb - to take the trouble to do something or annoy someone
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - to kill or wound with a firearm
plan /plæn/ A1	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something

Key Grammar Structures

• So you had me bite through the bullet

  ➔ Causative verb 'have' + object + bare infinitive

  ➔ Using 'have' in 'had me bite' indicates causing someone to perform an action.

• You gotta step up, yeah you've missed your cue

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ 'You've missed' uses the present perfect to show a past action with current relevance.

• I know what you are up to

  ➔ Wh- noun clause as the object

  ➔ 'What you are up to' acts as a noun clause functioning as the object of 'know'.

• I had your back when they were on ya

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ 'Were on ya' uses the past continuous to describe an ongoing state in the past.

• They'll shoot you down this time

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ 'They'll shoot' expresses a future prediction or certainty.

• But I know what's yet to come

  ➔ Infinitive phrase indicating future expectation

  ➔ 'Yet to come' is a common idiomatic structure meaning something that will happen later.

• So you think you're better than everyone else

  ➔ Comparative adjective

  ➔ 'Better' is the irregular comparative form of the adjective 'good'.

• I won't play a second fiddle with you

  ➔ Modal verb (negative future)

  ➔ 'Won't' (will not) expresses a strong refusal or negative prediction.