I Don't Care – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande
• Album: Dangerous Woman

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth R&B melodies of Ariana Grande to master conversational English and learn expressive idioms about emotional independence. This song is a perfect way to study how tone and phrasing can convey confidence and relaxation in spoken English.

[English]

Used to cry 'bout some crazy shit before

I used to feel so obligated to be so much more

I used to let some people tell me how to live and what to be

But if I can't be me, then what's the point? No

I don't care about it anymore, oh

I don't care about it anymore

Now I laugh about the things that used to be important to me

Used to have a hold on me, used to have a hold

Like what do you think

And what he thinks and what they think

But I love me

I don't care about it anymore, oh

I don't care about it anymore

I don't care about it anymore

I don't care about it anymore

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged or very unusual
obligated /ˈɒblɪɡeɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - feeling a duty to do something
point /pɔɪnt/ A2	noun - the purpose or reason for something
care /keə(r)/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest
laugh /lɑːf/ A2	verb - to make sounds showing amusement
important /ɪmˈpɔːtnt/ A2	adjective - of great value or significance
hold /həʊld/ B1	noun - power or influence over someone
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to use one's mind to form ideas
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to remain alive or conduct one's life

Key Grammar Structures

• I used to cry 'bout some crazy shit before

  ➔ Used to + verb (past habit)

  ➔ "Used to" indicates an action or state that happened repeatedly in the past but is no longer true.

• I used to feel so obligated to be so much more

  ➔ Passive infinitive (be + past participle)

  ➔ "To be" + "obligated" shows that the subject was receiving the pressure from an external source.

• But if I can't be me, then what's the point?

  ➔ First Conditional (If + present simple, result)

  ➔ This structure explores a real or possible condition ("if I can't be me") and its logical consequence.

• Now I laugh about the things that used to be important to me

  ➔ Relative clause (defining clause with 'that')

  ➔ "That" connects the noun "things" to the description "used to be important to me."

• Used to have a hold on me

  ➔ Subject ellipsis (omitted 'they/those things')

  ➔ In conversational English, the subject can be omitted if it is understood from the previous context.