Losers – English Lyrics

• By: The Weeknd, Labrinth
• Album: Beauty Behind The Madness

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Losers,' a dynamic collaboration between The Weeknd and Labrinth from the *Beauty Behind the Madness* album. This song is special because it champions the outsider's journey, teaching you the value of self-reliance and proving critics wrong. By exploring The Weeknd's defiance of conventional paths, you can pick up on contemporary slang and expressions related to ambition and non-conformity.

[English]

Only losers go to school

I taught myself how to move

I'm not the type to count on you

'Cause stupid's next to "I love you"

No? So what can you show me

That my heart don't know already?

We make our own sense

And you're qualified in me

What can you show me?

That my heart don't know already?

We make our own sense

And you're qualified in

And you're qualified in

Only losers go to school

They can't teach what they can't prove

Come put this inside a test-tube

'Cause stupid's next to "I love you"

So what can you show me

That my heart don't know already?

We make our own sense

And you're qualified in me

What can you show me

That my heart don't know already?

'Cause we make our own sense

And you're qualified in

And you're qualified in

And you're qualified in

And now that we're all grown up

Who do we owe it to?

And now that we've gone this far

Who do we owe it all to?

We did it all alone

Now we're coming for the throne

We did it all alone

Now we're coming for the throne

And now that we all came up

Do we lose? Do we lose?

So what can you show me

That my heart don't know already?

'Cause we make our own sense

And you're qualified in me

What can you show me

That my heart don't know already?

'Cause we make our own sense

And you're qualified in me

And you're qualified in me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
losers ˈluːzərz A1	noun - people who fail or are unsuccessful
taught tɔːt A2	verb - past tense of teach; to impart knowledge or skill
move muːv A1	verb - to change position or location
count kaʊnt A1	verb - to determine the total number of
stupid ˈstjuːpɪd A1	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense
qualified ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd B1	adjective - having the necessary skills or qualities for a particular purpose
throne θroʊn A2	noun - the seat of a monarch
sense sɛns A1	noun - a faculty by which outside stimuli are perceived
grown ɡroʊn A2	verb - past participle of grow; to become larger or more mature
owe oʊ A2	verb - to need to pay or repay something
alone əˈloʊn A1	adjective - without others; solitary
coming ˈkʌmɪŋ A1	verb - present participle of come; to approach or arrive
show ʃoʊ A1	verb - to allow someone to see or hear something
already ɔːlˈrɛdi A1	adverb - by this time; before now
prove pruːv A2	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something

Key Grammar Structures

• Only losers go to school

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with 'go' to state a general truth or habitual action.

• I taught myself how to move

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with Reflexive Pronoun

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple tense with 'taught' and the reflexive pronoun 'myself' to indicate an action performed by the subject on themselves.

• 'Cause stupid's next to 'I love you'

  ➔ Contraction and Apostrophe

  ➔ The sentence uses a contraction ('Cause for 'Because') and an apostrophe to show possession ('stupid's').

• We make our own sense

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with Modal Verb

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with 'make' to describe a habitual action, though 'make' here implies a sense of creation or definition.

• And you're qualified in me

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense with Passive Voice

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense with 'qualified' in a passive sense, implying an ongoing state of being qualified.

• Now we're coming for the throne

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense for Future Action

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense with 'coming' to indicate a future action that is planned or certain.