begged – English Lyrics

• By: Olivia Rodrigo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Olivia Rodrigo with 'begged.' This song is a perfect tool for English learners to explore the vocabulary of desperation and heartbreak, while experiencing the power of raw, contemporary storytelling in pop music.

[English]

All that I want

Is to know undoubtedly

That you just have eyes for me

Could you make it clear

All that I want

Is to sit here silently

And watch movies on TV

What a shame you're not here

Here to witness my devotion

And my endless well of needs

I'm an anchor in the ocean

You know I could never leave

So I'm patient

You're learning

Pretend it's not hurting

Ohh

They say it's a virtue

To not let good love slip away

So I'm cool and forgiving

I'll take what you're giving

Ohh

But nothing's quite enough

When I know that to get it I begged

Yeah to get it I begged

And I have this thought

When I lay in bed at night

That I feel trapped inside my life

Is that a normal thing

To fight back the waves

Of a static lovers' dread

I'm overwhelmed, I'm underfed

And yet I still cling

Cling to hope like snow on mountains

Careless words melt it away

I'm a penny in a fountain

Just waiting on my luck to change

So I'm patient

You're learning

Pretend it's not hurting

Ohh

'Cause they say it's a virtue

To not let good love slip away

So I'm cool and forgiving

I'll take what you're giving

Ohh

But nothing's quite enough

When I know that to get it I begged

Yeah to get it I begged

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
undoubtedly /ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/ B2	adverb - without doubt; certainly
witness /ˈwɪtnɪs/ B1	verb - to see an event take place
devotion /dɪˈvəʊʃn/ C1	noun - love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person
anchor /ˈæŋkə(r)/ B2	noun - a person or thing that provides stability
patient /ˈpeɪʃnt/ A2	adjective - able to accept delays without getting angry
virtue /ˈvɜːtʃuː/ C1	noun - behavior showing high moral standards
forgiving /fəˈɡɪvɪŋ/ B2	adjective - ready and willing to forgive
begged /beɡd/ B1	verb - asked for something earnestly
trapped /træpt/ B1	adjective - unable to escape
static /ˈstætɪk/ B2	adjective - lacking in movement, action, or change
dread /dred/ C1	noun - great fear or apprehension
overwhelmed /ˌəʊvəˈwelmd/ B2	adjective - buried or drowned beneath a huge mass
underfed /ˌʌndəˈfed/ C1	adjective - not fed enough; malnourished
cling /klɪŋ/ B2	verb - to hold on tightly to something
careless /ˈkeələs/ B1	adjective - not giving sufficient attention to what one is doing

Key Grammar Structures

• What a shame you're not here

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence structure

  ➔ Used to express strong feelings; 'What a + noun phrase' is used to emphasize a situation.

• You know I could never leave

  ➔ Modal verb for speculation/ability

  ➔ 'Could' here expresses a strong sense of impossibility or firm decision regarding the future.

• Pretend it's not hurting

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The base form of the verb 'pretend' is used to give a command or instruction to oneself or others.

• They say it's a virtue to not let good love slip away

  ➔ Split infinitive / Passive reporting structure

  ➔ The phrase 'to not let' places the negative 'not' before the verb, typical in idiomatic expressions.

• I'll take what you're giving

  ➔ Relative clause with a fused relative pronoun

  ➔ 'What' acts as 'the thing(s) that', functioning as the object of the verb 'take'.

• When I know that to get it I begged

  ➔ Subordinate clause / Past simple for finished action

  ➔ The 'that' clause functions as the object of 'know', while 'begged' indicates a completed past action.

• That I feel trapped inside my life

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective

  ➔ 'Trapped' describes the state of the subject, derived from the passive voice construction.

• I'm a penny in a fountain, just waiting on my luck to change

  ➔ Participial phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'waiting on my luck to change' modifies the subject 'I', adding detail to the main clause.