Guilty – English Lyrics

• By: Loren Gray

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Loren Gray with 'Guilty.' This song is a perfect tool for English learners to practice understanding nuanced emotional vocabulary and expressive sentence structures, making the language feel deeply personal and alive.

[English]

Another day I can't get out of bed

Another staring contest with the ceiling

It's funny how I'm so fucking depressed

Even with the best view of the city

Even if I said I'm fine

Know the polygraph don't lie

'Cause if being sad's a crime

I'm guilty, I'm guilty

I've been so miserable, it's criminal

I'm so guilty, hope it don't kill me

'Cause I don't wanna die

Doctor diagnosed me as a mess

I told him that he kind of hurt my feelings

'Cause I've been pushing daffodils, sugarcoat my happy pills

Nicotine and Benadryl, somehow I'm unhappy still

That's just my way of dealing

Even if I said I'm fine

Know the polygraph don't lie

'Cause if being sad's a crime

I'm guilty, I'm guilty

I've been so miserable, it's criminal

I'm so guilty, hope it don't kill me

'Cause I don't wanna die

I'm guilty

(I'm guilty)

(I'm guilty)

'Cause I don't wanna die

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
depressed /dɪˈprest/ B1	adjective - feeling very sad and without hope
polygraph /ˈpɒliɡræf/ C1	noun - a machine used to detect lies
guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ B1	adjective - responsible for a specified wrongdoing
miserable /ˈmɪzrəbl/ B2	adjective - very unhappy or uncomfortable
criminal /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ B1	adjective - relating to crime noun - a person who has committed a crime
diagnosed /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊzd/ B2	verb - identified the nature of an illness or problem
sugarcoat /ˈʃʊɡərkoʊt/ C1	verb - to make something difficult or unpleasant seem more acceptable
daffodils /ˈdæfədɪlz/ B1	noun - yellow flowers that bloom in spring
nicotine /ˈnɪkətiːn/ B2	noun - a chemical substance in tobacco
dealing /ˈdiːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to cope with or manage a situation
ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - the upper interior surface of a room
contest /ˈkɒntest/ B1	noun - a competition or struggle

Key Grammar Structures

• Another day I can't get out of bed

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' for inability

  ➔ The structure 'can't' + base verb indicates the speaker's inability to perform the action of getting out of bed.

• It's funny how I'm so fucking depressed

  ➔ Adverbial clause of manner 'how'

  ➔ The word 'how' introduces a subordinate clause explaining the state of being depressed.

• Even if I said I'm fine

  ➔ Second conditional (unreal past for present state)

  ➔ Using 'said' (past tense) in an 'even if' clause suggests a hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situation in the present.

• Know the polygraph don't lie

  ➔ Imperative / Omitted subject

  ➔ The speaker implies '(You) Know...' as an imperative or conversational instruction to the listener.

• 'Cause if being sad's a crime

  ➔ Gerund as subject

  ➔ The gerund 'being' acts as the noun/subject of the conditional clause.

• I've been so miserable, it's criminal

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The structure 'have been' describes a state that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Doctor diagnosed me as a mess

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The verb 'diagnosed' indicates a completed action in the past.

• I told him that he kind of hurt my feelings

  ➔ Reported speech / Hedging phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'kind of' acts as a hedge to soften the impact of the statement 'hurt my feelings'.