Charli XCX
Every Rule lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:04
When I met you, it was tragic
Chemistry something like magic
You were with somebody else long term
And I was with somebody else as well
Met up late night by the Bowery
And in the morning, we got coffee
Acting like strangers and told no friends
It wasn't easy to pretend
And we know that it's wrong, but it feels real fun
Sneaking around, falling deep in love
But sometimes I get scared
'Cause I know it's unfair
I'm hurting someone else instead
I'm breaking every rule for you
You're breaking every rule for me
I'm breaking every rule for you
But I gotta say
I want it this way
These moments really set me free
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Straight away, we started falling
Conversation never boring
When your lips brushed up against my skin
All I wanted was to let you in
I wonder if people will notice
Said you find it so hard to focus
Cigarettes up on the balcony
Wrapped up in nothing but sheets
And we know that it's wrong, but it feels real fun
Sneaking around, falling deep in love
But sometimes I get scared
'Cause I know it's unfair
I'm hurting someone else instead
I'm breaking every rule for you
You're breaking every rule for me
I'm breaking every rule for you
But I gotta say
I want it this way
These moments really set me free
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
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Key vocabulary
- lips
- mouth edgesB1
- magic
- power to do impossible thingsB1
- met
- met before; encounteredB1
- pretend
- act as if something is trueB1
- strangers
- people you do not knowB1
- unfair
- not right; unequalB1
- when
- at what timeB1
- skin
- outer body coveringA2
- coffee
- hot drink from beansA1
- easy
- not difficultA1
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About this song
Charli XCX is an English pop and hyperpop artist, born in 1992 in Essex, and known for writing and producing much of her own material as well as collaborating across mainstream and underground dance scenes. She is particularly associated with early breakthrough singles like "I Love It" and later left-field work such as the hyperpop-leaning Vroom Vroom era and the 2024 album BRAT.