We Don't Talk Anymore – English Lyrics

• By: Charlie Puth, Selena Gomez
• Album: Nine Track Mind

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant narrative of lost connection in Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez's "We Don't Talk Anymore." This song offers a glimpse into the emotional complexities of post-breakup life, illustrating how language and communication evolve, or dissolve, between former lovers. Discover the subtle nuances of pop music as you learn about heartbreak and acceptance through its catchy melody and relatable lyrics.

[English]

We don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

We don't love anymore

What was all of it for?

Oh, we don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

I just heard you found the one you've been looking

You've been looking for

I wish I would have known that wasn't me

'Cause even after all this time I still wonder

Why I can't move on

Just the way you did so easily?

Don't wanna know

What kind of dress you're wearing tonight

If he's holding onto you so tight

The way I did before

I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game

Now I can't get you out of my brain

Oh, it's such a shame

That we don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

We don't love anymore

What was all of it for?

Oh, we don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

I just hope you're lying next to somebody

Who knows how to love you like me

There must be a good reason that you're gone

Every now and then I think you

Might want me to come show up at your door

But I'm just too afraid that I'll be wrong

Don't wanna know

If you're looking into her eyes

If she's holding onto you so tight

The way I did before

I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game

Now I can't get you out of my brain

Ooh, it's such a shame

That we don't talk anymore (we don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore (we don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

We don't love anymore (we don't, we don't)

What was all of it for? (We don't, we don't)

Oh, we don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

...

Like we used to do

...

Don't wanna know

What kind of dress you're wearing tonight

If he's giving it to you just right

The way I did before

I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game

Now I can't get you out of my brain

Oh, it's such a shame

That we don't talk anymore (we don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore (we don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

We don't love anymore (we don't, we don't)

What was all of it for? (we don't, we don't)

Oh, we don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

(We don't talk anymore) Don't wanna know

What kind of dress you're wearing tonight (oh)

If he's holding onto you so tight (oh)

The way I did before

(We don't talk anymore) I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game (oh)

Now I can't get you out of my brain (woah)

Ooh, it's such a shame

We don't talk anymore

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to say words noun - conversation
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection noun - a strong feeling of affection
found /faʊnd/ A2	verb - past tense of find; to discover
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B1	verb - to be curious about noun - a feeling of surprise and admiration
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to go in a specified direction or manner verb - to cause to feel emotion
dress /drɛs/ A1	noun - a one-piece garment for women verb - put on clothes
tight /taɪt/ B1	adjective - held or fitted closely or firmly adverb - closely or firmly
overdosed /ˌoʊvərˈdoʊst/ B2	verb - to have taken too much of a drug
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity done for amusement
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - an organ in the head that controls thought and feeling
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - present participle of lie; to be in or assume a horizontal position on a supporting surface
gone /ɡɔːn/ A2	adjective - no longer present; departed
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight

Key Grammar Structures

• Like we used to do

  ➔ Past Habit: 'used to' + infinitive

  ➔ Expresses an action or state that was true in the past but is no longer true. 'We **used to do**' implies they performed the action regularly in the past but don't anymore.

• I wish I would have known that wasn't me

  ➔ Third Conditional: 'wish' + past perfect subjunctive

  ➔ Expresses regret about something that happened or didn't happen in the past. The structure '**wish I would have known**' indicates a desire for a different past outcome.

• Why I can't move on

  ➔ Indirect Question: Question word + subject + verb

  ➔ This clause functions as the object of the verb 'wonder'. Instead of a direct question ('Why can't I move on?'), it's embedded within a larger sentence. The word order changes to subject-verb after the question word '**Why I can't move on**'.

• What kind of dress you're wearing tonight

  ➔ Indirect Question: 'What kind of' + noun + subject + verb

  ➔ This is another example of an indirect question, functioning as the object of 'don't wanna know'. The structure '**What kind of dress you're wearing**' is not a direct question, but a noun clause.

• Should've known your love was a game

  ➔ Modal Verb of Regret: 'should have' + past participle

  ➔ Expresses regret or a sense of obligation that was not fulfilled in the past. 'Should've known' (short for 'should have known') indicates that the speaker now realizes they should have been aware of something earlier.

• There must be a good reason that you're gone

  ➔ Modal verb of deduction ('must') + relative clause ('that you're gone')

  ➔ '**Must**' expresses a strong degree of certainty or deduction. The relative clause '**that you're gone**' modifies 'reason', providing further information about it.

• I'm just too afraid that I'll be wrong

  ➔ Adjective + 'too' + adjective + 'that' clause

  ➔ The structure '**too afraid that**' indicates a level of fear that prevents the subject from acting. The 'that' clause explains what the subject is afraid of.