Ain't That Why – English Lyrics

• By: R3HAB, Krewella
• Album: Trouble

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the complexities of a passionate relationship through the energetic and emotive sounds of 'Ain't That Why.' This collaboration between Dutch DJ R3HAB and American duo Krewella offers a great opportunity to learn conversational English phrases and vocabulary related to love and conflict, all wrapped in a catchy, electronic-pop package. The song's raw and honest lyrics make it a unique and compelling way to engage with the language.

[English]

These hearts are cold

It's hard, no joke

We go for broke (lips touch, face up)

You say it yourself

I'm Heaven, I'm Hell

You crack my shell (take that case off)

Favorite room at the Roosevelt

Head is spinning like carousel

Strip tease and tequila

Mad love is a healer

'Til I knock you off your pedestal

Blame the shit on the chemicals

'Cause I always speak my feelings, I mean it

Ain't that why you love me?

Ain't that why you still come back for more?

Ain't that why you love me?

Maybe I'm the truth you're looking for

Ain't that why you?

Ain't that why you?

Ain't that why you?

Ain't that why you love me?

Ain't that why?

Ain't that why?

Ain't that why?

Ain't that why you love me?

We're North, we're South

I run my mouth

You have your doubts (I don't blame ya)

I'm weak, I'm tough, fuck up, make up

Then words get rough (that's my nature)

I stay unpredictable, borderline too cynical

You balance out that crazy, the sober to my faded

So I put on you on that pedestal, all on fire like chemical

But I always speak my feelings, I mean it

Ain't that why you love me?

Ain't that why you still come back for more?

Ain't that why you love me?

Maybe I'm the truth you're looking for

Ain't that why you?

Ain't that why you?

Ain't that why you?

Ain't that why you love me?

Ain't that why?

Ain't that why?

Ain't that why?

Ain't that why you love me?

Ain't that why? (Ain't that why? Ain't that why?)

Ain't that why? (Ain't that why? Ain't that why?)

Ain't that why? (Ain't that why? Ain't that why?)

Ain't that why you love me?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hearts /hɑːrts/ A2	noun - plural of heart, the vital organ
joke /dʒoʊk/ A2	noun - something said or done to cause laughter
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - having no money verb - past tense of break, to separate into pieces
crack /kræk/ B2	verb - to break or cause to break noun - a line on a surface where it has broken
shell /ʃɛl/ B1	noun - a hard outer covering of certain animals or objects
tease /tiːz/ B2	verb - to make fun of or provoke in a playful way
tequila /tɛˈkiːlə/ B2	noun - a distilled alcoholic beverage from the Mexican agave plant
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B1	noun - emotions or sensations
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the real fact or accurate information
back /bæk/ A2	adverb - to a previous position or place
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the fact or reality
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment

Key Grammar Structures

• You crack my shell

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions or general truths

  ➔ Uses the **present simple** to describe a habitual or enduring action, implying that cracking the shell is a regular or significant event.

• I'm Heaven, I'm Hell

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis, using the present tense to describe dual states

  ➔ Uses **repetition** for dramatic emphasis, paired with the **present tense** to express current states or feelings that coexist.

• Ain't that why you love me?

  ➔ Using contraction and interrogative form in present simple tense

  ➔ Features **contraction** ('Ain't') and a **question** structure to inquire about the reason for love, in the **present simple** tense.

• We go for broke

  ➔ Present simple tense expressing a determination or intention

  ➔ Uses **present simple** to denote a decisive action or attitude, implying they are willing to take significant risks.

• Head is spinning like carousel

  ➔ Simile using 'like' to compare two things

  ➔ Uses a **simile** with 'like' to vividly describe the **head spinning** as similar to a **carousel**, emphasizing a feeling of dizziness or chaos.

• Strip tease and tequila

  ➔ Coordination of nouns to specify related items or activities

  ➔ Uses **coordinate nouns** without conjunctions to group related activities or items, implying a list of pleasures or actions.

• Blame the shit on the chemicals

  ➔ Using idiomatic expression with prepositions

  ➔ Features an **idiomatic expression** 'blame the shit on', where 'shit' is a colloquial noun and the phrase assigns responsibility to 'the chemicals', implying that external substances are to blame for certain feelings or behaviors.