Automatic Yes – English Lyrics

• By: Zedd, John Mayer
• Album: TELOS

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I know, we already tried to love

And then we said goodbye because

You couldn't trust yourself to fall

I heard you found another man

And that you're on your own again

And maybe I hope it's me you call

I don't wanna break the silence

I don't wanna play pretend

I don't wanna be the same mistake you make again

Yes, I'm gonna keep the promise

But if you ever ask me

It's an automatic, automatic

Yes, yes, yes, yes, I wanna

Yes, yes, yes, yes, I wanna

Yes, yes, yes, yes, I wanna

Yes, yes, yes, yes, I wanna

Don't lie, you're scared of what your friends will say

But they don't know me anyway

And, baby, I understand the game

You think you've heard enough and, so

You're gonna have to let me go

But you gotta take a chance to know

I don't wanna break the silence

I don't wanna play pretend

I don't wanna be the same mistake you make again

Yes, I'm gonna keep the promise

But if you ever ask me

It's an automatic, automatic

(Yes, yes, yes, yes) yes for me, I wanna

Automatically you're on my mind

Yes, yes, yes, yes, I wanna

I come running when you're all mine

Yes, yes, yes, yes, I wanna

Do it to myself time after time

Yes, yes, yes, yes, I wanna

I wanna

You don't have to ask me twice

You already know I will

I don't have to tell you that I love you still

That I love you still

You don't have to ask me twice

You already know I will

I don't have to tell you that I love you still

That I love you still

You don't have to ask me twice

You already know I will

I don't have to tell you that I love you still

That I love you still

You don't have to ask me twice

You already know I will

I don't have to tell you that I love you still

That I love you still

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - firm belief in the reliability of someone or something verb - to believe in the reliability of someone or something
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	noun - a declaration assuring that one will do something verb - to undertake or commit to do something
automatic /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/ B1	adjective - performed by machines without human intervention
scared /skɛəd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
chance /tʃɑːns/ A2	noun - an opportunity to do something
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ A2	noun - complete absence of sound
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when it is not
mistake /mɪsˈteɪk/ A2	noun - an incorrect action or decision
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of something
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity with rules for entertainment or competition
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move swiftly on foot
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the faculty of human thought and consciousness
twice /twaɪs/ A1	adverb - two times

Key Grammar Structures

• I know, we already tried to love

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The phrase 'already tried' uses the Present Perfect to indicate an action that happened in the past and has results relevant to the present.

• You couldn't trust yourself to fall

  ➔ Modal Verb (couldn't)

  ➔ 'Couldn't' is a modal verb used to express inability or past possibility. Here, it indicates the subject was unable to trust themselves in the past.

• And maybe I hope it's me you call

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'maybe I hope' uses the Subjunctive Mood to express a wish or desire. It conveys uncertainty and hope.

• It's an automatic, automatic

  ➔ Adjective used as a Noun

  ➔ The word 'automatic' is used as a noun here to emphasize the nature of the response. It functions as a thing rather than a description.

• You don't have to ask me twice

  ➔ Negative Obligation

  ➔ The phrase 'don't have to' expresses a lack of necessity or obligation. It means there is no need to ask again.

• I don't have to tell you that I love you still

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The phrase 'don't have to tell' uses a double negative to emphasize the certainty of the statement. It reinforces the idea that the action is unnecessary.