Blame Game – English Lyrics

• By: Amma

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of 'Blame Game' by Amma. This song is a fantastic resource for learners to explore conversational English related to conflict, accountability, and emotional expression, all set to a captivating modern melody.

[English]

[music]

Last night I had a thought.

There was a feeling

I thought I forgot. [music]

[singing] Gave me affection.

Something was [singing] lost

cuz I didn't [music] want it. Not at any

cost.

I met a man, a family [music] friend.

And I didn't think twice about how I was

dressed.

He kept inching closer. [music]

So I got on the face cuz I knew I was

knew I was

I don't just try not to change.

It's cuz I feel [music] bad. That's why

I

look ahead.

I'm [music] sus

[music] angry.

I wish I could cry about it. Help

[music] me cry about it.

I should have [ __ ] this

a

[music]

[music]

s

and I'm [music] going

>> [singing]

>> Now the issue is me cuz this time is a

girl

and she's

she's looking me

and I am

shing

I don't pull away

don't want to feel it for another days

the

She's staring at me.

[music]

Heat. Heat. Heat.

Yeah. [music] Heat.

[singing]

[music]

Yeah.

[music]

Heat.

>> [music]

>> Heat up

here.

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
affection /əˈfɛkʃən/ B2	noun - a feeling of liking or loving someone
cost /kɔːst/ B1	noun - the amount of money or sacrifice needed to achieve something
inching /ˈɪntʃɪŋ/ C1	verb - moving slowly and carefully
sus /sʌs/ C2	adjective - slang for suspicious
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing strong annoyance or displeasure
issue /ˈɪʃuː/ B1	noun - a problem or subject that people are discussing
staring /ˈsteərɪŋ/ B1	verb - looking fixedly or vacantly at someone or something
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A1	verb - to fail to remember
dressed /drɛst/ A2	adjective - wearing clothes
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
thought /θɔːt/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking

Key Grammar Structures

• There was a feeling I thought I forgot.

  ➔ Past Simple and Relative Clauses

  ➔ The speaker uses "I thought" and "I forgot" (past) to describe a memory. The relative pronoun "that/which" is omitted before "I thought".

• I didn't think twice about how I was dressed.

  ➔ Past Continuous in an Indirect Question

  ➔ The phrase "how I was dressed" functions as a noun clause (indirect question) using the past continuous to describe a state in the past.

• I don't just try not to change.

  ➔ Negative Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "not to change" uses a negative infinitive, which places the word "not" before the verb "to change".

• I wish I could cry about it.

  ➔ The Verb 'Wish' for hypothetical desire

  ➔ "I wish" is followed by "could" to express a desire for an ability or a situation that is currently not happening.

• Now the issue is me.

  ➔ Subject Complement

  ➔ The pronoun "me" acts as a subject complement following the linking verb "is", identifying the subject "the issue".

• She's looking at me.

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The structure "is looking" indicates an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• I don't pull away.

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Pull away" is a phrasal verb meaning to move backwards or withdraw from something or someone.

• I don't want to feel it for another day.

  ➔ Infinitive as Object

  ➔ The verb "want" is followed by the infinitive "to feel", which serves as the direct object of the verb.