Blurred Lines – English Lyrics

• By: Robin Thicke, T.I., Pharrell
• Album: Blurred Lines

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the complex layers of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," a song that ignited global conversations about consent, cultural appropriation, and the music industry's responsibilities. Discover the story behind this controversial hit, its musical influences, and the lasting impact it had on popular culture.

[English]

Everybody get up

Everybody get up (hey, hey, hey)

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Tune me up

If you can't hear what I'm trying to say

If you can't read from the same page

Maybe I'm going deaf

Maybe I'm going blind

Maybe I'm out of my mind

Everybody get up

Okay now he was close, tried to domesticate you

But you're an animal, baby, it's in your nature

Just let me liberate you (hey, hey, hey)

You don't need no papers (hey, hey, hey)

That man is not your maker

And that's why I'm gon' take a good girl

I know you want it (hey)

I know you want it

I know you want it

You're a good girl

Can't let it get past me

You're far from plastic

Talk about getting blasted

I hate these blurred lines

I know you want it

I know you want it

I know you want it

But you're a good girl

The way you grab me

Must wanna get nasty

Go ahead, get at me

Everybody get up

What do they make dreams for

When you got them jeans on?

What do we need steam for?

You the hottest bitch in this place

I feel so lucky (hey, hey, hey)

You wanna hug me (hey, hey, hey)

What rhymes with hug me? (Hey, hey, hey)

Okay now he was close, tried to domesticate you

But you're an animal, baby it's in your nature

Just let me liberate you (hey, hey, hey)

You don't need no papers (hey, hey, hey)

That man is not your maker (hey, hey, hey)

And that's why I'm gon' take a good girl

I know you want it

I know you want it

I know you want it

You're a good girl

Can't let it get past me

You're far from plastic

Talk about getting blasted

Everybody get up

I hate these blurred lines

I know you want it (I hate them lines)

I know you want it (I hate them lines)

I know you want it

But you're a good girl

The way you grab me (Hustle gang, homie)

Must wanna get nasty (let go, ay say Rob)

Go ahead, get at me (let me holla at 'em real quick)

One thing I ask of you

Let me be the one you back that ass up to (come on)

Go from Malibu to Paris, boo (yeah)

Had a bitch but she ain't bad as you

So hit me up when you pass through

I'll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two

Swag on 'em even when you dress casual

I mean it's almost unbearable (everybody get up)

In a hundred years not dare would I

Pull a Pharcyde, let you pass me by

Nothin' like your last guy, he too square for you

He don't smack that ass and pull your hair like that

So I'm just watchin' and waitin'

For you to salute the true big pimpin' (okay)

Not many women can refuse this pimpin'

I'm a nice guy, but don't get it confused, get pimpin'

Shake your rump, get down, get up

Do it like it hurt, like it hurt

What, you don't like work?

Hey (everybody get up)

Baby can you breathe? I got this from Jamaica

It always works for me, Dakota to Decatur (uh-huh)

No more pretending (hey, hey, hey)

'Cause now you winning (hey, hey, hey)

Here's our beginning (hey, hey, hey)

I always wanted a good girl

I know you want it (hey)

I know you want it

I know you want it

You're a good girl

Can't let it get past me (yeah)

You're far from plastic (alright)

Talk about getting blasted

I hate these blurred lines (everybody get up)

I know you want it (hey)

I know you want it (oh yeah)

I know you want it

But you're a good girl

The way you grab me

Must wanna get nasty

Go ahead, get at me

Everybody get up

Everybody get up

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to receive or come to have something
hear /hɪər/ A2	verb - to perceive sound with the ears
say /seɪ/ A2	verb - to utter words
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to make an effort to do something
know /nəʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of information or facts
want /wɑːnt/ A2	verb - to desire or wish for something
love /lʌv/ A2	verb / noun - to feel deep affection for someone / a strong feeling of affection
bad /bæd/ A2	adjective - not good in quality or condition
hot /hɒt/ B1	adjective - having a high temperature; sexually attractive
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long, narrow mark or band
dream /driːm/ B1	noun / verb - a series of thoughts during sleep / to experience dreams
house /haʊs/ A2	noun - a building for human habitation

Key Grammar Structures

• Maybe I'm going deaf

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future Arrangements/Intentions

  ➔ Uses the present continuous "I'm going" to express a possibility or fear about the future, similar to 'I might go deaf'.

• Just let me liberate you

  ➔ Imperative + Infinitive without 'to'

  ➔ "Let" is used in the imperative form followed by an object pronoun and the base form of the verb. This structure expresses permission or a suggestion. "Let me" + base form is a common idiom.

• That man is not your maker

  ➔ Simple Present - Statement of Fact/Definition

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense ("is") to express a general truth or statement of fact.

• I know you want it

  ➔ Simple Present Tense - Stating a belief/fact

  ➔ The simple present tense "know" and "want" expresses a present state or belief. It implies certainty about the other person's desire.

• What do they make dreams for When you got them jeans on?

  ➔ Question Formation with Auxiliary Verb 'do', Conditional Clause with 'When'

  ➔ The first line is a question using "do" to form the question, and the second line uses a "when" clause to set a condition. It suggests that the subject's appearance makes dreams unnecessary.

• I'll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two

  ➔ Future Simple ('ll) + Adjective 'enough' + 'to' Infinitive

  ➔ Uses the future simple to express a promise or intention. "Enough" is used after the adjective "big" and is followed by a 'to' infinitive indicating purpose or result.

• Nothin' like your last guy, he too square for you

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words), 'too' + adjective

  ➔ The sentence uses ellipsis by omitting "There is" or "He is". "Too square" uses 'too' to indicate an excessive degree.

• Baby can you breathe? I got this from Jamaica

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' in question, Simple Past Tense

  ➔ "Can" is used to ask about ability or possibility. "Got" is the past simple of "get" and indicates that the speaker obtained something from Jamaica in the past.