Crazy In Love – English Lyrics

• By: Beyoncé
• Album: Dangerously In Love

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself, and Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" is a perfect starting point. The lyrics are repetitive and catchy, making it easy to pick up new vocabulary and phrases related to love and emotions. The song's blend of English slang and heartfelt declarations provides a great snapshot of contemporary American English. Plus, its incredible energy and iconic status in pop music make it a fun and rewarding song to learn.

[English]

("Crazy In Love" by Beyonce ft. Jay Z)

♪ Yes ♪

♪ So crazy right now ♪

♪ Most incredibly it's your girl B ♪

♪ It's your boy Young ♪

♪ You ready ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh no no ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh no no ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh no no ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh no no ♪

♪ Geah history in the making ♪

♪ Part two ♪

♪ It's so crazy right now ♪

♪ I look and stare so deep in your eyes ♪

♪ I touch on you more and more every time ♪

♪ When you leave I'm begging you not to go ♪

♪ Call your name two three times in a row ♪

♪ Such a funny thing for me to try to explain ♪

♪ How I'm feeling and my pride is the one to blame ♪

♪ 'Cause I know I don't understand ♪

♪ Just how your love can do what no one else can ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Your love's got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Your touch got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Got me hoping you'll page me right now ♪

♪ Your kiss got me hoping you'll save me right now ♪

♪ Looking so crazy your love's got me looking ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy in love ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh no no ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh no no ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh no no ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh no no ♪

♪ When I talk to my friends so quietly ♪

♪ Look at what you did to me ♪

♪ Tennis shoes don't even need to buy a new dress ♪

♪ If you ain't there ain't nobody else to impress ♪

♪ It's the way that you know what I thought I knew ♪

♪ It's the beat that my heart skips when I'm with you ♪

♪ But I still don't understand ♪

♪ Just how your love can do what no one else can ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Your love's got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Your touch got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Got me hoping you'll page me right now ♪

♪ Your kiss got me hoping you'll save me right now ♪

♪ Looking so crazy your love's got me looking ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy in love ♪

♪ I'm looking so crazy your love's got me looking ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy in love ♪

♪ Young Hov y'all know when the flow is loco ♪

♪ Young B and the R-O-C uh-oh ♪

♪ OG Big Homie the one and only ♪

♪ Stick bony but the pockets is fat like Tony ♪

♪ Soprano the ROC handle like Van Exel ♪

♪ I shake phonies man you can't get next to ♪

♪ The genuine article I do not sing though ♪

♪ I sling though if anything I bling yo ♪

♪ A star like Ringo war like a Green Beret ♪

♪ You crazy Bring ya whole set ♪

♪ JAY-Z in the Range crazy and deranged ♪

♪ They can't figure him out they like hey is he insane ♪

♪ Yes sir I'm cut from a different cloth ♪

♪ My texture is the best fur chinchilla ♪

♪ I've been iller than chain smokers ♪

♪ How you think I got the name Hova ♪

♪ I been realer the game's over ♪

♪ Fall back Young ♪

♪ Ever since I made the change over to platinum ♪

♪ The game's been a wrap one ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy my baby ♪

♪ I'm not myself lately I'm foolish I don't do this ♪

♪ I've been playing myself baby I don't care ♪

♪ 'Cause your love's got the best of me ♪

♪ And baby you're making a fool of me ♪

♪ You got me sprung and I don't care who sees ♪

♪ 'Cause baby you got me you got me ♪

♪ You got me you got me so crazy baby ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Your love's got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Your touch got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Got me hoping you'll page me right now ♪

♪ Your kiss got me hoping you'll save me right now ♪

♪ Looking so crazy your love's got me looking ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy in love ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Your love's got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Your touch got me looking so crazy right now ♪

♪ Got me hoping you'll page me right now ♪

♪ Your kiss got me hoping you'll save me right now ♪

♪ Looking so crazy your love's got me looking ♪

♪ Got me looking so crazy in love ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged; eccentric or strange.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - to feel deep affection for someone.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light.
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to come into contact with something. noun - the sense of feeling.
beg /beɡ/ B1	verb - to ask someone earnestly or humbly for something.
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known. verb - give a name to.
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.
pride /praɪd/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements.
kiss /kɪs/ A2	noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love. verb - touch or caress with the lips.
save /seɪv/ B1	verb - to rescue someone or something from danger.
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - an outer covering for the foot, typically made of leather or plastic.
dress /dres/ A1	noun - a one-piece garment for women or girls that covers the body. verb - put on clothes.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system.
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky.
war /wɔːr/ B1	noun - a state of armed conflict between different nations or groups.
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently.

Key Grammar Structures

• When you leave I'm begging you not to go.

  ➔ Present Continuous for emphasis/annoyance.

  ➔ The structure "I'm begging" uses the present continuous to show that the speaker is currently in the act of begging and emphasizes the intensity of their feelings, even annoyance that they have to beg. It's not just a general statement; it's happening right now with emotion.

• Such a funny thing for me to try to explain.

  ➔ Use of "such" as an intensifier before an adjective.

  ➔ "Such" emphasizes the degree to which something is the described adjective. In this case, it makes "funny" even funnier. It highlights the peculiarity of the situation.

• 'Cause I know I don't understand just how your love can do what no one else can.

  ➔ Indirect question with "just how" + modal verb "can".

  ➔ Instead of a direct question ("How can your love do...?"), this uses an indirect question embedded within a statement. "Just how" emphasizes the degree of incomprehension. The "can" shows potential or ability.

• Tennis shoes don't even need to buy a new dress.

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission) of the subject pronoun and auxiliary verb (I) before 'need'.

  ➔ The full sentence would be: "(I) don't even need to buy..." Ellipsis is used for a more casual and rhythmic feel. It's common in informal speech and song lyrics. It demonstrates confidence, where the subject is inferred.

• If you ain't there ain't nobody else to impress.

  ➔ Double negative and informal contractions ("ain't").

  ➔ "Ain't" is a contraction for "am not," "is not," "are not," "has not," and "have not". Using "ain't" and a double negative ("ain't nobody") is grammatically incorrect in formal English but common in informal speech, particularly in some dialects. Here, it emphasizes that *no one* else matters.

• It's the way that you know what I thought I knew.

  ➔ Embedded clause with "what" and past perfect tense for something known before another past action.

  ➔ The phrase "what I thought I knew" is a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "know". The past perfect "I had known" (shortened to "I knew" with the deletion of “had” informally) indicates the earlier state of thinking she possessed. She no longer knows, with certainty, what she *used to* believe she knew.

• Ever since I made the change over to platinum, the game's been a wrap one.

  ➔ "Ever since" + Past Simple (made) + Present Perfect Continuous (has been) to show duration from a past point to the present.

  ➔ "Ever since" introduces a period of time that started in the past and continues to the present. The past simple describes the initial event, and the present perfect continuous shows the ongoing result of that event. 'The game's been a wrap one' uses slang to say that the situation has been finished or dominated since that event.