Don't Forget About Us – English Lyrics

• By: Mariah Carey
• Album: The Emancipation of Mimi

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Mariah Carey's "Don't Forget About Us," a soulful R&B track that beautifully captures the complex emotions of remembering a past love. This song offers a rich tapestry of English expression, from its poignant declarations of enduring affection to its confident assertions, making it an excellent piece for language learners to delve into emotional vocabulary and nuanced phrasing. Discover how Mariah's masterful storytelling and vocal delivery imbue everyday sentiments with profound depth, making the lyrics resonate long after the music fades.

[English]

♪ Don't forget about us ♪

♪ Don't, baby, don't, baby, don't let it go ♪

♪ No, baby, no, baby, no, baby, no ♪

♪ Don't, baby, don't, baby, don't let it go ♪

♪ My baby boy, y'all know what this is, ha ha ♪

♪ Just let it die with no goodbyes ♪

♪ Details don't matter, we both paid the price ♪

♪ Tears in my eyes ♪

♪ You know sometimes it'd be like that, baby, yeah ♪

♪ Now every time I see you ♪

♪ I pretend I'm fine ♪

♪ When I wanna reach out to you ♪

♪ But I turn and I walk and I let it ride ♪

♪ Baby, I must confess ♪

♪ We were bigger than anything ♪

♪ Remember us at our best ♪

♪ And don't forget about ♪

♪ Late nights, playing in the dark ♪

♪ And waking up inside my arms ♪

♪ Boy, you'll always be in my heart and ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes, you still want it ♪

♪ So don't forget about us ♪

♪ I'm just speaking from experience ♪

♪ Nothing can compare to your first true love ♪

♪ So I hope this will remind you ♪

♪ When it's for real, it's forever ♪

♪ So don't forget about us ♪

♪ Oh, they say that you're in a new relationship ♪

♪ But we both know, nothing comes close to ♪

♪ What we had, it perseveres ♪

♪ That we both can't forget it ♪

♪ How good we used to get it ♪

♪ There's only one me and you ♪

♪ And how we used to shine, we used to shine ♪

♪ No matter what you go through ♪

♪ We are one, that's a fact ♪

♪ That you can't deny ♪

♪ So, baby, we just can't let ♪

♪ The fire pass us by ♪

♪ Forever we'd both regret ♪

♪ So don't forget about ♪

♪ Late nights, playing in the dark ♪

♪ And waking up inside my arms ♪

♪ Boy, you'll always be in my heart and ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes, you still want it ♪

♪ So don't forget about us ♪

♪ I'm just speaking from experience ♪

♪ Nothing can compare to your first true love ♪

♪ So I hope this will remind you ♪

♪ When it's for real, it's forever ♪

♪ So don't forget about us ♪

♪ And if she's got your head all messed up now ♪

♪ That's the trickery ♪

♪ So why you act like you don't know ♪

♪ how this loving used to be ♪

♪ I bet she can't do like me, she'll never be MC ♪

♪ Baby, don't you, don't you forget about us ♪

♪ Late nights, playing in the dark ♪

♪ And waking up inside my arms ♪

♪ Boy, you'll always be in my heart and ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes, you still want it ♪

♪ So don't forget about us ♪

♪ I'm just speaking from experience ♪

♪ Nothing can compare to your first true love ♪

♪ So I hope this will remind you ♪

♪ When it's for real, it's forever ♪

♪ So don't forget about us ♪

♪ Late nights, playing in the dark ♪

♪ And waking up inside my arms ♪

♪ Boy, you'll always be in my heart and ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes, you still want it ♪

♪ So don't forget about us ♪

♪ I'm just speaking from experience ♪

♪ Nothing can compare to your first true love ♪

♪ So I hope this will remind you ♪

♪ When it's for real, it's forever ♪

♪ So don't forget about us ♪

♪ Don't, baby, don't, baby, don't let it go ♪

♪ No, baby, no, baby, no, baby no ♪

♪ Don't forget about us ♪

♪ Don't, baby, don't, baby, don't let it go ♪

♪ When it's for real, it's forever ♪

♪ So don't forget about us ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
forget /fəˈrɛt/ A2	verb - to be unable to remember
confess /kənˈfɛs/ B1	verb - to admit something, especially something wrong
persevere /ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr/ B2	verb - to continue trying despite difficulties
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ A2	verb - to make someone remember something
experience /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ B1	noun - knowledge or skill gained through involvement
compare /kəmˈpɛr/ A2	verb - to examine similarities or differences
true /truː/ A1	adjective - real or actual
forever /fəˈrɛvər/ A1	adverb - for all time
relationship /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ A2	noun - the way people are connected
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
trickery /ˈtrɪkəri/ B2	noun - deceptive actions or tactics
denying /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - to say something is not true
fire /faɪr/ A1	noun - flames produced by burning
regret /rɪˈgrɛt/ B1	verb - to feel sad about something that happened
details /ˈdiːteɪlz/ A2	noun - small facts or elements
price /praɪs/ A1	noun - the amount of money for something

Key Grammar Structures

• Just let it die with no goodbyes

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Just let it die" uses the imperative to give a direct command or request.

• When it's for real, it's forever

  ➔ Zero conditional

  ➔ This zero conditional expresses general truths or facts: "When it's for real, it's forever."

• I pretend I'm fine

  ➔ Present simple with verb 'pretend'

  ➔ The speaker uses present simple "I pretend" to describe a habitual or repeated action.

• We were bigger than anything

  ➔ Past simple with comparative

  ➔ The past simple "were" combined with the comparative phrase "bigger than" compares the past intensity or size.

• I'm just speaking from experience

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The use of present continuous "I'm speaking" emphasizes an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• Nothing can compare to your first true love

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability/possibility

  ➔ "Can" is used here to express that no one has the ability to compare to your first true love.

• I bet she can't do like me, she'll never be MC

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' for impossibility; Future simple 'she'll'

  ➔ "Can't" indicates inability/impossibility, while "she'll" (she will) shows future certainty.

• When I wanna reach out to you

  ➔ Colloquial contraction 'wanna' for 'want to'; Present simple

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to" often used in spoken English; the sentence is in present simple tense.