Don’t Blame Me – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: reputation

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful and evocative world of Taylor Swift's “Don't Blame Me.” This song offers a fascinating blend of electropop, EDM, and gospel, providing a rich sonic landscape for language learners. Through its vivid metaphors of love as a drug and religious devotion, you can explore nuanced expressions of intense emotion and poetic lyricism, making it an engaging way to deepen your understanding of English vocabulary and idiomatic phrases within a captivating narrative.

[English]

Don't blame me, love made me crazy

If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right

Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be usin' for the rest of my life

I've been breakin' hearts a long time

And, toyin' with them older guys

Just playthings for me to use

Something happened for the first time

In the darkest little paradise

Shakin', pacin', I just need you

For you, I would cross the line

I would waste my time

I would lose my mind

They say, she's gone too far this time

Don't blame me, love made me crazy

If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right

Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be usin' for the rest of my life

Don't blame me, love made me crazy

If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right

Oh, Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be usin' for the rest of my life

My name is whatever you decide, and

I'm just gonna call you mine

I'm insane, but I'm your baby

(Your baby)

Echoes (echoes), of your name inside my mind

Halo, hiding my obsession

I once was poison ivy, but now I'm your daisy

And baby, for you, I would fall from grace

Just to touch your face

If you walk away

I'd beg you on my knees to stay

Don't blame me, love made me crazy

If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right

Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be usin' for the rest of my life (yeah, ooh)

Don't blame me, love made me crazy

If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right

Oh, Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be usin' for the rest of my life

I get so high, oh!

Every time you're, every time you're lovin' me

You're lovin' me

Trip of my life, oh!

Every time you're, every time you're touchin' me

You're touchin' me

Every time you're, every time you're lovin' me

Oh, Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be using for the rest of my life

(Using for the rest of my life, oh!)

Don't blame me, love made me crazy

If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right

(Doin' it right, no)

Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be usin' for the rest of my life (oh-oh)

Don't blame me, love made me crazy

If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right

(You ain't doin' it right)

Oh, Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be usin' (I'll be usin') for the rest of my life (oh, I'll be usin')

I get so high, oh!

Every time you're, every time you're lovin' me

You're lovin' me

Oh, Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be usin' for the rest of my life

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to say that someone is responsible for something bad
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a deep affection for someone
crazy /ˈkreɪ.zi/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged or very excited
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue from danger or harm
drug /drʌg/ B1	noun - substance used for medical or recreational purposes
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood; sense of emotion
paradise /ˈpær.ə.daɪs/ B2	noun - a place of perfect happiness or beauty
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long, narrow mark or band
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - front part of the head
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - elegance or beauty of movement; divine help
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - front of the head with eyes, nose, and mouth
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to make physical contact
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - at a great height
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measurable period during which an action occurs

Key Grammar Structures

• If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right

  ➔ Contraction of 'you are not' as 'you ain't'

  ➔ The use of 'ain't' is informal and often found in colloquial speech to mean 'are not' or 'have not'.

• My drug is my baby

  ➔ Use of 'is' as the linking verb to define a subject complement

  ➔ The sentence uses 'is' to equate 'drug' and 'baby', emphasizing their connection.

• I'll be usin' for the rest of my life

  ➔ Futuristic continuous tense with 'will' + 'be' + present participle

  ➔ Expresses an action that will be ongoing over a period in the future.

• My name is whatever you decide

  ➔ Use of 'is' to state a subjective or open-ended statement

  ➔ The sentence indicates that the person's name is flexible or chosen by someone else.

• I'd beg you on my knees to stay

  ➔ Use of 'would' + base verb to express hypothetical or conditional actions

  ➔ Indicates a hypothetical action motivated by strong emotion, contingent on the situation.

• You're lovin' me

  ➔ Use of the present participle 'lovin'' to indicate ongoing action

  ➔ The form 'lovin'' is a colloquial shortening of 'loving', conveying immediacy or intimacy.