Earned It – English Lyrics

• By: The Weeknd
• Album: Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be an incredibly rewarding experience, and The Weeknd's "Earned It" offers a great opportunity to explore the nuances of English expression. The song's lyrics are filled with emotive language and declarations of admiration, allowing learners to pick up vocabulary related to love, worth, and devotion. Its slow, deliberate pace makes it easier to follow along and appreciate the sophisticated and seductive tone, which is a hallmark of The Weeknd's musical style.

[English]

♪ I'ma care for you ♪

♪ I'ma care for you, you, you ♪

(soft music)

(bouncy music)

♪ You make it look like it's magic ♪

♪ 'Cause I see nobody, nobody but you, you, you ♪

♪ I'm never confused ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ I'm so used to being used ♪

♪ So I love when you call unexpected ♪

♪ 'Cause I hate when the moment's expected ♪

♪ So I'ma care for you, you, you ♪

♪ I'ma care for you, you, you, you, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause girl you're perfect ♪

♪ You're always worth it ♪

♪ And you deserve it ♪

♪ The way you work it ♪

♪ 'Cause girl you earned it ♪

♪ Girl you earned it, yeah ♪

♪ You know our love would be tragic ♪

♪ So you don't pay it, don't pay it no mind ♪

♪ We live with no lies ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ You're my favorite kind of night ♪

♪ So I love when you call unexpected ♪

♪ 'Cause I hate when the moment's expected ♪

♪ So I'ma care for you, you, you ♪

♪ I'ma care for you, you, you, you, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause girl you're perfect ♪

♪ You're always worth it ♪

♪ And you deserve it ♪

♪ The way you work it ♪

♪ 'Cause girl you earned it ♪

♪ Girl you earned it, yeah ♪

♪ On that lonely night ♪

♪ You said it wouldn't be love ♪

♪ But we felt the rush ♪

♪ It made us believe it there was only us ♪

♪ Convinced we were broken inside, yeah ♪

♪ Inside, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause girl you're perfect ♪

♪ You're always worth it ♪

♪ And you deserve it ♪

♪ The way you work it ♪

♪ 'Cause girl you earned it, yeah ♪

♪ Girl you earned it, yeah ♪

♪ No, no ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause girl you're perfect ♪

♪ You're worth it ♪

♪ You deserve it ♪

♪ You deserve it ♪

♪ And you earned it, yeah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
care /keər/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest; to look after and provide for the needs of noun - serious attention or consideration applied to doing something correctly or avoiding damage or risk.
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces. adjective - beautiful in a way that seems unreal.
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ B1	adjective - unable to think clearly; bewildered.
used /juːzd/ A2	adjective - having been used before; not new.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for (someone) noun - an intense feeling of affection.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for noun - intense dislike.
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
worth /wɜːrθ/ B1	adjective - equivalent in value to (a specified sum). noun - the level at which someone or something deserves to be valued or rated.
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - do something or have or show qualities worthy of (a reaction which rewards or punishes).
earned /ɜːrnd/ B1	verb - obtain (money) in return for labor or services.
tragic /ˈtrædʒɪk/ B2	adjective - causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow.
favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ A2	adjective - preferred to all others of the same kind.
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	noun - a sudden quick movement toward something. verb - move with urgent speed
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of.
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.

Key Grammar Structures

• I'ma care for you

  ➔ Contraction of 'I am going to'

  ➔ "I'ma" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to." It indicates a future intention.

• You make it look like it's magic

  ➔ Causative 'make' + adjective

  ➔ The structure "make it look like..." describes causing something to appear a certain way. In this case, the actions of the person being addressed are so impressive that they cause the situation to *look* magical.

• I'm so used to being used

  ➔ Passive voice with 'used to'

  ➔ "I'm used to being used" combines the passive voice ("being used") with the idiom "used to," which means accustomed to. It expresses that the speaker is accustomed to the experience of being taken advantage of.

• So I love when you call unexpected

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'when'

  ➔ The "when you call unexpected" is a subordinate clause acting as the object of the verb "love". It indicates the speaker's affection for a specific situation.

• Cause girl you're perfect

  ➔ Contraction of 'because' and 'you are'

  ➔ "Cause" is a colloquial contraction of "because," and "you're" is a contraction of "you are." Together they form a concise statement explaining the reason for something.

• You know our love would be tragic

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 2 (hypothetical)

  ➔ Although not a complete conditional sentence, the phrase implies a condition. The use of "would" suggests a hypothetical or unreal situation. "If we fully embraced our love, it would be tragic."

• You said it wouldn't be love

  ➔ Reported speech (negative prediction)

  ➔ This is an example of reported speech, where someone's original words are being recounted. "Wouldn't" is a contraction of "would not," expressing a negative prediction or intention in the past.

• It made us believe it there was only us

  ➔ Complex sentence with embedded clause.

  ➔ The sentence "It made us believe it there was only us" contains an embedded clause: "there was only us." The entire phrase after "believe" acts as the object of the verb "believe."