ex i never had – English Lyrics

• By: LANY
• Album: gg bb xx

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with LANY's "ex i never had"! This song offers a contemporary take on modern relationships, using straightforward and emotionally charged English. You'll learn everyday vocabulary related to dating and emotions, as well as common conversational phrases. Its relatable theme of undefined connections makes the language especially memorable and easy to grasp, providing a perfect opportunity to enhance your English listening and comprehension skills through an engaging and popular track.

[English]

I haven't spoken to ya, haven't seen you in months

Too busy livin', so we fell out of touch

I didn't think I had to let you know we were done

We weren't together, so how could we break up?

You got the chance to tell everybody your side

It's my turn to tell 'em mine

You came to my place a couple of times

Got high and you slept over

Just a few days, just a few nights

You and I were never sober

If you wanted somethin' more, then you should've asked

Would you please stop actin' like the ex I never had?

I'm checkin' my texts and readin' 'em back

We were cool, at least I thought so

Seein' all this and hearin' all that

We were good, but I guess we're not, though

It was never real enough for you to be mad

So why you out there actin' like the ex I never had?

My friends would know about ya if it was really love

I only saw you when the sun wasn't up, oh

It's never gonna matter what you say about us

Don't try to turn this into more than it was

You came to my place a couple of times

Got high and you slept over

Just a few days, just a few nights

You and I were never sober

If you wanted somethin' more, then you should've asked

Would you please stop actin' like the ex I never had?

I'm checkin' my texts and readin' 'em back

We were cool, at least I thought so

Seein' all this and hearin' all that

We were good, but I guess we're not, though

It was never real enough for you to be mad

So why you out there actin' like the ex I never had?

You got the chance to tell everybody your side

It's my turn to tell 'em mine

...

You came to my place a couple of times

Got high and you slept over

Just a few days, just a few nights

You and I were never sober

If you wanted somethin' more, then you should've asked

Would you please stop actin' like the ex I never had?

I'm checkin' my texts and readin' 'em back

We were cool, at least I thought so

Seein' all this and hearin' all that

We were good, but I guess we're not, though

It was never real enough for you to be mad

So why you out there actin' like the ex I never had?

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I haven't spoken to ya, haven't seen you in months

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that started in the past and continue to the present or have a result in the present. The structure is "have/has + past participle". Here, "haven't spoken" and "haven't seen" indicate actions that began in the past and are still relevant now.

• Too busy livin', so we fell out of touch

  ➔ Gerund (livin')

  ➔ The gerund "livin'" functions as a noun, representing the activity of living. "So" is a coordinating conjunction used to connect two independent clauses.

• I didn't think I had to let you know we were done

  ➔ Past Simple and Modal Verb (had to)

  ➔ The past simple is used to describe a completed action in the past ("didn't think"). "Had to" is a modal verb that expresses obligation or necessity in the past.

• We weren't together, so how could we break up?

  ➔ Past Continuous and Rhetorical Question

  ➔ The past continuous "weren't together" describes an ongoing situation in the past. The question is rhetorical, not expecting an answer. It uses an inversion to form a question. The conjunction 'so' creates the cause-effect relationship.

• If you wanted somethin' more, then you should've asked

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2) and Modal Verb (should've)

  ➔ This is a type 2 conditional sentence, describing an unreal situation in the present. "If + past simple, would/should + infinitive". "Should've asked" is a modal verb used to express a missed opportunity or advice.

• Would you please stop actin' like the ex I never had?

  ➔ Polite Imperative (Would you please) and Relative Clause (I never had)

  ➔ "Would you please" is a polite way to make a request or give an imperative. "The ex I never had" is a relative clause that modifies "the ex", providing more information about the subject.

• I'm checkin' my texts and readin' 'em back

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The present continuous is used to describe actions happening now or around now. "Checkin'" and "readin'" are both gerunds, similar to those used earlier.

• We were good, but I guess we're not, though

  ➔ Past Simple (were), Conjunction (but/though)

  ➔ "Were" is the past simple form of the verb "to be". "But" and "though" are conjunctions used to connect contrasting ideas.

• So why you out there actin' like the ex I never had?

  ➔ Inversion in questions, Relative clause (I never had)

  ➔ This is a question with a direct question word "why" but also has a subject-verb inversion. The relative clause "I never had" modifies "the ex" again.