Game – English Lyrics

• By: Doja Cat
• Album: Amala

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Is it bad if I care for you?

You make it seem like it is a crime that I love you

Is it bad if I care for you?

You make it seem like it is a crime that I love you

I did the most, I gave my all

You did it to me like you played this game before

I did the most, I gave my all

You did it to me like you played this game before

You did it to me like you played this game before

It seems so official

Boy I've waited, waited

Dodging players just to get you

They been saying things

Just to negate us

Say I kept you away

This shit seem automatic, I have, I ain't in to

You don't really want me now

You know theres always someone else

You did it to me like you'd play this game

I did the most, I gave my all

You did it to me like you played this game before

I did the most, I gave my all

You did it to me like you played this game before

You did it to me like you played this game before (Yah)

Throw hands in the air

Swear I can't bring that - anywhere

You don't wanna fling, throw that - over here boy

Feeling like a contest?

How you wanna stare?

You're attention span prolly long as your hair

Too

If you're true why you gotta dare?

Boo

Some win and some gotta lose

You really need love

Two L's

No cool

It is not me, nor them, just you

Actin' like a fiend and the perp gon' shoot

Act seventeen when you're thirty two

...Too clean, and it purrty too

So I can't intervene on your escapades

Cause I ain't really tryna be the next to pay

And be the next to say, "I got a ex today"

I can see it in your eyes when you flex

Your games and sh- (yeah)

I did the most, I gave my all

You did it to me like you played this game before

I did the most, I gave my all

You did it to me like you played this game before

I did the most, I gave my all

You did it to me like you played this game before

I did the most, I gave my all

You did it to me like you played this game before

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
care /keər/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest noun - a feeling of concern
crime /kraɪm/ B1	noun - an act punishable by law
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to have strong affection for noun - an intense feeling of affection
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - a form of play or sport noun - a manipulative tactic
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to remain inactive until something happens
player /ˈpleɪər/ B1	noun - a person who plays a game noun - someone who manipulates others
negate /ˈneɡeɪt/ B2	verb - to deny the truth or existence of
automatic /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/ B1	adjective - operating with little or no direct human control
fling /flɪŋ/ B1	verb - to throw or cast with force
contest /ˈkɒntest/ B2	noun - a competition
stare /steər/ A2	verb - to look fixedly or intently
dare /deər/ B1	verb - to challenge someone to do something
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable or impressive
fiend /fiːnd/ C1	noun - a person who is excessively or compulsively addicted to something
perp /pɜːrp/ C1	noun - slang for perpetrator (criminal)
shoot /ʃuːt/ B1	verb - to fire a gun
clean /kliːn/ A2	adjective - free from dirt, marks, or stains

Key Grammar Structures

• Is it bad if I care for you?

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ The sentence uses 'if' to introduce an indirect question, softening the directness of asking 'Do I care too much?'. The word order changes from a direct question (Do you care?) to a statement-like structure.

• You did it to me like you played this game before

  ➔ Simile with 'like'

  ➔ The word 'like' is used as a conjunction to introduce a simile, comparing the way the person acted to playing a game they've played before. It indicates a pattern of behavior.

• Boy I've waited, waited

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'waited' emphasizes the length of time and the singer's patience (or frustration) with the person. It adds emotional weight to the line.

• Dodging players just to get you

  ➔ Gerund as Object of Preposition

  ➔ The word 'dodging' is a gerund (verb acting as a noun) and functions as the object of the preposition 'from'. It describes the action taken *before* getting to the person.

• You don't really want me now

  ➔ Modal Verb 'really' for Emphasis

  ➔ The adverb 'really' intensifies the negation. It's not just that they don't want the singer, but they *truly* don't want them. It adds a layer of certainty and finality.