hate that i made you love me – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of the English language with this soulful ballad. Through its raw storytelling and minimalist style, you can learn how to express complex emotions like regret, guilt, and heartache, making it a perfect study in conversational yet poetic English songwriting.

[English]

[MUSIC STING]

[CAR ENGINE RUNNING]

[FOOTSTEPS]

[THUDDING] [HEAVY BREATHING]

[CIGARETTE BURNING]

[EXHALES]

♪♪♪

[ENGINE REVVING]

[LIGHTS TURNING ON] ♪ I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY ♪

♪ BUT SOMETHING INSIDE ♪

♪ IS DANCING WITH FIRE ♪

♪ EYES LIT LIKE THE SKY ♪

♪ TURNED TEARS INTO DIAMONDS ♪

♪ GOT GOOD AT GOODBYES ♪

♪ JUST KNOW THAT I WILL FIND MY WAY ♪

[GASPING] ♪ FROM YOU, LIKE FLOWERS FROM A TOMB ♪

♪ WHILE YOU DECIDE WHO YOU ARE ♪ [PANICKED BREATHING]

♪ AND I CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH, OOH-OOH ♪ [TIRES SCREECHING]

♪ LIKE SHADOWS ON THE MOON ♪ [METAL CRUSHING]

♪ AND IT’S ALL BAD NEWS ♪

[MUSIC STOPS] [FIRE BURNING]

[PAINED GRUNTING]

♪ YEAH I, I, I ♪

♪ HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ SORRY IF I MADE ME YOUR TYPE ♪

♪ YEAH I, I HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BARELY TRIED ♪

[EXPLOSION] ♪ YEAH I, I, I ♪

♪ WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW? ♪

♪ YOU STUDIED MY CROWN ♪

♪ AND BORROWED MY BODY ♪

♪ WARM, KISSED BY THE SUN ♪

♪ THEN COLD LIKE THE WIND ♪

♪ A BEE STUCK IN HONEY ♪

♪ KNOW THAT I WILL FIND MY WAY (MY WAY) ♪

♪ FROM YOU (FROM YOU) ♪

♪ I GUESS IT’S KINDA CUTE ♪ [PLATE SHATTERING]

♪ HOW YOU LIKE ME WHERE YOU ARE ♪

♪ BUT I CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH, OOH-OOH ♪

♪ JUST DON’T ECLIPSE THE MOON ♪ [FIRE BURNING]

♪ 'CAUSE IT’S ALL BAD NEWS ♪ [FIRE WHOOSHING] [GASPING]

♪ YEAH I, I, I ♪ [STUMBLING]

♪ HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME ♪ [FIRE CRACKLING]

♪ SORRY IF I MADE ME YOUR TYPE ♪

♪ YEAH I, I HATE THAT I MADE (HATE THAT I MADE) ♪

♪ YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BARELY TRIED ♪

♪ YEAH I, I, I ♪ [VOCALIZING]

[BELL RINGS] ♪ I’VE HELD YOUR PROJECTIONS ♪

♪ WHEN YOU’VE FELT SO INSECURE ♪ [FOOTSTEPS]

♪ TELL ME WHY IS IT THIS WAY ♪

♪ WHY YOU SO HATE TO SEE WOMEN ENDURE ♪

♪ IS IT REALLY MY FAULT ♪

♪ YOU ALL GAVE ME YOUR HEARTS ♪

♪ OF YOUR OWN ACCORD? ♪

♪ I DON’T REALLY THINK SO ♪

♪ I, I ♪

♪ HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME (MADE YOU LOVE ME, BABY) ♪

♪ SORRY IF I MADE ME YOUR TYPE ♪

♪ YEAH I, I ♪

♪ HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BARELY TRIED ♪

♪ YEAH I, I, I ♪

♪ HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ SORRY IF I (SORRY IF I) ♪

♪ MADE ME YOUR TYPE ♪

♪ YEAH I, I (MADE ME YOUR TYPE) ♪

♪ HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I BARELY TRIED ♪ [BELL RINGING] [DOOR CLOSING]

♪ YEAH I, I, I ♪

♪♪♪

[HEAVY BREATHING]

[METAL CLANKING]

[GASPING] [LAUGHING]

♪♪♪

[CLANKING]

♪♪♪

[DIRT FALLING]

[SHOVELING]

[MUSIC ENDS] [CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[WIND BLOWING]

[LOW-PITCHED TONE]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ B2	noun - a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon
tomb /tuːm/ B2	noun - a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead
shadows /ˈʃædəʊz/ A2	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
crown /kraʊn/ B1	noun - a circular ornamental headdress signifying sovereignty
eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ C1	verb - to obscure light from one celestial body by another
projections /prəˈdʒekʃənz/ C1	noun - the unconscious attribution of one's own ideas or feelings to others
insecure /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊər/ B2	adjective - uncertain or anxious about oneself; not confident
endure /ɪnˈdjʊər/ C1	verb - to suffer patiently
accord /əˈkɔːd/ C2	noun - an official agreement or treaty; voluntary action
barely /ˈbeəli/ B2	adverb - only just; scarcely

Key Grammar Structures

• I can’t tell you why but something inside is dancing with fire

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ Use of "is dancing" to describe an ongoing action occurring within the speaker's inner self.

• Turned tears into diamonds

  ➔ Simple Past (Transitive Verb)

  ➔ The verb "turned" indicates a completed change of state in the past.

• While you decide who you are

  ➔ Conjunction of time / Subordinate clause

  ➔ "While" introduces a simultaneous action, setting the timeframe for the main clause.

• Sorry if I made me your type

  ➔ Conditional structure (First Conditional nuance)

  ➔ "If" introduces a hypothetical or realized possibility regarding the speaker's influence on the listener's preferences.

• You studied my crown and borrowed my body

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Use of "studied" and "borrowed" to narrate a series of finished actions in the past.

• When you’ve felt so insecure

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "Have felt" denotes a state that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• Why you so hate to see women endure

  ➔ Infinitive as object

  ➔ "To see" acts as the object of the verb "hate".

• I've held your projections when you've felt so insecure

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple

  ➔ The use of "'ve held" emphasizes repeated actions leading up to the present moment.