How Many – English Lyrics

• By: Sevyn Streeter
• Album: #GirlDisrupted

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional landscape of R&B with Sevyn Streeter's "How Many." This song offers a candid and powerful expression of betrayal, making it a compelling piece for those learning English to connect with raw, authentic emotions through music. Its direct and repetitive questioning in the lyrics can also be a great tool for understanding emphasis and tone in language.

[English]

He keep telling me, Baby, don't cry

He keep telling me, Baby, don't cry

I just caught you in a whole lie

How the fuck you come, telling me, Baby, don't cry?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many women are you telling you love 'em?

How many women are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many women are you telling you love 'em?

Must be heard to leave your girl left to die

Oh, is this part of that new wave that you lame as fuck whenever you try?

When this shit first started, you would ask me

Why was I so afraid to let you inside?

I fell for that shit, maybe your heart's been too hard for too long

Now maybe its time

I'm so fucking left field

Tears in my eyes, I'm going through your whole phone

Fuck you ask me, Why?

Nigga, need your head blown

He keep telling me, Baby, don't cry

He keep telling me, Baby, don't cry

I just caught you in a whole lie

How the fuck you come, telling me, Baby, don't cry?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many women are you telling you love 'em?

How many women are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many women are you telling you love 'em?

Now I've been unfortunately forced to draw the line

You got me all in this mirror, trying to hold all this flame and I know it's not mine

And all you got to say is "It ain't mean nothing"

That's how you justify your hoes?

And even if I choose to forgive, it won't be the same as before

I'm so fucking left field

Tears in my eyes, I'm going through your whole phone

Fuck you ask me, Why?

Nigga, need your head blown

He keep telling me, Baby, don't cry

He keep telling me, Baby, don't cry

I just caught you in a whole lie

How the fuck you come, telling me, Baby, don't cry?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many women are you telling you love 'em?

How many women are you telling you love 'em?

How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

How many women are you telling you love 'em?

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, especially as an expression of distress or pain
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - an intentionally false statement verb - to tell an intentionally false statement
bitches /ˈbɪtʃɪz/ C1	noun - (offensive, informal) women, especially in a derogatory or contemptuous way
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection
women /ˈwɪmɪn/ A1	noun - adult female human beings
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
lame /leɪm/ B2	adjective - (informal) unconvincing, unsatisfactory, or dull
shit /ʃɪt/ C1	noun - (vulgar slang) used to refer to things, events, or information in a general way
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system. Also, the emotional or moral nature of a human being
tears /tɪərz/ B1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from the eyes, typically in response to emotion or irritation
blown /bloʊn/ B1	verb - (past participle of blow, informal, often violent context) to be broken, destroyed, or exploded, often forcefully
forced /fɔːrst/ B1	verb - (past tense/past participle of force) made to do something against one's will
draw /drɔː/ B1	verb - to make a line or mark. (in the idiom 'draw the line': to set a limit to what one will allow or accept)
justify /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - to show or prove to be right or reasonable
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - to stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offense, flaw, or mistake
hoes /hoʊz/ C1	noun - (derogatory slang) promiscuous women or prostitutes
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface, typically of glass coated with a metallic amalgam, that reflects a clear image
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire. (often used metaphorically for passion, anger, or strong emotion)

Key Grammar Structures

• He keep telling me, Baby, don't cry.

  ➔ present simple (third‑person singular) – missing –s

  ➔ The verb should be "keeps"; the third‑person singular normally adds “s”.

• I just caught you in a whole lie.

  ➔ past simple

  ➔ "caught" is the past‑tense form of "catch".

• How many bitches are you telling you love 'em?

  ➔ present continuous interrogative with "how many"

  ➔ "are you telling" uses the present continuous to ask about an ongoing action.

• When this shit first started, you would ask me.

  ➔ past habitual with "would"

  ➔ "would ask" indicates an action that repeatedly happened in the past.

• Why was I so afraid to let you inside?

  ➔ subject‑verb inversion in a wh‑question

  ➔ "was I" shows inversion of the verb "was" before the subject "I".

• Now maybe it's time.

  ➔ contraction "it's" = "it is"

  ➔ "it's" combines the pronoun "it" and the verb "is".

• I'm so fucking left field.

  ➔ idiomatic adjective phrase (left field) + intensifier "so fucking"

  ➔ "left field" means unconventional; "so fucking" intensifies the feeling.

• Tears in my eyes, I'm going through your whole phone.

  ➔ present continuous "am going" for a planned/ongoing action

  ➔ "I'm going" indicates the speaker is in the process of searching the phone.

• Nigga, need your head blown.

  ➔ passive infinitive "to be blown" (elliptical construction)

  ➔ "need your head blown" omits "to be"; the full meaning is "need your head to be blown".