How You Like Me Now? – English Lyrics

• By: The Heavy

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in a new culture, and 'How You Like Me Now?' by The Heavy offers a great opportunity to pick up some English with its catchy and repetitive chorus. The song's energetic and confident vibe makes it a fun track to sing along to, helping you practice pronunciation and rhythm. What makes this song special is its raw energy and the powerful story of turning the tables after being underestimated.

[English]

Now there was a time

When you loved me so

I could have been wrong

But now you needed to know

See, I've been a bad, bad, bad, bad man

And I'm in deep, yea

I found a brand new love for this man

And I can't wait till you see

I can't wait

So how you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

Remember the time

When I eat you up

Yeah, I wasn't lyin'

That you can't give up

If I was to cheat

Oh no, would you see right through me

If I sing a sad, sad, sad, sad song

Would you give it to me

Would you...

So how you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

How you like me now

...

Does that make you love me baby

...

Does that make you want me baby

Does that make you love me baby

Does that make you want me baby

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
want /wɑnt/ A2	verb - to desire or wish for something
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or understanding about something
bad /bæd/ A2	adjective - not good in quality or character
deep /diːp/ B1	adjective - extending far down from the surface
found /faʊnd/ B1	verb - to discover or establish something
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay in one place until a particular time or event
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to transfer possession of something to someone
sing /sɪŋ/ A2	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - to be in a horizontal position

Key Grammar Structures

• Now there was a time

  ➔ Existential "there"

  ➔ Uses "there was" to indicate the existence of something in the past (a time). This is a common way to introduce a past situation or period. The 'there' has no specific meaning, it only functions to introduce the sentence.

• When you loved me so

  ➔ Past Simple Tense, Adverb of Degree ("so")

  ➔ Uses the Past Simple tense ("loved") to describe a past state or action. "So" is an adverb of degree, intensifying the verb "loved", meaning you loved me very much.

• I could have been wrong

  ➔ Modal Verb + Perfect Infinitive ("could have been")

  ➔ "Could have been" expresses a possibility in the past that didn't happen. It suggests the speaker might have been mistaken about something.

• I've been a bad, bad, bad, bad man

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense, Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ "I've been" uses the Present Perfect to describe a state that started in the past and continues to the present or has a relevance to the present. Repeating "bad" emphasizes the degree of the speaker's badness.

• I can't wait till you see

  ➔ Negative Contraction, Time Clause ("till")

  ➔ "Can't" is a negative contraction of "cannot". "Till" introduces a time clause specifying when the speaker's excitement will reach its peak (when the listener sees something).

• How you like me now?

  ➔ Interrogative Sentence, Ellipsis (missing auxiliary verb "do")

  ➔ This is an interrogative sentence asking for an opinion. While grammatically it's missing the auxiliary verb "do" (the full form would be "How *do* you like me now?"), the elliptical form is common in informal speech and song lyrics. It has an implied "do"

• Remember the time when I eat you up

  ➔ Imperative mood, Relative Clause (When...)

  ➔ The beginning of the line using the word "Remember" represents a command or request. The phrase "When I eat you up" is a relative clause modifying the time mentioned. Note the grammatically incorrect use of “eat” which should be “ate”.

• If I was to cheat

  ➔ Second Conditional (Unreal Past)

  ➔ This uses the second conditional, which describes a hypothetical or unlikely situation. The use of "was" instead of "were" with "I" is common in informal speech, though grammatically "were" is more correct here.