Hush – English Lyrics

• By: Meghan Trainor

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Meghan Trainor's latest pop hit, "Hush," from her album "Toy With Me," and explore how she uses relatable frustration to craft a catchy and empowering message. Learning the lyrics offers insight into expressing boundaries and the nuances of social interactions in English, all wrapped in her signature playful style.

[English]

I'm on my third, oh my God, that's so crazy

Can't get a word, SOS, someone save me

You got no boundaries (No)

You drain my batteries (No)

We just met, take a breath, that's a little too loud

Try reading the room, it's written on my face

I can hardly stand you

Nothing left to do but disassociate

You go on and on

Don't talk

Quit yapping, you could stop

I said, "Shh," it's a bit much

Baby, break it down to a hush, hush, hush

Don't ya, don't ya, don't ya, don't ya ever just, ever just?

Don't ya, don't ya, don't ya, don't ya ever just, ever just?

Inside voice, too much noise

What the— is going on?

Your life story way too messy

Kinda heavy for this club

Please don't overshare (Don't)

Be myself-aware (Oh)

Once again, not your friend, that's a little too loud

Try reading the room, it's written on my face

I can hardly stand you

Nothing left to do but disassociate

You go on and on

Don't talk

Quit yapping, you could stop

I said, "Shh," it's a bit much

Baby, break it down to a hush, hush, hush

Don't ya, don't ya, don't ya, don't ya ever just, ever just?

Don't ya, don't ya, don't ya, don't ya ever just, ever just?

I don't spit when I talk

I'll admit I'm a lot

But I know when and when to not

I shake my shit when the beat drop (Say)

I don't spit when I talk

I'll admit I'm a lot

But I know when and when to not

I shake my shit when the beat drop

When the beat drop, I shake my shit

Don't talk

Quit yapping, you could stop

I said, "Shh," it's a bit much

Baby, break it down to a hush, hush, hush

Don't ya, don't ya, don't ya, don't ya ever just, ever just?

Don't ya, don't ya, don't ya, don't ya ever just, ever just?

I don't spit when I talk

I'll admit I'm a lot

But I know when and when to not

I shake my shit when the beat drop (Say)

I don't spit when I talk (Come on)

I'll admit I'm a lot

But I know when and when to not

I shake my shit when the beat drop

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
boundaries ˈbaʊn.dər.iz B2	noun - limits or borders, especially of a personal or emotional kind
batteries ˈbæt.ər.iz A2	noun - devices that store electrical energy
disassociate ˌdɪs.əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt C1	verb - to separate oneself mentally or emotionally from something or someone
yapping ˈjæp.ɪŋ B2	verb - to talk in a short, irritating, high‑pitched way
hush hʌʃ B1	noun - a quiet or silence verb - to make quiet or cause silence
overshare ˌoʊ.vərˈʃeə(r) C1	verb - to reveal too much personal information
messy ˈmes.i B1	adjective - disordered, untidy or complicated
heavy ˈhev.i B1	adjective - having great weight; also figuratively burdensome or intense
admit ədˈmɪt B2	verb - to acknowledge as true, especially reluctantly
shake ʃeɪk B1	verb - to move quickly back and forth or up and down
drop drɒp B1	verb - to let something fall; to decrease suddenly noun - a small amount or a sudden fall
crazy ˈkreɪ.zi B1	adjective - insane; wildly enthusiastic or out of control
breath brɛθ A2	noun - the act or product of breathing; a single inhalation or exhalation
stand stænd A2	verb - to be in an upright position; to endure
quit kwɪt B1	verb - to stop doing something; to resign
loud laʊd A2	adjective - producing a lot of sound; noisy
inside ɪnˈsaɪd A1	adjective - situated within; internal
reading ˈriː.dɪŋ B1	noun - the act of interpreting written text; comprehension of written words

Key Grammar Structures

• Can't get a word, SOS, someone save me

  ➔ Modal verb (can) in negative form + infinitive; imperative without subject.

  ➔ The word "Can't" shows a negative ability using the modal verb "can". "save me" is an imperative where the subject "you" is omitted.

• You got no boundaries (No)

  ➔ Present simple with colloquial 'got' meaning 'have'; negation with 'no'.

  ➔ "You got" is informal for "you have" in the present simple. "no boundaries" uses the negative determiner "no" before a plural noun.

• Try reading the room, it's written on my face

  ➔ Imperative + gerund; contraction "it's" (it is); present simple passive-like structure.

  ➔ "Try" is an imperative verb urging the listener. The gerund "reading" functions as the object of "try". "it's" contracts "it is" and introduces a present simple statement.

• Nothing left to do but disassociate

  ➔ Negative pronoun + infinitive phrase; "but" + bare infinitive as exception.

  ➔ "Nothing" is a negative pronoun. The structure "nothing left to do but X" uses the infinitive "to do" followed by "but" and a bare infinitive "disassociate" indicating the only possible action.

• Don't talk

  ➔ Negative imperative using "don't" + base verb.

  ➔ "Don't" is a contraction of "do not" and forms a negative command. The verb "talk" stays in its base form.

• I said, "Shh," it's a bit much

  ➔ Reported speech with past simple "said"; quotation marks; contraction "it's" (it is).

  ➔ "said" is the past simple of "say" introducing a quoted utterance. "Shh" is placed inside quotation marks. "it's" contracts "it is" and serves as the predicate of the clause.

• I don't spit when I talk

  ➔ Negative present simple with auxiliary "do"; adverbial clause of time introduced by "when".

  ➔ "don't" is the contraction of "do not", used to make the present simple negative. The clause "when I talk" tells us the time condition for the main clause.

• I'll admit I'm a lot

  ➔ Future simple with contraction "'ll" (will); present simple in subordinate clause "I'm" (I am).

  ➔ "I'll" contracts "I will" to express a future intention. "admit" is the main verb. "I'm" contracts "I am" and gives a present state that the speaker is about to acknowledge.

• I shake my shit when the beat drop

  ➔ Simple present tense; adverbial clause of time with present simple "when the beat drop" (zero conditional).

  ➔ "shake" is in the simple present, indicating a habitual or immediate action. The clause "when the beat drop" also uses the simple present to express a general condition that triggers the shaking.