I Don't Wanna Be Friends – English Lyrics

• By: Kiiara

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Kiiara's "I Don't Wanna Be Friends," a captivating electro-pop anthem that perfectly encapsulates the universal desire for a deeper connection. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to explore modern English expressions of longing and romantic intention through its direct and relatable lyrics. You'll learn how to articulate feelings beyond mere friendship and understand the nuances of wanting more from a relationship, all set to an infectious, atmospheric beat.

[English]

I don't wanna be friends

I wanna spend my love and I wanna waste all my time with ya

Is that cool with ya?

But I don't wanna be friends

I want the highs and lows, everywhere that you go, I'ma come with ya

Is that cool with ya?

I don't wanna be more than friendly

'Cause a friend would never think like I do about you

A lot of thinkin' lately

That it's different when I'm hangin' with you

Every day's the same

Tryna find a way to your body

Somethin' in the way

I feel like I gotta say this

I don't wanna be friends

I wanna spend my love and I wanna waste all my time with ya

Is that cool with ya?

But I don't wanna be friends

I want the highs and lows, everywhere that you go, I'ma come with ya

Is that cool with ya? (Cool with ya?)

I don't wanna be just any-

Bein' anybody ain't good enough for me

Every day's the same

Tryna find a way to your body

Somethin' in the way

I feel like I gotta say this

I don't wanna be friends

I wanna spend my love and I wanna waste all my time with ya

Is that cool with ya?

But I don't wanna be friends

I want the highs and lows, everywhere that you go, I'ma come with ya

Is that cool with ya? (Cool with ya?)

I don't wanna be friends

I wanna spend my love and I wanna waste all my time with ya

Is that cool with ya?

But I don't wanna be friends

I want the highs and lows, everywhere that you go, I'ma come with ya

Is that cool with ya? (Cool with ya?)

But I don't wanna be friends

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
spend /spɛnd/ A2	verb - to use time or money
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use something carelessly or extravagantly
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
highs /haɪz/ B2	noun - a feeling of great happiness or excitement
lows /loʊz/ B2	noun - a period of sadness or difficulty
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have a particular belief or idea
different /ˈdɪfərənt/ B1	adjective - not the same as another or others
body /ˈbɑdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or animal
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
friendly /ˈfrɛndli/ B1	adjective - kind and pleasant
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ B1	adjective - as much or as many as required
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable or attractive
any /ˈeni/ A2	adjective - one or some indiscriminately of whatever kind
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't wanna be friends

  ➔ Negative desire with "don't want to" + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "don't wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "do not want to" followed by the infinitive "be".

• Is that cool with ya?

  ➔ Informal question tag with "with" + pronoun

  ➔ The word "cool" means "acceptable" and "ya" is an informal form of "you"; the whole sentence asks for confirmation.

• I'ma come with ya

  ➔ Colloquial future intention with "I'ma" = "I am going to"

  ➔ "I'ma" is a slang contraction of "I am going to", indicating a planned action.

• I don't wanna be more than friendly

  ➔ Comparative structure "more than" + adjective

  ➔ "more than" is used to indicate a degree that exceeds "friendly".

• 'Cause a friend would never think like I do about you

  ➔ Conditional modal "would never" + comparative clause "like I do"

  ➔ "would never" expresses an imagined refusal in the past or future; "like I do" compares the friend's thinking to the speaker's.

• A lot of thinkin' lately

  ➔ Gerund used as a noun phrase

  ➔ "thinkin'" (thinking) functions as a noun meaning "thoughts" or "consideration".

• When I'm hangin' with you

  ➔ Present progressive after "when" to describe an ongoing action

  ➔ "I'm hangin'" (I am hanging) indicates an action that is happening at the same time as another event.

• Every day's the same

  ➔ Contraction "day's" for "day is" in simple present

  ➔ "day's" combines "day" and "is", showing the subject‑verb agreement in present tense.

• I feel like I gotta say this

  ➔ Expression "feel like" + clause; "gotta" = "got to" (obligation)

  ➔ "feel like" introduces a personal impression; "gotta" is an informal contraction of "got to", indicating necessity.