i love you – English Lyrics

• By: Billie Eilish
• Album: WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Billie Eilish's poignant ballad, "i love you," a raw exploration of conflicting emotions when faced with unexpected love. This song's simple yet profound lyrics, delivered with Eilish's signature hushed intimacy, offer a unique opportunity to learn English through its emotional depth and relatable theme of vulnerability. Pay attention to the subtle vocal nuances and conversational tone to grasp everyday expressions and emotional vocabulary, making it a powerful piece for language and emotional understanding.

[English]

♪ ♪

♪ IT'S NOT TRUE ♪

♪ TELL ME I'VE BEEN LIED TO ♪

♪ CRYING ISN'T LIKE YOU ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ WHAT THE HELL DID I DO? ♪

♪ NEVER BEEN THE TYPE TO ♪

♪ LET SOMEONE SEE RIGHT THROUGH ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ ♪

♪ MMMM ♪

♪ MAYBE WON'T YOU TAKE IT BACK ♪

♪ SAY YOU WERE TRYNA MAKE ME LAUGH ♪

♪ AND NOTHING HAS TO CHANGE TODAY ♪

♪ YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY "I LOVE YOU" ♪

♪ I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ AND I DON'T WANT TO ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ UP ALL NIGHT ON ANOTHER RED EYE ♪

♪ I WISH WE NEVER LEARNED TO FLY ♪

♪ I-I-I ♪

♪ MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST TRY ♪

♪ TO TELL OURSELVES A GOOD LIE ♪

♪ I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU CRY ♪

♪ I-I-I ♪

♪ MMMM ♪

♪ MAYBE WON'T YOU TAKE IT BACK ♪

♪ SAY YOU WERE TRYNA MAKE ME LAUGH ♪

♪ AND NOTHING HAS TO CHANGE TODAY ♪

♪ YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY "I LOVE YOU" ♪

♪ I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ AND I DON'T WANT TO ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ THE SMILE THAT YOU GAVE ME ♪

♪ EVEN WHEN YOU FELT LIKE DYING ♪

♪ (VOCALIZING) ♪

♪ WE FALL APART AS IT GETS DARK ♪

♪ I'M IN YOUR ARMS IN CENTRAL PARK ♪

♪ THERE'S NOTHING YOU COULD DO OR SAY ♪

♪ I CAN'T ESCAPE THE WAY, I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO, ♪

♪ BUT I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ (AUDIENCE SCREAMS) ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ (AUDIENCE SCREAMS) ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH ♪

(AUDIENCE SCREAMS)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lie /laɪ/ B2	verb - to not tell the truth noun - a false statement
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears from eyes noun - the act of crying
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection
night /naɪt/ A2	noun - the time of darkness between sunset and sunrise
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - a facial expression showing happiness verb - to make a facial expression of happiness
tear /tɪər/ B2	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye verb - to produce tears
manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ B2	verb - to control or be in charge of something
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to make or become different
mean /miːn/ B1	verb - to convey or express an idea
wish /wɪʃ/ B2	verb - to desire for something to happen noun - a desire or hope for something
hope /hoʊp/ B1	verb - to want something to happen noun - a feeling of expectation and desire

Key Grammar Structures

• It's not true

  ➔ Negative contraction with 'not' after 'is'.

  ➔ The phrase uses a negative form by contracting 'is' and 'not' into 'isn't'.

• Tell me I've been lied to

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'have' and past participle.

  ➔ Expresses an action that has relevance to the present, indicating recent or ongoing effect.

• Never been the type to

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'have been' used to describe past states.

  ➔ Indicates ongoing or habitual state up to the present.

• I wish we never learned to fly

  ➔ Past simple tense used in 'wish' to express regret about a present or past situation.

  ➔ Expresses a regret or wish that past events had been different.

• Nothing has to change today

  ➔ Present tense with 'has to' indicating obligation or necessity.

  ➔ Expresses that there is no requirement for change at this moment.

• I can't escape the way, I love you

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' with base verb to express inability.

  ➔ Indicates an inability to avoid or escape the feeling or situation.

• You did not mean to say "I love you"

  ➔ Past simple tense with 'did not' (didn't) used for negation.

  ➔ Expresses that the action was not intended or meant to happen.