KILLS ME TO LOVE YOU – English Lyrics

• By: Anne-Marie

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional rollercoaster of 'KILLS ME TO LOVE YOU' by Anne-Marie, a song that perfectly encapsulates the beauty and chaos of an intense relationship. Through vivid lyrics and a catchy melody, explore how love can be both destructive and irresistible. This song offers a great opportunity to learn English through its relatable themes and expressive language .

[English]

You crash my car, I'll smash a plate

Then I'll go lick all the tears off your face

For better, for worse

It's true, I'll always be there for you

I'll make the bed, you make the tea

Cry and we laugh at our favorite movie

We fight 'til we both lose

And go get our names tattooed

Ain't it strange that

We're so messed up and we love that

You make me so happy, I'm damn sad

If love drives you mad, I'm a maniac

Like Romeo and Juliet

If it kills me to love you, I'll die for that

The world's up in flames while we slow dance

They pull us away but we'll run right back

We're so good together, we're bad for each other

It's true, it kills me to love you

Wearing your favorite dress

Just wanna impress ya

We'll give up the drugs

Do it for love

Be on our best behavior

It just takes one touch

We're back to square one

Give into bliss, is what it is

Chaos is our savior

It's strange that

We're so messed up and we love that

You make me so happy, I'm damn sad

If love drives you mad, I'm a maniac

Like Romeo and Juliet

If it kills me to love you, I'll die for that

The world's up in flames while we slow dance

They pull us away but we'll run right back

We're so good together, we're bad for each other

It's true, it kills me to love you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crash /kræʃ/ B1	verb - to suddenly forcefully hit or break into pieces
smash /smæʃ/ B2	verb - to break into pieces violently
lick /lɪk/ B1	verb - to pass the tongue over something
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - the front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin
worse /wɜːrs/ B1	adjective - of poorer quality or condition
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling sorrow or unhappiness
drive /draɪv/ B1	verb - to operate a vehicle
maniac /ˈmeɪniæk/ C1	noun - a person exhibiting extreme symptoms of mental illness or madness
strange /streɪndʒ/ B2	adjective - unusual or surprising
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection or passion for someone or something
dead /dɛd/ A2	adjective - no longer living
dance /dæns/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
fire /faɪər/ B2	noun - the process of combustion producing heat and light
bad /bæd/ A2	adjective - of poor quality or negative in effect
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality or morally right

Key Grammar Structures

• If love drives you mad, I'm a maniac

  ➔ Zero conditional (if + present simple, present simple)

  ➔ The clause "If love "drives" you mad" uses the present simple to state a general condition, and the result "I'm a maniac" also uses the present simple.

• The world's up in flames while we slow dance

  ➔ while + present simple for simultaneous actions

  ➔ The word "while" introduces a clause that uses the present simple "slow dance" to show two actions happening at the same time.

• We'll run right back

  ➔ Future simple with will + adverb of immediacy

  ➔ The auxiliary "will" marks future time, and the adverb "right" intensifies the sense of "immediately" in "run right back".

• Ain't it strange that we're so messed up and we love that

  ➔ Colloquial negative contraction "ain't" + that‑clause as complement

  ➔ The informal contraction ""ain't"" replaces "isn't" and is followed by the complement clause "that we're so messed up...".

• We'll give up the drugs

  ➔ Phrasal verb "give up" + direct object

  ➔ The phrasal verb ""give up"" means "stop doing" and takes the object "the drugs".

• We fight 'til we both lose

  ➔ "'til" (until) subordinate clause indicating time limit

  ➔ The contraction "'til" stands for "until" and introduces the clause "we both lose" that marks the end point of the action.

• It kills me to love you

  ➔ Dummy "it" + infinitive clause (extraposition)

  ➔ The dummy subject ""it"" stands for the infinitive phrase "to love you", which is the real subject of the verb "kills".

• We'll get our names tattooed

  ➔ Causative construction "get + object + past participle"

  ➔ The verb ""get"" followed by the object "our names" and the past participle "tattooed" shows that someone else will do the tattooing for us.