LDR – English Lyrics

• By: Shoti

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Cebuano language through Shoti's viral hit, "LDR." This song offers a unique opportunity to learn common phrases and expressions of love in a contemporary Filipino dialect, all wrapped in a catchy and relatable pop melody. What makes "LDR" special is its seamless blend of English and Cebuano, which not only tells a universal story of love across distances but also introduces listeners to the rich linguistic culture of the Philippines.

[English]

I don't want love (I don't want love)

If love isn't from you (if love isn't from you)

I don't want her (I don't want her)

If she isn't you (if she isn't you)

You're always on my mind, that's how much I care

I can't think of a time, that you weren't there

I know that I'd be lying if I didn't want you here

'Cause, baby, I'm in love, and why can't you just live near?

Ngano layo kay ka? Wala ta'y mabuhat

Kung diri ka sa akong tupad

Adto ta'g cinema, human mangaon ta

Kaon bisa'g asa, ika'y pili, ako'y bayad, ako ra'y bahala

...

Ako ra'y bahala

...

Why do you live so far (why do you live so far?)

Sayanga kung LDR (sayanga kung LDR)

'Cause I know what happens to them

They always fall apart

But now you've changed my mind (but now you've changed my mind)

'Cause you're the girl I want in life (you're the girl I want in life)

I want you to have my heart

You're mine and I am yours

I don't want love (I don't want love)

If love isn't from you (if love isn't from you)

I don't want her (I don't want her)

If she isn't you (if she isn't you)

You're always on my mind, that's how much I care

I can't think of a time that you weren't there

I know that I'd be lying if I didn't want you here

'Cause, baby, I'm in love, and why can't you just live near?

You're always on my mind, that's how much I care

I can't think of a time that you weren't there

I know that I'd be lying if I didn't want you here

'Cause, baby, I'm in love, and why can't you just live near?

But now you've changed my mind

'Cause you're the girl I want in life

I want you to have my heart

You're mine and I am yours

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
care /keəɾ/ A1	verb - to feel concern or interest
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a period during which something happens
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood, often symbolically associated with emotions
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to have life; to reside in a place
far /fɑːr/ A1	adjective - distant in space or time
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different
girl /ɡɜːl/ A1	noun - a young female person
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
near /nɪər/ A1	adjective - close in distance or time
always /ˈɔːlweɪz/ A1	adverb - at all times; forever
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ A2	adverb - separated by a distance
mine /maɪn/ A1	pronoun - belonging to me

Key Grammar Structures

• If love isn't from you

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1 or Zero)

  ➔ This clause expresses a real condition. If this condition ("love isn't from you") is true, then the main clause ("I don't want love") is the result.

• I can't think of a time, that you weren't there

  ➔ Relative Clause (defining)

  ➔ The clause "that you weren't there" provides essential information about "a time", specifying which time the speaker is referring to.

• I know that I'd be lying if I didn't want you here

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 2 (unreal present/future)

  ➔ "I'd be lying" (I would be lying) and "if I didn't want you here" form a Type 2 conditional, expressing a hypothetical or unreal situation in the present or future.

• why can't you just live near?

  ➔ Modal Verb "can't" for lament/strong wish

  ➔ Here, "can't" doesn't primarily indicate inability, but rather expresses a strong desire or lament about a situation (the person living far away) that the speaker wishes were different.

• But now you've changed my mind

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The "present perfect tense" ("you've changed") is used to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past but has a direct impact or relevance to the present moment.

• 'Cause you're the girl I want in life

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ This is a "reduced relative clause" where the relative pronoun "whom" or "that" is omitted before "I want". The full clause would be "the girl whom/that I want in life".

• I want you to have my heart

  ➔ Verb + Object + Infinitive

  ➔ The verb "want" is followed by an object pronoun ("you") and then an infinitive verb ("to have"), indicating what the speaker desires for the object to do.

• You're mine and I am yours

  ➔ Possessive Pronouns

  ➔ "Mine" and "yours" are "possessive pronouns" that replace a possessive adjective + noun (e.g., "my heart", "your heart"), indicating ownership or belonging.

• 'Cause I know what happens to them

  ➔ Noun Clause as Object

  ➔ The entire clause "what happens to them" functions as the direct object of the verb "know", providing the information that the speaker knows.