Light Switch – English Lyrics

• By: Charlie Puth

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Yeah, uh

Why you callin' at 11:30

When you only wanna do me dirty?

(Uh)

But I hit right back

'Cause you got that-that, yeah, uh

Why you always wanna act like lovers?

But you never wanna be each others'

(Uh)

I say, "Don't look back"

But I go right back and

All the sudden, I'm hypnotized

You're the one that I can't deny

Every time that I say

I'm gonna walk away

You turn me on like a light switch

When you're movin' your body around and around

Now, I don't wanna fight this (no)

You know how to just make me want

You turn me on like a light switch

When you're movin' your body around and around

You got me in a tight grip (yeah)

You know how to just make me want you, baby

Do you love it when you keep me guessin'? (Me guessin')

When you leave and then you leave me stressin' (me stressin') (uh) (uh)

But I can't stay mad

When you walk like that, no, uh

Why you always wanna act like lovers?

But you never wanna be each others' (uh) (uh)

I say, "Don't look back"

But I go right back and

All the sudden, I'm hypnotized (hypnotized)

You're the one that I can't deny (can't deny)

Every time that I say

I'm gonna walk away (yeah)

...

You turn me on like a light switch

When you're movin' your body around and around

Now, I don't wanna fight this (no)

You know how to just make me want

You turn me on like a light switch (switch)

When you're movin' your body around and around

You got me in a tight grip (grip)

You know how to just make me want you, baby

Come on, come on, come on, come on

Come on and show me how you do (you do)

You want, you want, you want, you want

You wanna keep me wantin' you (me wantin' you, girl)

Come on, come on, come on, come on

Come on and show me how you do (how you do)

You want, you want, you want, you want

You wanna keep me wantin' you

You turn me on like a light switch

When you're movin' your body around and around

Now, I don't wanna fight this

You know how to just make me want to

You turn me on like a light switch

When you're movin' your body around and around

You got me in a tight grip

You know how to just make me want you, baby

Come on, come on, come on, come on

Come on and show me how you do (how you do)

You want, you want, you want, you want

You wanna keep me wantin' you (wanna keep me wantin' you, baby)

Come on, come on, come on, come on

Come on and show me how you do (you do)

You want, you want, you want, you want

You wanna keep me wantin' you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to telephone someone noun - a telephone call
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - soiled, not clean
hit /hɪt/ A2	verb - to strike noun - a successful strike
lovers /ˈlʌvərz/ B1	noun - people who are in love
hypnotized /ˈhɪpnətaɪzd/ C1	adjective - under a trance
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ B2	verb - to refuse to admit
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - a source of illumination
switch /swɪtʃ/ B1	noun - a device that turns a circuit on or off verb - to change from one thing to another
body /ˈbɒdi/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person
grip /ɡrɪp/ B2	noun - a firm hold verb - to hold tightly
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for
guess /ɡɛs/ A2	verb - to form an opinion without certainty
stress /strɛs/ B2	noun - pressure or tension verb - to emphasize
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - firm, not loose
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire
keep /kiːp/ A1	verb - to retain

Key Grammar Structures

• Why you callin' at 11:30

  ➔ Contraction (informal)

  ➔ The word 'callin'' is a contraction of 'calling', commonly used in informal speech.

• But I hit right back

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The verb 'hit' is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• You're the one that I can't deny

  ➔ Relative pronoun ('that')

  ➔ The word 'that' is used as a relative pronoun to introduce a clause describing 'the one'.

• Every time that I say

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ The phrase 'every time that I say' is an adverbial clause indicating when the action occurs.

• You turn me on like a light switch

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'like a light switch' is a simile comparing the action to flipping a switch.

• You got me in a tight grip

  ➔ Phrasal verb ('got in')

  ➔ 'Got in' is a phrasal verb meaning to be strongly affected or controlled by something.

• Do you love it when you keep me guessin'?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase 'Do you love it?' is a tag question added to the end of a statement to seek confirmation.

• Come on and show me how you do

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase 'Come on and show me' is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or make a request.