Like You Do – English Lyrics

• By: Joji
• Album: SMITHEREENS

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt emotions and lyrical depth of Joji's 'Like You Do,' a tender exploration of love and the fear of losing an irreplaceable connection. This song offers a chance to delve into themes of vulnerability and appreciation, wrapped in Joji's signature melancholic style, providing a unique insight into expressing complex emotions in English .

[English]

Lately, I can't help but think

That our roads might take us down different phases

Don't wanna complicate the rhythm that we've got

But I'm speechless

When everything's so pure, can it be aimless?

Painless?

If you ever go, all the songs that we like

Will sound like bittersweet lullabies

Lost in the blue

They don't love me like you do

Those chills that I knew

They were nothing without you

And everyone else

They don't matter now

You're the one I can't lose

No one loves me like you do

...

Since I met you

All the gloomy days just seem to shine a little more brightly

Consider what we've got

'Cause I can never take you for granted

Is there another us on this whole planet, planet?

If you ever go, all the songs that we like

Will sound like bittersweet lullabies

Lost in the blue

They don't love me like you do

Those chills that I knew

They were nothing without you

And everyone else

They don't matter now

You're the one I can't lose

No one loves me like you do

...

No one loves me like you do

...

I don't wanna seem foolish

When I'm jumping into this

You're all that I see

...

Lost in the blue

They don't love me like you do

Those chills that I knew

They were nothing without you

And everyone else

They don't matter now

You're the one I can't lose

No one loves me like you do

No one loves me like you do

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
phase /feɪz/ B1	noun - a stage in a process or development
complicate /ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪt/ B2	verb - to make something more difficult
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B2	noun - a regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements
speechless /ˈspiːtʃləs/ C1	adjective - unable to speak, especially because of shock or strong emotion
pure /pjʊər/ A2	adjective - free from contamination or impurities
aimless /ˈeɪmləs/ C1	adjective - without purpose or direction
painless /ˈpeɪnləs/ C1	adjective - not causing pain
bittersweet /ˈbɪtərˌswiːt/ C1	adjective - having both pleasant and painful qualities
lullaby /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ B1	noun - a soft song sung to children to help them sleep
blue /bluː/ A2	noun - the colour between green and violet adjective - sad or depressed
chill /tʃɪl/ B1	noun - a feeling of coldness verb - to become colder; to relax
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to fail to keep or maintain
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
gloomy /ˈɡluːmi/ B2	adjective - dark, poorly lit or sad
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light
consider /kənˈsɪdər/ B1	verb - to think about carefully
planet /ˈplænɪt/ A1	noun - a celestial body orbiting a star
foolish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ B2	adjective - lacking good sense or judgment
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to spring off the ground noun - the act of jumping

Key Grammar Structures

• Lately, I **can't help but think**

  ➔ Modal verb + Gerund (can't help but + infinitive)

  ➔ Expresses that the speaker is unable to stop themselves from thinking.

• That our roads **might take** us down different phases

  ➔ Modal verb (might)

  ➔ Expresses possibility or a potential outcome.

• Don't wanna **complicate** the rhythm that we've got

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose/intention (to + verb)

  ➔ Expresses the speaker's desire not to make something more complex.

• When **everything's** so pure, can it be aimless?

  ➔ Contraction ('s) of "everything is"

  ➔ Shows the present simple tense of to be.

• If you **ever go**, all the songs that we like

  ➔ Conditional sentence, type 1 (if + simple present, ...)

  ➔ Expresses a likely future outcome.

• Those **chills that I knew**

  ➔ Relative Clause (that I knew)

  ➔ Provides additional information about "chills".

• They **were nothing** without you

  ➔ Past simple of 'to be' (were)

  ➔ Describes a past state or condition.

• Since I **met** you

  ➔ Past Simple (met)

  ➔ Indicates a completed action in the past.

• All the gloomy days **just seem to shine** a little more brightly

  ➔ Verb of perception + Infinitive (seem + to + verb)

  ➔ Expresses an impression or observation.

• You're **all that I see**

  ➔ Relative Clause (that I see)

  ➔ Defines or provides more information about "all".