Lipstain – English Lyrics

• By: Doja Cat
• Album: Vie

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Doja Cat's "Lipstain" from her album *Vie* to experience her vibrant return to pop music! This track, enriched with a classic sample, offers a taste of the album's '80s-inspired soundscape, perfect for exploring the evolution of modern pop artistry.

[English]

作曲 : Kurtis McKenzie/Felix Joseph/Jack Antonoff/Finn Wigan/Amala Zandile Dlamini/Alastair O'Donnell/J.C. Crowley/Sam Dees/Dennis Lambert

I don't wanna dance around it

Talkin' 'bout our love is easy

Loving you was never secret (And I know you know they know)

Kiss you on the neck on purpose

So they know my favorite lip-stain

Can we look behind the curtains? ('Cause I know you know they know it)

...

Tu es ma vie et mon tout

Et tout le monde le sait

They don't wanna see me with you

Some of 'em pray to God that we split

Laisse-moi embrasser ton cou

I let you hit it raw yesterday

Let me rub my cheek on your suit

I'm your woman or as-tu oublié?

...

You should want it tattooed on your collar bone

Never wipe my look off on ya face

Wear it out, get dirty if you love me so

I even let you leave stains on my negligee

Poppin' out, wanna grip it in the parkin' lot

You ain't gotta wear a tag 'cause they know my name

...

I don't wanna dance around it

Talkin' 'bout our love is easy

Loving you was never secret (And I know you know they know)

Kiss you on the neck on purpose

So they know my favorite lip-stain

Can we look behind the curtains? ('Cause I know you know they know it)

...

Sapphires on my neck matching his hickeys

Her blood boiling over the hottest **** who's wit' me

The cause? I must got a certain je ne sais quoi

Or maybe all the scratches from my claws I'm never clipping off

These bitches know to never get involved

We ain't got amnesia, you just never get recalled

Sticky situation, so I reapply and gloss

Over the fact you not a threat, you need to realize your loss

He ain't coming clean, so wipe it off, girl

I smell like ice cream and pheromones, girl

Every girl's a queen, but I'm the boss, girl

We gotta mark our territory for them dogs, girl

...

I don't wanna dance around it

Talkin' 'bout our love is easy

Loving you was never secret (And I know you know they know)

Kiss you on the neck on purpose

So they know my favorite lip-stain

Can we look behind the curtains? ('Cause I know you know they know it)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment
secret /ˈsiː.krət/ A2	noun - something kept hidden or unknown
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - the act of pressing one's lips to someone or something
neck /nɛk/ A2	noun - the part of the body that connects the head to the torso
purpose /ˈpɜː.pəs/ B1	noun - the reason for which something is done or created
lipstick /ˈlɪp.stɪk/ B2	noun - a coloured cosmetic applied to the lips
curtains /ˈkɜːr.tənz/ B1	noun - fabric panels hung to cover a window or stage opening
tattoo /tæˈtuː/ B2	noun - a permanent design made by inserting pigment into the skin
collarbone /ˈkɒl.ə.boʊn/ B2	noun - the bone that connects the sternum to the shoulder blades
negligee /ˈnɛ.ɡliː.ʒiː/ C1	noun - a light, often sheer nightdress for women
sapphire /ˈsæf.aɪ.ər/ C1	noun - a precious blue gemstone
hickey /ˈhɪki/ C1	noun - a temporary bruise caused by sucking on the skin
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the body
claws /klɔːz/ B1	noun - sharp curved nails of an animal
amnesia /æmˈniːʒə/ C1	noun - partial or total loss of memory
sticky /ˈstɪk.i/ B1	adjective - tending to adhere or cling to a surface
pheromones /ˈfɛr.əˌmoʊnz/ C1	noun - chemical substances released by an organism to affect the behavior of others of the same species
territory /ˈtɛr.ɪ.tɔːr.i/ B2	noun - an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't wanna dance around it

  ➔ Negation and informal contraction: 'don't' = 'do not'; 'wanna' = informal 'want to'; 'dance around it' = prepositional phrase meaning to avoid addressing the issue directly.

  ➔ The word "don't" marks negation; the informal "wanna" stands for "want to"; the phrase "dance around it" means to avoid addressing the issue.

• Talkin' 'bout our love is easy

  ➔ Informal contraction: 'Talkin'' = 'talking'; 'bout' = 'about'; subject 'our love'; linking verb 'is' + predicative adjective 'easy'.

  ➔ The clipped form "Talkin'" shows informal speech; 'bout' is a shortened preposition.

• Loving you was never secret

  ➔ Gerund as subject: 'Loving you' functions as the subject; 'was' is past tense of 'be'; 'never' is a negation adverb; 'secret' is used as a predicative adjective (informal omission of 'a').

  ➔ The gerund phrase "Loving you" acts as the subject; 'was' marks past tense with a predicative adjective 'secret'.

• Kiss you on the neck on purpose

  ➔ Imperative-like structure with implied subject; 'on purpose' is an adverbial phrase of manner indicating intentional action.

  ➔ The verb is in a to-implied sense with the subject understood; 'on purpose' shows the action is deliberate.

• Can we look behind the curtains? ('Cause I know you know it)

  ➔ Modal question: 'Can we' expresses possibility/request; 'look behind the curtains' uses 'look' + prepositional phrase; parenthetical clause 'Cause I know you know it' adds extra information.

  ➔ The question 'Can we' asks permission or possibility; 'look behind the curtains' is a phrasal verb with a spatial preposition.

• Tu es ma vie et mon tout

  ➔ French simple present with subject pronoun; possessive adjectives 'ma' (feminine) and 'mon' (masculine) agree with the gender of the nouns; 'tout' means 'everything'.

  ➔ French subject 'Tu' with the verb 'es' is incorrect (should be 'Tu es'), but the grammar point is possessive adjectives agreeing with gender: 'ma vie' and 'mon tout'.

• Laisse-moi embrasser ton cou

  ➔ French causative/let-imperative: 'Laisse-moi' means 'Let me'; 'embrasser' is an infinitive following 'laisser'; 'ton cou' is object pronoun phrase.

  ➔ French structure with 'Laisse-moi' gives the idea of letting the speaker do the action; 'embrasser' remains in the infinitive after the causative.

• You should want it tattooed on your collar bone

  ➔ Modal should for advice/obligation; 'want' + object + past participle 'tattooed' as object complement; prepositional phrase 'on your collar bone'.

  ➔ The modal 'should' expresses advice; 'tattooed' acts as an object complement describing the object.

• I let you hit it raw yesterday

  ➔ Causative 'let' followed by bare infinitive 'hit' to indicate permission; 'yesterday' time adverb.

  ➔ The verb 'let' is used to permit someone to do something; 'hit' is the bare infinitive after 'let'.