Love In Competition – English Lyrics

• By: Sevyn Streeter
• Album: Shoulda Been There Pt. 1 (The Prelude)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Usually when I call you at 3 o' clock in the morning, you just pick up

And every time at around 12 o' clock on your lunch break

When I text you, you hit me back

Then yesterday when I saw your best friend around the corner

Asking about your whereabouts

He said he thought I was with you, I was at my mama house

And you wasn't there, you wasn't there

Where the hell have you been?

Have you found a new friend?

Is this how I'm ending, the beginning of the end

(I can really change it)

Is my love in competition

(Really change it)

Who's been playing my position?

(I can really change it)

Am I losing, is she winning?

(Really change it)

Is my love in competition?

Is my love in competition?

I bet she don't she look like me, bet you she don't cook like me

I bet you her sister humor ain't on, she ain't making you laugh like me

Bet you your cousin sister, your mama, auntie, you don't love her like me

What if she ain't or what if she is, if she really even exists

If she is or if she ain't, there's something I just gotta know

You've been on that new shit lately, swear I don't know you no more

Used to feel like summer but lately you've been feeling so cold

Something like a tundra coldest winter ever felt before

Where the hell have you been?

Have you found a new friend?

Is this how I'm ending, the beginning of the end

Is my love in competition

Is my love in competition

I bet she don't she look like me, bet you she don't cook like me

I bet you her sister humor ain't on, she ain't making you laugh like me

Bet you your cousin sister, your mama, auntie, you don't love her like me

What if she ain't or what if she is, if she really even exists

Acting like the man that I know who ain't

You ain't, you ain't, you ain't

Acting like the man that I know who ain't

You ain't, you ain't, you ain't

Doing nothing, but all you say that you ain't doing nothing

Tell me something, cause if you don't I'm gon' be begging

Where the hell have you been?

Where the fuck have you been?

Is my love in, is my love in, is my love in, is my love in competition?

Is my love in competition?

I bet she don't she look like me, bet you she don't cook like me

I bet you her sister humor ain't on, she ain't making you laugh like me

Bet you your cousin sister, your mama, auntie, you don't love her like me

What if she ain't or what if she is, if she really even exists

If you don't want me to jump to no conclusions baby

You don't want me to jump to no conclusions baby

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection and care for another person verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
competition /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/ B1	noun - a situation in which people or groups are trying to win something or be more successful than others
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations
whereabouts /ˌwɛərəˈbaʊts/ B2	noun - the place where someone or something is
beginning /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ A2	noun - the point in time or space at which something starts
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - the final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story verb - to bring or come to an end
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or process of changing
position /pəˈzɪʃən/ B1	noun - a place where someone or something is located or has been put noun - a job or role in an organization or a team
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)
win /wɪn/ A1	verb - to be successful or victorious in a contest or conflict
bet /bɛt/ B1	verb - to risk money on the result of an event or a game verb - to feel sure about something (informal use, as in the lyrics)
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze toward something or in a specified direction verb - to appear or seem to be (e.g., 'look like')
cook /kʊk/ A1	verb - to prepare food by heating it noun - a person who prepares food for a living or as a hobby
humor /ˈhjuːmər/ B1	noun - the quality of being amusing or comical, or the ability to express it
laugh /læf/ A2	verb - to make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement noun - an act of laughing
exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to have actual being; to be real
swear /swɛər/ B1	verb - to make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case verb - to use offensive language
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body adjective - lacking affection or warmth; unemotional
tundra /ˈtʌndrə/ B2	noun - a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen
conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ B2	noun - the end or finish of an event or process noun - a judgment or decision reached by reasoning

Key Grammar Structures

• Usually when I call you at 3 o' clock in the morning, you just pick up

  ➔ Present Simple for Habits

  ➔ The phrase 'Usually... you just pick up' uses the Present Simple to describe a habitual action.

• Is this how I'm ending, the beginning of the end

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future Arrangements

  ➔ 'I'm ending' uses the Present Continuous to suggest a future outcome or arrangement.

• I bet she don't she look like me, bet you she don't cook like me

  ➔ Contractions and Emphasis

  ➔ The use of 'don't' and 'bet' as contractions adds informality and emphasis to the statement.

• What if she ain't or what if she is, if she really even exists

  ➔ Conditional Sentences (Type 2)

  ➔ The phrase 'What if...' introduces hypothetical situations using Type 2 conditional structures.

• You ain't, you ain't, you ain't

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'you ain't' emphasizes the speaker's frustration or disbelief.

• If you don't want me to jump to no conclusions baby

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The phrase 'to no conclusions' uses a double negative, which is common in informal speech.