Love It When You Hurt Me – English Lyrics

• By: TheFatRat, Anjulie

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the intriguing world of "Love It When You Hurt Me" by TheFatRat and Anjulie, an electronic song that offers a unique perspective on love and pain. The lyrics, rich with contrasting emotions, provide an excellent opportunity to explore nuanced English vocabulary and expressions of complex feelings. Its captivating electronic beats and memorable vocal delivery make it a special and engaging track for language learners.

[English]

Don't wanna say it, but I love it when you hurt me

Don't ever change it 'cause I love it when you hurt me

Don't ever change it, if you ever did desert me

I know I shouldn't, but I love it when you hurt me

I think about it all day, even when I'm sleeping

It's been a long time, but you always got me feening

I'm like an animal and you know how to turn me

Don't wanna say it, but I love it when you hurt me

Love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Need your love

Need your love

Need your love

Need your love

...

Don't wanna say it, but I love it when you hurt me

Don't ever change it 'cause I love it when you hurt me

Don't think I'd make it if you ever did desert me

I know I shouldn't, but I love it when you hurt me

I think about it all day, even when I'm sleeping

It's been a long time, but you always got me feening

I'm like an animal and you know how to turn me

Don't wanna say it, but I love it when you hurt me

Love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Need your love

Don't wanna say it but I love

It when you hurt me

...

Don't wanna say it but I love

It when you hurt me

...

Love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

Need your love, love, love

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone or something noun - a strong feeling of affection
hurt /hɜrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury noun - pain or injury
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make something different noun - the act of making something different
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
animal /ˈænɪməl/ A1	noun - a living organism that feeds on organic matter
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential
long /lɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of resting in a state of sleep
always /ˈɔːlweɪz/ A2	adverb - at all times; on all occasions
got /ɡɒt/ A2	verb - past tense of get; to have obtained
feening /ˈfiːnɪŋ/ B2	verb - to have an intense craving or desire for something
turn /tɜrn/ A2	verb - to move in a circular direction
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to express in words
ever /ˈɛvər/ A2	adverb - at any time
desert /dɪˈzɜrt/ B2	verb - to abandon someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't wanna say it, but I love it when you hurt me

  ➔ Contraction ('wanna'), Subordinate clause ('when you hurt me')

  ➔ "Don't wanna" is a contraction of "don't want to". "When you hurt me" is a subordinate clause acting as the object of the verb "love". It specifies the time or condition in which the speaker experiences love.

• Don't ever change it 'cause I love it when you hurt me

  ➔ Negative imperative ('Don't ever change'), Causal conjunction ('cause')

  ➔ "Don't ever change" is a negative imperative expressing a strong request not to alter something. "'Cause" is a shortened, informal form of "because", indicating the reason for the speaker's plea.

• Don't think I'd make it if you ever did desert me

  ➔ Conditional sentence (mixed type: Type 2 in main clause + Type 3 in if-clause), Contraction ('I'd')

  ➔ This is a mixed conditional. The 'if' clause ('if you ever *did* desert me') refers to a past action that didn't happen (using past perfect implications, or emphatic simple past: *did* desert) and the main clause ('I *wouldn't* make it') describes a present result. In the main clause, "I'd" is a contraction of "I would".

• It's been a long time, but you always got me feening

  ➔ Present perfect continuous ('It's been'), Colloquial language ('got me feening')

  ➔ "'It's been a long time" uses the present perfect continuous, which emphasizes the duration of the period being discussed. "Got me feening" is a colloquial expression, meaning the person makes the speaker strongly desire something.

• I'm like an animal and you know how to turn me

  ➔ Simile ('like an animal'), 'How to' + infinitive ('how to turn me')

  ➔ "Like an animal" is a simile used to compare the speaker's state to that of an animal, implying primal desires. "How to turn me" is an idiom that uses 'how to' to indicate the specific method or action that causes a change, where 'turn me' could imply physical or emotional arousal.