Love Language – English Lyrics

• By: Mimi Webb
• Album: Confessions

Lyrics & Translation

Learn a new perspective on modern relationships with Mimi Webb's pop anthem 'Love Language.' The song is a great tool for learners to pick up vocabulary related to emotions and dating. It stands out for its brutally honest portrayal of how past heartbreaks can shape our desires, moving from fairytale ideals to a more guarded, immediate form of connection.

[English]

I've been burned, I've been broke

Twenty somethin', that's just what it is

(Ah, ah-ah-ah, ah, ah-ah-ah)

Been naive, been a joke

Been a serial monogamist

(Ah, ah-ah-ah)

Nah, I'm just tryna tell ya

(Ooh), but that was then (ooh), and this is now

(Ooh), forever promises, just let me down

If I'm bein' so candid

Hold me and don't plan it

Just fall hard for the night, yeah, that's my love language

No need for romantics

We don't need tomorrow's damage

Just fall hard for the night, talkin' my love language

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

Just fall hard for the night, talkin' my love language

Guess I'll hold on for dear life

And even when it wasn't right

Got real good, makin' bad mistakes

Thinkin' someone could kiss me

Just walk in and fix me

And now love looks like Saturday

Stayin' up late

(Ooh), but that was then (ooh), and this is now

(Ooh), forever promises, just let me down

If I'm bein' so candid

Hold me and don't plan it

Just fall hard for the night, yeah, that's my love language

No need for romantics

We don't need tomorrow's damage

Just fall hard for the night, talkin' my love language

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

Just fall hard for the night, talkin' my love language

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

Talkin' my love language

My love language

If you pull me in close, take off all of your clothes

If you wanna go talk, then you better make sure

It's uncommittal, uncommittal

Is it really that wrong, wakin' up, and I'm gone?

Is it leadin' you on?

Told you all that I want is plain and simple

Plain and simple

If I'm bein' so candid

Hold me and don't plan it

Just fall hard for the night, yeah, that's my love language

No need for romantics

We don't need tomorrow's damage

Just fall hard for the night, talkin' my love language (oh)

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

Just fall hard for the night, talkin' my love language

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

You're talkin' my (ooh-ooh)

Talkin' my love language

My love language

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be harmed by heat or fire
broke /broʊk/ A2	adjective - having no money
naive /nɑːˈiːv/ B1	adjective - lacking experience or judgment
monogamist /ˈmɒnəɡəmɪst/ C1	noun - a person who has only one sexual partner at a time
candid /ˈkændɪd/ B2	adjective - honest and straightforward
romantic /roʊˈmæntɪk/ B1	adjective - relating to love or a close relationship
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - solid, firm, and rigid
language /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a system of communication using words
uncommittal /ˌʌnkəˈmɪtəl/ C1	adjective - not committing oneself to a particular opinion or course of action
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch or caress with the lips as a sign of affection
fix /fɪks/ A2	verb - to repair or mend
plain /pleɪn/ A2	adjective - simple and clear
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ A1	adjective - easily understood or done
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something
damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - harm or injury

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been burned, I've been broke

  ➔ Present perfect (have + been + past participle) expressing a state that started in the past and continues to the present.

  ➔ The word **"been"** forms the perfect aspect with "have" and is followed by a past participle.

• Twenty somethin', that's just what it is

  ➔ Contraction "that's" = "that is"; demonstrative pronoun with present simple.

  ➔ "**that's**" is a contraction of "that is" used before a predicate.

• Been naive, been a joke

  ➔ Ellipsis – omission of the subject and auxiliary verb "I have".

  ➔ The subject "I" and the auxiliary "have" are omitted, leaving only "**been**" plus the complement.

• Nah, I'm just tryna tell ya

  ➔ Colloquial contraction "I'm" for "I am"; informal verb form "tryna" = "trying to".

  ➔ "**tryna**" is a spoken reduction of "trying to" often used in informal lyrics.

• but that was then, and this is now

  ➔ Contrastive clause using past simple "was" vs. present simple "is".

  ➔ "**was**" marks a past state, while "**is**" marks the current state, creating a temporal contrast.

• If I'm bein' so candid

  ➔ Conditional clause with present continuous; informal dropping of "g" in "being".

  ➔ "**bein'**" is the colloquial dropping of the final "g" in "being" within a conditional "if" clause.

• Hold me and don't plan it

  ➔ Imperative mood; coordinated verbs "hold" and "don't plan" joined by "and".

  ➔ "**Hold**" is a direct command; the conjunction "**and**" links it to the second command "don't plan it".

• We don't need tomorrow's damage

  ➔ Negative present simple with auxiliary "do"; possessive "tomorrow's" acting as a noun modifier.

  ➔ "**don't**" is the contracted form of "do not", used to make a negative statement in the present.

• If you pull me in close, take off all of your clothes

  ➔ Conditional clause followed by an imperative; two coordinated commands after a comma.

  ➔ "**If**" introduces a condition, while "**take off**" is an imperative command that follows the conditional clause.