Love Me Not – English Lyrics

• By: Ravyn Lenae
• Album: Bird’s Eye

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the intricate world of relationships with Ravyn Lenae's "Love Me Not." This genre-bending R&B track, with its ethereal melodies and relatable lyrics, perfectly captures the push-and-pull of modern love. Learning the lyrics offers a unique way to explore English vocabulary related to emotions, uncertainty, and desire, while its timeless sound makes it a captivating listen for any language learner seeking a song with both depth and infectious rhythm.

[English]

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

See, right now, I need you, I'll meet you somewhere now

You up now? I see you, I get you, take care now

Slow down, be cool, I miss you, come here now

It's yours now, keep it, I'll hold on until now

I need you right now, once I leave you I'm strung out

If I get you, I'm slowly breakin' down

And, oh, it's hard to see you, but I wish you were right here

Oh, it's hard to leave you when I get you everywhere

All this time I'm thinkin' we could never be a pair

Oh, no, I don't need you, but I miss you, come here

And, oh, it's hard to see you, but I wish you were right here

Oh, it's hard to leave you when I get you everywhere

All this time I'm thinkin' I'm strong enough to sink in

Oh, no, I don't need you, but I miss you, come here

But he love me not, he loves me

He holds me tight, then lets me go

He love me not, he loves me

He holds me tight, then lets me go

Soon as you leave me, we always lose connection

It's gettin' messy, I favor your affection

Don't loosen your grip, got a hold on me

Now, forever, let's get back together

Lord, take it so far away

I pray that, God, we don't break

I want you to take me up and down

And 'round and 'round again

And, oh, it's hard to see you, but I wish you were right here

Oh, it's hard to leave you when I get you everywhere

All this time I'm thinkin' we could never be a pair

Oh, no, I don't need you, but I miss you, come here

And, oh, it's hard to see you, but I wish you were right here

Oh, it's hard to leave you when I get you everywhere

All this time I'm thinkin' I'm strong enough to sink in

Oh, no, I don't need you, but I miss you, come here

But he love me not, he loves me

He holds me tight, then lets me go

He love me not, he loves me

He holds me tight, then lets me go

He love me not, he loves me

He holds me tight, then lets me go

He love me not, he loves me

He holds me tight, then lets me go

You gotta say that you're sorry at the end of the night

Wake up in the mornin', everything's alright

At the end of the story, you're holdin' me tight

I don't need to worry, am I out of my mind?

And, oh, it's hard to see you, but I wish you were right here (I'm losin' my mind)

Oh, it's hard to leave you when I get you everywhere

All this time I'm thinkin' I'm strong enough to sink in

Oh, no, I don't need you, but I miss you, come here

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to keep or grasp something firmly
miss /mɪs/ B1	verb - to feel the lack or absence of someone/something
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place or person
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult; requiring great effort
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	verb - to desire or hope for something
strong /strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having great physical or mental power
sink /sɪŋk/ B2	verb - to go down below the surface of a liquid
connection /kəˈnɛkʃən/ B2	noun - a link or relationship between two or more things
affection /əˈfekʃən/ B2	noun - a gentle feeling of fondness or liking
tight /taɪt/ B1	adjective - firmly fixed, not loose
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to cause something to separate into pieces
pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - to speak to a deity, especially in worship
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to think, feel, and reason
forever /fɔːrˈɛvər/ B1	adverb - for all future time; eternally
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A2	adverb - in or into a group; with each other

Key Grammar Structures

• Right now, I need you, I'll meet you somewhere now.

  ➔ Future Simple (I'll meet)

  ➔ Use of the future simple tense ('I'll meet') indicates a future action decided at the moment of speaking.

• I need you right now, once I leave you I'm strung out.

  ➔ Time Clause (once I leave you), passive with emotional connotation (strung out)

  ➔ "Once I leave you" is a time clause, indicating when the state of being 'strung out' begins. 'Strung out' uses passive voice construction connoting an emotional state, possibly of being anxious or overwhelmed.

• If I get you, I'm slowly breakin' down.

  ➔ Conditional Clause (If I get you), Present Continuous (I'm breakin')

  ➔ The 'If I get you' part is a conditional clause indicating a possible scenario. 'I'm breakin' down' uses the present continuous to emphasize an ongoing process or gradual deterioration.

• All this time I'm thinkin' we could never be a pair.

  ➔ Past Continuous in Reported Speech (I'm thinkin'), Modal Verb (could)

  ➔ 'I'm thinkin'' uses a simplified form of past continuous possibly used in reported speech (or thought) to describe a continuous action in the past. 'Could' is used to express a possibility or doubt about them being a pair.

• Soon as you leave me, we always lose connection.

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction (soon as), Adverb of Frequency (always)

  ➔ "Soon as" introduces a time clause indicating an immediate consequence after the action. "Always" emphasizes the consistent nature of losing connection after leaving.

• Don't loosen your grip, got a hold on me.

  ➔ Imperative (Don't loosen), Ellipsis (got a hold)

  ➔ "Don't loosen" is an imperative sentence giving a command. "Got a hold" uses ellipsis, where auxiliary verbs (like 'have') are omitted in informal speech/lyrics.

• I pray that, God, we don't break

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (don't break)

  ➔ Although not the traditional subjunctive structure, "don't break" expresses a wish or hope, often associated with subjunctive-like meaning after verbs like "pray" (expressing uncertainty or desire).

• You gotta say that you're sorry at the end of the night

  ➔ Informal Contraction ('gotta'), Indirect Speech (that you're sorry)

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial contraction of "got to," indicating obligation or necessity. "That you're sorry" is indirect speech, reporting what needs to be said.