Love You Like a Love Song – English Lyrics

• By: Selena Gomez
• Album: When the Sun Goes Down

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vocabulary of modern pop romance with 'Love You Like a Love Song.' This iconic dance-pop track's catchy, repetitive chorus is perfect for learning common English similes and metaphors used to describe love, such as 'like a symphony' and the central phrase 'love you like a love song,' making it a fun and memorable language-learning listen.

[English]

It's been said and done

Every beautiful thought's been already sung

And I guess right now, here's another one

So your melody will play on and on

With the best of 'em

You are beautiful

Like a dream come alive, incredible

A centerfold, miracle, lyrical

You saved my life again

And I want you to know, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby

And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat (oh)

I, I love you like a love song, baby (oh)

I, I love you like a love song, baby (oh)

I, I love you like a love song, baby (oh)

And I keep hitting repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

Constantly

Boy, you play through my mind like a symphony

There's no way to describe what you do to me

You just do to me what you do

And it feels like I've been rescued

I've been set free

I am hypnotized by your destiny

You are magical, lyrical, beautiful

You are

And I want you to know, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby

And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat (oh)

I, I love you like a love song, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby (I love you)

And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

No one compares

You stand alone

To every record I own

Music to my heart

That's what you are

A song that goes on and on

I, I love you like a love song, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby (I love you)

I, I love you like a love song, baby (I love you)

And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

I, I love you like a love song, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby

I, I love you like a love song, baby (I love you)

Like a love song

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a short piece of music with words
melody /ˈmɛlədi/ B1	noun - a sequence of musical notes that is pleasant to hear
symphony /ˈsɪmfəni/ B2	noun - a long, complex piece of music for an orchestra
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood; also the centre of emotions
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of a living being
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine something desired as possible
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
magical /ˈmædʒɪkəl/ B1	adjective - relating to or having the qualities of magic
lyrical /ˈlɪrɪkəl/ B2	adjective - expressing the poetical quality of music or poetry
miracle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ B2	noun - an extraordinary event that cannot be explained by natural laws
destiny /ˈdɛstəni/ B2	noun - the predetermined course of events in a person's life
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ B1	verb - to do or say something again noun - an instance of doing something again
rescued /ˈrɛskjuːd/ B2	verb - to save someone from danger or difficulty
hypnotized /ˈhɪpnətaɪzd/ C1	verb - to put into a trance-like state of heightened suggestibility
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; having life
incredible /ɪnˈkrɛdəbl/ B2	adjective - hard to believe; extraordinary
centerfold /ˈsɛntərfəʊld/ C1	noun - a large photograph or illustration placed at the center of a magazine

Key Grammar Structures

• It's been said and done

  ➔ Present perfect passive (have been + past participle)

  ➔ The phrase "have been" + past participle forms the present perfect passive, indicating an action that started in the past and continues to affect the present.

• And I guess right now, here's another one

  ➔ Contraction "here's" for "here is"; present simple

  ➔ "Here’s" is a contraction of "here is" used in the present simple to introduce something that exists now.

• So your melody will play on and on

  ➔ Future simple with "will"

  ➔ "Will" + base verb forms the future simple, indicating an action that is expected to happen in the future.

• You are beautiful

  ➔ Simple present with linking verb "be" + adjective

  ➔ "Are" is the present form of "be" linking the subject "you" to the adjective "beautiful".

• I, I love you like a love song, baby

  ➔ Simple present; comparative phrase with "like"

  ➔ "Love" is in the simple present, and "like" introduces a comparative metaphor meaning "as if you were a love song".

• And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

  ➔ Verb + gerund (keep + gerund); colloquial dropping of "g"

  ➔ "Keep" is followed by the gerund "hittin'" (informal for "hitting"), showing a continuous repeated action.

• There’s no way to describe what you do to me

  ➔ Existential "there is"; infinitive phrase "to describe"; noun clause "what you do to me"

  ➔ "There’s" contracts "there is" to state existence; "to describe" is an infinitive acting as the complement of "way"; "what you do to me" functions as a noun clause.

• You stand alone

  ➔ Simple present; intransitive verb "stand" with adverbial phrase "alone"

  ➔ "Stand" is used in the simple present to describe a permanent state, and "alone" modifies the verb as an adverbial.