Mean It – English Lyrics

• By: Lauv, LANY

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be an incredibly rewarding experience, and 'Mean It' by Lauv and LANY is a great place to start. The song's clear and relatable lyrics about modern relationships provide a great opportunity to learn conversational phrases and expressions of emotion. What makes this song special is its honest portrayal of vulnerability and the universal desire for genuine connection, all wrapped in a smooth, melodic pop sound that makes it easy to listen to on repeat.

[English]

Small talk, no conversation

That look makes me impatient

I can't tell what you're thinking

Please tell me what you're thinking

Last night we were more than fine

Just tell me if you changed your mind

If you changed your mind

'Cause I'm all, I'm all in

I'm calling, no answer

Would you text me when you feel like?

When it feels right to you?

But I'm all, I'm all in

I'm falling faster

If you're looking at me with a heart of doubt

Don't kiss me right now

Don't tell me that you need me

Don't show up at my house

All caught up in your feelings

Don't run me 'round and 'round

Don't build me up just to let me down

Just to let me down, down, down (hey)

Don't mess with my head

Don't tell me you're falling with your

Feet still on the ledge

I'm all out of breath

Baby, don't run me 'round and 'round

Don't kiss me, no, don't kiss me right now

On your lips just leave it

If you don't mean it

Oh yeah

You know you've got me in the palm of your hand

But I love those hands

Ohh yeah

But you only let me hold you when he can't

Yeah, I don't understand

'Cause I'm all, I'm all in

I'm calling, no answer

Would you text me when you feel like?

When it feels right to you?

But I'm all, I'm all in

I'm falling faster

If you're looking at me with a heart of doubt

Don't kiss me right now

Don't tell me that you need me

Don't show up at my house

All caught up in your feelings

Don't run me 'round and 'round

Don't build me up just to let me down

Just to let me down, down, down (Hey)

Don't mess with my head

Don't tell me you're falling with your

Feet still on the ledge

I'm all out of breath

Baby, don't run me 'round and 'round

Don't kiss me, no, don't kiss me right now

On your lips just leave it

If you don't mean it

Hurry home, let's never leave the house

(But you don't mean it)

Let's stay in bed while all our friends go out

(But you don't mean it)

Why you let those words come out of your mouth?

(If you don't mean it)

You've been staring at me with a heart of doubt

(Ah) Don't kiss me right now

Don't tell me that you need me

Don't show up at my house

All caught up in your feelings

Don't run me 'round and 'round

Don't build me up just to let me down

Just to let me down, down, down (Hey)

Don't mess with my head

Don't tell me you're falling with your

Feet still on the ledge

I'm all out of breath

Baby, don't run me 'round and 'round

Don't kiss me, no, don't kiss me right now

On your lips just leave it

If you don't mean it

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - move quickly by using your legs verb - operate or control
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop or descend quickly verb - to begin to feel love
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of confidence
breath /breθ/ A2	noun - the air that is inhaled and exhaled
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
lips /lɪps/ A2	noun - the two soft parts surrounding the mouth
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of words
caught /kɔːt/ B1	verb - to capture or seize adjective - surprised or unprepared
ledge /ledʒ/ B2	noun - a narrow shelf projecting from a wall
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm
mess /mes/ A2	verb - to make a mess of something
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct something

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't tell what you're thinking

  ➔ Modal verb 'can't' + infinitive without 'to'

  ➔ Used to express inability. The main verb is "tell".

• Just tell me if you changed your mind

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'if' + Past Simple.

  ➔ Expressing a condition in the past that has implications in the present. 'If' introduces the condition, and the main clause implies a consequence.

• 'Cause I'm all, I'm all in

  ➔ Contraction 'Cause (because) + present simple.

  ➔ Used to explain the reason for the previous statement. "I'm all in" is an idiom meaning fully committed.

• If you're looking at me with a heart of doubt

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'if' + Present Continuous.

  ➔ Describes a potential situation (looking with doubt) and its consequence. 'Are looking' is present continuous.

• Don't build me up just to let me down

  ➔ Imperative sentence (negative) + infinitive.

  ➔ Used to express a request or a command, with a negative form for prohibition.

• Don't mess with my head

  ➔ Imperative sentence (negative) + possessive pronoun.

  ➔ A negative command expressing a desire for someone not to confuse or upset the speaker. "My" is the possessive pronoun.

• Don't tell me you're falling with your feet still on the ledge

  ➔ Complex sentence with an imperative, and present continuous.

  ➔ Combination of a negative imperative and a clause in the present continuous tense, expressing an action happening now.

• You know you've got me in the palm of your hand

  ➔ Present perfect tense 'have got'

  ➔ Use of "have got" to express possession, also a common informal way to say "have".

• Hurry home, let's never leave the house

  ➔ Imperative + auxiliary verb 'let's' + adverb

  ➔ Combination of imperative and a suggestion using "let's", and the use of an adverb.