Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the soulful sounds of Leah Marie Perez to master expressive English phrasing and contemporary R&B vocabulary. This song is a perfect tool for learning how to convey strong emotions and assertive confidence through modern lyrical structures.
Key Vocabulary
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worry /ˈwɜːri/ A2 |
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business /ˈbɪznɪs/ A2 |
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revolved /rɪˈvɒlvd/ B2 |
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summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1 |
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fling /flɪŋ/ C1 |
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lames /leɪmz/ B2 |
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phase /feɪz/ B2 |
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moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A1 |
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growing /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/ A2 |
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chasing /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ B1 |
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wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ B1 |
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official /əˈfɪʃl/ B1 |
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potential /pəˈtenʃl/ B2 |
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special /ˈspeʃl/ A1 |
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flowing /ˈfloʊɪŋ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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But little do they know you wasn't just a summer fling
➔ Negative Inversion
➔ Placing 'little' at the beginning of the clause requires auxiliary verb inversion to add emphasis.
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I never thought that we would make it this far
➔ Reported Speech / Conditional sequence
➔ The use of 'would' follows 'thought' to express a future-in-the-past perspective.
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It ain't their business, but they in it
➔ Non-standard/Colloquial verb omission
➔ In 'they in it', the verb 'are' is omitted, which is common in AAVE or informal speech.
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As long I got my shit together
➔ Conditional conjunction
➔ 'As long as' sets a condition that must be met for the result in the next clause.
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In this case, glad I found you
➔ Elliptical sentence structure
➔ The subject 'I' and verb 'am' are omitted from 'I am glad' for stylistic brevity.
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I could be chasin', but my time would be wasted
➔ Modal verbs in conditional constructions
➔ The use of 'could' and 'would' indicates a hypothetical situation rather than a fact.
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Don't need no one to tell me
➔ Double negative (Informal)
➔ Using 'don't' and 'no one' together is a stylistic non-standard usage common in song lyrics for emphasis.
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It's 'bout to be soon
➔ Reduction of 'about to'
➔ 'bout' is a common reduced form of the preposition 'about' in speech.
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