Open Wide – English Lyrics

• By: Calvin Harris, Big Sean
• Album: Motion

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying fusion of EDM and hip-hop with Calvin Harris and Big Sean's "Open Wide." This track offers a dynamic listening experience, where you can explore how contemporary English is used in both electronic music and rap. Pay attention to Big Sean's confident flow and the provocative storytelling within his verses, providing a window into modern colloquialisms and narrative techniques in English song lyrics. The song's energetic production makes it a compelling way to engage with the language through a powerful beat and intriguing lyrical content.

[English]

♪ Oh, God ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Lookin' at your last text ♪

♪ Damn, did you even really mean it ♪

♪ Did you even look through it ♪

♪ Did you even read it ♪

♪ I been breakin' up with girls since I was 15 ♪

♪ It's the only thing that hasn't got easier ♪

♪ A rubber is the only thing that ever came between us ♪

♪ God damn, now look at everything in between us ♪

♪ I mean, I'm sayin' I got more liquor ♪

♪ More ladies, more drugs and no cases ♪

♪ With jobs and no babies ♪

♪ I hope no phone saving ♪

♪ And if so, you gon' hate me ♪

♪ When you see me standing on the couches ♪

♪ Turnin' clubs into houses ♪

♪ Water to champagne fountains ♪

♪ Turn flat chests into mountains ♪

♪ And ooh, I love that ass ♪

♪ But I hate that fucking outfit ♪

♪ I'm taking off her blouses ♪

♪ While she taking off my trousers ♪

♪ That's just a couple more problems ♪

♪ To add to the couples' counselin' ♪

♪ Open that shit wide ♪

♪ Let me see how big your mouth is ♪

♪ Let me see how big your mouth is ♪

♪ Goin' hard 'til I OD ♪

♪ I'm the newest version of the old me ♪

♪ All my exes are old me ♪

♪ Wishin' they could X and O me ♪

♪ I'm on the edge and I'm hangin' all off ♪

♪ On the ledge and we danglin' off ♪

♪ And if I let go, I won't fall off ♪

♪ If we set a wedding date, don't call off ♪

♪ Bartender, I call the shots ♪

♪ We call for shots, y'all call the cops ♪

♪ Sometimes drinks speak louder than words do ♪

♪ Body language speaks louder than verbal ♪

♪ And we standing on the couches ♪

♪ Turnin' clubs into houses ♪

♪ Water to champagne fountains ♪

♪ Turn flat chests into mountains ♪

♪ And ooh, I love that ass ♪

♪ But I hate that fucking outfit, I do ♪

♪ I'm taking off her blouses ♪

♪ While she taking off my trousers ♪

♪ That's just a couple more problems ♪

♪ To add to the couples' counselin' ♪

♪ Open that shit wide ♪

♪ Let me see how big yo mouth is ♪

♪ Let me see how big yo mouth is ♪

♪ This goes out to, uh ♪

♪ You know who this goes out to ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
text /tɛkst/ B1	noun - a written message sent via mobile device
mean /miːn/ B1	verb - to intend or signify
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
turn /tɜːn/ B1	verb - to move something so that it faces a different direction
drink /drɪŋk/ A2	noun - a liquid to be consumed verb - to swallow a liquid
problem /ˈprɒb.ləm/ B1	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful
couch /kaʊtʃ/ A2	noun - a piece of furniture for sitting or lying down
club /klʌb/ B1	noun - a place where people gather for social or recreational activities
mountain /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ B2	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
outfit /ˈaʊt.fɪt/ B2	noun - a set of clothing worn together
blouse /blaʊz/ B1	noun - a woman's upper garment
trousers /ˈtraʊ.zərz/ B2	noun - an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles

Key Grammar Structures

• Did you even read it?

  ➔ Past simple tense for completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to ask if the action of reading was completed.

• I been breakin' up with girls since I was 15.

  ➔ Present perfect continuous for actions that started in the past and continue to the present.

  ➔ This line indicates an ongoing action that started at a specific time in the past.

• I'm the newest version of the old me.

  ➔ Present simple for general truths or facts.

  ➔ This line expresses a current state of being, indicating a change from the past.

• Sometimes drinks speak louder than words do.

  ➔ Comparative structure to compare two different things.

  ➔ This line suggests that actions (drinks) can convey more meaning than words.

• Open that shit wide.

  ➔ Imperative form for giving commands or requests.

  ➔ This line is a direct command, instructing someone to open something.

• When you see me standing on the couches.

  ➔ Future tense for actions that will happen.

  ➔ This line refers to a future event that will occur when someone sees the speaker.