Out The Window – English Lyrics

• By: Kehlani

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of contemporary R&B with Kehlani's "Out The Window." This song offers a great opportunity to learn English through its expressive and relatable lyrics about love and regret. The clear and soulful vocals make it easier to follow along and understand the nuances of the language in a musical context.

[English]

Still wanna stay

Damn, who knew the silent treatment'd be so fucking loud?

I feel the tension even though you're not around

One night of mistake erased all the days I spent building up with you

Damn, give anything for you to pick up when I call

So hard to reach, it's like I'm talking to a wall

And I know I'm to blame, I played in your face, it's too little, too late

But, baby, I want you

I'm focused, it's overdue

Don't throw it out the window (don't throw it out), out the window

The late nights, the half truths

I was reckless, let me prove to you

I'll throw 'em out the window (don't throw it out), out the window

I know I fell too short (short) from what you needed (needed)

My apologies, you won't receive them, no

Ever since you left, I ain't been sleeping

'Cause I've been in my feelings, oh

Even my mama been asking me 'bout you

I heard your mama been asking about me too

But I know I'm to blame

I played in your face, it's too little, too late, but

But, baby (baby), I want you (I want you)

I'm focused (baby, I'm focused), it's overdue

Don't throw it out the window (don't throw it out the window, baby), out the window

The late nights (late nights), the half truths (half truths)

I was reckless (I was reckless), let me prove to you

I'll throw 'em out the window (I'll throw 'em out the window, baby, baby; don't throw it out), out the window

I know that trust was the only thing that held us up (I'm sorry, sorry, yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah)

Now I'ma need me something a little stronger than love (to get you, get you, get you back; oh-oh)

I wasted time, I admit that (I wasted time), I regret that

I promised that I'd put that on my life, oh, oh (I bet that, I really bet that)

All I need is one more chance

Baby (baby), I want you (I want you)

I'm focused (I'm focused, oh), it's overdue

Don't throw it out the window, out the window (don't throw it out the window, baby, baby, yeah)

The late nights, the half truths (oh-oh)

I was reckless, let me prove to you

I'll throw it out the window, out the window (baby, don't throw it out, oh)

Baby (baby), I want you (I want you)

I'm focused (whoa), it's overdue

Don't throw it out the window, out the window (don't throw it out the window, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby)

The late nights, the half truths ('til I can't sing no more)

I was reckless, let me prove to you

I'll throw 'em out the window, out the window (throw it out the window, baby, baby, baby, baby)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - belief that someone is reliable or honest
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	verb - to feel sorry about something that has happened
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use something carelessly, without benefit
apology /əˈpɒlədʒi/ B1	noun - a statement saying sorry for something wrong
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - to show that something is true by evidence or action
focus /ˈfəʊkəs/ B1	verb - to concentrate attention or effort on something
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to arrive at or get to a place or person
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to say someone is responsible for something bad
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ A2	noun - something that is wrong or an error
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the real facts about something
reckless /ˈrɛkləs/ C1	adjective - showing a lack of care about danger or consequences
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity or possibility of doing something
stronger /ˈstrɒŋɡə/ B1	adjective - having more power or intensity
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed and body inactive

Key Grammar Structures

• Damn, who knew the silent treatment'd be so fucking loud?

  ➔ Conditional contraction ('t'd = would).

  ➔ The word 't'd' is a contraction of 'would', showing a conditional or hypothetical idea.

• One night of mistake erased all the days I spent building up with you.

  ➔ Past tense & relative clause.

  ➔ The clause 'I spent building up with you' describes 'days' — a defining relative clause.

• So hard to reach, it's like I'm talking to a wall.

  ➔ Simile structure ('like ...').

  ➔ The phrase 'like I'm talking to a wall' compares communication difficulty to talking to something unresponsive.

• I know I'm to blame, I played in your face, it's too little, too late.

  ➔ Idiomatic expression and parallel structure.

  ➔ The phrase 'too little, too late' is an idiom meaning an effort made after it’s already useless.

• Don't throw it out the window.

  ➔ Imperative form with object.

  ➔ The verb 'throw' is in the imperative form, giving a direct instruction not to discard something.

• I was reckless, let me prove to you.

  ➔ Past tense and infinitive clause.

  ➔ 'Let me prove to you' uses the base verb after 'let', meaning to allow oneself to do something.

• Ever since you left, I ain't been sleeping.

  ➔ Present perfect continuous with negative slang ('ain't').

  ➔ 'Ain’t been sleeping' replaces 'haven’t been sleeping' in informal speech.

• All I need is one more chance.

  ➔ Cleft-like emphasis structure.

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes 'one more chance' as the essential thing the speaker needs.

• I promised that I'd put that on my life.

  ➔ Reported speech and conditional contraction ('I'd' = 'I would' or 'I had').

  ➔ The contraction 'I'd' stands for 'I would', expressing intention or promise.

• Now I'ma need me something a little stronger than love.

  ➔ Informal contraction ('I'ma' = 'I'm going to').

  ➔ 'I'ma' is slang for 'I'm going to', common in informal or musical English.