Pretty Please – English Lyrics

• By: Jackson Wang, Galantis

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the language of love through Jackson Wang and Galantis' "Pretty Please," a vibrant electro-pop track with a nostalgic music video paying homage to 90s Hong Kong cinema. Discover romantic expressions and cultural references in this catchy collaboration.

[English]

Don't hate me, give love a chance

Don't need your heart

Just need your hands

Knew from the start that this won't end

Don't you tease me baby, please

Pretty please

Pretty please

Pretty please

Pretty please

Pretty please

Pretty please

Pretty please

Pretty please

...

Don't you tease me baby, please

I'm gon' touch if you let me

Give me love if you have it

No more talk, let me have it

Swear now I'm ready

Had enough I admit

Lookin' so camera ready

Got me feelin' some type of way

'Cause your body is so wavy

This feels too good to let it go, hey

But I can't let you lock the door, hmm

Don't hate me, give love a chance

Don't need your heart

Just need your hands

Knew from the start that this won't end

Don't you tease me baby, please

...

Don't you tease me baby, please

...

Don't you tease me baby, please

Don't hate me, give love a chance

Don't need your heart

Just need your hands

Knew from the start that this won't end

Don't you tease me baby, please

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't hate me, give love a chance

  ➔ negative imperative

  ➔ The verb “don’t” + base form creates a command telling someone not to do something. Here “hate” is the verb being negated.

• Just need your hands

  ➔ ellipsis of subject (zero subject)

  ➔ The subject “I” is omitted; the sentence still means “I just need your hands.”

• Knew from the start that this won't end

  ➔ past simple + that‑clause (reported thought)

  ➔ “Knew” is past simple. The clause “that this won’t end” reports the content of the knowledge.

• I'm gon' touch if you let me

  ➔ informal future with “gon'” + conditional “if” clause

  ➔ “gon'” is a colloquial contraction of “going to.” The sentence means “I am going to touch if you let me.”

• Got me feeling some type of way

  ➔ causative “got + object + present participle”

  ➔ “Got” functions as a causative verb meaning “made.” The structure “got me feeling” means “made me feel.”

• This feels too good to let it go

  ➔ infinitive of purpose after adjective “too … to …”

  ➔ The pattern “too good to let it go” uses the infinitive “to let” to express the result that is impossible because of the adjective “good.”

• But I can't let you lock the door

  ➔ modal verb “can’t” + bare infinitive

  ➔ “Can’t” is a negative modal verb; it is followed directly by the base form “let.”

• Don't you tease me baby, please

  ➔ tag question with negative imperative

  ➔ The phrase “Don’t you …?” adds a tag‑question feel, softening the command and seeking confirmation.