RPG – English Lyrics

• By: Kehlani, 6lack
• Album: While We Wait

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Kehlani and 6lack's poignant track, "RPG." This song offers an excellent opportunity to learn English by immersing yourself in its heartfelt lyrics about vulnerability and communication in relationships. Its clear storytelling and emotional depth make it special for understanding nuanced expressions of love and conflict in contemporary R&B.

[English]

You told me I'm beautiful

'Cause I told you you don't tell me enough

You're lying next to me

'Cause I told you you don't touch me enough

Now you told me you'd stay with me

'Cause I told you you've been working too much

You told me you care for me

'Cause I told you you don't show me your love

Show me your love, show me your love

Show me your love, show me your love

Show me your love, show me your love

Show me your love, show me your love

Show me your love, show me your love

Don't you think that we're too old to play your game?

And we ain't go through all of this to stay the same

But you can pick a player, just so I can get my way (way, way)

And I think you do this 'cause you realise I won't wait (Wait, wait)

I see right through every look in your eyes

I hear right through every fairytale lie

Won't say a word, but the stories you write

They tell me enough

And you told me I'm beautiful

'Cause I told you you don't tell me enough

You're lying next to me

'Cause I told you you don't touch me enough

Now you told me you stay with me

'Cause I told you you've been working too much

You told me you care for me

'Cause I told you you don't show me your love

Show me your love, show me your love

Show me your love (show you love), show me your love

Show me your love, show me your love (show you love)

Show me your love, show me your love (show you love)

Show me your love (show, show)

I don't wanna make you think that I'm sayin' things 'cause you prompted me

Been working with a lag, a fucked up past

I want you to be proud of me

It seems like day one, you was fond of me

Same shit I felt for you

Then I fell for you, fell in love

It's embarrassing to tell the truth

But now it's to the point where my love is up for debating

And maybe it's too late to shake

I think love is shown, you think love is spoken

And we both comin' from the same place

For every song that I write is a note to self

Note to God, note to you

Don't count me out

Besides this and my daughter, I only got love for you

I've been suppressed, I ain't the best

Roll up the problems, smoke all the stress

We got way too much shit on the line

But you can't see, emotions got you blind

Past life regression, lifetime lessons

Carryin' a message

Real life angels, battlin' depression

Show me your love, show me your love (show you love)

Show me your love, show me your love

Show me your love, show me your love (show you love)

Show me your love, show me your love

Show me your love (show you love), show me your love (show, show)

Show me your love, show me your love (show you love)

Show me your love, show me your love

Show me your love, show me your love (show you love)

Show me your love, show me your love

Show me your love (show you love), show me your love (show, show)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A2	adjective - very attractive
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put your hand or another part of your body lightly on something or someone
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to continue to be in a place
care /keər/ A1	verb - to feel concern or interest
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to allow someone to see something
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for many years
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to take part in a game or sport
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have an idea or opinion
realize /ˈriəlaɪz/ B1	verb - to become aware of something
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - to perceive with the ear
write /raɪt/ A1	verb - to compose text
embarrassing /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing someone to feel awkward or self-conscious
debating /dɪˈbeɪtɪŋ/ B2	verb - to discuss something formally
proud /praʊd/ A2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction
depression /dɪˈpreʃən/ B2	noun - a mental health condition characterized by persistent sadness

Key Grammar Structures

• You told me I'm beautiful 'Cause I told you you don't tell me enough

  ➔ Contraction ('Cause)

  ➔ The word 'Cause is a contraction of 'because', commonly used in informal speech and lyrics.

• Don't you think that we're too old to play your game?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase 'Don't you think...' is a tag question, used to invite agreement or confirmation.

• And I think you do this 'cause you realise I won't wait

  ➔ Present simple in a future context

  ➔ The use of 'won't wait' (future context) with the present simple 'think' and 'do' emphasizes habitual or recurring actions.

• I see right through every look in your eyes

  ➔ Phrasal verb (see through)

  ➔ 'See through' is a phrasal verb meaning to understand someone's true intentions or motives.

• It's embarrassing to tell the truth

  ➔ Gerund (telling)

  ➔ The gerund 'telling' functions as a noun, referring to the action of telling the truth.

• I think love is shown, you think love is spoken

  ➔ Contrastive parallelism

  ➔ The sentence uses contrastive parallelism to highlight the difference in perspectives between 'I' and 'you'.

• For every song that I write is a note to self

  ➔ Relative pronoun (that)

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' introduces a clause that describes 'every song I write'.

• Besides this and my daughter, I only got love for you

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (Besides this)

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'Besides this' is used to introduce an exception or additional information.