Same Old Love, Come & Get It, Hands to Myself, Kill Em with Kindness, Love You like a Love Song, Shake It Off – English Lyrics

• By: Selena Gomez, Selena Gomez, Selena Gomez, Selena Gomez, Selena Gomez & the Scene, Taylor Swift

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of English slang and idioms with Taylor Swift's global smash hit, "Shake It Off"! This song is a masterclass in modern, casual English, offering a fun way to learn phrases like 'haters gonna hate,' 'players gonna play,' and the simple but powerful verb 'to shake it off,' which means to let something negative go. Its clear, repetitive chorus and upbeat tempo make it an excellent, accessible track for any English learner looking to grasp conversational pop culture language.

[English]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME GET TO WORK TODAY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

>> OF COURSE.

>> I FEEL THE SAME WAY SOMETIMES.

>> James: DO YOU MIND IF WE LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC.

>> NO, NOT AT ALL.

>> James: LET'S SEE WHO WE HAVE GOT HERE.

SNOATD I'M SO SICK OF THAT SAME OLD LOVE, IT TEARS ME UP.

♪ I'M SO SICK OF THAT SAME OLD LOVE, MY BODY'S HAD ENOUGH.

♪ OH THAT SAME OLD LOVE.

♪ OH.

♪ THAT SAME OLD LOVE.

♪ THAT'S IT.

I'M SO SICK OF IT.

♪ I'M SO SICK OF IT.

♪ SO SICK OF THAT LOVE.

(APPLAUSE) >> WHY DON'T YOU HAVE SOMETHING

FUN BEFORE YOU GO TO WORK.

YOU'RE ALWAYS WORKING.

>> James: I CAN'T, IT'S THE BIG TIME, 12:37, CBS.

>> BUT YOU'RE KIND OF THE BOSS, SO WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A DETOUR

FOR A SECOND.

>> James: WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

>> JUST TRUST ME, JUST TRUST ME A LITTLE BIT.

>> James: OKAY, BUT I REALLY CAN'T BE LATE TO WORK.

>> NO, WE'LL BE FINE.

IT WILL BE FAST.

>> James: FAST, ALL RIGHT.

OH.

>> OH YEAH.

>> James: WHEN YOU'RE READY COME AND GET IT.

♪ NAH, NAH, NA.

♪ WHEN YOU'RE READY COME AND GET IT, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA.

♪ WHEN YOU'RE READY WHEN YOU'RE RE-E-E-REN.

♪ WHEN YOU'RE READY COME AND GET IT.

♪ WHOOO!

>> James: OH MY GOD!

BABY I'M ADDICTED.

♪ OH, GOD, THAT WAS NO FUN.

OH.

>> WHOOO!

THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN.

>> James: AS MUCH AS PEOPLE NORMALLY DO.

>> IT KEEPS YOU GOING.

>> James: GETS YOU GOING THE WRONG WAY.

>> NOW YOU'RE READY TO START YOUR DAY.

>> James: I DON'T FEEL THAT, REALLY.

>> OH, IT'S GOOD.

YOU'RE NO GOOD.

♪ PEOPLE THINK WHAT THEY SAY WHAT THEY WANTA SAY.

♪ AND YOU KNOW IT'S NO GOOD SNOATD I THINK OF YOU EVERY

SINGLE DAY.

♪ KEEP MAKING LOVE TO EACH OTHER.

♪ AND I TRY AND TRY AND TRY.

♪ CAN'T KEEP MY HANDS TO MYSELF.

♪.

>> THIS IS WHERE YOU DRINK A SHOT OF GINGER EVERY MORNING.

>> I LIKE GINGER SHOTS, YES.

BUT I ACTUALLY LIKE TO EAT A PIECE OF GINGER EVERY MORNING.

>> James: NO.

>> YEAH.

>> James: IS IT NOT JUST BURN YOUR THROAT.

>> IT'S SO GOOD, IT'S A GOOD BURN.

>> James: IT'S EARLY IN THE MORNING.

>> THAT'S THE ONE I GET.

>> James: I KNOW, ALMOST LIKE WE RESEARCHED IT.

>> OH MY GOD.

>> James: THIS IS MORE THAN A SHOT TO ME.

>> ARE YOU NOT GOING TO GET SICK, READY?

>> James: OKAY.

DOWN THE HATCH.

HERE WE GO.

(LAUG (LAUGHTER)

>> HERE, DRINK SOME WATER.

>> James: ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING.

>> IT'S SO GOOD IF YOU LET IT LIKE SIT.

>> James: HOW ARE YOU JUST GOING SO COOL ABOUT IT.

>> IT'S KILLING EVERYTHING INSIDE.

>> James: OH, GREAT.

OH, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT.

>> ALL THE BAD THINGS.

>> James: THAT'S DISGUSTING.

THAT WAS TOO BIG, THOUGH.

THAT GINGER SHOT JUST MADE ME MORE HUNGRY.

>> YOU WANT TO WASH IT AWAY WITH-- .

>> James: FOR SURE.

>> I'M DOWN.

YOUR YOUR LIES ARE BULLETS SNOWT YOUR MOUTH'S A GUN.

♪ AND NO WAR IN ANGER.

♪ WAS EVER WON.

♪ PUT OUT THE FIRE BEFORE IGNITING.

♪ NEXT TIME YOU'RE FIGHTING NIGHTING, KILL 'EM WITH

KINDNESS.

KILL EM WITH KINDNESS.

♪ GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD NOW.

♪ OH OH NOW, OH OH NOW.

♪ OH OH NOW, OH OH NOW GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD NOW.

>> James: THERE WE GO.

MCDONALD'S.

SHALL WE?

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR LYRICS ARE ON THE CUPS, DID YOU KNOW

THIS.

>> I ACTUALLY HEARD ABOUT IT.

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS TRUE.

>> James: IT'S COMPLETELY TRUE.

YOUR LYRICS ARE ON THE CUP.

HOW INCREDIBLE IS THAT.

>> GET OUT.

>> James: DO YOU FEEL LIKE.

>> I MADE IT.

>> James: IN ALL SERIOUSNESS.

>> NO, ABSOLUTELY.

>> James: HELLO, CAN WE GET A NUMBER-- WHAT DO YOU WANT.

>> A NUMBER SEVEN.

>> James: NUMBER SEVEN BUT WITH LIKE A MEDIUM FRIES AND

MEDIUM COKE, AND THEN I WILL GET A NUMBER SIX ALSO WITH A MEDIUM

FRIES AND MEDIUM COKE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> James: HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU.

>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU.

>> James: I'M VERY, VERY WELL.

I'M IN THE CAR WITH SELENA GOMEZ.

>> OH MY GOD.

>> James: I'M IN THE CAR WITH SELENA GOMEZ.

>> OH MY GOD, IT'S SELENA GOMEZ.

>> James: THANK YOU ALL RIGHT.

IS THAT A NORMAL REACTION?

SHE'S HYPERVENT LATING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> James: ARE YOU OKAY.

>> OKAY.

>> SELENA GOMEZ IS IN THE CAR.

>> James: I KNOW.

>> THAT'S SO GREAT.

>> ALL RIGHTY.

>> James: JAMES CORDEN IS ALSO IN THE CAR.

SHE COULDN'T CARE LESS.

>> I CARE.

>> James: SHE DOESN'T.

BIG SELENA GOMEZ FAN, YEAH?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

LIKE WHAT ELSE COULD SHE BE DOING AT 12:37 IN THE MORNING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SUCH A PLEASURE.

>> BYE.

>> James: NICE TO MEET YOU, SABRINA.

BYE BYE.

AT LEAST THE OTHER ONE COULD HAVE FREAKED OUT JUST A FRACTION

THAT I'M THERE.

>> HI.

>> James: HOW ARE YOU.

>> OH MY GOD.

>> James: HOW NICE TO SEE YOU, I KNOW, LATE, LATE SHOW, RIGHT,

BIG FAN.

THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> James: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OH MY GOSH, I'M SO HUNGRY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHEERS.

THAT'S THE WRONG.

>> THAT'S THE WRONG ONE.

>> James: WE NEED-- NO, THIS AIN'T NO MAN HIGH ENOUGH, YOU

DIDN'T WRITE THAT.

>> WE NEED A SELENA GOMEZ LYRICS.

>> James: NO, THAT'S CYNDY I LAUPER.

WE NEED-- I'M IN THE CAR WITH SELENA GOMEZ.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THE CUP, SELENA GOMEZ.

I, I LOVE YOU.

♪ LIKE A LOVE SONG BABY.

♪ YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE SELENA GOMEZ LYRICS.

I'M WITH SELENA GOMEZ.

IF ANYONE IS GOING TO GET THE SELENA GOMEZ CUP.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> James: THERE IT IS.

>> HEY!

>> James: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I, I LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG BABY.

♪ LOOK AT THAT.

>> YES,.

>> James: YOU MADE IT, CHEESIER.

>> WELL, CHEESIER,.

>> James: CHEESIER TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> James: WHAT IS THE MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU THOUGHT

I'VE DONE IT.

I'VE MADE IT.

>> I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO KIND OF BE A LITTLE BIT MADE

FUN OF.

I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHEN I HAVE-- WHEN PEOPLE-- IF THAT'S

WHEN YOU MADE T I MADE IT WHEN I WAS 13, MAYBE EVEN 11.

>> WHEN PEOPLE ARE LIKE HEY, SELENA, CAN'T KEEP YOUR HANDS TO

YOURSELF.

>> James: YEAH, THAT WAS LIKE ME IN SCHOOL WHEN THE GOONIES

CAME OUT AND EVERYONE WAS LIKE HEY, JAMES, DO THE TROUBLE

SHUFFLE.

THE BIG MISTAKE WAS I DID IT.

PEOPLE LOVE IT.

AND THEN THAT WAS IT EVERY DAY.

>> LOOK AT YOU NOW.

♪ ETCH I GUESS RIGHT NOW HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

♪ YOU SAVED MY LIFE AGAIN.

♪ AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW BABY.

♪ I, I LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG, BABY.

♪ I, I LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG BABY.

♪ I, I LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG BABY.

♪ AND I KEEP HITTING REPEAT, PETE, PETE, PETE.

♪ SWRZ NOW, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU ARE

AND THIS ISN'T UP FOR DEBATE, ARE YOU OFFICIALLY A MEMBER OF

THE SQUAD.

>> UH-HUH.

>> James: TAYLOR SWIFT'S GIRL SQUAD.

>> RIGHT.

I LIKE TO CONSIDER MYSELF AN OG, LIKE THE ORIGINAL.

>> James: WHO TAKES MINUTES AT THE MEETINGS? WHO TAKES THE

MINUTES.

>> WHAT ARE WE MEETING ABOUT?

>> James: I DON'T KNOW, I'M NOT IN THE SQUAD.

>> I WILL BRING YOU TO A HANGOUT.

>> James: CAN I SAY I THINK THE SQUAD IS A BIT SEXIST

BECAUSE IT IS ALL ABOUT BEING EQUALS.

>> UH-HUH.

>> James: AND YET NO MAN HAS BEEN ASKED TO JOIN THE SQUAD.

I ACTUALLY FIND IT DEGRADING TO MEN.

>> DO YOU, NOW.

>> James: UH-HUH.

>> WELL, I THINK THIS INDUSTRY COULD USE A LITTLE BIT OF FEMALE

SEXISM.

>> James: DO YOU THINK.

>> I THINK WE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE THAT WAY.

>> James: OKAY.

>> IT'S A LOT HARDER DOING WHAT I HAVE TO DO I THINK SO.

>> James: SO YOU ARE SAYING NO MEN IN THE SQUAD EVER.

>> OH, I DON'T KNOW.

FIND ME A BOYFRIEND AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

>> James: ARE YOU ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A BOYFRIEND.

>> SURE, WHY NOT.

>> James: ARE YOU?

>> I DON'T KNOW, I LIKE TO HAVE FUN.

>> James: OH, SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU WANT TO GET A GUY IN EVERY

PORT.

>> NO, NOT EVERY.

>> James: ARE YOU LINING UP A GUY IN MANCHESTER, LINING UP A

GUY IN NEW YORK.

>> NOT EVERY PLACE.

>> James: JUST ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK.

IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> James: ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK I GO.

♪ BUT THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE SAY THINK.

♪ THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE SAY.

♪ BUT I KEEP CRUISING.

♪ CAN'T STOP, WON'T STOP MOVING.

♪ ITS LIKE I GOT THIS MUSIC.

♪ IN MY MIND.

♪ SAYING IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

♪ CAUSE THE PLAYERS GONNA PLAY, PLAY, PLAY, PLAY.

♪ AND THE HATERS GONNA HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE.

♪ BABY, I'M JUST GONNA SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE.

♪ I SHAKE IT OFF, I SHAKE IT OFF.

AND EVERYBODY SAYS THAT MY NEW GIRLFRIEND SHE'S LIKE OH MY GOD.

♪ I'M JUST GOING TO SHAKE IT, TO THE GIRL OVER THERE WITH THE

HELLA GREAT HAIR.

♪ WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER AND SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE.

♪ ♪ SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE.

♪ HATERS GONNA HATE, HATE, HATE, HATE.

♪ I'M JUST GONNA SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE IT OFF.

♪ SHAKE IT OFF.

♪ (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE).

>> James: WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHAT, I ABSOLUTELY DID NEED TO

CUT LOOSE AND I COULD NOT THINK OF A BETTER PERSON TO HELP ME

GET TO WORK THAN YOU EVERY DAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> James: I ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sick /sɪk/ A1	adjective - feeling ill or unwell
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A1	adverb - to a sufficient degree
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A1	adjective - prepared or available for use
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ A2	adjective - compulsively or habitually dependent on something
kindness /ˈkaɪndnɪs/ A1	noun - the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1	verb - to move or cause to move with short, quick movements
cruising /ˈkruːzɪŋ/ A2	verb - to travel in a casual or relaxed manner
haters /ˈheɪtərz/ A2	noun - people who dislike or oppose someone or something
players /ˈpleɪərz/ A1	noun - people who participate in a game or sport
detour /ˈdiːtʊər/ B1	noun - a deviation from a direct route
igniting /ɪgˈnaɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to set on fire or cause to burn
squad /skwɒd/ A1	noun - a small group of people trained to work together
industry /ˈɪndəstri/ A2	noun - the sector of the economy concerned with production
degrading /dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/ B2	adjective - causing someone to lose their dignity or self-respect
hyperventilating /ˌhaɪpərˈvɛntɪleɪtɪŋ/ C1	verb - breathing rapidly and deeply, often due to anxiety