Say You Will – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Kanye West
• Album: 808s & Heartbreak

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Kanye West's "Say You Will." This track offers a compelling opportunity for English learners to engage with raw, heartfelt emotions conveyed through its distinctive Auto-Tune vocals and minimalist production. Its universal themes of heartbreak, longing, and the complexities of past relationships provide rich vocabulary and idiomatic expressions that are essential for understanding nuanced emotional language in English. The song's sparse arrangement encourages a focus on vocal delivery and powerful, yet concise, storytelling, making it a special piece for language acquisition.

[English]

Why would she call out of the blue?

...

Now I’m awake, sleepless because of you

...

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don’t say you will

Unless you will

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don’t say you will

Then play you will

I pray you will

Mrs. "So Fly" crash-lands in my room

...

Can’t waste no time, she might leave soon

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don’t say you will

...

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don’t say you will

One day you will

I pray you will

When I grab your neck, I touch your soul

...

Take off your cool, then lose control

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don’t say you will

You will... you will

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don’t say you will

If you will

I pray you will

I wish this song would really come true

...

I admit, I still fantasize about you (about you)

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don’t say you will

You will... you will

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Please say you will

For real

I pray you will

...

[Spanish]

Why would she make calls out the blue?

Now I'm awake, sleepless in you

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don't say you will

Unless you will

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don't say you will

Then play you will

I pray you will

Mrs. "So Fly" crashlands in my room

Can't waste no time, she might leave soon

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don't say you will

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don't say you will

One day you will

I pray you will

When I grab your neck, I touch your soul

Take off your cool, then lose control

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don't say you will

You will... you will

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don't say you will

If you will

I pray you will

I wish this song would really come true

I admit, I still fantasize about you (about you)

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Don' say you will

You will... you will

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Please say you will

For real

I pray you will

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sleepless ˈsliːpləs B1	adjective - unable to sleep
crashlands kræʃlændz B2	verb - to land roughly or destructively
waste weɪst A2	verb - to use or expend thoughtlessly
pray preɪ A1	verb - to speak to a deity in worship
grab ɡræb A1	verb - to take or seize suddenly
touch tʌtʃ A1	verb - to come into physical contact with
soul soʊl A2	noun - the spiritual part of a person
control kənˈtroʊl A2	noun - the power to influence or direct
fantasize ˈfæntəˌsaɪz B1	verb - to imagine or dream about something desirable
admit ədˈmɪt A2	verb - to confess or acknowledge
fly flaɪ A1	verb - to travel through the air adjective - stylish or impressive
leave liːv A1	verb - to go away from a place
neck nɛk A1	noun - the part of the body joining the head to the shoulders
cool kuːl A1	adjective - calm and relaxed
wish wɪʃ A1	verb - to desire or hope for something

Key Grammar Structures

• Why would she make calls out the blue?

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The phrase 'would make' is used to express a hypothetical situation in the present or future. It implies uncertainty or improbability.

• Now I'm awake, sleepless in you

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ 'I'm awake' uses the present perfect to describe a past action with a result that is relevant now.

• Don't say you will

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ 'Don't say' is a negative imperative used to give a direct command not to do something.

• Unless you will

  ➔ Conditional Subordinating Conjunction

  ➔ 'Unless' introduces a condition that must be met for the main clause to be true.

• I pray you will

  ➔ Simple Present with Future Meaning

  ➔ 'I pray you will' uses the simple present to express a future action in a formal or emotional context.

• I admit, I still fantasize about you

  ➔ Present Simple with Adverb

  ➔ 'Still' is an adverb that emphasizes the continuity of the action 'fantasize' in the present.

• Please say you will

  ➔ Polite Request

  ➔ 'Please' is used to make the request 'say you will' more polite and less direct.