Session 32 – English Lyrics

• By: Summer Walker

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be an incredibly rewarding experience, and Summer Walker's "Session 32" is a perfect song to start with for English learners. The song's raw and direct lyrics offer a glimpse into the complexities of love and heartbreak, using simple yet powerful language. The stripped-down acoustic style allows you to clearly hear and understand the words, making it a great tool for improving your listening skills and vocabulary in a heartfelt, relatable way.

[English]

Threw away your love letters

I thought it'd make me feel better

I finally got you out my bed

But I still can't get you out my head, ooh

I'm sending you one text at a time

I know you're by your phone

So boy pick up your line

And I ain't too proud to beg

So what's been said has been said

And I need you to know

You don't know what love is

And I need you to know, you don't know

And you don't know what love is

If you don't put up a fight

You don't know what love is

If you don't stay up all night

Boy and you don't know what love is

If you're too good to call a million times

And you say you know what love is

But I swear you never seen it in your life, ooh

...

I swear you never seen it in your life, ooh

I swear you never seen it in your life

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the brain is
text /tekst/ A2	noun - a short message sent electronically from a mobile phone verb - to send a text message
phone /foʊn/ A1	noun - a telephone
beg /beɡ/ B1	verb - to ask someone earnestly or humbly for something
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require (something) because it is essential or very important
fight /faɪt/ A2	noun - a violent confrontation or struggle verb - to take part in a violent struggle
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to give someone a phone call noun - A telephone conversation
swear /swer/ B1	verb - to state emphatically or declare vehemently
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
proud /praʊd/ B1	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated

Key Grammar Structures

• Threw away your love letters

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (irregular verb 'throw')

  ➔ The phrase "Threw away" uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past. 'Throw' is an irregular verb, making its past form 'threw'.

• I thought it'd make me feel better

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2 implication - 'would')

  ➔ "It'd" is a contraction of "it would". Although not a full conditional sentence, it implies the result of a hypothetical situation (the unstated 'if').

• But I still can't get you out of my head, ooh

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can't' for ability (negative)

  ➔ "Can't" expresses the inability to perform an action. Here, it signifies the speaker's struggle to stop thinking about someone.

• I'm sending you one text at a time

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "I'm sending" is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• And I ain't too proud to beg

  ➔ Double Negative (Non-Standard English)

  ➔ "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction for "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not". The phrase uses a double negative (ain't + too) for emphasis, meaning the speaker is willing to beg.

• So what's been said has been said

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive Voice (repeated)

  ➔ The structure "what's been said" uses the present perfect passive, indicating an action completed at some point in the past but relevant to the present. The repetition emphasizes finality.

• You don't know what love is

  ➔ Generic 'You' (present simple for general truth)

  ➔ Here, "You" is used in a generic sense, referring not to a specific person but to anyone who doesn't understand love. The present simple expresses a general truth.

• If you don't put up a fight

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 0 or 1 depending on interpretation)

  ➔ This is the 'if' clause of a conditional sentence. It could be type 0 (general truth) or type 1 (likely future). If 'love' always requires a fight, it's type 0. If the speaker believes fighting *should* be a part of the relationship, it's type 1.