Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the rhythmic world of Lizzo! This song is a fantastic way to practice English through expressive, conversational slang and emotive storytelling, helping you master the art of rhythmic flow and sassy lyrical delivery.
Key Vocabulary
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storytime /ˈstɔːriˌtaɪm/ B1 |
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delulu /diˈluːluː/ C2 |
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internet /ˈɪntərnet/ A1 |
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breathe /briːð/ B1 |
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stole /stoʊl/ A2 |
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honestly /ˈɑːnɪstli/ B1 |
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offering /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/ B2 |
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wondering /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/ A2 |
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hopeless /ˈhoʊpləs/ B2 |
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pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1 |
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crushed /krʌʃt/ B2 |
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unfair /ʌnˈfer/ B1 |
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soul /soʊl/ B2 |
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cute /kjuːt/ A2 |
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causation /kɔːˈzeɪʃən/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Have you ever loved a man that you ain't never met?
➔ Present Perfect with 'ever' and double negative for emphasis.
➔ The use of "ever" asks about past experience, while "ain't never" (colloquial) functions as a double negative to stress the lack of meeting him.
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He the one for me, but why he just don't know it yet?
➔ Subject-Verb ellipsis (AAVE influence) and Interrogative structure.
➔ In "He [is] the one," the copula "is" is dropped, a common feature in African American Vernacular English (AAVE).
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And now I see him in a picture with a girl that isn't me
➔ Relative clause with 'that'.
➔ The relative clause "that isn't me" modifies "a girl," providing specific detail about the subject.
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If this ain't love then I don't know then maybe nothing is.
➔ First Conditional structure (implied).
➔ The structure "If... then..." is used here to hypothesize about the nature of the speaker's feelings.
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I see Virginia Jordan, what about me?
➔ Rhetorical question.
➔ The phrase "what about me?" is a rhetorical question used to express the speaker's frustration and feeling of being ignored.
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Probably you love her too, but she's just not me.
➔ Adverb placement and contrastive conjunction.
➔ "Probably" acts as a sentence adverb expressing degree of certainty, while "but" introduces a sharp contrast.
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When will he be mine?
➔ Future tense with 'will' for desire/longing.
➔ The use of "will" combined with "mine" (possessive pronoun) highlights a deep longing for a future state that hasn't happened.
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You ain't even that cute.
➔ Negative construction and intensifier.
➔ The colloquial "ain't" functions as a negation, while "that" functions as an intensifier (meaning 'very' or 'so').
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