Shut Up My Moms Calling – English Lyrics

• By: Hotel Ugly

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Hotel Ugly's breakthrough track, "Shut Up My Moms Calling," an emotionally resonant blend of Indie Pop and R&B. By exploring its lyrics about distance and longing, you can pick up natural English phrasing that expresses complex relationship feelings, making it a special and relatable entry point into contemporary casual music language.

[English]

YOU GOT ME FEELIN' SO LONELY, EVEN WHEN YOU COME I JUST WANNA REWIND, I HAVENÕT SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME

THROUGH, I CAN TELL THAT IT ISN'T YOU, SO BABY BRING IT IN CLOSELY, HATE THE WAY I LOVE YOU, BUT YOURE SO

SWEET, I ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO SAY THE WRONG THINGS I WISH THAT WE WERE LAYIN' IN THE SAME SHEETS

BUT LATELY, YOU'VE BEEN ACTIN' LIKE YOU HARDLY KNOW ME BABY, COME HOME, HOME

BABY, COME HOME, HOME BABY, COME HOME, HOME

BABY, COME HOME, HOME

I JUST WANNA REWIND, I HAVENÕT SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME YOU GOT ME FEELIN' SO LONELY, EVEN WHEN YOU COME

THROUGH, I CAN TELL THAT IT ISN'T YOU, SO BABY BRING IT IN CLOSELY, HATE THE WAY I LOVE YOU, BUT YOURE SO

SWEET, I ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO SAY THE WRONG THINGS

I WISH THAT WE WERE LAYIN' IN THE SAME SHEETS BUT LATELY, YOU'VE BEEN ACTIN' LIKE YOU HARDLY KNOW ME

I'VE ONLY RECENTLY BEGAN TO FALL

I FEEL THE NEED TO GO AND WASTE IT ALL I TRIED TO NUMB AWAY THE PAIN

I HOPE SOMEONE IS WATCHIN' ME, WATCHIN' ME, WATCHIN' ME BABY, COME HOME, HOME

BABY, COME HOME, HOME

BABY, COME HOME, HOME BABY, COME HOME, HOME

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
rewind /riˈwaɪnd/ B1	verb - to reverse the winding of a tape or film
sweet /swit/ A1	adjective - having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey
layin /ˈleɪɪn/ A2	verb - present participle of lie (to recline)
actin /ˈæktɪn/ B1	verb - present participle of act (to behave in a specified way)
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely
waste /weɪst/ A2	verb - to use or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly
numb /nʌm/ B1	adjective - deprived of the power of sensation or feeling verb - to deprive of the power of sensation or feeling
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - a strongly unpleasant bodily sensation
watchin /ˈwɒtʃɪn/ A2	verb - present participle of watch (to look at or observe)
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward a place or person
hate /heɪt/ A1	verb - to dislike intensely or passionately
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone
sheets /ʃiːts/ A1	noun - a large rectangular piece of cotton or other material used on a bed
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to perceive or experience an emotion or sensation

Key Grammar Structures

• YOU GOT ME FEELIN' SO LONELY, EVEN WHEN YOU COME

  ➔ Present Continuous + Subordinating Conjunction

  ➔ The use of the present continuous tense ("*feelin'*") to describe an ongoing emotion, combined with the subordinating conjunction "*even when*" to introduce a contrasting clause. This highlights the paradox of feeling lonely even when the person is present.

• I JUST WANNA REWIND, I HAVENÕT SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME

  ➔ Modal Verb + Perfect Aspect

  ➔ The modal verb "*wanna*" (want to) expresses desire, and the present perfect tense "*haven't seen*" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to be relevant now, emphasizing the time elapsed since they last met.

• I WISH THAT WE WERE LAYIN' IN THE SAME SHEETS

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The use of the subjunctive mood ("*were*" instead of "*was*") after the verb "*wish*" expresses a hypothetical or unreal situation, highlighting a desire for something different from the present reality.

• BUT LATELY, YOU'VE BEEN ACTIN' LIKE YOU HARDLY KNOW ME

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous + Adverb of Time

  ➔ The present perfect continuous tense ("*you've been actin'*") describes a recent, ongoing action with an emphasis on its duration, combined with the adverb of time "*lately*", indicating a change in behavior over a recent period. "*Hardly know me*" has the meaning of almost not knowing the speaker.

• I'VE ONLY RECENTLY BEGAN TO FALL

  ➔ Present Perfect + Adverb of Time + Infinitive

  ➔ The present perfect tense ("*I've began*") combined with the adverb of time "*recently*" and the infinitive "*to fall*". This constructs a meaning of something new that has begun in the near past.

• I FEEL THE NEED TO GO AND WASTE IT ALL

  ➔ Verb + Object + Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "*the need to go*" uses the infinitive "*to go*" after the noun "*need*", showing a purpose and desire and also "*waste it all*", using the infinitive with a direct object.