Sorry But I Had To... – English Lyrics

• By: Tory Lanez
• Album: DAYSTAR

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

After watching people

Drag your name in, and and and talk about you in unfavorable ways

In order to get attention uhh clicks

I never thought you would do something like that to me

Oh I'd like to apologize for uh

No longer keeping up with your lies

Or supporting your habits to tell half-truths

I hope this message reaches you well

Hope you get the help you need look

You talk shit about kellen shit about jayla and darren

You talk shit about everybody

Except for the person in the mirror that's staring

You talk shit like you keisha then cry like a karen

Fuck awards that you won

Money you got clothes that you wearing

A whole lot happened in these last two years

But this is the part that you sharing

I just wish you'd tell the whole truth

When you was going through shit how I hold you

It's gonna be okay that's what I told you

I was the realest nigga

You was close to that's for real

The people that know you don't love you

The people that love you don't know you

I loved you out loud I was vocal

Said you never seen that up close

I said come here baby let me show you

Sit down for a second girl you need to hear this

Be for real you ain't even realistic

Got lipo then you started posting gym pics

The things that you're doing is sadistic

Spent 4 hours doing glam not a blemish

But your foundation is off you need to fix it

Clean up your spirit and not just your image

I thought that's what you was doing

With your downtime when the snake shed his skin

It only change on the outside you got emotional hurdles

Man the work that you need is internal

When love goes bad can't believe it

Archive pics cause you can't delete it

Damn see me with jada kingdom

And then you went jada pinkett

Saw you pop out wish you the best

You see me pop out start gripping your chest

Damn thought you was on an island healing

I guess the newer album need a villain

Brand new way for you to be a victim

And you did all of this on my daughter birthday

Oh girl you consistent shit

I gotta love you from a distance

Same nigga that you did all the tags for the beats

You let that nigga tag let him beat

You let me give them dap when we meet

Even that I kept discreet

I asked you to your face did you fuck them niggas

And you swore on your mother

I knew from there I couldn't trust her

More lies from the lips of a lover

Same lips that I got tatted on my shoulder

Even then I kept my composure

I was supposed to

This the girl that I'm trying to propose to

Ask greg una I picked out a ring

Then you lied to my face went on tv and then lied to gayle king

I found out with the rest to the world

God I treated you like a queen

Whole time I'm a clown in your circus

I tried to pull you up out the mud

Here you are tryna drown me on purpose

You know the devil was a serpent

For some streams and views girl I hope it was worth it

This ain't for megan thee stallion

This is for megan the person

Had me beefing with niggas

You know you was fucking

Beautiful girl but your soul is disgusting

You got everything but you still ain't happy

That should be showing you some hire detectives

Not in your house not in your bed

You lying to people you sick in the head

Keep it a buck you could be honest

Talking about me and some dame

Like I was just out here doing my thing

Way that you painting this picture's a shame

How many times did I catch you

Texting them niggas you did you first

I just did me bigger

You flew out the country ain't called for days

In my mind we had parted ways

You was back to moving awful strange

In an effort to fix it

I took all the blame like I always do

Apologize for shit that I know I ain't do

How you want grace and lack empathy

Even till this day I'm not your enemy

I'm returning the vibes that you sending me

I wanted me and you to work more than anything

I still want your well being more than anything

You can still hit my mom off of anything

The breakup was clean you made it a mess

I never planned on saying anything

I see you take a shot after shot

But never seen you swallow a drop

Of accountability

You fall out with every one of your vicinity

Is that depression or is it hostility

Had me beefing with niggas

You know you was fucking

Beautiful girl but your soul is disgusting

You got everything but you still ain't happy

That should be showing you some hire detectives

Girl you the feds not in your house not in your bed

You lying to people you sick in the head

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
apologize /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒaɪz/ B1	verb - to say sorry for a fault or offense
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being true
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - a false statement made with intent to deceive
habit /ˈhæbɪt/ B1	noun - a regular practice or routine
mirror /ˈmɪr.ər/ A2	noun - a reflective surface that forms an image
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - currency used as a medium of exchange
real /ˈriːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing; not imagined or fake
distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ B1	noun - the amount of space between two points
trust /trʌst/ B2	noun - reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing
vibe /vaɪb/ C1	noun - the emotional atmosphere or feeling that a place, situation, or person gives off
accountability /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ C1	noun - the obligation to explain or justify one’s actions
depression /dɪˈprɛʃ.ən/ B2	noun - a mental health disorder characterized by persistent sadness and loss of interest
hostility /hɒˈstɪl.ɪ.ti/ C1	noun - unfriendly or antagonistic behavior or attitude
detective /dɪˈtɛk.tɪv/ B2	noun - a person whose job is to investigate crimes
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
happy /ˈhæp.i/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure and contentment
empathy /ˈɛm.pə.θi/ C1	noun - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
victim /ˈvɪk.tɪm/ B2	noun - a person who has been harmed, injured, or killed

Key Grammar Structures

• I never thought you would do something like that to me

  ➔ Conditional Perfect

  ➔ The phrase uses 'would' + 'have done' to express a past action that did not occur as expected.

• I hope this message reaches you well

  ➔ Present Simple in Future Sense

  ➔ The present simple 'reaches' is used here to express a hope or wish for the future.

• You talk shit about everybody / Except for the person in the mirror that's staring

  ➔ Contrastive Connector

  ➔ The word 'except' is used to contrast two ideas, highlighting the difference between talking about others and oneself.

• I was the realest nigga / You was close to that's for real

  ➔ Colloquial Contractions

  ➔ The contractions 'was' and 'that's' are used in a colloquial style to sound more natural and conversational.

• The people that know you don't love you / The people that love you don't know you

  ➔ Relative Clauses

  ➔ The relative clauses 'that know you' and 'that love you' are used to provide additional information about 'the people'.

• I loved you out loud I was vocal

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'out loud' functions as an adverbial phrase, modifying the verb 'loved' to indicate manner.

• You got everything but you still ain't happy

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The double negative 'ain't happy' is used in colloquial English to emphasize the lack of happiness.

• This ain't for megan thee stallion / This is for megan the person

  ➔ Contrastive Emphasis

  ➔ The contrast between 'megan thee stallion' and 'megan the person' emphasizes the distinction between the public figure and the individual.