This Is What You Came For – English Lyrics

• By: Calvin Harris, Rihanna
• Album: 96 Months

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of pop and electronic music with Calvin Harris and Rihanna's chart-topping hit, "This Is What You Came For." This song is a fantastic way to engage with modern English, offering catchy phrases and straightforward lyrical structures that are easy to follow. Its global appeal and vibrant sound make it a special track for understanding contemporary English musical expression and vocabulary related to attraction and excitement.

[English]

♪ Baby, this is what you came for ♪

♪ Lightning strikes every time she moves ♪

♪ And everybody's watchin' her ♪

♪ But she's lookin' at you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Baby, this is what you came for ♪

♪ Lightning strikes every time she moves ♪

♪ And everybody's watchin' her ♪

♪ But she's lookin' at you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ We go fast with the game we play ♪

(upbeat music)

♪ Who knows why it's gotta be this way ♪

♪ We say nothin' more than we need ♪

♪ I say your place when we leave ♪

♪ Baby, this is what you came for ♪

♪ Lightning strikes every time she moves ♪

♪ And everybody's watchin' her ♪

♪ But she's lookin' at you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Baby, this is what you came for ♪

♪ Lightning strikes every time she moves ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Baby, this is what you came for ♪

♪ Lightning strikes every time she moves ♪

♪ And everybody's watchin' her ♪

♪ But she's lookin' at you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ You, ooh, ooh, you, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child
lightning /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ B2	noun - a flash of light in the sky caused by electricity
strike /straɪk/ B2	verb - to hit or attack someone or something
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or place
watch /wɒtʃ/ A2	verb - to look at something for a period of time
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - a form of play or sport
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something because it is essential
fast /fæst/ B1	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
who /huː/ A1	pronoun - used to ask about the identity of a person
why /waɪ/ A1	adverb - for what reason
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words so as to convey information
place /pleɪs/ A2	noun - a particular position or point in space

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby, this is what you came for

  ➔ Subject + is + predicative complement

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense with "this is" to identify or describe a thing.

• Lightning strikes every time she moves

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions

  ➔ The sentence indicates a general truth or habitual event using the present simple tense.

• And everybody's watchin' her

  ➔ Possessive + 's + verb in present continuous

  ➔ The phrase shows possession and ongoing action, with 's indicating belonging or relation.

• We go fast with the game we play

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions

  ➔ This sentence uses present simple tense to describe regular or habitual actions.

• Who knows why it's gotta be this way

  ➔ Interrogative sentence + modal verb 'gotta' (informal for 'have to')

  ➔ The sentence is a question formed with an interrogative word and informal modal 'gotta' indicating necessity or obligation.

• We say nothin' more than we need

  ➔ Present simple tense with "say" for general statements

  ➔ The sentence uses the simple present tense to express a habitual or general statement.