Trick Me – English Lyrics

• By: Kelis
• Album: Tasty

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Kelis's "Trick Me," a vibrant track with a captivating blend of funk, reggae, and ska. Its clear and direct lyrics about self-worth and not being fooled again offer an excellent opportunity to learn English slang and expressions related to relationships and empowerment. Discover how Kelis's unique vocal delivery and the song's rhythmic hooks make its message unforgettable, enriching your vocabulary with everyday phrases and emotional language.

[English]

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ This is it ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ Said I've paid my dues for all that I've done ♪

♪ And I showed you that I loved you more than once ♪

♪ There's nothing left there to decide ♪

♪ Said you might trick me once ♪

♪ I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ Freedom to us has always been a trick ♪

♪ Freedom to you has always been whoever landed on your... ♪

♪ Seen it in you one too many times ♪

♪ Said you might trick me once ♪

♪ Won't let you trick me twice, no ♪

♪ Might trick me once - (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ Might trick me once ♪

♪ I won't let you trick me twice, no ♪

♪ Might trick me once ♪

♪ I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ No, I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ Those days are old and overdone ♪

♪ And it's only 'cause I'm not with you ♪

♪ That you make me number one ♪

♪ Though I may love you ♪

♪ It hurts me deep inside that ♪

♪ Now you no longer have to hide ♪

♪ I used to be down with the late night hit ♪

♪ Started gettin' heavy when I really wasn't ready ♪

♪ Used my past to get in my mind ♪

♪ So I fell for your lies like all the time ♪

♪ I thought you were the... to be playin' around ♪

♪ Call the police, there's a mad girl in town ♪

♪ Couldn't get even here without a sound ♪

♪ It's not how I wanna get down ♪

♪ Yeah - (Yeah) ♪

♪ Might trick me once - (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ Might trick me once - (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ I won't let you trick me twice, no ♪

♪ Might trick me once - (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ No, I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ No, I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ Well, I've paid my dues for all that I've done ♪

♪ And I showed you that I loved you more than once ♪

♪ There's nothing left there to decide ♪

♪ Ah, trick me ♪

♪ I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ You might trick me once ♪

♪ I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ You might trick me once ♪

♪ No, I won't let you trick me twice, no ♪

♪ You might trick me once ♪

♪ No, I won't let you trick me twice ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ Peace ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

♪ (Whoa-oh-oh) ♪

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Key Grammar Structures

• Said I've paid my dues for all that I've done

  ➔ Present Perfect tense (I've paid) + Relative clause ('that I've done')

  ➔ The present perfect ('I've paid') describes an action completed in the past with relevance to the present. 'That I've done' is a relative clause modifying 'all' and refers to what she has done.

• And I showed you that I loved you more than once

  ➔ Past Simple tense ('showed') + Comparative of Adverbs ('more than')

  ➔ The verb 'showed' is in the simple past tense. 'More than once' is a comparative adverbial phrase of frequency.

• There's nothing left there to decide

  ➔ Existential 'there' + Infinitive of Purpose ('to decide')

  ➔ The sentence uses the existential 'there' construction. 'To decide' is an infinitive of purpose, showing why there's nothing left.

• Said you might trick me once

  ➔ Modal verb 'might' + conditional sentence, (Implied conditional)

  ➔ The modal verb 'might' expresses possibility. The sentence implies a conditional scenario.

• I won't let you trick me twice

  ➔ Future tense (won't) + Verb Pattern (let + object + infinitive without 'to')

  ➔ 'Won't' is the contracted form of 'will not', expressing the future. The sentence uses the pattern 'let + object + infinitive without to'.

• Freedom to us has always been a trick

  ➔ Present Perfect tense (has been) + Inversion (in a statement to emphasize a contrast)

  ➔ The present perfect 'has been' shows a state continuing to the present. The sentence structure isn't inverted in the standard way, but serves to emphasize the contrast between freedom as trick to 'us' and 'you'.

• It hurts me deep inside that

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun (me) + Adverbial phrase (deep inside) + Conjunction (that)

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun 'me' is used. The adverbial phrase 'deep inside' modifies the verb. The conjunction 'that' introduces a clause.

• Though I may love you

  ➔ Conjunction 'though' + Modal Verb 'may'

  ➔ The conjunction 'though' introduces a clause of concession. 'May' is a modal verb expressing possibility.

• And it's only 'cause I'm not with you

  ➔ Contraction ('it's) + Conjunction 'cause' + Negative clause (I'm not)

  ➔ This sentence uses a contraction for 'it is'. The use of 'cause' is informal. The negative clause 'I'm not with you' expresses a state of not being together.