Wait – English Lyrics

• By: NF
• Album: Mansion

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion of NF's "Wait," a powerful song that offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to relationships, desperation, and introspection. Its direct and heartfelt lyrics, combined with NF's distinctive blend of rap and melodic singing, make it an impactful piece for understanding authentic emotional expression in contemporary English music.

[English]

♪ WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME ♪

♪ WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME ♪

♪ WHERE YOU GOING, WHERE YOU GOING ♪

♪ WHY YOU LEAVING WHY YOU LEAVING ♪

♪ WAIT ♪

♪ I CAN'T LOSE YOU , I CAN'T LOSE YOU ♪

♪ I CAN'T LOSE YOU , I CAN'T LOSE YOU ♪

♪ GIRL I NEED YOU GIRL I NEED YOU ♪

♪ WAIT ♪

♪ DON'T YOU LOVE ME DON'T YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ DON'T YOU LOVE ME DON'T YOU LOVE ME ♪

♪ GUESS YOU DON'T WANT ME YOU DON'T WANT ME ♪

♪ WAIT ♪

♪ WE BACK AND FORTH YEAH THIS AIN'T WORKING ♪

♪ THIS AIN'T WORKING ♪

♪ LOVE AIN'T PERFECT, LOVE AIN'T PERFECT ♪

♪ I'M HOLDING ONTO PIECES OF US ♪

♪ THAT I JUST CAN'T LET GO ♪

♪ I KNOW THIS A DESPERATE KIND OF LOVE ♪

♪ BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT'S HOME ♪

♪ WHERE YOU GOING ♪

♪ I'M HOLDING ON TO PIECES OF US 'CAUSE I JUST CAN'T LET GO ♪

♪ WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME ♪

♪ WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME ♪

♪ WHAT YOU THINKING WHAT YOU THINKING ♪

♪ WHERE'S YOUR MIND AT WHERE'S YOUR MIND AT ♪

♪ WAIT ♪

♪ DON'T YOU MISS US DON'T YOU MISS US ♪

♪ DON'T YOU MISS US DON'T YOU MISS US ♪

♪ CAUSE YOU DON'T CALL BACK YOU DON'T CALL BACK ♪

♪ WAIT ♪

♪ ARE YOU HAPPY TELL ME ARE YOU HAPPY ♪

♪ ARE YOU SMILING ARE YOU SMILING ♪

♪ WAIT ♪

♪ GIRL WHAT HAPPENED TELL ME GIRL WHAT HAPPENED ♪

♪ CAUSE I AM DYING I AM DYING ♪

♪ I'M HOLDING ONTO PIECES OF US ♪

♪ THAT I JUST CAN'T LET GO ♪

♪ I KNOW THIS A DESPERATE KIND OF LOVE ♪

♪ BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT'S HOME ♪

♪ WHERE YOU GOING ♪

♪ I'M HOLDING ON TO PIECES OF US ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I JUST CAN'T LET GO ♪

♪ WAIT ♪

♪ WE DON'T WANNA HAVE A CONVERSATION ♪

♪ WE DON'T WANNA THINK ABOUT IT WE JUST WANNA FAKE IT ♪

♪ WE JUST WANNA ACT LIKE EVERYTHING IS GREAT ♪

♪ GOING BACK TO THE DAY WATCHING MOVIES IN THE BASEMENT ♪

♪ AND THE PROBLEM IS NOW FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS CHANGING ♪

♪ AND I'M TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING ON THE MUSIC ♪

♪ BUT I FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME I LOOK AT ♪

♪ YOU I'M IN A PLACE WHERE ♪

♪ IT'S HARD TO BE THE MAN OF THE HOUSE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU AIN'T GOT A HOUSE I HATE THIS ♪

♪ YEAH IT'S COMPLICATED IT'S COMPLICATED ♪

♪ IT'S COMPLICATED ♪

♪ WE DON'T WANNA TALK WE DON'T WANNA TALK IT'S COMPLICATED ♪

♪ I'M SITTING IN THE HOTEL ROOM LIKE WHY ♪

♪ CALL YOUR PHONE AND APOLOGIZE ♪

♪ GOTTA BE A WAY WE CAN MAKE THIS RIGHT ♪

♪ WE CAN MAKE THIS RIGHT ♪

♪ I'M HOLDING ONTO PIECES OF US ♪

♪ THAT I JUST CAN'T LET GO ♪

♪ I KNOW THIS A DESPERATE KIND OF LOVE ♪

♪ BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT'S HOME ♪

♪ WHERE YOU GOING ♪

♪ OH YOU GOING ♪

♪ I'M HOLDING ON TO PIECES OF US ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I JUST CAN'T LET GO ♪

♪ I'M HOLDING ON TO PIECES OF US ♪

♪ THAT I JUST CAN'T LET GO ♪

♪ I KNOW THIS A DESPERATE KIND OF LOVE ♪

♪ BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT'S HOME ♪

♪ WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME ♪

♪ WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay in one place or remain inactive until something happens noun - the period of time spent waiting
leave /liːv/ B1	verb - to go away from a place
lose /luːz/ B1	verb - to be unable to find something or someone
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something because it is important or essential
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to have a deep affection or care for someone or something
want /wɒnt/ A2	verb - to desire something
hold /hoʊld/ B1	verb - to have or keep something in your hand or arms
piece /piːs/ A2	noun - a part or portion of something
desperate /ˈdɛspərɪt/ B2	adjective - feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
mind /maɪnd/ B2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware, think, and feel
miss /mɪs/ B1	verb - to feel the absence or loss of someone or something
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak or shout to someone
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to make a happy or friendly expression with the lips noun - a happy or friendly expression on the face
die /daɪ/ B1	verb - to stop living
complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; complex

Key Grammar Structures

• DON'T LEAVE ME

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ This is the negative imperative formed with "don't" before the verb; "don't" is a contraction of "do not" used for commands or requests.

• I CAN'T LOSE YOU

  ➔ Modal verb with negation (can't)

  ➔ This line uses a modal verb in negative form: "can't" (cannot) indicating inability.

• GIRL I NEED YOU

  ➔ Vocative (addressing someone)

  ➔ In the line "GIRL I NEED YOU", the word "GIRL" functions as a vocative (addressing someone directly).

• DON'T YOU LOVE ME

  ➔ Negative question

  ➔ In "DON'T YOU LOVE ME", the sentence is a negative question formed with "don't".

• WE DON'T WANNA HAVE A CONVERSATION

  ➔ Contraction (informal) with want to

  ➔ The phrase uses the informal contraction "don't wanna" (do not want to).

• I'M HOLDING ON TO PIECES OF US

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ This sentence uses the present continuous tense with the auxiliary "am" and the -ing form: "I'm holding...".

• I KNOW THIS A DESPERATE KIND OF LOVE

  ➔ Ellipsis of the copula (is omitted)

  ➔ In "I KNOW THIS A DESPERATE KIND OF LOVE", the copula is omitted: the verb "is" is understood but not spoken.

• GOTTA BE A WAY WE CAN MAKE THIS RIGHT

  ➔ Gotta (informal modal meaning 'have got to' / 'must')

  ➔ "GOTTA" is an informal modal meaning you must or have to; in this line it expresses obligation.

• WHERE YOU GOING

  ➔ Informal question formation (omission of 'are')

  ➔ In "WHERE YOU GOING", the auxiliary "are" is omitted in casual spoken English.