We Don't Talk Anymore – English Lyrics

• By: Charlie Puth, Selena Gomez

Lyrics & Translation

‘We Don't Talk Anymore’ is a perfect entry point for English learners to practice conversational vocabulary related to relationships and emotional states. The song’s clear, rhythmic pronunciation and repetitive structure make it ideal for practicing natural phrasing and common English idioms used in daily life.

[English]

We don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

We don't love anymore

What was all of it for?

Oh, we don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

I just heard you found the one you've been looking

You've been looking for

I wish I would have known that wasn't me

'Cause even after all this time I still wonder

Why I can't move on

Just the way you did so easily?

Don't wanna know

What kind of dress you're wearing tonight

If he's holding onto you so tight

The way I did before

I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game

Now I can't get you out of my brain

Oh, it's such a shame

That we don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore

We don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

We don't love anymore

What was all of it for?

Oh, we don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

I just hope you're lying next to somebody

Who knows how to love you like me

There must be a good reason that you're gone

Every now and then I think you

Might want me to come show up at your door

But I'm just too afraid that I'll be wrong

Don't wanna know

If you're looking into her eyes

If she's holding onto you so tight

The way I did before

I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game

Now I can't get you out of my brain

Ooh, it's such a shame

That we don't talk anymore (we don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore (we don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

We don't love anymore (we don't, we don't)

What was all of it for? (We don't, we don't)

Oh, we don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

Like we used to do

Don't wanna know

What kind of dress you're wearing tonight

If he's giving it to you just right

The way I did before

I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game

Now I can't get you out of my brain

Oh, it's such a shame

That we don't talk anymore (we don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore (we don't, we don't)

We don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

We don't love anymore (we don't, we don't)

What was all of it for? (we don't, we don't)

Oh, we don't talk anymore

Like we used to do

(We don't talk anymore) Don't wanna know

What kind of dress you're wearing tonight (oh)

If he's holding onto you so tight (oh)

The way I did before

(We don't talk anymore) I overdosed

Should've known your love was a game (oh)

Now I can't get you out of my brain (woah)

Ooh, it's such a shame

We don't talk anymore

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - To speak in order to give information or express feelings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - To feel deep affection for someone
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B1	verb - To desire to know something; feel curious
easily /ˈiːzəli/ A2	adjective - Without difficulty or effort
dress /drɛs/ A1	noun - A piece of clothing for women or girls
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - The night of the present day
holding /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ A1	verb - To grasp, carry, or support with the hands or arms
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - Firmly or closely fixed in place
overdosed /ˈoʊvərdˌoʊst/ C1	verb - To take an excessively large amount of a drug (here used metaphorically for love/emotion)
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - An activity engaged in for diversion or amusement
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - The organ of soft nervous tissue in the head
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - A feeling of regret or disappointment
hope /hoʊp/ A1	verb - To want something to happen or be true
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened

Key Grammar Structures

• Like we used to do

  ➔ Used to + base verb

  ➔ "Used to" is used to describe past habits or states that are no longer true.

• I wish I would have known that wasn't me

  ➔ Wish + past modal (would have + V3/ED)

  ➔ We use "wish" with "would have" to express regret about a past situation.

• I just heard you found the one you've been looking for

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The "present perfect continuous" highlights that the action was ongoing up until a recent point in the past.

• Should've known your love was a game

  ➔ Modal perfect (Should have + V3/ED)

  ➔ "Should have" is used to express an expectation or regret that something did not happen in the past.

• Just the way you did so easily?

  ➔ Pro-form verb (Did)

  ➔ "Did" is used here as a substitute for the previous verb phrase to avoid repetition.

• If he's holding onto you so tight

  ➔ Conditional clause (Type 1)

  ➔ A real possibility in the present or future, using "if" + present tense.

• I just hope you're lying next to somebody

  ➔ Present Progressive for current state

  ➔ "You're lying" describes an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• There must be a good reason that you're gone

  ➔ Modal of deduction (Must be)

  ➔ "Must be" is used to express a logical certainty or strong deduction about a situation.