You Got Me Like – English Lyrics

• By: Mindme, Emmi

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic sounds of 'You Got Me Like' to explore modern conversational English and emotive expressions of attraction. This track is perfect for learners wanting to practice natural phrasing and the flow of contemporary pop lyrics.

[English]

[Music]

think about the way they not me

no one ever cared like you care for me

such a price are in the dark space with

the others all we ever did was

frightened one point I would never

thought that I would made

it's all different you got every little

string on me the way you make me feel is

crazy how did he get so fly you got me

[Music]

you know babe

my

don't let anyone hold you down just

because you are shiny way more than the

other good

[Music]

Oh

the best part is

you know is the somersault different you

got every little stroke

where your milk may feel is crazy how

did it get so fly you got me

[Music]

then you know

my

this time it's all different you got

every little string on me the way you

make me feel is crazy how did he get so

fly you got me like

you got me like

there's no

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
frightened /ˈfraɪtənd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
different /ˈdɪfərənt/ A2	adjective - not the same as another or each other
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged or extremely enthusiastic/wild
fly /flaɪ/ B2	adjective - slang for stylish, cool, or attractive verb - to move through the air
shiny /ˈʃaɪni/ B1	adjective - reflecting light; bright and bright
somersault /ˈsʌmərsɔːlt/ C1	noun - an acrobatic movement in which a person turns head over heels
string /strɪŋ/ B1	noun - a thin piece of cord or thread
stroke /stroʊk/ B2	noun - an act of hitting or touching something gently
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - the amount of money expected or required in payment

Key Grammar Structures

• No one ever cared like you care for me

  ➔ Present Simple for habits and states

  ➔ Using 'care' in the present simple shows a constant, ongoing state of affection.

• All we ever did was frightened

  ➔ Relative clause with 'all' (All that we ever did)

  ➔ The structure 'All + relative clause + was' acts as the subject of the sentence.

• I would never thought that I would made it

  ➔ Modal perfect / Conditional mood (Note: contains colloquial non-standard grammar)

  ➔ The artist uses 'would' to speculate about a hypothetical past outcome.

• You got every little string on me

  ➔ Present perfect (stative meaning) or slang present

  ➔ To 'have someone on a string' is an idiom meaning to have control over them.

• How did he get so fly

  ➔ Past Simple 'Wh-' question

  ➔ Using 'did' + subject + base form to inquire about the past progression of a state ('getting fly').

• Don't let anyone hold you down

  ➔ Imperative negative

  ➔ The structure 'Don't + verb' is used to give advice or a strong suggestion.

• Just because you are shiny way more than the other

  ➔ Subordinate clause of reason

  ➔ Using 'just because' introduces a premise that is being challenged or corrected.

• You got me like

  ➔ Colloquial present tense

  ➔ The phrase ends abruptly, using 'like' as a connector to express a feeling or state of being.