Love On The Brain – English Lyrics

• By: Rihanna
• Album: ANTI

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion and timeless sound of Rihanna's "Love on the Brain." This soulful ballad offers a captivating journey through the complexities of love and dependency, making it an excellent song to explore English vocabulary related to intense feelings, relationships, and emotional struggles. Rihanna's powerful vocals and the song's vintage-inspired musicality make it a unique and special listening experience, perfect for understanding nuanced expressions in English.

[English]

And you got me like oh

What you want from me?

(What you want from me?)

And tried to buy your pretty heart

But the price's too high

Baby you got me like oh

You love when I fall apart

(Fall apart)

So you can put me together

And throw me against the wall

Baby you got me like ah, woo, ah

Don't you stop loving me

(Loving me) Don't quit loving me

(Loving me) Just start loving me

(Loving me)

Oh, and babe I'm fist fighting with fire

Just to get close to you

Can we burn something babe?

And I'll run for miles just to get a taste

Must be love on the brain

That's got me feeling this way

(Feeling this way)

It beats me black and blue but it f- me so good

And I can't get enough

Must be love on the brain, yeah

And it keeps cursing my name

(Cursing my name)

No matter what I do

I'm no good without you

And I can't get enough

Must be love on the brain

Baby, keep loving me

Just love me, yeah, just love me

All you need to do is love me, yeah

Got me like ah-ah-ah-ow

I'm tired of being played like a violin

What do I gotta do to get in your m-heart?

Baby like I, woo, I

Don't you stop loving me

(Loving me) Don't quit loving me

(Loving me) Just start loving me

(Loving me)

Ooh, and babe I'm fist fighting with fire

Just to get close to you

Can we burn something babe?

And I run for miles just to get a taste

Must be love on the brain, woo!

That's got me feeling this way

(Feeling this way)

It beats me black and blue

But it fucks me so good

And I can't get enough

Must be love on the brain

It keeps cursing my name

(Cursing my name)

No matter what I do

I'm no good without you

And I can't get enough

Must be love on the brain

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
brain /breɪn/ B1	noun - organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do (something) noun - a desire for something
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - the amount of money expected or required for something
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop down unintentionally
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance
throw /θroʊ/ A2	verb - to propel something with force
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - a vertical structure that divides or encloses an area
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to bring to an end
quit /kwɪt/ A2	verb - to stop doing something
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a violent struggle
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning
close /kloʊs/ A2	adjective - near in space or time
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - the sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance. verb - perceive or experience the flavor of.
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
beats /biːts/ B1	verb - to strike (someone or something) repeatedly
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the darkest color
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color midway between green and violet
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	verb - to utter offensive words in anger or annoyance
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation

Key Grammar Structures

• What you want from me?

  ➔ Interrogative Pronoun 'What' in a Question

  ➔ Uses the interrogative pronoun "what" to directly ask about someone's desires or expectations. It’s a concise and direct question.

• So you can put me together And throw me against the wall

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction 'So' indicating purpose; Compound Sentence (coordinate clauses)

  ➔ The conjunction "so" introduces the purpose or reason for a previous action. This sentence shows a cause-and-effect relationship, highlighting manipulation and abuse. "So" introduces the intention behind the action.

• Oh, and babe I'm fist fighting with fire Just to get close to you

  ➔ 'Just to' + infinitive: expressing purpose; Present Continuous ('I'm fist fighting') for an action happening now

  ➔ "Just to" explains the purpose behind the action (fist fighting with fire). Present Continuous emphasizes that the action is ongoing and possibly difficult or intense. "Just to get close to you" highlights the extreme lengths the speaker is going to.

• Must be love on the brain

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Must' for deduction/strong possibility

  ➔ "Must be" indicates a strong belief or conclusion based on the available evidence (feeling a certain way). The speaker is convinced that 'love on the brain' is the most likely explanation.

• It beats me black and blue but it f- me so good

  ➔ Conjunction 'but' expressing contrast; Adverb 'so' modifying an adjective

  ➔ "But" highlights the conflicting feelings - pain versus pleasure. "So good" intensifies the feeling of pleasure, creating a strong contrast with the pain.

• No matter what I do I'm no good without you

  ➔ Conditional Clause with 'No matter what'; 'No good' as an adjective phrase.

  ➔ "No matter what" introduces a condition that doesn't affect the outcome - the speaker is always inadequate without the other person. "No good" functions as an adjective, describing the speaker's state of being. Expresses a sense of dependency and self-deprecation.

• What do I gotta do to get in your heart?

  ➔ Informal contraction 'gotta' (got to); 'To get' as an infinitive of purpose.

  ➔ "Gotta" is a common, informal contraction of "got to", which itself is an informal way of saying "have to" or "must". It emphasizes the speaker's need or obligation. "To get" indicates the purpose of their actions - to achieve a desired outcome (entering the other person's heart).