Ain't That Why – English Lyrics

• By: R3HAB, Krewella
• Album: Trouble

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hearts /hɑːrts/ A2	noun - plural of heart, the vital organ
joke /dʒoʊk/ A2	noun - something said or done to cause laughter
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - having no money verb - past tense of break, to separate into pieces
crack /kræk/ B2	verb - to break or cause to break noun - a line on a surface where it has broken
shell /ʃɛl/ B1	noun - a hard outer covering of certain animals or objects
tease /tiːz/ B2	verb - to make fun of or provoke in a playful way
tequila /tɛˈkiːlə/ B2	noun - a distilled alcoholic beverage from the Mexican agave plant
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B1	noun - emotions or sensations
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the real fact or accurate information
back /bæk/ A2	adverb - to a previous position or place
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the fact or reality
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment

Key Grammar Structures

• You crack my shell

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual actions or general truths

  ➔ Uses the **present simple** to describe a habitual or enduring action, implying that cracking the shell is a regular or significant event.

• I'm Heaven, I'm Hell

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis, using the present tense to describe dual states

  ➔ Uses **repetition** for dramatic emphasis, paired with the **present tense** to express current states or feelings that coexist.

• Ain't that why you love me?

  ➔ Using contraction and interrogative form in present simple tense

  ➔ Features **contraction** ('Ain't') and a **question** structure to inquire about the reason for love, in the **present simple** tense.

• We go for broke

  ➔ Present simple tense expressing a determination or intention

  ➔ Uses **present simple** to denote a decisive action or attitude, implying they are willing to take significant risks.

• Head is spinning like carousel

  ➔ Simile using 'like' to compare two things

  ➔ Uses a **simile** with 'like' to vividly describe the **head spinning** as similar to a **carousel**, emphasizing a feeling of dizziness or chaos.

• Strip tease and tequila

  ➔ Coordination of nouns to specify related items or activities

  ➔ Uses **coordinate nouns** without conjunctions to group related activities or items, implying a list of pleasures or actions.

• Blame the shit on the chemicals

  ➔ Using idiomatic expression with prepositions

  ➔ Features an **idiomatic expression** 'blame the shit on', where 'shit' is a colloquial noun and the phrase assigns responsibility to 'the chemicals', implying that external substances are to blame for certain feelings or behaviors.