Can't Call This a Love Song
Vybz Kartel Lyrics


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Big up yo self everything good baby
Mi never know a suh yo shady mi nah lie
Wa yo tell mi last night hurt up mi brain
So mi jump in a mi car and mi drive go a stand pipe
Mi never know yo have da medication deh
Fi tell mi seh yuh a go run away somewhere
Seh yuh a go bring mi children
Seh yuh a go meck another man grow dem cho

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Yuh say, yuh say, yuh crush out mi heart
That's why mi call yo fi bring yo to class now
Look how far wi a come from
Mi cyaa call this yah love song

Yuh say, yuh say, yuh crush out mi heart
That's why mi call yo fi bring yo to class now
Look how far wi a come from
Mi cyaa call this yah love song

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Big up yo self and gwaan do yo thing girl
Mi never know a suh yo hate mi
Mi nah lie
Member seh mi tell yo seh yo cyaa si mi start cry
But if mi never seh mi hurt is a fast lie
Mi give yuh everything mi could a give yuh
And the likkle seh yo seh mi no do nothing fi yo
Mi mind tell mi fi left yo
But mi heart cyaa dweet caw mi love yo cho

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Overall Meaning

The song "Can't Call This a Love Song" by Vybz Kartel is a powerful expression of the artist's feelings towards an unreliable partner. In the first verse, the singer acknowledges that he didn't realize how untrustworthy his partner was until she hurt him deeply by threatening to take away their children and walk away from their relationship. He explains that he didn't know she had the heart to do this, and that he was so hurt that he had to drive away to clear his mind.


The second verse continues to express the singer's hurt and betrayal, as he acknowledges that he gave her everything he could, and suffered in silence when she hurt him emotionally. Despite his better judgment, he cannot bring himself to leave her because he loves her too much. Throughout the entire song, the singer repeats the refrain, "Mi cyaa call this yah love song," which means that he cannot classify their relationship as a love song because there is too much pain and distrust between them.


Overall, "Can't Call This a Love Song" is a powerful and emotional expression of a complicated relationship that is full of both love and betrayal. The lyrics and the melody work together to create a powerful sense of hurt and longing that will resonate with anyone who has ever been through a similarly complicated relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

Big up yo self everything good baby
Greetings and self-encouragement


Mi never know a suh yo shady mi nah lie
I was unaware of how deceptive you were


Wa yo tell mi last night hurt up mi brain
What you said last night really bothered me


So mi jump in a mi car and mi drive go a stand pipe
I impulsively got in my car and drove to the nearest water station


Mi never know yo have da medication deh
I didn't know you had that medicine


Fi tell mi seh yuh a go run away somewhere
You want to inform me that you are planning to run away


Seh yuh a go bring mi children
You said you would bring my children with you


Seh yuh a go meck another man grow dem cho
You plan to have another man raise them


Yuh say, yuh say, yuh crush out mi heart
You claim to have broken my heart


That's why mi call yo fi bring yo to class now
That's why I wanted to confront you about it


Look how far wi a come from
We have come a long way


Mi cyaa call this yah love song
I cannot refer to this song as a love song


Big up yo self and gwaan do yo thing girl
Encouragement and support, urging to continue doing what she's doing


Mi never know a suh yo hate mi
I didn't realize that you harbored such resentment towards me


Member seh mi tell yo seh yo cyaa si mi start cry
I remember telling you that you'll never see me cry


But if mi never seh mi hurt is a fast lie
If I said I wasn't hurt, it would be a blatant lie


Mi give yuh everything mi could a give yuh
I gave you my all


And the likkle seh yo seh mi no do nothing fi yo
The small things you complained that I didn't do for you


Mi mind tell mi fi left yo
My mind is telling me to leave you


But mi heart cyaa dweet caw mi love yo cho
But my heart can't handle it because I love you so much




Writer(s): Adidja Azim Palmer, Simon Fraser Howden

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Comments from YouTube:

@pinetart7048

Love this song. Thanks for singing it Addi. What a great experience for my ears.

@1160bergen

Adidja Azim Palmer your voice has touched me emotionally with this song. You are what an artist is truly supposed to be

@KimBlaQue

real shit

@burn253

this what is called ,dominating a genre

@steffornthomas6571

Whoever is here and still holding it out big up same way

@TheArchevil

In music Kartel tells no lie, big ups to the bozz who still mek reall music 

@dreclr71

Later will be greater... after the darkness comes the light. True love is deeper than being nice with a fake smile. Stay firm

@platinumwire

the greatest dancehall artist ever big up you self beyond the bars

@romariolawrence2429

kartel dancehall can never be the same with uu behind bars.....uu bring the thing to a different level gaza fi lyphe

@malikamahoney

forever a classic!!! love the world boss ❤

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