i'd like to know what this means ~_~
I done hurt myself over loving you
↑ well, actually ,this is the song lyrics called " i did it for love from Boa .
i think the grammar is not inappropriate and what does "Over" mean here ?
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OVER -
"I do X over Y" means that "I do X behavior because of Y event or due to Y feelings"
"I cry over our breakup" means "I cry because you and I were dating but we broke up and it makes me sad"
"Don't cry over spilled milk" is an idiom meaning "don't cry because the milk spilled (it's a small thing)"
I DONE x -
Adding "done" between the subject and the past-tense verb (I done ate.. I done went...) is used as emphasis that the past-tense verb is the extra important in the sentence. This is only done in country music songs, or in certain areas of the US that are very rural where this type of casual speech is common. It is NOT something that new language learners should try to copy, because everyone will assume you are just plain wrong, and not trying to show cultural understanding of this sub-culture.
Therefore, "I done hurt myself over loving you" means "I really hurt myself because I loved you (and you probably didn't love me back) and now it hurts very much"
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