All I Have To Give – English Lyrics

• By: Hurts
• Album: Faith

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the heartfelt world of Hurts with 'All I Have To Give,' a poignant track that showcases raw emotion and sincerity. By exploring this song, you'll gain insight into expressing vulnerability and the courage to offer what you can, even amidst personal struggles. Discover the beauty of honesty in music and improve your English comprehension!

[English]

You're staring in the mirror

Watching as the walls are closing in

A shadow of a figure

Tryna make the best of this state that I am in

I guess I could do with the friends

I've been pushing away

But I'm destined to suffer

Until I discover he reasons I'm afraid

God knows I trY

It might not be good enough

But it's all I have to give

This is all I have to give

You might be right, sometimes

I never open up

But it's all I have to give

This is all I have to give

You're staring in the mirror

Picturing the face of a younger man

He buries it away

'Cause he's gotta try and cope in a way heunderstand

Be there for your brother

And strong for your mother again

...

'Cause he's too young to get it and she'll get upset

If she knows you feel the pain

God knows I try

It might not be good enough

But it's all I have to give

This is all I have to give

You might be right, sometimes

I'm too scared to open up

But it's all I have to give

This is all I have to give to you

...

I tell myself there's nothing left to lose

I don't know why I'm hiding from the truth

I face myself and all I see is you

Is you

You're staring in the mirror

Watching as the walls are closing in

But God knows I try (God knows)

It might not be good enough (might not be good enough)

But it's all I have to give

This is all I have to give

You might be right, sometimes

I'm too scared to open up

But it's all I have to give

This is all I have to give to you

...

To you

This is all I have to give

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
staring /ˈstɛərɪŋ/ B1	verb - to look fixedly at something
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a surface that reflects light, showing an image
walls /wɔːlz/ A2	noun - vertical structures that enclose or divide spaces
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark area caused by blocking light
figure /ˈfɪɡjər/ B1	noun - a shape or form of a person or object
destined /ˈdɛstɪnd/ B2	adjective - certain to happen or be in a particular way
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ B2	verb - to experience pain or distress
discover /dɪsˈkʌvər/ B2	verb - to find or learn something for the first time
reason /ˈriːzn/ B2	noun - a cause or explanation for an action or event
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to present or transfer to someone
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - the front part of the head
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
truth /truːθ/ B2	noun - the real facts about something
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place

Key Grammar Structures

• Watching as the walls are closing in

  ➔ Present Participle as an Adverbial Clause & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Watching" is a present participle functioning as an adverbial, indicating a simultaneous action. "closing in" is a phrasal verb meaning to approach from all sides, often in a threatening way.

• Tryna make the best of this state that I am in

  ➔ Informal Contraction, Idiomatic Expression & Relative Clause with Omitted Pronoun

  ➔ "Tryna" is an informal contraction of "trying to". "make the best of" is an idiom meaning to cope as well as possible with a difficult situation. The relative pronoun "that" is optional after "state" because it's the object of the preposition "in".

• I guess I could do with the friends I've been pushing away

  ➔ Modal Verb Phrase & Present Perfect Continuous with Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "could do with" means to need or want something. "I've been pushing away" is in the present perfect continuous tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, combined with the phrasal verb "push away" (to reject or distance oneself from someone).

• But I'm destined to suffer Until I discover the reasons I'm afraid

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive & Conjunction of Time

  ➔ "destined to suffer" uses the adjective "destined" followed by an infinitive, meaning fated or certain to happen. "Until" is a conjunction showing the time up to which an action or state continues.

• It might not be good enough

  ➔ Modal Verb of Possibility

  ➔ "might not" is a modal verb used to express a negative possibility or uncertainty about a future or present event.

• But it's all I have to give

  ➔ Noun Phrase with Infinitive for Purpose/Description

  ➔ "all I have to give" is a noun phrase where "to give" is an infinitive describing the purpose or characteristic of "all I have". It functions like a relative clause (all *that* I have *to give*).

• I'm too scared to open up

  ➔ Too... to... Structure & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ The "too... to..." structure indicates that something is excessive, preventing an action ("too scared" means so scared that one cannot "open up"). "open up" is a phrasal verb meaning to become more communicative and less reserved.

• I tell myself there's nothing left to lose

  ➔ Indefinite Pronoun + Past Participle + Infinitive

  ➔ "nothing left to lose" uses the indefinite pronoun "nothing" followed by the past participle "left" (meaning remaining) and an infinitive "to lose", indicating a complete lack of things that could be lost.

• I don't know why I'm hiding from the truth

  ➔ Embedded Question & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "why I'm hiding from the truth" is an embedded question, functioning as the object of the verb "know". The word order is statement form (subject-verb), not question form. "hiding from" is a phrasal verb meaning to avoid or conceal oneself from something.