Anchor – English Lyrics

• By: Boyce Avenue

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of Boyce Avenue's 'Anchor' to explore themes of love, loss, and emotional resilience. This powerful pop-rock ballad offers a rich vocabulary for expressing deep feelings and vivid metaphors, making it a compelling song for language learners interested in emotional storytelling through music.

[English]

You gave me love I won't forget.

Once a beacon guiding me along.

Always thought we'd fight and not surrender.

But now it seems there's nothing left.

To think we were confident and strong.

Now you're gone and all I have is never.

But we were meant to go down together like a sinking ship.

Caught in the weather said we'd both hold on.

Hold on forever but you're letting me go.

Down like an anchor you.

And I, always, forever, never thought you'd lie.

And act like you never said "I do".

We'd die, hold on, forever but you're letting me go.

Down like an anchor.

How many wrongs did we make wrong?

Just to keep our hearts on solid ground.

While the tide was pulling us back under.

How many fights did we prolong?

Just to show our love could still be found.

Now my pride it only makes me wonder.

Cause we were meant to go down together like a sinking ship.

Caught in the weather said we'd both hold on.

Hold on forever but you're letting me go.

Down like an anchor you.

And I, always, forever, never thought you'd lie.

And act like you never said "I do".

We'd die, hold on, forever but you're letting me go.

Down like an anchor.

After everything we've been through.

Don't want to live in a world without you.

Cause we were meant to go down together like a sinking ship.

Caught in the weather said we'd both hold on.

Hold on forever but you're letting me go.

Down like an anchor you.

And I, always, forever, never thought you'd lie.

And act like you never said "I do".

We'd die, hold on, forever but you're letting me go.

Down like an anchor.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
anchor /ˈæŋkər/ A2	noun - a heavy object attached to a ship by a chain or rope to hold it in a particular place verb - to secure a ship or boat with an anchor
beacon /ˈbiːkən/ B1	noun - a light or fire that warns or signals
surrender /səˈrɛndər/ A2	verb - to stop fighting and admit defeat
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing certainty about something
pride /praɪd/ A2	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements
tide /taɪd/ B1	noun - the alternate rising and falling of the sea
prolong /prəˈlɒŋ/ B2	verb - to lengthen in time or duration
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2	verb - to think about something with curiosity
meant /mɛnt/ A2	verb - past tense of 'mean': to be intended or destined for a particular purpose
weather /ˈwɛðər/ A1	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
solid /ˈsɒlɪd/ A2	adjective - firm and stable in shape; not liquid or gas
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
pull /pʊl/ A1	verb - to move something toward oneself or toward a specific direction
under /ˈʌndər/ A1	preposition - beneath or below
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to say something that is not true

Key Grammar Structures

• You gave me love I won't forget.

  ➔ Past Simple + Future negative (won’t) in a relative clause

  ➔ You gave me love I "won't" forget.

• Once a beacon guiding me along.

  ➔ Reduced relative clause with present participle (guiding)

  ➔ Once a beacon "guiding" me along.

• Always thought we'd fight and not surrender.

  ➔ Past Simple + modal "would" + infinitive; negative infinitive (not surrender)

  ➔ Always thought "we'd" fight and not surrender.

• Now you're gone and all I have is never.

  ➔ Present simple contraction (you're); existential clause (all I have is …)

  ➔ Now you're gone and "all I have is" never.

• But we were meant to go down together like a sinking ship.

  ➔ Passive voice (were meant to) + infinitive

  ➔ But "we were meant to" go down together like a sinking ship.

• Caught in the weather said we’d both hold on.

  ➔ Past participle clause (Caught in the weather) as adverbial; reported speech (said)

  ➔ "Caught" in the weather said we'd both hold on.

• Hold on forever but you're letting me go.

  ➔ Present continuous (are letting) for ongoing action

  ➔ Hold on forever but you're "letting" me go.

• How many wrongs did we make wrong?

  ➔ Question formation with do‑support (did) + past simple

  ➔ "Did" we make wrong?

• While the tide was pulling us back under.

  ➔ Past continuous (was pulling) for an ongoing past action

  ➔ While the tide "was pulling" us back under.