As Long As You Love Me – English Lyrics

• By: Backstreet Boys

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics and catchy melody of the Backstreet Boys' hit "As Long As You Love Me." This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English through its clear expressions of unconditional love and acceptance. Its memorable chorus and universal message make it easy to follow along, understand common English phrases related to relationships, and appreciate the nuances of pop music vocabulary. Its enduring popularity ensures you'll encounter it often, making it a perfect and enjoyable tool for language immersion.

[English]

(basketball thudding)

(voices distorting)

(slow music)

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ Although loneliness has always been a friend of mine ♪

♪ I'm leaving my life in your hand ♪

♪ People say I'm crazy and that I am blind ♪

♪ Risking it all in a glance ♪

♪ And how you got me blind is still a mystery ♪

♪ I can't get you out of my head ♪

♪ Don't care what is written in your history ♪

♪ As long as you're here with me ♪

♪ I don't care who you are ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ What you did ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ Don't care what you did ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ Every little thing that you have said and done ♪

♪ Feels like it's deep within me, mm-mm-mm ♪

♪ Doesn't really matter if you're on the run ♪

♪ It seems like we're meant to be ♪

♪ I don't care who you are ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ What you did ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ I don't know ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ Don't care what you did ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ I've tried to hide it so that no one knows ♪

♪ But I guess it shows ♪

♪ When you look into my eyes ♪

♪ What you did and where you're comin' from ♪

♪ I don't care ♪

♪ As long as you love me, baby ♪

♪ I don't care who you are ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ What you did ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ Don't care what you did ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ What you did ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ Where you're from ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ Who you are ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

♪ What you did ♪

♪ I don't care ♪

♪ As long as you love me ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for (someone)
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb.
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way.
blind /blaɪnd/ B1	adjective - unable to see
glance /ɡlæns/ B2	noun - a brief or quick look verb - take a brief or quick look
mystery /ˈmɪstəri/ B2	noun - something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are
history /ˈhɪstəri/ A2	noun - the past considered as a whole
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface.
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	verb - to be important or significant
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something out of sight
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight

Key Grammar Structures

• As long as you love me

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1/Real Conditional) using "as long as"

  ➔ "As long as" introduces a condition that must be met for something else to happen. It emphasizes the condition's importance and acts like "if and only if". In this case, the speaker doesn't care about other factors if the other person loves them. The structure is: "As long as" + condition (present simple), + result (present simple/future simple).

• Although loneliness has always been a friend of mine

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Concession using "Although" with Present Perfect

  ➔ "Although" introduces a contrasting idea or concession. The present perfect tense "has always been" emphasizes that the loneliness has been a persistent and continuing state up to the present. The sentence admits that loneliness has been a constant companion, setting up a contrast with the new potential relationship.

• People say I'm crazy and that I am blind

  ➔ Indirect Speech/Reported Speech, Subject Complement (Adjective)

  ➔ This sentence reports what other people are saying. "I'm crazy" and "I am blind" are subject complements, adjectives describing the subject "I". The "that" is used to connect the two clauses, indicating that both phrases are being reported as things people are saying.

• Risking it all in a glance

  ➔ Present Participle as Adverbial Modifier

  ➔ "Risking" is a present participle acting as an adverbial modifier, describing *how* the subject is leaving their life in the other person's hands. It implies that the act of trusting is done quickly and decisively based on a single look or impression. It describes a manner or circumstance.

• And how you got me blind is still a mystery

  ➔ Noun Clause as Subject, Passive Voice (metaphorical usage of "got me blind")

  ➔ The clause "how you got me blind" functions as the subject of the sentence. "Got me blind" is a metaphorical use of the passive voice. It doesn't literally mean someone lost their sight, but that they've been so enamored or captivated that they're unable to see things clearly. "Got" functions as an auxiliary verb similar to "made" in this context. The structure is: Question word (how) + subject + verb + object + adjective.

• Don't care what is written in your history

  ➔ Imperative (Negative) + Noun Clause as Object, Passive Voice

  ➔ "Don't care" is a negative imperative. The clause "what is written in your history" is a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "care". The verb "is written" is in the passive voice, meaning that something (presumably events, actions, etc.) has been recorded in someone else's history. The speaker is stating their indifference towards past events recorded in the other person's past.

• Doesn't really matter if you're on the run

  ➔ Impersonal "It" Construction, Conditional Clause with "if"

  ➔ This sentence uses the impersonal "it" construction, where "it" doesn't refer to a specific noun. Instead, "It doesn't really matter" is equivalent to "It is not important." The "if" clause introduces a condition: "if you're on the run". "On the run" means trying to avoid being caught, especially by the police. The sentence conveys that the speaker doesn't care about this condition.