Beating Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Ellie Goulding

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the themes of love, loss, and hope in Ellie Goulding's "Beating Heart," a song written for the movie *Divergent*. Through vivid lyrics and Goulding's emotive vocals, this song offers a poignant exploration of relationships and the challenges of separation, making it a great way to improve your understanding of emotional expression in English.

[English]

[♪♪♪]

♪ Eyes make their peace in difficulties ♪

♪ With wounded lips and salted cheeks ♪

♪ And finally, we step to leave ♪

♪ To the departure lounge of disbelief ♪

♪ And I don't know where I'm going ♪

♪ But I know it's gonna be a long time ♪

♪ And I'll be leaving in the morning ♪

♪ Come the white wine, bitter sunlight ♪

♪ Wanna hear your beating heart tonight ♪

♪ Before the bleeding sun comes alive ♪

♪ I want to make the best of what is left, hold tight ♪

♪ And hear my beating heart one last time ♪

♪ Before daylight ♪

♪ And the canyon underneath the trees ♪

♪ Behind the dark sky, you looked at me ♪

♪ I fell for you, like autumn leaves ♪

♪ Never faded, evergreen ♪

♪ And I don't know where I'm going ♪

♪ But I know it's gonna be a long time ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be leaving in the morning ♪

♪ Come the white wine, bitter sunlight ♪

♪ Wanna hear your beating heart tonight ♪

♪ (Tonight, tonight) ♪

♪ Before the bleeding sun comes alive ♪

♪ (Alive, alive) ♪

♪ I want to make the best of what is left, hold tight ♪

♪ (Tight, tight, tight) ♪

♪ And hear my beating heart one last time ♪

♪ (Time) ♪

♪ I can't face this, now everything has changed ♪

♪ I just wanna be by your side ♪

♪ Here's hoping we collide ♪

♪ Here's hoping we collide ♪

♪ Here's hoping we collide ♪

♪ Wanna hear your beating heart tonight ♪

♪ (Tonight, tonight) ♪

♪ Before the bleeding sun comes alive ♪

♪ (Alive, alive) ♪

♪ I want to make the best of what is left, hold tight ♪

♪ (Tight, tight, tight) ♪

♪ And hear my beating heart one last time ♪

♪ (Time) ♪

♪ I wanna hear your beating heart tonight ♪

[WAVES CRASHING]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
beating /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ A2	verb - striking repeatedly with a loud noise adjective - pulsating or throbbing
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place
departure /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/ B1	noun - the act of leaving or setting out
disbelief /ˌdɪs bɪˈliːf/ B2	noun - lack of belief or acceptance
wounded /ˈwuːndɪd/ B1	adjective - injured or hurt
salted /ˈsɔːltɪd/ A2	adjective - covered or seasoned with salt
bleeding /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ A2	verb - losing blood from the body adjective - covered or stained with blood
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star at the center of the solar system
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A1	adjective - living; not dead
canyon /ˈkænjən/ B1	noun - a deep valley with steep sides
evergreen /ˈɛvərˌɡriːn/ B1	adjective - remaining green and alive throughout the year
collide /kəˈlaɪd/ B2	verb - to crash into each other
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - fixed firmly in place
daylight /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ A1	noun - light of day

Key Grammar Structures

• Eyes make their peace in difficulties

  ➔ Present Simple with 'make'

  ➔ The verb 'make' is used in the present simple tense to describe a habitual or general action. Here, it suggests a recurring or general action of finding peace in difficult situations.

• And finally, we step to leave

  ➔ Adverb 'finally'

  ➔ The adverb 'finally' indicates that something happens after a long time or at the end of a process. It emphasizes the completion of an action.

• I don't know where I'm going

  ➔ Present Continuous 'I'm going'

  ➔ The present continuous tense 'I'm going' is used to describe an action happening now or in the near future. Here, it expresses uncertainty about the future destination.

• Wanna hear your beating heart tonight

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna'

  ➔ The informal contraction 'wanna' is a shortened form of 'want to'. It is commonly used in spoken English for a more casual tone.

• I want to make the best of what is left, hold tight

  ➔ Infinitive 'to make'

  ➔ The infinitive 'to make' is used after the verb 'want' to express purpose or intention. It indicates the action the speaker desires to perform.

• I fell for you, like autumn leaves

  ➔ Past Simple 'fell'

  ➔ The past simple 'fell' is used to describe a completed action in the past. Here, it refers to the moment the speaker fell in love.

• Here's hoping we collide

  ➔ Present Continuous 'hoping'

  ➔ The present continuous 'hoping' is used to describe an action that is happening now and may continue into the future. It expresses an ongoing wish or desire.