Bleeding Love – English Lyrics

• By: Leona Lewis

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt emotion of Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" – a global pop and R&B ballad that became a defining song of the late 2000s. Its clear, powerful vocals and relatable lyrics about unwavering love despite external challenges make it an excellent choice for English language learners. Discover how Lewis's poignant delivery brings the story to life, enhancing your listening comprehension and vocabulary as you explore its deep emotional narrative.

[English]

Ooh-ooh

Hey

...

Closed off from love, I didn't need the pain

Once or twice was enough and it was all in vain

Time starts to pass, before you know it you're frozen, ooh

But something happened for the very first time with you

My heart melted to the ground found somethin' true

And everyone's looking 'round thinking I'm going crazy, ooh I

But I don't care what they say

I'm in love with you

They try to pull me away

But they don't know the truth

My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing

You cut me open and I

Keep bleeding

Keep, keep bleeding love

I keep bleeding

I keep, keep bleeding love

Keep bleeding

Keep, keep bleeding love

You cut me open

...

Trying hard not to hear, but they talk so loud

Their piercing sounds fill my ears, try to fill me with doubt

Yet I know that their goal is to keep me from falling, hey yeah, mmh

But nothing's greater than the risk that comes with your embrace

And in this world of loneliness, I see your face

Yet everyone around me thinks that I'm going crazy

Maybe, maybe

But I don't care what they say

I'm in love with you

They try to pull me away

But they don't know the truth

My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing

You cut me open and I

Keep bleeding

Keep, keep bleeding love

I keep bleeding

I keep, keep bleeding love

Keep bleeding

Keep, keep bleeding love

You cut me open, mmh

And it's draining all of me

Though they find it hard to believe

I'll be wearing these scars for everyone to see

I don't care what they say

I'm in love with you

They try to pull me away

But they don't know the truth

My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing

Ooh, you cut me open and I

Keep bleeding

Keep, keep bleeding love

I keep bleeding

I keep, keep bleeding love

Keep bleeding

Keep, keep bleeding love

Oh, you cut me open and I

Keep bleeding

Keep, keep bleeding love

I keep bleeding

I keep, keep bleeding love (I keep bleeding in love)

Keep bleeding

Keep, keep bleeding love

Ooh, you cut me open and I

Keep bleeding

Keep, keep bleeding love

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bleeding /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ B2	verb - losing blood; emotional vulnerability
crippled /ˈkrɪpəld/ C1	adjective - severely damaged or impaired
vein /veɪn/ B2	noun - blood vessel; metaphorical channel
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B1	adjective - emotionally paralyzed
draining /ˈdreɪnɪŋ/ B2	verb - depleting energy or resources
scars /skɑːrz/ B1	noun - permanent marks from wounds
piercing /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/ C1	adjective - sharp and penetrating
vain /veɪn/ B2	adjective - producing no result
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	noun - a close affectionate hold
melting /ˈmɛltɪŋ/ B1	verb - becoming soft or liquid

Key Grammar Structures

• Closed off from love, I didn't need the pain

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective/State

  ➔ "Closed off" describes the state of being emotionally unavailable due to past experiences. It acts like an adjective.

• before you know it you're frozen, ooh

  ➔ Passive Voice (State/Result)

  ➔ "You're frozen" uses the passive voice (be + past participle) to describe a resulting state—being unable to move forward emotionally.

• And everyone's looking 'round thinking I'm going crazy, ooh I

  ➔ Present Continuous + Participle Clause

  ➔ "Everyone's looking 'round" is present continuous. "Thinking I'm going crazy" is a participle clause providing additional information about the action of looking.

• But I don't care what they say

  ➔ Noun Clause (Indirect Question)

  ➔ "What they say" functions as the object of the verb "care," forming a noun clause that acts like an indirect question.

• They try to pull me away

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Pull away" is a phrasal verb meaning to separate someone from something or to move apart.

• My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing

  ➔ Passive Voice with "by" agent

  ➔ "My heart's crippled" uses the passive voice, and "by the vein" indicates the agent (what caused the crippling).

• the vein that I keep on closing

  ➔ Phrasal Verb + Gerund ("keep on + -ing")

  ➔ "Keep on closing" means to continue an action repeatedly or persistently. "Keep on" is the phrasal verb, and "closing" is the gerund.

• Keep bleeding

  ➔ Imperative + "Keep + -ing" (Continuous Action)

  ➔ "Keep bleeding" uses the imperative form of "keep" followed by a gerund to emphasize a continuous, ongoing, and persistent action.

• Though they find it hard to believe

  ➔ Conjunction "Though" + "find it + adjective + to-infinitive"

  ➔ "Though" introduces a concessive clause. "Find it hard to believe" is a common structure expressing difficulty in doing something.

• I'll be wearing these scars for everyone to see

  ➔ Future Continuous

  ➔ "I'll be wearing" uses the future continuous tense to describe an action that will be ongoing at a future point in time.