Breakeven – English Lyrics

• By: The Script
• Album: Tales From The Script

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful emotions of The Script's hit song "Breakeven" and discover the poignant way it explores heartbreak and unequal healing after a relationship ends. The compelling lyrics offer a window into understanding profound human emotions, making it an excellent song for anyone wanting to connect deeply with English through music and explore its evocative storytelling. This song's universal themes and expressive language make it special for language learners.

[English]

I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing

Just praying to a God that I don't believe in

Cause I got time while she got freedom

Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even

Her best days will be some of my worst

She finally met a man that's gonna put her first

While I'm wide awake she's no trouble sleeping

Cause when a heart breaks no it don't breakeven

Even... no

What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you?

And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're ok?

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces

They say bad things happen for a reason

But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding

Cause she's moved on while I'm still grieving

And when a heart breaks no it don't breakeven even, even

… no

What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you?

And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're ok?

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces

I'm falling to pieces

Oh, you got his heart and my heart and none of the pain

You took your suitcase, I took the blame

Now I'm tryna make sense of what little remains, oh

Cause you left me with no love and no love to my name

I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing

Just prayed to a God that I don't believe in

Cause I got time while she got freedom

Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break

No it don't break no it don't break even no

What am I gonna do when the best part of me was always you?

And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up that you're ok?

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces, yeah

I'm falling to pieces

I'm falling to pieces

Oh it don't break even, no

Oh it don't break even, no

Oh it don't break even, no

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A1	adjective - living, not dead
breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ A1	verb - to inhale and exhale air
praying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to speak to a god or gods
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ A2	noun - the state of being free
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood noun - emotions or feelings
breaks /breɪks/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces
worst /wɜːrst/ A2	adjective - most bad
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ A1	verb - to rest in a state of sleep
choked /tʃoʊkt/ B1	verb - to have difficulty breathing
pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ A1	noun - a part of something
grieving /ˈɡriːvɪŋ/ B1	verb - to feel sad after a loss
blame /bleɪm/ A2	noun - responsibility for a wrong verb - to say someone is responsible for a wrong
sense /sɛns/ A2	noun - a way of understanding verb - to understand
remains /rɪˈmeɪnz/ B1	noun - what is left after verb - to stay in the same place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to care deeply about someone

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing

  ➔ Present Simple & Adverbs of Degree

  ➔ Uses the present simple tense ('I **am**') to state a fact. 'Barely' is an adverb of degree, modifying 'breathing'.

• Just praying to a God that I don't believe in

  ➔ Present Continuous & Relative Clause

  ➔ Uses the present continuous ('**praying**') to describe an action happening now. 'That I don't believe in' is a relative clause modifying 'God'.

• Cause I got time while she got freedom

  ➔ Cause (because) & Contrast

  ➔ Uses 'cause' (informal for 'because') to introduce a reason. Shows contrast with the use of 'while'.

• Cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even

  ➔ Cause (because) & Conditional Sentence (Type 0)

  ➔ Again uses 'cause' to introduce a reason, but this time related to a universal truth. The second part acts like a zero conditional statement ('when X, then Y').

• Her best days will be some of my worst

  ➔ Future Simple & Comparative/Superlative

  ➔ Uses the future simple ('**will be**') to describe a future event. Uses comparative/superlative structures ('**best, worst**') to compare days.

• What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you?

  ➔ Modal Verb (supposed to) & Past Simple

  ➔ Uses the modal verb 'supposed to' to indicate an expectation or obligation. Uses the past simple ('**was**') to describe a past state.

• And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're ok?

  ➔ Modal Verb (supposed to) & Compound Sentence

  ➔ Uses 'supposed to' and presents a compound sentence with contrasting clauses. The conjunction 'and' connects two clauses.

• I'm falling to pieces, yeah

  ➔ Present Continuous & Informal Language

  ➔ Uses the present continuous ('**falling**') to emphasize a continuing action. 'Yeah' is used informally for emphasis.

• They say bad things happen for a reason

  ➔ Present Simple (General Truth) & Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ Uses the present simple ('**say, happen**') to describe a general truth or belief. 'For a reason' is a prepositional phrase.

• But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding

  ➔ Future Simple (going to) & Negative Sentence

  ➔ Uses 'gonna' (informal for 'going to') to express future action. It is a negative sentence, using 'no' before the subject.