Call Me When You're Sober – English Lyrics

• By: Evanescence

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and “Call Me When You're Sober” by Evanescence offers a great opportunity to explore emotionally charged English vocabulary. The song's direct and clear lyrics make it easy to follow the narrative of setting boundaries and finding personal strength. What makes this song special for learners is its raw emotional honesty, allowing you to connect with the language on a deeper level.

[English]

♪ Don't cry to me, if you loved me ♪

♪ You would be here with me ♪

♪ You want me, come find me ♪

♪ Make up your mind ♪

(intense music)

♪ Should I let you fall, lose it all ♪

♪ So maybe you can remember yourself ♪

♪ Can't keep believing ♪

♪ We're only deceiving ourselves ♪

♪ And I'm sick of the lie ♪

♪ And you're too late ♪

♪ Don't cry to me, if you loved me ♪

♪ You would be here with me ♪

♪ You want me, come find me ♪

♪ Make up your mind ♪

(upbeat rock music)

♪ Couldn't take the blame, sick with shame ♪

♪ Must be exhausting to lose your own game ♪

♪ Selfishly hated ♪

♪ No wonder you're jaded ♪

♪ You can't play the victim this time ♪

♪ And you're too late ♪

♪ So don't cry to me, if you loved me ♪

♪ You would be here with me ♪

♪ You want me, come find me ♪

♪ Make up your mind ♪

♪ You never call me when you're sober ♪

♪ You only want it 'cause it's over ♪

♪ It's over ♪

♪ How could I ♪

♪ Have burned paradise ♪

♪ How could I ♪

♪ You were never mine ♪

♪ So don't cry to me, if you loved me ♪

♪ You would be here with me ♪

♪ Don't lie to me, just get your things ♪

♪ I've made up your mind ♪

(Amy giggles)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ B1	verb - to produce tears as a result of emotion
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to have a strong affection for someone
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover something or someone
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers verb - to be concerned about something
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true
deceive /dɪˈsiːv/ B2	verb - to cause someone to believe something that is not true
sick /sɪk/ B1	adjective - feeling ill or unwell
exhausting /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/ B2	adjective - very tiring
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - a form of play or sport
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/ B2	noun - a person harmed or injured
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak to someone on the phone
burn /bɜrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire or to cause to be on fire
over /ˈoʊvər/ A1	adverb - above or higher than something
never /ˈnɛvər/ A2	adverb - at no time in the past or future
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - objects, items, or concepts

Key Grammar Structures

• If you loved me

  ➔ Conditional sentence using 'if' (second conditional).

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical situation and its result.

• Make up your mind

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a phrasal verb.

  ➔ A command or strong suggestion to decide.

• You want me, come find me

  ➔ Coordination of two imperative clauses connected by a comma.

  ➔ Two commands or requests linked together to emphasize the actions.

• Can't keep believing

  ➔ Negative modal verb + gerund to express inability or refusal to continue an action.

  ➔ Expresses an inability or unwillingness to continue believing.

• You were never mine

  ➔ Past tense of 'to be' with adverb 'never' for negation.

  ➔ States that at no time in the past was the relationship theirs.

• Get your things

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'get' + possessive pronoun + noun.

  ➔ A command telling someone to take or gather their belongings.

• You've only want it 'cause it's over

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'have' + past participle 'want', expressing a completed action or state.

  ➔ Expresses an action that is completed in the recent past with relevance to the present.