Catch My Breath – English Lyrics

• By: Ava Max

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Get in the car, take me down to the boulevard

Shut up and drive, we can ride all through the night

Into the day, screamin' my name

Like oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh

I feel the rush every time we kiss and we touch

I lose control, baby, keep your eyes on the road

Screamin' my name, screamin' my name

Like oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh

One, two, three, put your hands on me

Got my hands on you in the passenger seat

One, two, three, baby, give me the keys and go

Oh, we're movin' so fast, you got my heart beatin' out of my chest

And I can't catch my breath, can't catch my breath

We're drivin', we're drivin' over the edge

Oh, hand on my dash, you give me chills down the back of my neck

And I can't catch my breath, can't catch my breath

We're drivin', we're drivin' over the edge

You can keep me up, keep me up all night

Hangin' off the edge of the Hollywood sign

Can't get enough, I can feel the dopamine rush

Got time to kill, take me high and live for the thrill

Losin' control, losin' control

Ooh, whoa

One, two, three, put your hands on me

Got my hands on you in the passenger seat

One, two, three, baby, give me the keys and go

Oh, we're movin' so fast, you got my heart beatin' out of my chest

And I can't catch my breath, can't catch my breath

We're drivin', we're drivin' over the edge

Oh, hand on my dash, you give me chills down the back of my neck

And I can't catch my breath, can't catch my breath

We're drivin', we're drivin' over the edge

You can keep me up, keep me up all night

Hangin' off the edge of the Hollywood sign

Oh

Oh

Oh

And I can't catch my breath, can't catch my breath

We're drivin', we're drivin' over the edge

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - to operate a vehicle
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love, greeting, etc.
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to come into contact with
control /kənˈtroʊl/ A2	verb - to have power over
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
passenger /ˈpæsənʒər/ A2	noun - a person who is traveling in a vehicle but is not driving it
fast /fæst/ A1	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
heart /hɑrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends blood around your body
breath /brɛθ/ A1	noun - the air that you take into your lungs and send out again
edge /ɛdʒ/ A2	noun - the outside limit of an area
chills /tʃɪlz/ B1	noun - a feeling of coldness or fear
dopamine /ˈdoʊpəˌmiːn/ C1	noun - a chemical in the brain associated with pleasure and reward
thrill /θrɪl/ B1	noun - a feeling of excitement or pleasure
Hollywood /ˈhɒlɪwʊd/ A2	noun - a district in Los Angeles, California, known for the film industry

Key Grammar Structures

• Get in the car, take me down to the boulevard

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The base forms **"Get"** and **"take"** are used as commands, telling someone to do something.

• Shut up and drive, we can ride all through the night

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (can + ride)

  ➔ The modal **"can"** is followed by the base verb **"ride"** to express ability or possibility.

• I feel the rush every time we kiss and we touch

  ➔ Time clause with present simple (every time + present)

  ➔ The phrase **"every time"** introduces a habitual action; both verbs **"kiss"** and **"touch"** are in the present simple.

• I lose control, baby, keep your eyes on the road

  ➔ Imperative clause after a statement

  ➔ The verb **"keep"** is in the imperative, giving a direct instruction following the statement **"I lose control"**.

• One, two, three, put your hands on me

  ➔ Imperative with enumerative counting

  ➔ The verb **"put"** is used in the imperative; the preceding numbers create a rhythmic cue for the command.

• Got my hands on you in the passenger seat

  ➔ Present simple with omitted subject (colloquial)

  ➔ The clause **"Got my hands on you"** drops the subject **"I"**, a common informal way to state a present situation.

• And I can't catch my breath, can't catch my breath

  ➔ Negative modal verb (can't + base verb)

  ➔ The modal **"can't"** (cannot) is followed by the base verb **"catch"** to express inability.

• Hangin' off the edge of the Hollywood sign

  ➔ Present participle as a gerund phrase

  ➔ The word **"Hangin'"** (hanging) functions as a noun phrase describing an ongoing action.

• You can keep me up, keep me up all night

  ➔ Modal verb with infinitive (can + keep)

  ➔ The modal **"can"** is followed by the base verb **"keep"**, indicating ability/permission to stay awake.