Catch My Breath – English Lyrics

• By: Kelly Clarkson
• Album: Greatest Hits - Chapter 1

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Kelly Clarkson's "Catch My Breath," a powerful and uplifting song perfect for language learners. Through its inspiring lyrics, you can explore themes of personal growth, resilience, and self-empowerment, articulated with clear and heartfelt English. The song's catchy pop-rock style and Kelly's strong vocals make it an engaging way to grasp everyday English expressions and emotional vocabulary, encouraging you to understand the language of strength and freedom.

[English]

I don't wanna be left behind

Distance was a friend of mine

Catching breath in a web of lies

I've spent most of my life

Riding waves, playing acrobat

Shadowboxing the other half

Learning how to react

I've spent most of my time

Catching my breath, letting it go

Turning my cheek for the sake of the show

Now that you know, this is my life

I won't be told what's supposed to be right

Catch my breath

No one can hold me back, I ain't got time for that

Catch my breath

Won't let them get me down, it's all so simple now

Addicted to the love I found

Heavy heart, now a weightless cloud

Making time for the ones that count

I'll spend the rest of my time

Laughing hard with the windows down

Leaving footprints all over town

Keeping faith, karma comes around

I will spend the rest of my life

Catching my breath, letting it go

Turning my cheek for the sake of the show

Now that you know, this is my life

I won't be told what's supposed to be right

Catch my breath

No one can hold me back, I ain't got time for that

Catch my breath

Won't let them get me down, it's all so simple now

You helped me see

The beauty in everything

Catching my breath, letting it go

...

Turning my cheek for the sake of the show

Now that you know, this is my life

I won't be told what's supposed to be right

Catching my breath, letting it go

Turning my cheek for the sake of this show

Now that you know, this is my life

I won't be told what's supposed to be right (catch my breath)

Catch my breath

No one can hold me back, I ain't got time for that

Catch my breath

Won't let them get me down

It's all so simple now (it's all so simple now)

Catching my breath, letting it go

Turning my cheek for the sake of the show

Now that you know, this is my life

I won't be told what's supposed to be right (catch my breath)

Catch my breath

No one can hold me back, I ain't got time for that (catch my breath)

Catch my breath (catch my breath)

Won't let them get me down, it's all so simple now

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't wanna be left behind

  ➔ Present simple with 'wanna' (informal contraction of 'want to')

  ➔ The use of 'wanna' is an informal way to express 'want to', common in spoken English.

• Catching breath in a web of lies

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The present continuous tense with 'catching' indicates an action happening now or around now.

• I've spent most of my life

  ➔ Present perfect for past actions with present relevance

  ➔ The present perfect with 'have spent' emphasizes the connection between a past action and the present.

• Now that you know, this is my life

  ➔ Present simple in a subordinate clause

  ➔ The present simple 'know' is used in a subordinate clause introduced by 'now that'.

• I won't be told what's supposed to be right

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' for refusal

  ➔ The future simple with 'won't' (contraction of 'will not') expresses a strong refusal or determination.

• Addicted to the love I found

  ➔ Past tense with 'found' for discovery

  ➔ The past tense 'found' indicates a specific moment of discovery in the past.

• Keeping faith, karma comes around

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing state

  ➔ The present continuous 'keeping' suggests an ongoing state or action.

• Turning my cheek for the sake of the show

  ➔ Present continuous for repeated action

  ➔ The present continuous 'turning' is used to describe a repeated or habitual action.