Climax – English Lyrics

• By: Usher

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(tense electronic music)

(slow R&B music) ♪ Going nowhere fast ♪

♪ We've reached the climax ♪

♪ We're together, now we're undone ♪

♪ Won't commit, so we choose to run away ♪

♪ Do we separate ♪

♪ Oh, don't wanna give in, so we both gave up ♪

♪ Can't take it back ♪

♪ It's too late, we've reached the climax ♪

♪ Climax ♪

♪ I've fallen somehow ♪

♪ Feet off the ground ♪

♪ Love is the cloud ♪

♪ That keeps raining down ♪

♪ Where are you now ♪

♪ When I need you around ♪

♪ I'm on my knees ♪

♪ But it seems we're ♪

♪ Going nowhere fast ♪

♪ We've reached the climax ♪

♪ We're together, now we're undone ♪

♪ Won't commit, so we choose to run away ♪

♪ Do we separate ♪

♪ Oh, don't wanna give in, so we both gave up ♪

♪ Can't take it back ♪

♪ It's too late, we've reached the climax ♪

♪ Climax ♪

♪ I gave my best, it wasn't enough ♪

♪ You get upset, we argue too much ♪

♪ We made a mess of what used to be love ♪

♪ So why do I care ♪

♪ I care at all ♪ ♪ Ah ♪

♪ At all ♪ ♪ Ah ♪

♪ At all ♪ ♪ Ah ♪

♪ At all ♪ ♪ Ah ♪

♪ Going nowhere fast ♪

♪ We've reached the climax ♪

♪ We're together, now we're undone ♪

♪ Won't commit, so we choose to run away ♪

♪ Do we separate ♪

♪ Oh, don't wanna give in, so we both gave up ♪

♪ Can't take it back ♪

♪ It's too late, we've reached the climax ♪

♪ Climax ♪

(tense electronic music)

♪ You say it's better if we ♪

♪ Love each other separately ♪

♪ I just need you one more time ♪

♪ I can't get what we had out my mind ♪

♪ Where are you now ♪

♪ When I need you around ♪

♪ I'm on my knees ♪

♪ But it seems we're going ♪

♪ Nowhere fast ♪

♪ We've reached the climax ♪

♪ We're together, now we're undone ♪

♪ Won't commit, so we choose to run away ♪

♪ Do we separate ♪

♪ Oh, don't wanna give in, so we both gave up ♪

♪ Can't take it back ♪

♪ It's too late, we've reached the climax ♪

♪ Climax ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
climax /ˈklaɪmæks/ B2	noun - the most intense, exciting, or important point of something.
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to escape
separate /ˈsepəreɪt/ B1	verb - to cause to move or be apart adjective - forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.
commit /kəˈmɪt/ B2	verb - to pledge or bind a person or an organization to a certain course or policy.
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - freely transfer the possession of (something) to someone.
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection.
argue /ˈɑːrɡjuː/ B1	verb - have an angry or serious disagreement or quarrel.
mess /mes/ A2	noun - a dirty or untidy state.
care /keər/ A2	verb - feel concern or interest.
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth.
upset /ʌpˈset/ B1	adjective - sad, angry, or worried.
fast /fɑːst/ A2	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed.
fallen /ˈfɔːlən/ B1	verb - move downward, typically rapidly and without control.
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A2	adjective - as much or as many as is needed.
knees /niːz/ A1	noun - the joint connecting the foot to the leg.