Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Sorry it's late, I know I missed your call again
I'm tryna change, got stuck in my ways again
I been feeling faded, disconnected lately
Missin' what money can't buy
All I wanna do is be brand new
I swear I'd give it all up just for you
And I would sink my house down underwater, ooh-ooh
I would trade all my gold for dirt
Let me tell you right now
I would walk through fire just to hold ya
Whatever gets me closer to you
Whatever gets me closer to you
Ah, ah-ah-ah
(Closer to you)
Ah, ah-ah-ah
Sick of the game
Never holdin' on to what I start
Hell of a shame
I almost got the life I want
Got no one to take to Paris, France
To understand the man I am
I feel like I'm runnin' out of time
Well, tell me why our stars just don't align
I would sink my house down underwater, ooh-ooh
I would trade all my gold for dirt
Let me tell you right now
I would walk through fire just to hold ya
Whatever gets me closer to you
Whatever gets me closer to your church, your love
I want it all too much, I'm cryin'
I'd give my shirt off my back just to get you back
Baby, baby, now I'd lie in the eye of a hurricane just to have you comin' back
To when you still believed in me
Will you believe me?
I would sink my house down underwater
And I would trade all my gold for dirt
Let me tell you right now
I would walk through fire just to hold ya
Whatever gets me closer to you
Whatever gets me closer to you
Ah
Yeah, yeah
Closer to you
Oh, a little closer to you
Closer to you
...
Key Vocabulary
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call /kɔːl/ A2 |
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change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2 |
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feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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fire /faɪər/ A2 |
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house /haʊs/ A1 |
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gold /ɡoʊld/ A2 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1 |
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closer /ˈkloʊsər/ B1 |
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trade /treɪd/ B2 |
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understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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want /wɒnt/ A1 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A2 |
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hurricane /ˈhɜːrɪkeɪn/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I'm tryna change, got stuck in my ways again
➔ Present continuous tense
➔ The phrase "I'm tryna change" uses the present continuous to indicate an ongoing action.
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I would trade all my gold for dirt
➔ Conditional mood
➔ The phrase "I would trade" indicates a hypothetical situation or desire.
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I would walk through fire just to hold ya
➔ Infinitive of purpose
➔ The phrase "just to hold ya" uses the infinitive to express the purpose of walking through fire.
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I feel like I'm runnin' out of time
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The phrase "I feel like" uses the present simple to express a current state of feeling.
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Whatever gets me closer to you
➔ Relative clause
➔ The phrase "Whatever gets me closer" uses a relative clause to specify the condition.
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I would lie in the eye of a hurricane just to have you comin' back
➔ Conditional mood with gerund
➔ The phrase "just to have you comin' back" combines the conditional mood with a gerund to express a desire.
