Curtain Falls – English Lyrics

• By: Blue
• Album: Best of Blue

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depth of Blue's "Curtain Falls" to explore English lyrical metaphors and mature pop-R&B expressions. This song, known for its melancholic yet poignant narrative of endings and new beginnings, offers a rich vocabulary and a chance to understand nuanced emotional language, making it a special piece for any language learner.

[English]

(birds squawking)

(paper crumbling)

(printer buzzing)

(dial tone beeping)

- [Phone operator] We're sorry,

you're call cannot be completed as dialed.

Please check the number and dial again.

(dial tone lingers)

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Holler ♪

♪ We come from humble beginnings and ♪

♪ Who could have guessed it when ♪

♪ You sit and doubt it and ♪

♪ Things ain't all that bright ♪ ♪ That's right ♪

♪ But we made it through the night ♪

♪ Oh, it's like a game of truth or dare ♪

♪ If you can make it here ♪

♪ You'll make it anywhere ♪

♪ That's what we've been told ♪

♪ But the stories getting old ♪

♪ Together we faced the cold outside ♪

♪ No one can say we didn't try ♪

♪ And I will never give you up or let you go ♪

♪ No, no ♪

♪ Together we faced our final fears ♪

♪ Remember the moments that we shared ♪

♪ That's why I'll never give you up or let you go ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa ♪

♪ We'll be ready when the curtain might fall ♪

♪ Feel my heart beating when the crowd calls ♪

♪ I gotta read between the lines ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm living out the script of my life ♪

♪ 'Cause we've all got a part we must play ♪

♪ And I've done it, but I've done it my way ♪

♪ I gotta read between the lines ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ In the script of my life ♪

♪ We started how many years ago ♪

♪ No one will ever know ♪

♪ How far we've really come ♪

♪ Since we walked away ♪

♪ With no more words to say ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ And we made a lot of sacrifice ♪

♪ Undid a lot of ties ♪

♪ We fought a lot of fights ♪

♪ To get where we are now ♪

♪ Just don't ask me how ♪

♪ No, no ♪

♪ Together we faced the cold outside ♪

♪ No one can say we didn't try ♪

♪ And I will never give you up or let you go ♪

♪ Oh, no ♪

♪ Together we faced our final fears ♪

♪ Remember the moments that we shared ♪

♪ That's why I'll never give you up or let you go ♪

♪ We'll be ready when the curtain might fall ♪

♪ Feel my heart beating when the crowd calls ♪

♪ I gotta read between the lines ♪

♪ Gotta read between the lines ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm living out the script of my life ♪

♪ 'Cause we've all got a part we must play ♪

♪ And I've done it, but I've done it my way ♪

♪ I gotta read between the lines ♪

♪ Read between the lines ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ In the script of my life ♪

♪ Be ready when the curtain might fall ♪

♪ Bounce ♪

♪ Feel my heart beating when the crowd calls ♪

♪ Bounce ♪

♪ Gotta read between the lines ♪ ♪ Bounce ♪

♪ In the script of my life ♪

♪ Bounce ♪

♪ We've all got a part to play ♪ ♪ Bounce ♪

♪ I've done it, but I've done it my way ♪

♪ Bounce ♪

♪ Gotta read between the lines ♪ ♪ Bounce ♪

♪ In the script of my life ♪ ♪ Bounce ♪

♪ Yeah, ooh ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Script of my life ♪

♪ We'll be ready when the curtain might fall ♪

♪ Ready when the curtain might fall ♪

♪ Feel my heart beating when the crowd calls ♪

♪ I gotta read between the lines ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm living out the script of my life ♪

♪ 'Cause we've all got a part we must play ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ And I've done it, but I've done it my way ♪

♪ I gotta read between the lines ♪

♪ Read between the lines ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ In the script of my life ♪

♪ My life ♪

♪ My life ♪

(static hissing)

(dial tone beeping)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bright /braɪt/ A2	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each 24 hours; the time between sunset and sunrise.
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or chance.
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true.
dare /deər/ B1	verb - have the courage to do something. noun - a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.
cold /kəʊld/ A2	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared to the human body.
fears /fɪərz/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
moments /ˈməʊmənts/ A1	noun - a very brief period of time.
curtain /ˈkɜːrtn/ B1	noun - a piece of cloth or other material, especially one used to screen a window, room, or bed.
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control. noun - the action of falling.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body.
crowd /kraʊd/ A1	noun - a large number of people gathered together in a public place.
lines /laɪnz/ A1	noun - a length of a cord, rope, or wire. noun - a row of words written or printed across a page or in a text.
script /skrɪpt/ B1	noun - the written text of a play, movie, or broadcast.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
part /pɑːrt/ A1	noun - an amount or section of something.
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something.
fights /faɪts/ A2	noun - an act of physical violence; a battle or skirmish.

Key Grammar Structures

• We come from humble beginnings and

  ➔ Present simple tense, preposition "from"

  ➔ Used to describe a habitual action or a general fact. "From" indicates origin.

• If you can make it here

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1), modal verb "can"

  ➔ Expresses a real possibility in the present or future. "Can" expresses ability.

• That's what we've been told

  ➔ Present perfect continuous passive voice

  ➔ Describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present, with emphasis on the duration and the passive voice indicates that "we" are the recipients of the action.

• Together we faced the cold outside

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ Describes a completed action in the past.

• And I will never give you up or let you go

  ➔ Future simple tense with modal verb "will", compound verb "give up or let go"

  ➔ "Will" indicates future intention. "Give up or let go" is a phrasal verb expressing the action of abandoning something or someone.

• We'll be ready when the curtain might fall

  ➔ Future simple (with contraction), conditional clause with "when", modal verb "might"

  ➔ "We'll" is a contraction of "We will", referring to the future. "Might" expresses possibility.

• I gotta read between the lines

  ➔ Contraction ("got to" becoming "gotta"), idiom "read between the lines"

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial form of "got to," meaning have to. "Read between the lines" means to understand something that is not directly stated.

• 'Cause I'm living out the script of my life

  ➔ Contraction "'Cause", present continuous tense, idiom "living out the script"

  ➔ "Cause" is a contraction of "because". Present continuous describes an action happening now or around now. "Living out the script" means experiencing one's life as if it were a pre-written story.

• We've all got a part we must play

  ➔ Present perfect tense with contraction, modal verb "must", relative clause

  ➔ "We've" is a contraction of "We have". "Must" expresses obligation. The relative clause "we must play" defines "a part".