Don't Give Up On Me – English Lyrics

• By: Armin van Buuren, Lucas & Steve, Josh Cumbee
• Album: Feel Again

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the language of resilience and hope with 'Don't Give Up On Me,' a collaborative masterpiece by Armin van Buuren, Lucas & Steve, and Josh Cumbee. This song offers an opportunity to learn how to express emotions related to regret, perseverance, and the importance of fighting for love. Its blend of EDM, house, and trance elements creates a unique sonic experience that's both danceable and emotionally resonant.

[English]

Welcome to the Raceway 500

I’m Jim Hall, joined as always by Lauren Russell

I’m excited to see this year's tournament, Jim

Last season 'The Golden Boy' Armin van Buuren was unstoppable

Now, the question is: who will be this year's champion?

Wish I could tell you the rumors weren't true

Wish I had learned how to lie

I made mistakes and they will only hurt you

I cut our hearts on the line

Lying is for politicians You deserve the recognition

I was wrong we both know that's the truth

I can't uncry the tears you tasted Give back all the time I wasted

But if I could ask one thing from you

Don’t give up on me 'Till we reach the glory

Don’t give up on me, yeah

Don’t give up on me Still my one and only

Don’t give up on me, yeah

Don’t give up on me

Don’t give up on me, yeah

I took for granted when we were racing along

But I was asleep in the war

Now, I know my mom was right when she told me: "Son, every day you wake up a little more"

Lying is for politicians You deserve the recognition

I was wrong, we both know that's the truth

Can't uncry the tears you tasted Give back all the time I wasted

But if I could ask one thing from you...

Don’t give up on me 'Till we reach the glory

Don’t give up on me, yeah

Don’t give up on me Still my one and only

Don’t give up on me, yeah

Don’t give up on me

Don’t give up on me, yeah

We've come too far to just give in

As long as our love is still breathin'

All I'm asking of you is, don't give up on me

Don’t give up on me 'Till we reach the glory

Don’t give up on me, yeah

Don’t give up on me Still my one and only

Don’t give up on me, yeah

Don’t give up on me now

Don’t give up on me, yeah

Key Grammar Structures

• Wish I could tell you the rumors weren't true

  ➔ wish + could (unreal wish)

  ➔ The verb "could" shows a hypothetical ability that does not exist in reality.

• I made mistakes and they will only hurt you

  ➔ future simple with will

  ➔ "will" expresses a definite future action: they "will" hurt you.

• But if I could ask one thing from you

  ➔ second conditional (could + infinitive)

  ➔ "could" in the "if" clause shows an unreal or hypothetical situation.

• Don’t give up on me ’till we reach the glory

  ➔ imperative + time clause with ’till

  ➔ "Don’t give up" is an imperative; "’till" introduces the time when the action should continue.

• We’ve come too far to just give in

  ➔ too … to … structure

  ➔ "too far" expresses a degree that makes "to give in" impossible or undesirable.

• As long as our love is still breathin’

  ➔ "as long as" conditional clause

  ➔ "as long as" sets a condition: the statement holds while the love continues.

• Lying is for politicians

  ➔ gerund as subject

  ➔ "Lying" (the gerund) functions as the subject of the sentence.

• Now, I know my mom was right when she told me: "Son, every day you wake up a little more"

  ➔ reported speech (indirect speech)

  ➔ "she told me" introduces a clause that reports the original words, changing tense and pronouns as needed.

• I was asleep in the war

  ➔ past simple (state)

  ➔ "was" is the past simple form of "be", used here to describe a past state.