Don't Let Me Down – English Lyrics

• By: The Chainsmokers

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of modern English pop with 'Don't Let Me Down'. Through this song, you can learn expressive idioms and phrases used to describe emotional dependency and urgency, all set to a high-energy beat that makes language learning exciting.

[English]

[music]

[music]

>> Crashing,

hit a wall.

>> [music]

>> Right now, I need a miracle. Hurry up

now, I need [singing] a miracle.

>> [music]

>> Stranded,

reaching out.

I call your name, but you're not around.

>> [music]

>> I say your name, [singing] but you're

not around.

I need you, I need you, I need you right

now.

Yeah, [music] I need you right now.

So, don't let me, don't let me, don't

[singing] let me down.

I think I'm losing my mind now. It's in

my head. Darling, I hope that you'll be

here when I need you [music] the most.

So, don't let me, don't let me, don't

let me, don't let me down.

>> [music]

>> Don't let me down.

Don't let me down.

Don't let me down, down, down.

Don't let me down, don't let me down,

down,

>> [music]

>> down.

Out of time,

out of time.

I really thought you [music] were on my

side, but now there's nobody by my side.

>> [music]

>> I need you, I need you, I need you right

now.

>> [music]

>> Yeah, I need you right now.

So, don't let me, don't let me, don't

let me [singing and music] down.

I think I'm losing my mind now. It's in

my head. Darling, I hope

that you'll be here when I need you the

most.

>> [music]

>> So, don't let me, don't let me, don't

let me, don't let me down.

Don't let me down.

Don't let me down.

Don't let me down, down,

down. [music]

Don't let [music] me down, down.

Don't let me down, down, down.

>> [music]

>> Don't let me down. Don't let me down,

down, down.

>> [music]

>> Oh,

I think I'm losing my mind now. Yeah,

[music] yeah.

Oh,

I think I'm losing my mind

now. Yeah.

>> [music]

>> Need you. Need you. I need you right

now. Yeah, I need you right now. [music]

So, don't let [singing] me don't let me

don't let me down. I think I'm losing my

mind now. It's in [singing] my head.

>> [music]

>> Darling, I hope

that you'll be here when I need you the

most.

>> [music]

>> So,

don't let me don't let me don't let me

down.

Don't let me down.

>> [screaming]

[music]

>> Yeah,

don't let me down.

Yeah,

don't let me

>> [music]

>> Don't let me down.

>> [music]

>> So, don't let me down.

Don't let

me down.

Don't let me down, [music] down, down.

Don't let me down, down,

[music and singing] down.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crashing /ˈkræʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - to collide violently with an obstacle
miracle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ B2	noun - an extraordinary event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws
hurry /ˈhʌri/ A2	verb - to move or act with great speed
stranded /ˈstrændɪd/ B2	adjective - left without the means to move from somewhere
reaching /ˈriːtʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to stretch out an arm to touch or grasp something
losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ A1	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have something
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ B1	noun - a person very much loved or endeared
hope /hoʊp/ A1	verb - to want something to happen or be the case
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point

Key Grammar Structures

• Right now, I need a miracle.

  ➔ Adverb of time

  ➔ The phrase "Right now" specifies exactly when the action is required, emphasizing immediacy.

• I call your name, but you're not around.

  ➔ Conjunctions

  ➔ The conjunction "but" is used here to connect two contrasting clauses: calling out vs. the absence of the person.

• I think I'm losing my mind now.

  ➔ Present Continuous tense

  ➔ "I'm losing" describes a process currently happening in the speaker's mental state.

• I hope that you'll be here

  ➔ Future Simple tense

  ➔ "You'll be" (you will be) expresses a desire or expectation about a future state.

• I really thought you were on my side

  ➔ Past Simple tense

  ➔ "Thought" and "were" indicate a past belief that is no longer true in the present.

• but now there's nobody by my side.

  ➔ Existential "there is"

  ➔ "There's nobody" is used to declare the absence of people in the current situation.

• I need you the most.

  ➔ Superlative form

  ➔ "The most" is used with the verb to emphasize the extreme degree of necessity.

• don't let me down

  ➔ Imperative (negative)

  ➔ The structure "Don't [verb]" is used as a plea or request to prevent an action.