Don't Look Down – English Lyrics

• By: The Fray
• Album: The Fray Is Back

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You said you had an epiphany

Don't think you're where you're supposed to be

You're scared to jump off the ledge again

It always ends in catastrophe

But if you hold me close

I swear that there's no chance

I'd ever let you go

Darling, just hold my hand, oh

Don't look down, fallin', we're fallin'

And can't stop now, runnin' and runnin'

'Til the wheels wear out, all in, I'm all in

No easy way of knowin' we'll get to where we're goin'

If we don't look down

If we don't look down

You're standing there at the starting line

And everything that you'll leave behind

But nothing good isn't dangerous

Sometimes you just gotta roll the dice

And if you hold me close

I'd swear that there's no chance

I'd ever let you go

Darling, just hold my hand, oh

Don't look down, fallin', we're fallin'

And can't stop now, runnin' and runnin'

'Til the wheels wear out, all in, I'm all in

No easy way of knowin' we'll get to where we're goin'

If we don't look down

If we don't look down

No, we won't look down

No, we won't look down (no, we won't, no we won't)

No, we won't look down (no, we won't, no we won't)

(No, we won't look down)

Don't look down, fallin', we're fallin' (don't look down)

And can't stop now, runnin' and runnin'

'Til the wheels wear out, all in, I'm all in

No easy way of knowin' we'll get to where we're goin' (no easy way)

If we don't look down (if we don't look down)

If we don't look down (oh, oh)

If we don't look down

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward under gravity
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or grip something
close /kloʊz/ A1	adjective - nearby
scared /skɛrd/ A2	adjective - afraid or frightened
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off a surface and into the air
ledge /lɛdʒ/ B1	noun - a narrow shelf or ridge
catastrophe /kəˈtæstrəfi/ B2	noun - a sudden disaster
swear /swɛr/ B1	verb - to make a solemn promise
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity
epiphany /ɪˈpɪfəni/ C1	noun - a moment of sudden revelation
dangerous /ˈdændʒərəs/ A2	adjective - involving risk or harm
roll /roʊl/ A1	verb - to move in a circular motion
dice /daɪs/ B1	noun - small cubes used in games
wear /wɛr/ A2	verb - to damage or erode over time

Key Grammar Structures

• You said you had an epiphany

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'said' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Don't think you're where you're supposed to be

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with Contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'Don't' (Do not) is used with the present simple tense to give advice or a command.

• I swear that there's no chance

  ➔ Present Simple with 'There is/are'

  ➔ 'There's' (There is) is used to indicate existence or presence in the present simple tense.

• Darling, just hold my hand, oh

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'hold my hand' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or request.

• No easy way of knowin' we'll get to where we're goin'

  ➔ Gerund and Future Tense

  ➔ 'Knowin' is a gerund, and 'we'll get' is in the future tense, indicating a future action.

• If we don't look down

  ➔ Present Simple in Conditionals

  ➔ The present simple 'don't look' is used in a conditional sentence to express a hypothetical situation.

• No, we won't look down

  ➔ Future with 'will' (Contracted)

  ➔ 'Won't' is the contracted form of 'will not', used to express a future negation.

• Til the wheels wear out, all in, I'm all in

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase and Emphasis

  ➔ The prepositional phrase 'Til the wheels wear out' indicates duration, and 'I'm all in' emphasizes commitment.