Don't Hold Your Breath – English Lyrics

• By: Nicole Scherzinger

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English can be an empowering journey, and Nicole Scherzinger's 'Don't Hold Your Breath' is the perfect soundtrack for it. This song is built around the common English idiom 'don't hold your breath,' offering a great opportunity to understand how figurative language is used in everyday conversation. The clear and repetitive chorus makes it easy to sing along and practice pronunciation, while the song's story of overcoming heartbreak provides a universally relatable theme. It's a special song for learners because it combines a catchy pop tune with a practical English lesson in a memorable way.

[English]

♪ DON'T HOLD YOUR BRE -EH-EAT♪

♪ YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME NOW, THERE'S NO FEELIN' LEFT IF YOU♪

♪ THINK I'M COMIN' BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH ♪

♪ WHAT YOU DID TO ME, BOY, I CAN'T FORGET IF YOU ♪

♪ THINK I'M COMIN' BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR BRE-EH ♪

♪ -EATH I WAS UNDER YOUR SPELL FOR SUCH A LONG ♪

♪ TIME, COULDN'T BREAK THE CHAINS YOU PLAYED WITH ♪

♪ MY HEART, TORE ME APART WITH ALL YOUR LIES AND ♪

♪ GAMES IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD, BUT I ♪

♪ CRAWLED UP ON MY FEET AGAIN NOW YOU'RE TRYIN' ♪

♪ TO LURE ME BACK BUT, NO, THOSE DAYS ARE GONE, MY ♪

♪ FRIEND I LOVED YOU SO MUCH THAT I THOUGHT ♪

♪ SOMEDAY THAT YOU COULD CHANGE BUT ALL YOU ♪

♪ BROUGHT ME WAS A HEART FULL OF PAIN YOU CAN'T ♪

♪ TOUCH ME NOW, THERE'S NO FEELIN' LEFT IF YOU ♪

♪ THINK I'M COMIN' BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH ♪

♪ WHAT YOU DID TO ME, BOY, I CAN'T FORGET IF YOU ♪

♪ THINK I'M COMIN' BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR BRE-EH ♪

♪ EATH DON'T HOLD YOUR BRE-EH-EATH ♪

♪ I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU, BUT YOU NEVER CARED ABOUT ME ♪

♪ NONE YOU TOOK MY MONEY AND I KNOW THAT ♪

♪ YOU...YOU COULD KILL SOMEONE I GAVE YOU ♪

♪ EVERYTHING, BUT NOTHIN' WAS EVER ENOUGH YOU WERE ♪

♪ ALWAYS JEALOUS OVER SUCH CRAZY STUFF YOU CAN'T ♪

♪ TOUCH ME NOW, THERE'S NO FEELIN' LEFT IF YOU ♪

♪ THINK I'M COMIN' BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH ♪

♪ WHAT YOU DID TO ME, BOY, I CAN'T FORGET IF YOU ♪

♪ THINK I'M COMIN' BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR ♪

♪ BRE-EH-EATH DON'T HOLD YOUR BRE-EH-EATH MOVE ON ♪

♪ (MOVE ON), DON'T LOOK BACK (DON'T LOOK BACK) I ♪

♪ JUMPED OFF A TRAIN RUNNIN' OFF THE TRACKS ♪

♪ YOUR DAY'S GONE (YOUR DAYS GONE), FACE THE ♪

♪ FACTS (FACE THE FACTS) A BAD MOVIE ENDS AND THE ♪

♪ SCREEN FADES TO BLACK WHAT YOU DID TO ME, BOY, ♪

♪ I CAN'T FORGET IF YOU THINK I'M COMIN' BACK ♪

♪ (BACK BACK BACK....) YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME NOW, ♪

♪ THERE'S NO FEELIN' LEFT IF YOU THINK I'M COMIN' ♪

♪ BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH WHAT YOU DID TO ♪

♪ ME, BOY, I CAN'T FORGET IF YOU THINK I'M COMIN' ♪

♪ BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR BRE-EH-EATH YOU CAN'T ♪

♪ TOUCH ME NOW, THERE'S NO FEELIN' LEFT IF YOU ♪

♪ THINK I'M COMIN' BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH ♪

♪ WHAT YOU DID TO ME, BOY, I CAN'T FORGET IF YOU ♪

♪ THINK I'M COMIN' BACK, DON'T HOLD YOUR ♪

♪ BRE-EH-EATH OHHHHHHHHUUUUU ♪

♪ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
breath /breθ/ A1	noun - the air inhaled or exhaled in respiration
forget /fərˈɡet/ A1	verb - to fail to remember
spell /spel/ B1	noun - a form of words used as a magical charm or incantation. verb - to write or name the letters that form a word in correct sequence.
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. noun - an interruption of something
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1	noun - a connected flexible series of metal links used for fastening or securing something, or as a form of restraint.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - an intentionally false statement. verb - to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly.
games /ɡeɪmz/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or chance.
strength /streŋθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being physically strong.
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - plural of foot
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - plural of day
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
worried /ˈwʌrid/ A2	adjective - anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - cause the death of (a person, animal, or plant).
jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing an envious resentment of someone or their achievements, possessions, or qualities.
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged; eccentric
tracks /træks/ B1	noun - a pair of parallel lines of railway track.
facts /fækts/ B1	noun - a thing that is known or proved to be true.
fade /feɪd/ B2	verb - gradually grow faint and disappear.