Drown – English Lyrics

• By: Martin Garrix, Clinton Kane

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depths of Martin Garrix's "Drown" featuring the powerful vocals of Clinton Kane. This song offers a great opportunity to explore the nuances of English expression through its metaphorical lyrics about love and surrender. Its blend of pop and electronic music makes it a captivating way to learn and appreciate the language.

[English]

I've been to trying keep my distance But in an instant, you break me down

I know better than to want you But I succumb to you without a doubt

Now the water is rising And I'm too tired to swim

And my lungs just can't take it But I keep breathing you in, so

Tell me lies, tell me painted truths Anything at all to keep me close to you

Pull me under the way you do Tonight I wanna drown in an ocean of you

Oooooh Anything at all to keep me close to you

Oooooh Tonight I wanna drown in an ocean of you

Oooooh Tonight I wanna drown in an ocean of you

Oooooh Tonight I wanna drown in an ocean of you

I'm so used to your excuses That when you bruise me I stick around

No point trying to make it out now Rather be sinking than go without

And now the water is rising And I'm too tired to swim

And my lungs just can't take it But I keep breathing you in, so

Tell me lies, tell me painted truths Anything at all to keep me close to you

Pull me under the way you do Tonight I wanna drown in an ocean of you

Oooooh Anything at all to keep me close to you

Oooooh Tonight I wanna drown in an ocean of you

Oooooh Tonight I wanna drown in an ocean of you

Oooooh Tonight I wanna drown in an ocean of you

Tell me lies, tell me painted truths Anything at all to keep me close to you

Pull me under the way you do Tonight I wanna drown in an ocean of you

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been trying to keep my distance

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (have/has + been + V‑ing)

  ➔ The phrase ""I've been trying"" uses the present perfect continuous to show an action that started in the past and is still continuing.

• But in an instant, you break me down

  ➔ Simple present (subject + base verb) for habitual or immediate actions

  ➔ The verb ""break"" is in the simple present, indicating a repeated or immediate reaction.

• I know better than to want you

  ➔ Comparative structure with "better than" + infinitive

  ➔ ""better than"" introduces a comparison; the infinitive "to want" shows the action being compared.

• But I succumb to you without a doubt

  ➔ Verb + preposition "succumb to" and adverbial phrase "without a doubt"

  ➔ ""succumb to"" is a phrasal verb meaning to yield; ""without a doubt"" modifies the whole clause as an adverbial of certainty.

• Now the water is rising

  ➔ Present continuous (to be + V‑ing) for a temporary situation

  ➔ The verb ""is rising"" uses the present continuous to describe a change happening right now.

• And I'm too tired to swim

  ➔ Adjective + infinitive (too + adjective + to + verb) indicating inability

  ➔ ""too tired to swim"" uses "too + adjective + to + verb" to show that the speaker cannot swim because of fatigue.

• My lungs just can't take it

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + base verb to express inability

  ➔ ""can't"" is the contraction of "cannot"; it shows that the lungs are unable to endure.

• Tell me lies, tell me painted truths

  ➔ Imperative mood (base verb) for requests or commands

  ➔ The base verb ""Tell"" at the beginning creates an imperative, urging the listener to say something.

• Anything at all to keep me close to you

  ➔ Infinitive clause "to keep" expressing purpose

  ➔ The infinitive "to keep" shows the speaker's purpose: staying close to the other person.