Flame – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Timberlake

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You'd love me 'til I die, you'd love me 'til I

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? hey

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, you'd love me 'til I die

Remember, 'member, 'mеmber when you said

You'd love mе 'til I die, look

Do you remember all the promises that we made

'Cause I remember

Feels like it was just the other day

What to do when love goes wrong?

What do you say? hey

All these years and I can still feel the flame

Who are you running from?

What could I do to make you stay?

How did you just forget me?

What was the thing that made it change?

All the things that could've been but I let you get away

Now, we're way too late and that's on me

But who would've known?

Over a thousand miles to end up at the end of the road

Watching embers fade away

Ashes are what's left of this love's remains

Went to the end of the earth, it still didn't work

And now, this is the night that the flame runs out

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? yeah

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? yeah

Ooh, try not to care but it's too much

Never thought I would ever lose ya

You chose a road that was one-way

And all I ever did was choose us

'Cause that day (that day)

You looked right into my eyes, said you could never tell a lie

But remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, you'd love me 'til I die?

Who are you running from?

What could I do to make you stay?

How did you just forget me?

What was the thing that made it change?

All the things that could've been is driving me insane

Now, we're way too late and that's on me

But who would've known?

Over a thousand miles to end up at the end of the road

Watching embers fade away

Ashes are what's left of this love's remains

Went to the end of the earth, it still didn't work

And now, this is the night that the flame runs out

Burnt memories of you and me were all we could take

I guess that's what happens when love goes down in flames

How'd you end up being the one that got away?

When you're the one that said we'd never lose forever

'Cause I

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? yeah (hey)

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? yeah

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? yeah (ooh)

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die? yeah

But who would've known?

Over a thousand miles to end up at the end of the road

Watching embers fade away, yeah

Ashes (ashes) are what's left (left) of this love's remains

Went to the end of the earth, it still didn't work

And now, this is the night that the flame runs out

Went to the end of the earth, it still didn't work

And now, this is the night that the flame runs out

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me 'til I die?

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me 'til I die?

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, you'd love me 'til I die? yeah

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, you'd love me 'til I die? yeah

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, you'd love me 'til I die? yeah

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, look

(Love me 'til I die?)

I remember you and me talking 'bout

All the things, all the dreams and how we'd never give up

How did all the things that we promised

That were set in stone, go poof and disappear into dust?

I got receipts, you got receipts

It's just all proof that we were never made for this love

And when you really look back

It's the wrong girl at the worst time and some bad luck

What the fuck?

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? yeah

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? yeah (what the fuck?)

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? yeah (chalk it up)

Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

You'd love me 'til I die, love me, love me 'til I die? yeah (what the fuck?)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmembər/ B1	verb - to bring back to mind
flame /fleɪm/ B2	noun - the visible, glowing part of a fire noun - strong feeling, passion
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to operate or manage
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration assuring that one will do something
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection
miles /maɪlz/ B1	noun - a unit of distance
fade /feɪd/ B2	verb - to gradually become less visible
ashes /ˈæʃɪz/ B1	noun - the powdery residue left after burning
earth /ɜːθ/ A2	noun - the planet we live on
end /end/ A1	noun - the final part of something
road /roʊd/ A2	noun - a path or way for travel
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - to be unable to recall
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to make or become different
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - extremely foolish or irrational
receipts /rɪˈsiːts/ B1	noun - a written acknowledgment of payment
proof /pruːf/ B1	noun - evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact

Key Grammar Structures

• Do you remember all the promises that we made

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ The sentence uses 'Do you remember' to introduce an indirect question, embedding the question 'all the promises that we made' within the main clause. This structure is common for polite requests or when reporting questions. The word 'all' emphasizes the completeness of the promises.

• What to do when love goes wrong?

  ➔ Interrogative Infinitive

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question using an interrogative infinitive ('What to do'). It expresses confusion and helplessness about a situation. The structure is a concise way to ask about the appropriate action to take.

• All the things that could've been is driving me insane

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (past unreal)

  ➔ The phrase 'could've been' expresses a past unreal conditional – something that *could have* happened but didn't. The use of 'is driving' emphasizes the present, ongoing effect of these unrealized possibilities on the speaker's mental state. The subject 'All the things that could've been' is treated as a singular entity.

• Went to the end of the earth, it still didn't work

  ➔ Ellipsis

  ➔ The sentence uses ellipsis, omitting the subject ('I') in the second clause ('it still didn't work'). This is common in informal speech and song lyrics to create a more concise and impactful rhythm. The phrase 'end of the earth' is a hyperbole.

• Remember, 'member, 'member when you said

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The repeated 'Remember, 'member, 'member' is a stylistic device used for emphasis and to create a sense of longing and desperation. It mimics the speaker's obsessive recollection of the past. The informal shortening of 'remember' adds to the emotional intensity.