Heart Attack – English Lyrics

• By: Enrique Iglesias
• Album: Final Vol.1

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey through emotion with "Heart Attack" by Enrique Iglesias, a compelling electropop track that resonates with the universal feelings of love, loss, and the unexpected pain of realization. As you listen to its heartfelt lyrics and engaging rhythms, you'll not only appreciate its musical artistry but also gain valuable insights into expressions of vulnerability and regret in English, making it an excellent song for language learners to explore emotional depth and contemporary pop vocabulary.

[English]

Loving you was easy

Thought you'd never leave me, yeah, yeah

Wrapped around my finger

See you when I see you, yeah, yeah

Now I'm hearing around

That you been running around

I didn't think I'd miss you

Now I'm feeling like a fool, whoo

It hit me like a heart attack

When you finally left me, girl

I thought I'd never want you back

But I don't wanna live in a world without you

...

I don't wanna live in a world without you

I don't wanna live in a world without you

Never really noticed

All the little things you did, you did

Never bought you roses

Always was around my friends, my friends

And now I'm hearing around

That you been running around

I didn't think I'd miss you

Now I'm feeling like a fool, ooh-ooh

It hit me like a heart attack

When you finally left me, girl

I thought I'd never want you back

But I don't wanna live in a world without you

...

I don't wanna live in a world without you

I don't wanna live in a world without you

Never should've let you slip away

Living in a world that's turned to grey

Little did I know it hurts so bad

'Cause it hit me like a heart attack

When you finally left me, girl

I thought I'd never want you back

But I don't wanna live in a world without you

I don't wanna live in a world without you

I don't wanna live in a world without you

(You), no

I don't wanna live in a world without you

(You), no

I don't wanna live in a world without you

And now I'm hearing around

That you been running around

I didn't think I'd miss you

Now I'm feeling like a fool, ooh-ooh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to have life; to be alive
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief about something; to form ideas in your mind noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sad because you are no longer with someone or something you love or because you have not seen them for a period verb - to fail to hit, reach, or get something
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or stupidly
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body noun - the emotional or spiritual part of a person
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	noun - an act of using violence to try to hurt or kill someone verb - to use violence to try to hurt or kill someone noun - (medical) a sudden serious medical problem, for example when your heart stops working correctly (as in 'heart attack')
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place or a person verb - to allow someone or something to remain in a particular state or condition
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot (CEFR A1) verb - (informal, 'running around') to have a secret romantic relationship with someone other than one's partner; to be unfaithful (CEFR B1)
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or a physical sensation noun - a sensation or an emotion (CEFR A2)
hit /hɪt/ A2	verb - to strike or collide with something or someone verb - (figurative) to affect someone suddenly and strongly, often negatively (as in 'it hit me like a heart attack') noun - a blow or strike
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - not difficult; requiring little effort
little /ˈlɪtl/ A1	adjective - small in size, amount, or degree
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person who you know well and who you like and trust
grey /ɡreɪ/ A2	adjective - of a colour between black and white adjective - (figurative) lacking cheerfulness or brightness; dull or dismal (CEFR B2)
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - unpleasant or undesirable; of poor quality or low standard

Key Grammar Structures

• Loving you was easy

  ➔ Gerund as Subject

  ➔ The verb "love" is used in its "-ing" form, "loving," acting as the subject of the sentence, meaning "The act of loving you."

• Thought you'd never leave me

  ➔ Ellipsis of Subject + "Would" for Future in the Past (in reported speech)

  ➔ The subject "I" is omitted. "would" ("'d") is used to express a past expectation or prediction about a future event from a past perspective.

• Wrapped around my finger

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective/Ellipsis in Passive Construction

  ➔ "wrapped" is the past participle of "wrap," functioning as an adjective describing the state of being controlled, or implying a passive construction like "You were wrapped...".

• Now I'm hearing around that you been running around

  ➔ Present Continuous for Ongoing Action/Rumor + Informal Present Perfect Continuous ("you've been")

  ➔ "I'm hearing" indicates an ongoing action or repeated rumor. "you been running" is an informal way of saying "you have been running," indicating an action that started in the past and continues or has recently finished.

• I didn't think I'd miss you

  ➔ "Would" for Past Prediction/Expectation

  ➔ "I'd miss" ("I would miss") expresses a prediction or expectation made in the past that something would happen (or not happen).

• It hit me like a heart attack

  ➔ Simile using "like"

  ➔ "like a heart attack" is a simile, a figure of speech comparing two different things using "like" or "as" to make the description more vivid.

• I don't wanna live in a world without you

  ➔ Informal Contraction "Wanna" + Prepositional Phrase "Without you"

  ➔ "wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to," followed by an infinitive. "without you" is a prepositional phrase indicating absence.

• Never should've let you slip away

  ➔ Modals of Regret (Should have + Past Participle)

  ➔ "should've let" (should have let) is used to express regret or criticism about a past action that did not happen or happened differently.

• Little did I know it hurts so bad

  ➔ Inversion with Negative Adverb ("Little")

  ➔ "Little did I know" is an example of inversion, where a negative adverbial phrase like "little" is placed at the beginning of the sentence for emphasis, followed by auxiliary verb-subject-main verb order.