History – English Lyrics

• By: One Direction

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You gotta help me, I'm losing my mind

Keep getting the feel you wanna leave this all behind

Thought we were going strong

I thought we were holding on

Aren't we?

No, they don't teach you, this in school

Now my heart's breaking and I don't know what to do

Thought we were going strong

Thought we were holding on

Aren't we?

You and me got a whole lot of history

We could be the greatest team

That the world has ever seen

You and me got a whole lot of history

So don't let it go, we can make some more

We can live forever

All of the rumours, all of the fights

But we always find a way to make it out alive

Thought we were going strong

Thought we were holding on

Aren't we?

You and me got a whole lot of history

We could be the greatest team

That the world has ever seen

You and me got a whole lot of history

So don't let it go, we can make some more

We can live forever

Minibars, expensive cars

Hotel rooms and new tattoos

The good champagne and private planes

But they don't mean anything

'Cause' the truth is out, I realise

That without you here, life is just a lie

This is not the end

This is not the end

We can make it you know it, you know

You and me got a whole lot of history

We could be the greatest team

That the world has ever seen

You and me got a whole lot of history

So don't let it go, we can make some more

We can live forever

You and me got a whole lot of history

We could be the greatest team

That the world has ever seen

You and me got a whole lot of history

So don't let it go, we can make some more

We can live forever

So don't let me go

So don't let me go

We can live forever

Baby don't you know

Baby don't you know

We can live forever

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
history /ˈhɪstəri/ B1	noun - the study of past events, particularly in human affairs
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - go away from
thought /θɔːt/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking or occurring suddenly in the mind verb - past tense of think
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ of the body that pumps blood around the body
breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, strain, or pressure.
team /tiːm/ A1	noun - a group of people working together
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its countries and people
rumours /ˈruːmərz/ B1	noun - a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth
fights /faɪts/ A2	noun - a physical battle
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
forever /fərˈevər/ A1	adverb - for all future time
end /end/ A1	noun - the final part of something
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information

Key Grammar Structures

• You gotta help me, I'm losing my mind

  ➔ Contraction ('gotta' for 'got to'), Present Continuous ('losing')

  ➔ "Gotta" is an informal contraction of "got to," indicating obligation. "Losing my mind" uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing state of distress.

• Now my heart's breaking and I don't know what to do

  ➔ Possessive ('my heart's'), Gerund ('breaking'), Modal verb ('don't know')

  ➔ "My heart's" shows possession. "Breaking" functions as a gerund, describing the state of the heart. "Don't know" uses the modal verb 'don't' to express lack of knowledge.

• We could be the greatest team that the world has ever seen

  ➔ Conditional Mood ('could be'), Relative Clause ('that the world has ever seen'), Perfect Tense ('has ever seen')

  ➔ "Could be" expresses a possibility. "That the world has ever seen" is a relative clause modifying 'team'. "Has ever seen" uses the present perfect to indicate an experience up to now.

• But they don't mean anything 'cause' the truth is out

  ➔ Negative Contraction ('don't'), Informal Conjunction ('cause' for 'because'), Present Tense ('is')

  ➔ "Don't" is a contraction of "do not". "Cause" is an informal substitute for "because". "Is" is the present tense of the verb 'to be'.