History – English Lyrics

• By: One Direction

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through One Direction's 'History,' a song rich with colloquial phrases and heartfelt emotion. Learning the lyrics offers a chance to understand expressions of friendship, nostalgia, and hope, all within a catchy pop tune that marks a significant moment in modern music history.

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ You gotta help me, I'm losin' my mind ♪

♪ Keep gettin' the feeling you wanna leave this all behind ♪

♪ Thought we were goin' strong, I thought we were holdin' on ♪

♪ Aren't we ♪

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

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

♪ Thought we were goin' strong, thought we were holdin' 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 rumors, all of the fights ♪

♪ But we always find a way to make it out alive ♪

♪ Thought we were goin' strong, thought we were holdin' 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 realize ♪

♪ 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 ♪

(audience cheering)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
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 - to go away from
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
thought /θɔːt/ A2	verb - past tense of think noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or the act of thinking
history /ˈhɪstəri/ B1	noun - the study of past events, particularly in human affairs
greatest /ˈɡreɪtɪst/ B1	adjective - of the highest quality, extent, or degree
team /tiːm/ A1	noun - a group of people working together
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all of its countries and people
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce something
forever /fəˈrevər/ A2	adverb - for all time; eternally
rumors /ˈruːmərz/ B1	noun - a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth
fights /faɪts/ A2	noun - a physical or verbal conflict
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
lie /laɪ/ B1	noun - a statement known by the speaker to be untrue, especially one made in order to deceive verb - to tell a lie
end /end/ A1	noun - a final part of something