Hold Me in Your Arms – English Lyrics

• By: Rick Astley

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

We've been trying for a long time

To say what we want to say

But feelings don't come easy

To express in a simple way

But we all have feelings

We all need loving

And who would be the fool to say, that if you

Hold me in your arms

I won't feel better

If you hold me in your arms

We can brave this storm together

We both know there's a problem

A problem that we've got to face

So put your trust in me, lover

No-one's ever gonna take your place

'Cos we all have a problem

We all have fears

But there's always got to be a way

Yes we all have feelings

We all need loving

And you would be a fool to say, that if you

Hold me in your arms

I won't feel better

If you hold me in your arms

We can brave this storm together

...

You only have to hold me

Touch me to make me feel so good

You only have to hold me

Feel me

To make me feel the way you know I should

...

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

When you gonna hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

Hold me in your arms

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something with the hands or arms
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have deep affection for someone noun - deep affection
brave /breɪv/ A2	verb - to face or endure something difficult with courage adjective - showing courage
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent weather condition with strong winds and rain
together /təˈɡeθər/ A1	adverb - in or into one place or group
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A1	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - firm belief in the reliability of someone or something verb - to believe in the reliability of someone or something
face /feɪs/ A1	verb - to be positioned with the front part toward something noun - the front part of the head
fool /fuːl/ A2	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
express /ɪkˈspres/ B1	verb - to convey thoughts or feelings through words or actions
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ A1	adjective - easily understood or done
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to come into contact with something

Key Grammar Structures

• We've been trying for a long time

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "have been trying" describes an ongoing action starting in the past and continuing to present

• if you hold me in your arms

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Uses present simple in "hold me" condition to express likely future consequence

• to express in a simple way

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "to express" shows intention using infinitive form "to + verb"

• We can brave this storm together

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Can'

  ➔ "can" indicates ability/possibility to face challenges

• No-one's ever gonna take your place

  ➔ Colloquial Contractions

  ➔ "No-one's" = No one is; "gonna" = going to (colloquial future)

• you only have to hold me

  ➔ Obligation 'Have To'

  ➔ "have to" expresses necessity/requirement with adverb "only" emphasizing simplicity

• to make me feel the way you know I should

  ➔ Complex Infinitive Phrase

  ➔ Contains embedded clauses: "you know" [relative] and modal "I should" [implied obligation]

• there's a problem

  ➔ Existential 'There Is'

  ➔ Existence construction ("there's" = there is) introducing unidentified subjects