I Choose You – English Lyrics

• By: Sara Bareilles
• Album: The Blessed Unrest

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of love through Sara Bareilles' enchanting song, "I Choose You." This beautiful declaration captures the essence of commitment and the joy of finding your perfect match, offering a glimpse into heartfelt promises and the start of a lifelong journey together .

[English]

Let the bough break, let it come down crashing

Let the sun fade out to a dark sky

I can't say I'd even notice it was absent

'Cause I could live by the light in your eyes

Unfold before you

Would have strung together

The very first words of a lifelong love letter

Tell the world that we finally got it all right

I choose you

I will become yours and you will become mine

I choose you

I choose you

(Yeah) oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

There was a time when I would have believed them

If they told me, you could not come true

Just love's illusion

But then you found me and everything changed

And I believe in something again

My whole heart will be yours forever

This is a beautiful start to a lifelong love letter

Tell the world that we finally got it all right

I choose you (I choose you, I do)

I will become yours and you will become mine

I choose you (I choose you, I do)

I choose you (I choose you)

We are not perfect

We'll learn from our mistakes

And as long as it takes

I will prove my love to you

I am not scared of the elements

I am under-prepared, but I am willing

And even better

I get to be the other half of you

Tell the world that we finally got it all right

I choose you, yeah (I choose you, I do)

I will become yours and you will become mine

I choose you (I choose you, I do)

I choose you (I choose you, I do)

I choose you (I choose you)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
choose /tʃuːz/ A1	verb - to select someone or something as more suitable or desirable
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces suddenly or forcefully
crash /kræʃ/ A2	verb - to fall or collide with a loud noise
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually become less intense or visible
notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/ A2	verb - to become aware of something
absent /ˈæbsənt/ B1	adjective - not present in a place or at an event
unfold /ʌnˈfoʊld/ B2	verb - to develop or reveal something gradually
lifelong /ˈlaɪflɒŋ/ B1	adjective - lasting for the whole of someone's life
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ B2	noun - a false idea or belief
prove /pruːv/ A2	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something
element /ˈɛləmənt/ B1	noun - a part or aspect of something
willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ A2	adjective - ready or eager to do something
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics
mistake /mɪsˈteɪk/ A2	noun - an incorrect action or decision

Key Grammar Structures

• Let the bough break, let it come down crashing

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The use of 'let' here expresses a wish or suggestion, typical of the subjunctive mood.

• I can't say I'd even notice it was absent

  ➔ Conditional Contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'I'd' is a shortened form of 'I would', used in conditional sentences.

• I will become yours and you will become mine

  ➔ Future Simple

  ➔ The use of 'will' indicates a future action or state.

• There was a time when I would have believed them

  ➔ Past Perfect Modal

  ➔ The phrase 'would have believed' is the past perfect form of the modal verb 'would', indicating a past possibility.

• We are not perfect

  ➔ Present Simple Negative

  ➔ The use of 'are not' is the negative form of the present simple tense.

• I am under-prepared, but I am willing

  ➔ Present Simple with Adjective

  ➔ The adjective 'under-prepared' describes the subject in the present simple tense.

• I get to be the other half of you

  ➔ Present Simple with Infinitive

  ➔ The infinitive 'to be' follows the verb 'get', indicating an action that follows another.