I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – English Lyrics

• By: ZAYN, Taylor Swift
• Album: Fifty Shades Darker Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

"I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)" offers a captivating blend of R&B and electropop, making it an excellent song for language learners. Through its evocative lyrics about longing and rekindled romance, listeners can explore contemporary English expressions of love, heartbreak, and emotional intensity. The duet between ZAYN and Taylor Swift provides clear vocal delivery, allowing for easy comprehension of their contrasting perspectives on a complex relationship, making it special for understanding conversational nuances and emotional storytelling in English.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ BEEN SITTING EYES WIDE OPEN ♪

♪ BEHIND THESE FOUR WALLS, HOPING YOU'D CALL ♪

♪ IT'S JUST A CRUEL EXISTENCE ♪

♪ LIKE THERE'S NO POINT HOPING AT ALL ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, ♪

♪ I FEEL CRAZY ♪

♪ UP ALL NIGHT, ♪

♪ ALL NIGHT AND EVERY DAY ♪

♪ GIVE ME SOMETHING, ♪

♪ OH, BUT YOU SAY NOTHING ♪

♪ WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA LIVE ♪

♪ FOREVER, ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I KNOW I'LL BE LIVING IN VAIN ♪

♪ AND I DON'T WANNA FIT ♪

♪ WHEREVER ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I'M SITTING EYES WIDE OPEN ♪

♪ AND I GOT ONE THING STUCK IN MY MIND ♪

♪ WONDERING IF I DODGED A BULLET ♪

♪ OR JUST LOST THE LOVE OF MY LIFE ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, ♪

♪ I FEEL CRAZY ♪

♪ UP ALL NIGHT, ♪

♪ ALL NIGHT AND EVERY DAY ♪

♪ I GAVE YOU SOMETHING, ♪

♪ BUT YOU GAVE ME NOTHING ♪

♪ WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA LIVE ♪

♪ FOREVER, ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I KNOW I'LL BE LIVING IN VAIN ♪

♪ AND I DON'T WANNA FIT ♪

♪ WHEREVER ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN LOOKING SAD ♪

♪ IN ALL THE NICEST PLACES ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, ♪

♪ I FEEL CRAZY ♪

♪ I SEE YOU AROUND ♪

♪ IN ALL THESE EMPTY FACES ♪

♪ UP ALL NIGHT, ALL NIGHT ♪

♪ AND EVERY DAY ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN LOOKING SAD ♪

♪ IN ALL THE NICEST PLACES ♪

♪ GIVE ME SOMETHING, ♪

♪ OH, BUT YOU SAY NOTHING ♪

♪ NOW I'M IN A CAB, ♪

♪ I TELL 'EM WHERE YOUR PLACE IS ♪

♪ WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA LIVE ♪

♪ FOREVER, ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I KNOW I'LL BE LIVING IN VAIN ♪

♪ AND I DON'T WANNA FIT ♪

♪ WHEREVER ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA KEEP CALLING YOUR NAME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

♪ UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - vertical structures that enclose or divide a space
hoping /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/ B1	verb - desiring a certain outcome and expecting it to happen
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - causing or showing a lack of compassion or kindness
existence /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/ C1	noun - the state of being alive or real
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged or wildly enthusiastic
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ A2	noun - an unspecified object, event or idea
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A2	noun - the absence of anything
live /lɪv/ A2	verb - to be alive; to exist
vain /veɪn/ C1	adjective - having no practical result; futile
calling /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to utter a name or signal to attract attention
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently; a house or apartment
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ B1	noun - a projectile fired from a gun
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling sorrow or unhappiness
empty /ˈɛmpti/ B1	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied

Key Grammar Structures

• BEEN SITTING EYES WIDE OPEN

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The structure "been sitting" (implied as 'I've been sitting') describes an action that started in the past and continues up to now, emphasizing duration.

• HOPING YOU'D CALL

  ➔ Hope + Would (Future in the Past)

  ➔ The phrase "hoping you'd call" uses 'hope' with 'would' to express a past wish for a future action that didn't happen.

• IT'S JUST A CRUEL EXISTENCE

  ➔

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• LIKE THERE'S NO POINT HOPING AT ALL

  ➔ Like + Clause (Simile or Informal 'As If')

  ➔ "Like there's no point" acts as a simile, comparing the situation to one where "there's no point" hoping, using 'like' informally for 'as if'.

• I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER

  ➔ Wanna (Informal Contraction of Want To)

  ➔ "Don't wanna" is a casual spoken form of "do not want to," common in songs to convey emotion informally.

• 'CAUSE I KNOW I'LL BE LIVING IN VAIN

  ➔ Future Continuous with Because

  ➔ "I'll be living" uses future continuous to describe an ongoing action in the future, linked by "'cause" (because) to explain the reason.

• UNTIL YOU COME BACK HOME

  ➔ Until + Present Simple (for Future)

  ➔ In time clauses, "until you come" uses present simple for a future event, indicating the action continues up to that point.

• WONDERING IF I DODGED A BULLET

  ➔ Gerund + If Clause (Indirect Question)

  ➔ "Wondering if I dodged" uses the gerund 'wondering' with an 'if' clause to form an indirect question about a past possibility.

• OR JUST LOST THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

  ➔ Or + Past Simple (Alternative in Coordination)

  ➔ "Or just lost" coordinates two past simple alternatives with 'or,' presenting options for what might have happened.

• I'VE BEEN LOOKING SAD IN ALL THE NICEST PLACES

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "I've been looking sad" is present perfect continuous for ongoing past action to now, modified by the prepositional phrase "in all the nicest places."