(I Just) Died In Your Arms – English Lyrics

• By: Cutting Crew
• Album: Broadcast

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying world of 80s rock with Cutting Crew's timeless hit, "(I Just) Died In Your Arms." This power ballad offers a unique window into nuanced English expressions of love, regret, and intense emotion. Its evocative lyrics and powerful melody make it a fantastic song for understanding complex feelings and idiomatic language, while its global success showcases a quintessential piece of Anglo-Canadian musical history. Discover how a single phrase during a fleeting moment became a worldwide phenomenon, packed with layered meanings and raw vulnerability that still resonate today.

[English]

(dramatic music)

♪ Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ It must have been something you said ♪

♪ I just died in your arms tonight ♪

(upbeat dramatic music)

♪ I keep lookin' for somethin' I can't get ♪

♪ Broken hearts lie all around me ♪

♪ And I don't see an easy way to get out of this ♪

♪ Her diary, it sits by the bedside table ♪

♪ The curtains are closed, the cat's in the cradle ♪

♪ Who would've thought that a boy like me could come to this ♪

♪ Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ It must've been something you said ♪

♪ I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ It must've been some kind of kiss ♪

♪ I should've walked away ♪

♪ I should've walked away ♪

(upbeat dramatic music)

♪ Is there any just cause for feelin' like this ♪

♪ On the surface, I'm a name on a list ♪

♪ I try to be discreet, but then blow it again ♪

♪ I've lost and found, it's my final mistake ♪

♪ She's loving by proxy, no give and all take ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been thrilled to fantasy one too many times ♪

♪ Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ It must've been something you said ♪

♪ I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ It must've been some kind of kiss ♪

♪ I should've walked away ♪

♪ I should've walked away ♪

♪ It was a long hot night ♪

♪ She made it easy, she made it feel right ♪

♪ But now it's over, the moment has gone ♪

♪ I followed my hands not my head, I know I was wrong ♪

(upbeat dramatic music)

♪ Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ It must've been something you said ♪

♪ I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ I, I just died in your arms tonight ♪

♪ It must've been some kind of kiss ♪

♪ I should've walked away ♪

♪ I should've walked away ♪

(upbeat dramatic music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
die /daɪ/ B2	verb - to stop living
arms /ɑːrmz/ A2	noun - limbs used for holding or embracing
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - to be in a horizontal position
kiss /kɪs/ B1	noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
walk /wɔːk/ A2	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ B2	noun - a short period of time
touch /tʌtʃ/ B1	verb - to make contact with
final /ˈfaɪnəl/ B2	adjective - coming at the end
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B2	noun - an error or fault caused by bad judgment or due to ignorance