I Let Your Smile Fade Away – English Lyrics

• By: Loving Caliber

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful melodies of Loving Caliber to enhance your English vocabulary! This song is perfect for learning emotive adjectives and romantic expressions, offering a beautiful way to connect with the nuances of expressing sadness and longing in English.

[English]

I was wrong

The words I spoke

I've been saying many things

That are hurtful

Your tear shed eyes

Your fragile mind

Guess I'll be dancing on my own tonight

I know December is hard to cope with

I know I caused you lots of pain

But I did not mean to let you down this way

But I know deep inside

I let your smile fade away

I let your smile fade away

I remember when

We used to lay

On the grass

And watch the sun go away

But now you're gone

I let you pass by

I know I've said so many things

That are hurtful

I know December is hard to cope with

I know I caused you lots of pain

But I did not mean to let you down this way

But I know deep inside

I let your smile fade away

I've been saying words that are way to hard

I never really meant to go this far but

Every day I see how your smile fades away

I've been saying words that are way to hard

I never really meant to go this far but

Every day I see how your smile fades away.

I was wrong

The words I spoke

I've been saying many things

That are hurtful

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hurtful /ˈhɜːrt.fəl/ B2	adjective - causing emotional pain
fragile /ˈfrædʒ.aɪl/ B2	adjective - easily broken or damaged; delicate
cope /koʊp/ B2	verb - to deal effectively with something difficult
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually disappear or lose brightness
dancing /ˈdæn.sɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving rhythmically to music
shed /ʃed/ C1	verb - to let something fall off (like tears)
remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ A1	verb - to bring back to mind
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct
caused /kɔːzd/ A2	verb - to make something happen
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a happy facial expression
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - units of language
grass /ɡræs/ A1	noun - low green vegetation
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	adjective - the night of the present day

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been saying many things that are hurtful

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Use "have been saying" to emphasize an action that started in the past and has continued up to the present.

• Guess I'll be dancing on my own tonight

  ➔ Future Continuous

  ➔ Use "will be dancing" to describe an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

• I remember when we used to lay on the grass

  ➔ Used to + verb

  ➔ Use "used to" to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true.

• But I did not mean to let you down this way

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose/result

  ➔ The structure "mean to" expresses intention; here, the negative form indicates a lack of intent regarding the result.

• I've been saying words that are way too hard

  ➔ Relative clauses (defining)

  ➔ The clause "that are way too hard" defines exactly which words the speaker is referring to.