I Run – English Lyrics

• By: HAVEN.

Lyrics & Translation

Want to learn English through a song that is musically up-tempo yet lyrically deep? HAVEN.’s “I Run” is an excellent choice. Its Dance/Pop beat provides a memorable rhythm for vocabulary, while the core lyrics are rich in emotional English phrases for describing distress, anxiety, and internal struggle, such as 'tangled up in wires' and 'drowning in the chaos.' Listening to how these intense words are delivered over an energetic beat helps users understand advanced emotional language in a contemporary music context.

[English]

Come in closer, know that I'm a mess

Tangled up in wires

I can't catch my breath

I run, I run, I run

Falling deeper, I cannot confess

Drowning in the chaos

I can't catch my breath

I run, I run, I run

Deeper, catch my -

Deeper, eh, eh (mm)

Deeper, catch my -

Deeper

Come in closer, know that I'm a mess

Tangled up in wires

I can't catch my breath

I run, I run, I run

Falling deeper, I cannot confess

Drowning in the chaos

I can't catch my breath

I run, I run -

Deeper, catch my -

Deeper, catch my -

Deeper, catch my -

Deeper

Hm, mm-mm, mm

Hm, mm-mm, mm

Hm, mm-mm, mm

Hm, mm-mm, mm

Hm, mm-mm, mm

Hm, mm-mm, mm

Come in closer, know that I'm a mess

Tangled up in wires

I can't catch my breath

I run, I run, I run

Falling deeper, I cannot confess

I can't catch my breath

Come in closer, know that I'm a mess

Tangled up in wires

I can't catch my breath

I run, I run, I run

Falling deeper, I cannot confess

Drowning in the chaos

I can't catch my breath

I run, I run -

Deeper, catch my -

Deeper, catch my -

Deeper, catch my -

Deeper, deeper

Come in closer, know that I'm a mess

Tangled up in wires

I can't catch my breath

I run, I run, I run

Falling deeper, I cannot confess

I can't catch my breath

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
catch /kætʃ/ A2	verb - to seize or grasp something
deeper /diːpər/ B1	adjective - more deep
mess /mɛs/ B2	noun - a state of disorder or confusion
chaos /ˈkeɪɒs/ B2	noun - complete disorder and confusion
wire /waɪər/ B2	noun - a thin, flexible thread of metal
confess /kənˈfɛs/ B2	verb - to admit or acknowledge something
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ C1	verb - sinking beneath the surface of water
breath /brɛθ/ A2	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving downward under gravity
closer /ˈkloʊsər/ A2	adjective - more near
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced by a person when speaking