I Want To Break Free – English Lyrics

• By: Queen
• Album: Greatest Video Hits 2

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
break /breɪk/ B2	verb - to separate into parts by force
free /friː/ B1	adjective - not under control or in prison verb - to release from confinement or restraint
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
know /nəʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of facts or information
fall /fɔːl/ B1	verb - to move downward suddenly
time /taɪm/ A2	noun - a measurement of duration
heart /hɑːt/ B2	noun - organ that pumps blood
strange /streɪndʒ/ B2	adjective - unusual or unfamiliar
door /dɔːr/ A2	noun - a movable barrier for opening and closing an entrance
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
live /lɪv/ B1	verb - to be alive or exist
long /lɒŋ/ A2	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end
go /ɡəʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another

Key Grammar Structures

• I want to break free.

  ➔ Simple present tense for expressing desires.

  ➔ The phrase "I want" indicates a strong desire.

• You're so self-satisfied I don't need you.

  ➔ Present continuous for describing a state.

  ➔ The phrase "You're so self-satisfied" describes a current state of being.

• I've fallen in love for the first time.

  ➔ Present perfect tense for experiences.

  ➔ The phrase "I've fallen" indicates a past experience that is relevant to the present.

• It's strange but it's true.

  ➔ Conjunctions for contrasting ideas.

  ➔ The conjunction "but" introduces a contrast between strangeness and truth.

• I can't get used to living without you.

  ➔ Gerunds for expressing ongoing actions.

  ➔ The gerund "living" indicates an ongoing action related to the subject.

• I've got to make it on my own.

  ➔ Modal verbs for necessity.

  ➔ The phrase "I've got to" indicates a strong necessity to act.