If I Save You – English Lyrics

• By: Jessie J

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Jessie J's 'If I Save You,' a soulful R&B track that masterfully uses evocative English lyrics to explore complex emotions of empathy and self-reliance. This song offers a powerful narrative about the importance of letting go for personal growth, making its raw and honest language a compelling listen for those wanting to understand nuanced English expression.

[English]

I've been here since day one

Wantin' you to win while clippin' your wings, still liftin' you up

Boundaries have come and gone

My empathy was strong, I was in the wrong by doin' too much

I've been holdin' your hand

Time that I understand

How you gon' learn how to swim

If I save you, I save you?

Do you, can you, will you, come through?

Do you know what to

Do now, right now, know how I got you

Do you know what to do, do?

Hide in the lost and found (found)

'Cause you gotta see what you could be without playin' the clown

It's never a laughin' game

Sorry I cared in the way, had too much to say, guess the joke is on me

I've been holdin' your hand (I've been holdin' your hand)

Time that I understand (time that I understand)

How you gon' learn how to swim (how you gon' learn how to swim?)

If I save you, I save you?

In life, we all gotta drown (life, we all gotta drown)

Learn how to bloom from the ground (how to bloom from the ground)

We're both keepin' you down (both keepin' you)

If I save you, I save you

Do you, can you, will you, come through? (Do you?)

Do you know what to (know what to do)

Do now, right now, know how I got you (got you)

Do you know what to do, do? (Do)

It's all on, it's all on, it's all on you (it's all on you)

It's all on, it's all on you (it's all on you)

It's all on, it's all on, it's all on you

It's all on, it's all on you (it's all on you)

It's all on, it's all on, it's all on you

It's all on, it's all on you (oh, oh, oh, oh)

It's all on, it's all on, it's all on you

It's all on, it's all on you

I've been holdin' your hand

Time that I understand

How you gon' learn how to swim

If I save you, save you?

In life, we all gotta drown

Learn how to bloom from the ground

Both keepin' us down

If I save you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
win /wɪn/ B1	verb - to achieve victory; to succeed
boundaries /ˈbaʊndəriz/ B2	noun - lines that mark the limits of an area; limits or guidelines
empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/ C1	noun - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to perceive the intended meaning of words, a language, or a speaker
swim /swɪm/ A2	verb - to move through water by using the limbs
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - to die from submersion in water
bloom /bluːm/ B1	verb - to produce flowers; to flourish
clown /klaʊn/ A2	noun - a person who entertains others by joking and making silly faces
laughin' /ˈlæfɪn/ A2	verb - to make the sound of amusement
cared /keərd/ A2	verb - to feel concern or interest
joke /dʒoʊk/ A2	noun - something said to cause amusement
holdin' /ˈhoʊldɪn/ A2	verb - to grasp and keep possession of
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth
liftin' /ˈlɪftɪn/ B1	verb - to raise to a higher position
keepin' /ˈkiːpɪn/ A2	verb - to retain possession of

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been here since day one

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been here' shows an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Wantin' you to win while clippin' your wings

  ➔ Gerund phrase and present participle

  ➔ 'Wantin'' and 'clippin'' are informal contractions of gerunds, showing ongoing or simultaneous actions.

• Boundaries have come and gone

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ 'Have come and gone' indicates that boundaries existed but no longer do.

• How you gon' learn how to swim?

  ➔ Informal future form (going to → gon’)

  ➔ 'Gon’' is a colloquial contraction of 'going to', showing informal spoken English.

• If I save you, I save you?

  ➔ Conditional clause (real condition)

  ➔ The 'if' clause expresses a direct cause-effect relationship, questioning the outcome.

• Learn how to bloom from the ground

  ➔ Infinitive phrase with 'how to + verb'

  ➔ 'Learn how to' introduces a skill or process being acquired.

• It's all on you

  ➔ Cleft-like emphasis construction

  ➔ The phrase 'It's all on you' uses 'it is' to emphasize responsibility or pressure.

• Sorry I cared in the way, had too much to say

  ➔ Past tense and infinitive phrase ('to say')

  ➔ Uses past actions ('cared', 'had') and infinitive ('to say') to describe regret about past behavior.