Indestructible – English Lyrics

• By: Robyn
• Album: 20th anniversary special edition

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotional landscape of Robyn's "Indestructible," a synth-pop masterpiece that explores the thrilling and terrifying act of falling in love again. Its direct and emotionally honest lyrics offer a fantastic opportunity to learn English expressions related to vulnerability, resilience, and intense romantic feelings, all set to an irresistible, driving beat that makes the language truly memorable.

[English]

I'm going backwards through time at the speed of light

I'm yours, you're mine

Two satellites

Not alone

No, we're not alone

A freeze-frame of your eye in the strobelight

Sweat dripping down from your brow

Hold tight

Don't let go

Don't you let me go

And I never was smart with love

I let the bad ones in and the good ones go

But I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before

I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible

Your love is ultramagnetic

Not again it's taking over

This is hardcore

And I'm indestructible

Hands up in the air like we don't care

We're shooting deep into space

And the lasers split the dark

Cut right through the dark

It's just us we ignore the crowd dancing

Fall to the floor

Beats in my heart

Put your hands on my heart

And I never was smart with love

I let the bad ones in and the good ones go

But I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before

I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible

Your love is ultimate

Not again it's taking over

This is hardcore

Ooh and I'm gonna love you like

Like I've never been hurt before

I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible

Your love is ultimate

Not again it's taking over

This is hardcore

And I'm indestructible

And I never was smart with love

I let the bad ones in and the good ones go

But I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before

I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible

Your love is ultimate

Not again it's taking over

This is hardcore

Ooh and I'm gonna love you like

Like I've never been hurt before

I'm gonna love you like I'm indestructible

Your love is ultimate

Not again it's taking over

This is hardcore

And I'm indestructible

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - measured period during which events occur
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - visible electromagnetic radiation that enables sight
heart /hɑrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood; centre of emotion
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
indestructible /ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktəbl/ C1	adjective - incapable of being destroyed
ultimate /ˈʌltɪmət/ C1	adjective - final; most extreme or important
hardcore /ˈhɑːrkɔːr/ C2	adjective - intense; extreme; uncompromising
satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/ B2	noun - an object that orbits a planet or star; a subordinate entity
laser /ˈleɪzər/ B2	noun - device that emits a concentrated beam of light
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light; gloomy
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - the vast expanse beyond Earth; an area that is empty
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or keep in one’s hands
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ B2	verb - to deliberately pay no attention to
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving rhythmically to music
split /splɪt/ B2	verb - to divide or separate into parts
dripping /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to fall in drops; to ooze
ultramagnetic /ˌʌltrəˈmæɡnɛtɪk/ C2	adjective - extremely magnetic; possessing an extraordinarily strong magnetic field

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm going backwards through time at the speed of light

  ➔ Present continuous for future action, prepositional phrases of time and manner

  ➔ The phrase "I'm going" indicates a planned future action. "Backwards through time at the speed of light" uses prepositions like "through" and "at" to describe *how* and *at what rate* the action is happening. The use of 'at' is crucial for specifying the rate.

• I'm gonna love you like I've never been hurt before

  ➔ Future with 'gonna', Past Perfect Simple

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to" expressing future intention. "I've never been hurt before" uses the Past Perfect to indicate an experience that hasn't happened *up to now*. The 'like' functions as a conjunction introducing a comparison.

• Your love is ultramagnetic

  ➔ Subject complement (adjective), use of a compound adjective

  ➔ "Ultramagnetic" functions as a subject complement, describing the quality of "your love". It's a compound adjective, combining 'ultra-' (meaning extremely) with 'magnetic'.

• Not again it's taking over

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis, Present Continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The sentence begins with "Not again", which is followed by inversion ("it's taking over" instead of "it is taking over"). This emphasizes the speaker's frustration. "Taking over" is the present continuous, showing an action in progress.