Just Breathe – English Lyrics

• By: Pearl Jam

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[♪ ♪ ♪]

♪ Yes, I understand that every life must end, uh-huh ♪

♪ As we sit alone ♪

♪ I know someday we must go uh-huh ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm a lucky man ♪

♪ To count on both hands the ones I love ♪

♪ Some folks they got one ♪

♪ Others they got none uh-huh ♪

♪ Stay with me ♪

♪ Oh, let's just breathe ♪

♪ Practiced all my sins never gonna let me win, uh-huh ♪

♪ Under everything ♪

♪ Just another human being uh-huh ♪

♪ Yeah, I don't wanna hurt ♪

♪ There's so much in this world to make me bleed ♪

♪ Stay with me ♪

♪ You're all I see ♪

♪ Did I say that I need you? ♪

♪ Oh, and did I say that I want you? ♪

♪ Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see ♪

♪ No one knows this more than me ♪

♪ As I come clean I wonder every day ♪

♪ As I look upon your face uh-huh ♪

♪ Everything you gave and nothing you would take, uh-huh ♪

♪ Nothing you would take ♪

♪ Everything you gave ♪

♪ Did I say that I need you? ♪

♪ Oh, and did I say that I want you? ♪

♪ Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see ♪

♪ No one knows this more than me ♪

♪ As I come clean, ah ♪

[♪ ♪ ♪]

♪ Ah ♪

♪ Nothing you would take ♪

♪ Everything you gave ♪

♪ Hold me 'til I die ♪

♪ Meet you on the other side ♪

[APPLAUSE]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of a living being
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
hurt /hɜːt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury noun - pain or injury
bleed /bliːd/ B1	verb - to lose blood from the body noun - the act or result of losing blood
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - to take air into the lungs and then expel it
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without others
human /ˈhjuːmən/ B1	noun - a person; a member of the species Homo sapiens adjective - relating to people or the qualities of people
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who lacks good sense or judgment verb - to deceive or trick someone
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
sin /sɪn/ B1	noun - an act that is considered morally wrong or a violation of religious law
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a particular place or condition
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp, carry, or keep something in one's hands noun - a grip or grasp
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living; to cease to exist
meet /miːt/ A2	verb - to come together with someone, often by arrangement
side /saɪd/ A2	noun - a surface, part, or position that is distinct from other parts
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ B1	verb - to perceive the meaning or significance of something
lucky /ˈlʌki/ B1	adjective - having good fortune; fortunate
clean /kliːn/ B1	adjective - free from dirt, marks, or impurities verb - to remove dirt or impurities from something
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B2	verb - to feel curiosity or doubt about something noun - a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, or unfamiliar