Keep Me Dreaming – English Lyrics

• By: American Authors
• Album: Oh, What A Life

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of American Authors' "Keep Me Dreaming," a powerful indie rock track that beautifully encapsulates the spirit of perseverance and longing. Through its vivid lyrics and emotional delivery, this song offers a compelling way to explore English vocabulary related to hope, resilience, and personal journeys. Its narrative of searching and holding onto truth makes it a special piece for language learners to connect with deeply.

[English]

I've walked these streets of silence

Through the cold and misty nights

But the more I search the less I tend to notice

I've been trying to find an answer

Why you've left me high and dry

Even though you're gone I need a sense of closure

Through all the times you've left and said it wouldn't be long

Through all the times I'd wait for you to never come home

I won't back down

I won't back down

I won't back down so come right back to me

As I gazed out on Manhattan

From the peak of Brooklyn Bridge

I could swear I saw an angel in the skyline

And she came and stood beside me

As the snow began to fall

Saying, "Times will change, but truth will stay forever."

Through all the times you've left and said it wouldn't be long

Through all the times I'd wait for you to never come home

I won't back down

I won't back down

I won't back down so come right back to me

I've lost your heart

To fallin' stars

That keep me dreaming

I've lost your heart

To fallin' stars

That keep me dreaming

I've lost your heart

To fallin' stars

That keep me dreaming

Yeah, yeah

Through all the times you left and said it wouldn't be long

I won't back down

I won't back down

Through all the times you've left and said it wouldn't be long

Through all the times I'd wait for you to never come home

I won't back down

I won't back down

I won't back down so come right back to me

Key Grammar Structures

• I've walked these streets of silence

  ➔ Present Perfect (I've walked)

  ➔ The Present Perfect tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present or has a result in the present. Here, the speaker is describing an action ('walking') that began in the past and its impact is still felt.

• But the more I search the less I tend to notice

  ➔ Comparative Adverbs (the more...the less...)

  ➔ This structure uses the comparative form of adverbs ('more' and 'less') to show a proportional relationship. As one thing increases (searching), another thing decreases (noticing).

• Even though you're gone I need a sense of closure

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction (Even though)

  ➔ The phrase 'Even though' introduces a subordinate clause expressing a contrast. It shows that despite the fact that someone is gone, the speaker still needs something.

• Through all the times you've left and said it wouldn't be long

  ➔ Past Perfect (you've left), Conditional (wouldn't)

  ➔ This sentence uses both the Past Perfect (you've left – action completed before a point in the past implied by the context) and the conditional form (wouldn't be long – a prediction about the future, that didn't happen).

• As I gazed out on Manhattan

  ➔ Past Continuous (gazed)

  ➔ The Past Continuous tense describes an action that was in progress at a particular time in the past. It sets the scene for the following events.

• I could swear I saw an angel in the skyline

  ➔ Modal verb (could), direct object (angel)

  ➔ 'Could' is a modal verb expressing possibility or a degree of certainty. 'Angel' is the direct object of the verb 'saw', indicating the thing that was seen.

• And she came and stood beside me

  ➔ Past Simple (came, stood)

  ➔ The Past Simple tense describes completed actions in the past. 'Came' and 'stood' are both used to narrate the sequence of events.

• Saying, "Times will change, but truth will stay forever."

  ➔ Future Simple (will change, will stay)

  ➔ The Future Simple tense is used to express predictions or facts about the future. The angel's words express a statement about what will happen.

• I've lost your heart

  ➔ Present Perfect (I've lost)

  ➔ The Present Perfect tense here indicates a completed action (losing the heart) that has relevance to the present. The speaker feels the consequences now.