Lasting Lover – English Lyrics

• By: Sigala, James Arthur

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(upbeat electronic music)

♪ I don't know why ♪

♪ I can't quite get you out my sight ♪

♪ You're always just behind ♪

♪ You're stored across my mind ♪

♪ Keep crawling back ♪

♪ To where we last ♪

♪ Left our love on hold ♪

♪ I'm always out for more ♪

♪ So what you waiting for ♪

♪ Wait, before you burn me to the ground ♪

♪ Please stay 'til the beat of our heart runs out ♪

♪ I don't wanna let go, let go ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been tryna ♪

♪ Hold on for so long ♪

♪ I feel like I'm lost without a trace ♪

♪ Take my heart and run away ♪

♪ She said, I've been looking for a lasting lover ♪

♪ To save me, save me ♪

♪ From every single ♪

♪ Heartache, heartache ♪

♪ I feel like I'm lost without a trace ♪

♪ Take my heart and run away ♪

♪ She said, I've been looking for a lasting lover ♪

♪ She said, I've been looking for a lasting lover ♪

♪ One by one and ♪

♪ Two by twice ♪

♪ I've watched all my loves ♪

♪ Move on to something more ♪

♪ Open out the door ♪

♪ Caught in between every passing hour ♪

♪ Oh, please stay 'til the taste of your love turns sour ♪

♪ I don't wanna let go, let go ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been tryna ♪

♪ Hold on for so long ♪

♪ I feel like I'm lost without a trace ♪

♪ Take my heart and run away ♪

♪ She said, I've been looking for a lasting lover ♪

♪ To save me, save me ♪

♪ From every single ♪

♪ Heartache, heartache ♪

♪ I feel like I'm lost without a trace ♪

♪ Take my heart and run away ♪

♪ She said, I've been looking for a lover ♪

♪ So let me know ♪

♪ Did we ever mean anything at all ♪

♪ So let me know ♪

♪ Did we ever mean anything at all ♪

♪ I feel like I'm lost without a trace ♪

♪ Take my heart and run away ♪

♪ She said, didn't hurt me ♪

♪ Ooh, I feel like I'm lost without a trace ♪

♪ Take my heart and run away ♪

♪ She said, I've been looking for a lasting lover ♪

♪ I've been looking for a lasting lover ♪

♪ Oh, and I've been looking for a lasting lover ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1	noun - a person's partner in a romantic or sexual relationship; a person who loves someone or something.
lasting /ˈlɑːstɪŋ/ B2	adjective - continuing for a long period; enduring.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system; the emotional or spiritual core of a person.
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; no longer possessed or existing.
trace /treɪs/ B2	noun - a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something; a very small quantity of something.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection. verb - feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone); like or enjoy very much.
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot; to flow or cause to flow.
heartache /ˈhɑːrteɪk/ B2	noun - a feeling of great sadness or distress, especially one caused by unrequited love or loss.
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm, danger, or an undesirable situation.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
sight /saɪt/ A2	noun - the faculty or power of seeing; the range of vision.
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - grasp, carry, or support with one's hands; keep or detain. noun - an act or manner of grasping something; a grip.
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - (of a fire or flame) produce flames and heat; destroy, damage, or injure by fire or heat.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth; the area of land around a building or a particular type of activity.
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - remain in the same place or position; continue to be in a specified state or condition.
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry; a pulsation, especially of the heart. verb - strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently; (of the heart) pulsate.
sour /ˈsaʊər/ B1	adjective - having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar; (of a relationship or feeling) unpleasant or unfriendly.
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - the sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance; a brief experience of something. verb - perceive the flavour of (food or drink) with the tongue; experience (an emotion or sensation).
crawling /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground; move very slowly.
caught /kɔːt/ B1	adjective - trapped or entangled; discovered in the act of doing something.

Key Grammar Structures

• 'Cause I've been tryna Hold on for so long

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous ('ve been tryna / have been trying) emphasizes an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, often with a duration like "for so long".

• You're stored across my mind

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Simple)

  ➔ The passive voice is used when the subject ("You") is the recipient of the action ("stored"), rather than the performer. The agent performing the action is not specified.

• To save me, save me From every single Heartache, heartache

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "To save me" expresses the reason or purpose for the action mentioned previously (looking for a lasting lover).

• She said, I've been looking for a lasting lover

  ➔ Reported Speech (Direct Quote)

  ➔ This is a direct quote of what "she" said. In indirect reported speech, the tense would typically shift (e.g., "She said that she had been looking for a lasting lover").

• So let me know Did we ever mean anything at all

  ➔ Causative Verb "Let"

  ➔ The causative verb "let" is used here to mean "allow" or "permit". "Let me know" means "allow me to know" or "inform me."

• I feel like I'm lost without a trace

  ➔ "Feel like" + Clause

  ➔ "Feel like" is used to express a strong feeling, a sensation, or a comparison, often followed by a clause (subject + verb) describing the feeling or situation.

• I've watched all my loves Move on to something more

  ➔ Present Perfect with Sensory Verb + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ After sensory verbs like "watch," "see," "hear," etc., when describing an action that was completely observed, we use the bare infinitive (verb without "to"). "I've watched" is in the present perfect.

• Caught in between every passing hour

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective / Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ "Caught" is the past participle of "catch," used here adjectivally to describe a state (e.g., "I am caught..." or "something that is caught..."). It implies a passive state.

• Please stay 'til the beat of our heart runs out

  ➔ Time Clause with "Until"

  ➔ 'Til (or 'until') introduces a time clause, indicating that the action ("stay") will continue up to a specific future point in time ("the beat of our heart runs out"). The verb in the time clause is in the simple present.

• Keep crawling back

  ➔ Verb "Keep" + Gerund

  ➔ The verb "keep" followed by a gerund (-ing form) expresses the continuation or repetition of an action. Here, it implies repeatedly returning.