Let Me Down Slowly – English Lyrics

• By: Alec Benjamin
• Album: Narrated For You

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature adjective - unfriendly, lacking emotion
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually grow faint and disappear
awake /əˈweɪk/ A2	adjective - not sleeping
cut /kʌt/ B1	verb - to divide or open with a sharp tool verb - (phrasal 'cut down') to reduce or stop something
throw /θroʊ/ B1	verb - to propel something through the air with force verb - (phrasal 'throw out') to discard or expel someone/something
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose noun - material that is not wanted or that has been used and is no longer needed
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
dignity /ˈdɪɡnɪti/ B2	noun - the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - elegant and seemingly effortless movement noun - courteous goodwill
slip /slɪp/ B1	verb - to slide unintentionally
crack /kræk/ B1	noun - a line on the surface of something along which it has broken without separating into separate parts
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	noun - an act of holding someone closely in one's arms verb - to hold (someone) closely in one's arms
sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ B2	noun - feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place or person
drag /dræɡ/ B1	verb - to pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty
tile /taɪl/ B1	noun - a thin, usually square or rectangular piece of baked clay, concrete, or other material, used for covering roofs, floors, or walls
corridor /ˈkɔːrɪdɔːr/ B2	noun - a long passage in a building from which doors lead into rooms
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a movable barrier at the entrance to a building or room, or to a cupboard
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely without support

Key Grammar Structures

• I CAN FEEL YOU FADE AWAY

  ➔ Verb of Perception + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ Verbs like "feel", "see", "hear", "watch", "notice" can be followed by an object and then a "bare infinitive" (verb without "to") to describe an action that is perceived. Here, "can feel" is the perception verb, "you" is the object, and "fade away" is the action being perceived.

• YOUR STEPS KEEP ME AWAKE

  ➔ Verb + Object + Adjective/Complement

  ➔ Some verbs like "keep", "make", "find", "leave" can be followed by an object and then an adjective or another type of complement to describe the state or result of the action on the object. Here, "keep" is the verb, "me" is the object, and "awake" describes the state of "me".

• DON'T CUT ME DOWN, THROW ME OUT

  ➔ Imperative + Separable Phrasal Verbs

  ➔ The "imperative" form is used for commands or requests. Phrasal verbs combine a verb and a preposition or adverb to create a new meaning. "Cut down" and "throw out" are "separable phrasal verbs", meaning the object (here, "me") can be placed between the verb and the particle.

• I ONCE WAS A MAN WITH DIGNITY AND GRACE

  ➔ "Once" for Past States/Habits

  ➔ The adverb "once" is used here to indicate something that was true or happened at some point in the past but is no longer true or happening now. It emphasizes a former state of being.

• NOW I'M SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS OF YOUR COLD EMBRACE

  ➔ Present Continuous + Phrasal Verb (Idiomatic)

  ➔ The "present continuous" ("I'm slipping") is used to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking or an ongoing situation. "Slipping through the cracks" is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning to go unnoticed or to be lost or neglected in a system or situation.

• COULD YOU FIND A WAY TO LET ME DOWN SLOWLY?

  ➔ Polite Request with "Could" + Infinitive of Purpose/Result + Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Could" is a modal verb often used to make polite requests. The infinitive phrase "to let me down slowly" functions as a complement indicating the purpose or result of "find a way". "Let down" is a separable phrasal verb meaning to disappoint or to break bad news gently.

• IF YOU WANNA GO, THEN I'LL BE SO LONELY

  ➔ First Conditional Sentence (Type 1 Conditional)

  ➔ This is a "first conditional" sentence, used to talk about a real or possible situation in the future and its likely result. The "if" clause uses the present simple ("wanna go" - informal for "want to go"), and the main clause uses "will" + base form ("I'll be").

• AND I KNOW WE HAVEN'T TALKED IN A WHILE

  ➔ Present Perfect Negative + Duration Phrase

  ➔ The "present perfect negative" ("haven't talked") is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, or an action that has not occurred up to the present. The phrase "in a while" indicates a duration of time (for some time).

• AND I CAN'T STOP MYSELF FROM FALLING DOWN

  ➔ Verb Pattern: Stop + Object + From + -ing

  ➔ The verb "stop" can be used in the pattern "stop + object + from + -ing" to mean prevent someone or something from doing something. Here, "myself" is the object, and "from falling down" indicates the action that the speaker cannot prevent.