Lost In Your Eyes – English Lyrics

• By: Debbie Gibson
• Album: Electric Youth

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of love through Debbie Gibson's iconic ballad, "Lost In Your Eyes." Explore the emotional depth and romantic vocabulary of this 1989 hit, perfect for understanding heartfelt expression and the art of songwriting while learning English. This song's enduring appeal lies in its simple yet powerful message of being lost in the beauty of connection.

[English]

I get lost in your eyes

And I feel my spirits rise

And soar like the wind

Is it love that I am in?

I get weak in a glance

Isn't this what's called romance?

And now I know

'Cause when I'm lost, I can't let go

I don't mind not knowin' what I'm heading for

You can take me to the skies

It's like being lost in heaven

When I'm lost in your eyes

I just fell, don't know why

Something's there, we can't deny

And when I first knew

Was when I first looked at you

And if I can't find my way

If salvation seems worlds away

Oh, I'll be found

When I am lost in your eyes

I don't mind not knowin' what I'm heading for

You can take me to the skies

It's like being lost in heaven

When I'm lost in your eyes

I get weak in a glance

Isn't this what's called romance?

I'll be found

When I am lost in your eyes

Oh-oh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lost /lɔːst/ A1	adjective - unable to find one's way or be found
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to perceive by touch or emotion
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move upward
soar /sɔːr/ B1	verb - to fly or rise high in the air
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - air in motion
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection
weak /wiːk/ A2	adjective - lacking strength
glance /ɡlæns/ A2	noun - a brief look
romance /rəʊˈmæns/ B1	noun - a love affair
salvation /sælˈveɪʃən/ B2	noun - deliverance from danger or harm
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A2	noun - the abode of God and the angels
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ A2	verb - to refuse to admit
found /faʊnd/ A2	verb - to discover or encounter
spirits /ˈspɪrɪts/ B1	noun - enthusiasm or energy

Key Grammar Structures

• I get lost in your eyes

  ➔ Present Simple, Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The **Present Simple** is used for habitual actions. 'In your **eyes**' is a **prepositional phrase** indicating location or where the subject is 'lost'.

• And I feel my spirits rise

  ➔ Present Simple, Compound Sentence

  ➔ Another use of the **Present Simple**. The sentence is a **compound sentence** joined by 'and'.

• Is it love that I am in?

  ➔ Inversion (Question Formation), Relative Clause

  ➔ This is a question using **inversion** of the verb and subject ('is it'). The question also uses a **relative clause** beginning with 'that' describing 'love'.

• Isn't this what's called romance?

  ➔ Inversion (Question Formation), Cleft Sentence

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question formed through **inversion** ('Isn't'). It employs a **cleft sentence** structure ('what's called romance?').

• I don't mind not knowin' what I'm heading for

  ➔ Gerund, Double Negative, Relative Clause

  ➔ 'Knowin'' is a **gerund**, used as the object of 'mind'. The phrase includes a **double negative** ('don't mind not'). 'What I'm heading for' is a **relative clause** functioning as the object of 'knowin''.

• You can take me to the skies

  ➔ Modal Verb, Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ Uses the **modal verb** 'can' to express ability or possibility. 'To the **skies**' is a **prepositional phrase** indicating direction.

• It's like being lost in heaven

  ➔ Contraction, Gerund, Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ Uses the **contraction** 'It's'. 'Being lost' is a **gerund** phrase. 'In **heaven**' is a **prepositional phrase** indicating location.

• And when I first knew

  ➔ Compound Sentence, Past Simple

  ➔ Another instance of a **compound sentence** joined by 'and'. 'Knew' is in the **Past Simple** tense.

• If salvation seems worlds away

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1), Present Simple, Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ This is a **conditional sentence** (Type 1) indicating a likely future event, the main clause is implied. 'Seem' is in the **Present Simple**. 'Worlds away' is an **adverbial phrase** modifying the verb 'seems'.