Mine – English Lyrics

• By: Phoebe Ryan
• Album: Mine EP

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

When it went down

It was so hard to breathe

I gave up everything

And I slow fall down to the floor

Life was escaping me

I couldn't find myself

'Til it was all lost

Not anymore

I'm holding on to all the pieces of my heart's debris

'Til it's time

I'll, I'll pull it together and fix myself eventually

I know it's mine

I found gold in the wreckage

Put it on a necklace

Keepin' it 'cause I-I-I, I know that it's mine

I wear it like a message

So I don't forget it

Keepin' it 'cause I-I-I, I know that it's mine

I know that it's mine no matter what I do

I know that it's mine whether I win or lose

And even though my heart needs to take its time

I know that it's mi-i-ine, I know that it's mine

Facing the change

But it's still tough to see

At first I fought it all

I was so mean

I'm still unsure

How it's supposed to be?

I'm taking everyday now by the skin of my teeth

Until I learn

I'm holding on to all the pieces of my heart's debris

'Til it's time

I'll... I'll pull it together and fix myself eventually

I know it's mine

I found gold in the wreckage

Put it on a necklace

Keepin' it 'cause I-I-I, I know that it's mine

I wear it like a message

So I don't forget it

Keepin' it 'cause I-I-I, I know that it's mine

I know that it's mine no matter what I do

I know that it's mine whether I win or lose

And even though my heart needs to take its time

I know that it's mi-i-ine, I know that it's mine

...

I found gold in the wreckage

Put it on a necklace

Keepin' it 'cause I-I-I, I know that it's mine

I wear it like a message

So I don't forget it

Keepin' it 'cause I-I-I, I know that it's mine

I know that it's mine no matter what I do

I know that it's mine whether I win or lose

And even though my heart needs to take its time

I know that it's mi-i-ine, I know that it's mine

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - to take air into and out of the lungs
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to get away from confinement or control
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
debris /dəˈbriː/ B2	noun - scattered pieces of wreckage
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a precious yellow metal
wreckage /ˈrekɪdʒ/ B2	noun - severely damaged or destroyed things
message /ˈmesɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a piece of information conveyed
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - to achieve victory
tough /tʌf/ B1	adjective - difficult
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a physical fight
mean /miːn/ A2	adjective - unkind or cruel
teeth /tiːθ/ A1	noun - hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the mouth
facing /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - to confront or deal with
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - the act or process of becoming different

Key Grammar Structures

• When it went down

  ➔ Past Simple tense with 'When' clause

  ➔ The sentence uses the **past simple tense** to describe a completed action. The 'When' clause introduces the time of the action.

• I gave up everything

  ➔ Past Simple tense

  ➔ The **past simple** tense is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• I couldn't find myself

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' + infinitive

  ➔ The modal verb 'could' expresses a past ability or inability. It's followed by the infinitive form of the verb.

• I'm holding on to all the pieces of my heart's debris

  ➔ Present Continuous tense

  ➔ The **present continuous** tense is used to describe an action that is happening now or around now.

• I'll, I'll pull it together and fix myself eventually

  ➔ Future Simple (using 'will')

  ➔ The **future simple** tense is formed using 'will' + the base form of the verb, expressing a future action or intention.

• I found gold in the wreckage

  ➔ Past Simple tense

  ➔ Again the **past simple** tense is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• Keepin' it 'cause I-I-I, I know that it's mine

  ➔ Present Simple tense and emphasis with repetition

  ➔ The **present simple** 'know' is used for a state of being. The repetition 'I-I-I' emphasizes the affirmation.

• I wear it like a message

  ➔ Present Simple tense

  ➔ The **present simple** tense is used here to describe a habitual action or a fact.

• I know that it's mine no matter what I do

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'no matter what'

  ➔ 'No matter what' introduces an adverbial clause of concession, meaning regardless of what happens.