More Than Words – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
[static buzzing]
[button clicks]
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♪ Saying I love you ♪
♪ Is not the words I want to hear from you ♪
♪ It's not that I want you ♪
♪ Not to say but if you only knew ♪
♪ How easy ♪
♪ It would be to show me how you feel ♪
♪ More than words ♪
♪ Is all you have to do to make it real ♪
♪ Then you wouldn't have to say ♪
♪ That you love me ♪
♪ 'Cause I'd already know ♪
♪ What would you do ♪
♪ If my heart was torn in two ♪
♪ More than words to show you feel ♪
♪ That your love for me is real ♪
♪ What would you say ♪
♪ If I took those words away ♪
♪ Then you couldn't make things new ♪
♪ Just by saying I love you ♪
♪ La di da, da di da, di dai dai da ♪
♪ More than words ♪
♪ La di da, da di da ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ Now that I've tried to ♪
♪ Talk to you and make you understand ♪
♪ All you have to do is close your eyes ♪
♪ And just reach out your hands ♪
♪ And touch me ♪
♪ Hold me close, don't ever let me go ♪
♪ More than words ♪
♪ Is all I ever needed you to show ♪
♪ Then you wouldn't have to say ♪
♪ That you love me ♪
♪ 'Cause I'd already know ♪
♪ What would you do ♪
♪ If my heart was torn in two ♪
♪ More than words to show you feel ♪
♪ That your love for me is real ♪
♪ What would you say ♪
♪ If I took those words away ♪
♪ Then you couldn't make things new ♪
♪ Just by saying I love you ♪
Key Vocabulary
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love /lʌv/ A2 |
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feel /fiːl/ B1 |
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show /ʃoʊ/ A2 |
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real /rɪəl/ B2 |
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word /wɜːrd/ A1 |
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say /seɪ/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ B1 |
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tears /tɪərz/ B2 |
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time /taɪm/ A2 |
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say /seɪ/ A2 |
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make /meɪk/ A2 |
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hold /hoʊld/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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It would be to show me how you feel
➔ Conditional Type 2 - using 'would' to express hypothetical situations
➔ 'Would' is used to form the second conditional, indicating a hypothetical or unlikely situation.
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If my heart was torn in two
➔ Second conditional - expressing hypothetical or unlikely situations in the past tense with 'was'
➔ Using 'was' in this context indicates a hypothetical situation contrary to reality, characteristic of second conditional sentences.
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Then you wouldn’t have to say
➔ Negative modal perfect - expressing a hypothetical or unreal past necessity or obligation
➔ 'Wouldn't have to' expresses that under hypothetical circumstances, there would be no obligation to say the words.
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What would you do if my heart was torn in two
➔ Second conditional - expressing hypothetical actions in response to an unreal situation with 'would' + base verb
➔ This structure forms a second conditional, describing hypothetical actions contingent on an unreal or unlikely situation.
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And just reach out your hands
➔ Imperative mood - giving a command or encouragement to perform an action
➔ Imperative form is used to express a command, request, or encouragement for someone to perform an action.
