My Heart Will Go On

• By: Celine Dion

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ B1	noun - the length of space between two points
spaces /ˈspeɪsɪz/ A2	noun - an area or volume free or available
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - come into or be in contact with (something) noun - the act of touching someone or something
lifetime /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ B1	noun - the duration of a person's life
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
fear /fɪər/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or threat verb - be afraid of (someone or something)
safe /seɪf/ A2	adjective - protected from or not exposed to danger or risk
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - remain in the same place or condition

Grammar:

• Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Habitual actions)

  ➔ The "Simple Present" tense is used here to describe the recurring nature of the singer's dreams. It emphasizes that seeing and feeling the person happens repeatedly "every night".

• That is how I know you go on

  ➔ Relative Clause with "how"

  ➔ The phrase "That is "how" I know..." introduces a relative clause specifying the manner in which the speaker knows the person continues to exist. "How" functions as a relative adverb.

• Wherever you are

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Place introduced by "Wherever"

  ➔ "Wherever" introduces an adverbial clause of place, meaning "no matter where you are." It expresses the universality of the statement that follows.

• I believe that the heart does go on

  ➔ Emphatic "does" with Simple Present

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "does" is used for emphasis in the affirmative sentence. Without "does", it would simply be "I believe that the heart goes on". The "does" adds a strong sense of conviction.

• Love can touch us one time

  ➔ Modal Verb "can" expressing possibility

  ➔ The modal verb "can" expresses the possibility or potential of love to touch someone at a specific point in time ("one time").

• And last for a lifetime

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (General truth)

  ➔ The verb "last" is in the simple present tense to describe a general truth about love: it has the potential to endure for an entire lifetime.

• And never let go until we're gone

  ➔ Negative Imperative with "never" + Time clause with "until"

  ➔ "Never let go" functions as a negative imperative, urging inaction. The "until" clause indicates the limit of that inaction; the letting go should not happen before "we're gone" (i.e., before we die).

• Love was when I loved you

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (defining a past experience)

  ➔ The use of the "Past Simple" tense "was" and "loved" defines the past experience of love as being directly tied to the time when the speaker loved the other person. It creates an equation between love and that specific past relationship.