Never Let Me Go – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
[♪♪♪]
♪ Looking up from underneath ♪
♪ Fractured moonlight on the sea ♪
♪ Reflections still look the same to me ♪
♪ As before I went under ♪
♪ And it's peaceful in the deep ♪
♪ Cathedral where you cannot breathe ♪
♪ No need to pray, no need to speak ♪
♪ Now I am under all ♪
♪ And it's breaking over me ♪
♪ A thousand miles down to the sea bed ♪
♪ Found the place to rest my head ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ And the arms of the ocean are carrying me ♪
♪ And all this devotion was rushing out of me ♪
♪ And the crashes are heaven ♪
♪ For a sinner like me ♪
♪ But the arms of the ocean delivered me ♪
♪ Though the pressure's hard to take ♪
♪ It's the only way I can escape ♪
♪ It seems a heavy choice to make ♪
♪ And now I am under, oh ♪
♪ And it's breaking over me ♪
♪ A thousand miles down to the seabed ♪
♪ Found the place to rest my head ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ And the arms of the ocean are carrying me ♪
♪ And all this devotion was rushing out of me ♪
♪ And the crashes are heaven ♪
♪ For a sinner like me ♪
♪ But the arms of the ocean delivered me ♪
♪ And it's over ♪
♪ And I'm going under ♪
♪ But I'm not giving up ♪
♪ I'm just giving in ♪
♪ I'm slipping underneath ♪
♪ So, so cold ♪
♪ And so sweet ♪
♪ And the arms of the ocean ♪
♪ So sweet and so cold ♪
♪ And all this devotion I never knew at all ♪
♪ And the crashes are heaven ♪
♪ For a sinner released ♪
♪ And the arms of the ocean ♪
♪ Delivered me ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ Delivered me ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ Delivered me ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ Delivered me ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ And it's over ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ And I'm going under ♪
♪ But I'm not giving up ♪
♪ I'm just giving in ♪
♪ Never let me go, never let me go ♪
♪ I'm slipping underneath ♪ - ♪ Never let me go ♪
♪ Ooh ♪ - ♪ Never let me go ♪
♪ So cold and so sweet ♪
[♪♪♪]
Key Vocabulary
| Vocabulary | Meanings |
|---|---|
|
reflection /rɪˈflekʃən/ B1 |
|
|
moonlight /ˈmuːn.laɪt/ B2 |
|
|
sea /siː/ A1 |
|
|
reflection /rɪˈflekʃən/ B1 |
|
|
peaceful /ˈpiːs.fəl/ B2 |
|
|
cathedral /kəˈθɪd.rəl/ C1 |
|
|
breathe /briːð/ B2 |
|
|
peace /piːs/ A2 |
|
|
arms /ɑːrmz/ A2 |
|
|
devotion /dɪˈvoʊ.ʃən/ B2 |
|
|
crash /kræʃ/ B2 |
|
|
pressure /ˈpreʃər/ B2 |
|
|
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B2 |
|
|
heavy /ˈhɛv.i/ A2 |
|
|
sweet /swiːt/ A1 |
|
Key Grammar Structures
-
And the arms of the ocean are carrying me
➔ Present Continuous Tense
➔ 'are carrying' shows an action happening right now, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the action.
-
Never let me go
➔ Imperative mood (request/command)
➔ This phrase uses the imperative form to express a plea or a strong request, emphasizing emotional urgency.
-
I'm slipping underneath
➔ Present Continuous with 'am' + verb-ing
➔ 'am slipping' indicates an ongoing action happening right now, emphasizing the process of slipping.
-
And it's breaking over me
➔ Present Continuous with 'is' + verb-ing
➔ 'is breaking' describes an ongoing action happening at the moment, conveying the idea of something engulfing or washing over.
-
Found the place to rest my head
➔ Simple Past Tense
➔ 'found' indicates that the action was completed in the past, implying the discovery of a place for resting.
-
And it's peaceful in the deep
➔ Adjective + Prepositional Phrase
➔ 'peaceful' describes the state of calmness and tranquility, with 'in the deep' specifying the location or context.
