Not Alone – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Music for Relief

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into Linkin Park's impactful song "Not Alone," a track steeped in profound empathy and global solidarity. Through its poignant lyrics and powerful delivery, you can explore English vocabulary related to overcoming adversity, offering support, and expressing hope in challenging times, making it a unique and meaningful song for language learners.

[English]

I break down, fear is sinking in

The cold comes, racing through my skin

Searching for a way to get to you through the storm

You go, giving up your home

Go, leaving all you've known

You are not alone

...

With arms up, stretched into the sky

With eyes like echoes in the night

Hiding from the hell that you've been through, silent one

You go, giving up your home

Go, leaving all you've known

You go, giving up your home

Go, leaving all you've known

You are not alone

...

You go, giving up your home

Go, leaving all you've known

You go, giving up your home

Go, you are not unknown

You are not alone

...

You are not unknown

...

You are not alone

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces
fear /fɪr/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature
storm /stɔrm/ B1	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
search /sɜrʧ/ B1	verb - to look for something
give up /ɡɪv ʌp/ B2	phrasal verb - to stop trying to do something
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ B2	noun - a sound that is reflected off a surface and heard again
hiding /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - to conceal oneself
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ B2	adjective - not making or accompanied by any sound
known /noʊn/ B1	adjective - recognized, familiar
unknown /ʌnˈnoʊn/ B2	adjective - not known or familiar

Key Grammar Structures

• I break down, fear is sinking in

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase "is sinking" indicates an ongoing action or state.

• You are not alone

  ➔ Negative form of the verb 'to be'

  ➔ The phrase "are not" negates the state of being alone.

• With arms up, stretched into the sky

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective

  ➔ The word "stretched" describes the state of the arms.

• Hiding from the hell that you've been through

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase "you've been through" indicates an experience that affects the present.

• You go, giving up your home

  ➔ Gerund used to indicate an action

  ➔ The phrase "giving up" describes the action of relinquishing something.

• You are not unknown

  ➔ Negative form of the verb 'to be'

  ➔ The phrase "are not" negates the state of being unknown.