Not Giving Up – English Lyrics

• By: The Saturdays

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying energy of The Saturdays' Europop anthem, "Not Giving Up." This track is perfect for learning upbeat, modern English vocabulary related to love, excitement, and determination, all while enjoying its 'trance-pop sugar rush' production.

[English]

You took my heart from the dark

I'm falling hard

With you it's like you kill the shade

My burning pain

I feel like something starting, staring

Playing in my head

And it's beating loud

I feel like something starting, starting

Walking on the edge

'Til we're crashing down

Hit me so hard I don't know where

Starstruck up in the air

Got me got me with my eyes wide open

Hit me so hard I don't know where

Starstruck up in the air

Got me got me with my eyes wide open

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

Never giving up

Not Giving Up on love, oh, oh, oh

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

Never giving up

Not Giving Up on love, oh, oh, oh

You're under my skin

Just stay right there

I want you there

Let the rest fade away

It's just you and me

What was meant to be

I feel like something starting, starting

Playing in my head

And it's beating loud

I feel like something starting, starting

Walking on the edge

'Til we're crashing down

Hit me so hard I don't know where

Starstruck up in the air

Got me got me with my eyes wide open

Hit me so hard I don't know where

Starstruck up in the air

Got me got me with my eyes wide open

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

Never giving up

Not Giving Up on love, oh, oh, oh

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

Never giving up

Not Giving Up on love, oh, oh, oh

Got me on overload

I'll be your rock of gold

Can we get overdose on love, oh, oh, oh

Got me on overload

I'll be your rock of gold

Can we get overdose on love

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Hit me so hard I don't know where

Starstruck up in the air

Got me got me with my eyes wide open

Hit me so hard I don't know where

Starstruck up in the air

Got me got me with my eyes wide open

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

Never giving up

Not Giving Up on love, oh, oh, oh

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

Never giving up

Not Giving Up on love, oh, oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood; also the centre of emotions
dark /dɑːk/ A1	adjective - having little or no light; gloomy
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move downward, typically quickly
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B2	adjective - on fire; very hot; intense verb - to be on fire; to cause to be on fire
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
starting /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to begin or set out
playing /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ B1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
beating /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ B2	verb - to strike repeatedly; to pulsate noun - a rhythmic pulsation
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - producing much sound; noisy
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the border or margin of something
crashing /ˈkræʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - to collide violently; to fall down with a loud noise
hit /hɪt/ A1	verb - to strike something
starstruck /ˈstɑːrstrʌk/ C1	adjective - overwhelmed with admiration for a famous person
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer covering of a body
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually grow faint or disappear
rock /rɒk/ A1	noun - a large stone; solid mineral material verb - to move or sway gently
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a precious yellow metal
overdose /ˈoʊvərdoʊs/ C1	noun - the administration or consumption of a drug or other substance in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced verb - to take too much of a drug

Key Grammar Structures

• You took my heart from the dark

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'took' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• I'm falling hard

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm falling' uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now.

• With you it's like you kill the shade

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'it's like' introduces a simile, comparing the effect of the person to killing the shade.

• I feel like something starting, starting

  ➔ Present Tense with Progressive Nuance

  ➔ The repetition of 'starting' emphasizes the ongoing nature of the feeling, though using the present tense.

• If you tell me no I'm Not Giving Up no

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ The structure 'If you tell me no, I'm Not Giving Up' is a type 1 conditional sentence, expressing a likely result if the condition is met.

• Not Giving Up on love, oh, oh, oh

  ➔ Gerund after Preposition

  ➔ The phrase 'Giving Up' is a gerund used after the preposition 'on', functioning as a noun.

• Can we get overdose on love

  ➔ Modal Verb (Can)

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to express possibility or ability in the context of getting an overdose on love.

• I'll be your rock of gold

  ➔ Future Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I'll be' uses the future simple tense to express a promise or intention in the future.