OK – English Lyrics

• By: Robin Schulz, James Blunt
• Album: Uncovered

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive soundscape of Robin Schulz's "OK" featuring James Blunt! This song, a blend of deep house and pop, offers a comforting message of reassurance in challenging times. Explore the lyrics and discover how the power of simple phrases can offer strength and hope, making it an excellent choice for understanding emotional expression in English.

[English]

I really need you

I really need your love right now

I’m fading fast

Not gonna last

I’m really stupid

I’m burning up and going down

I’m in it bad

Don’t even ask

When I found myself in the middle, in the middle, in the middle

Could you love me more, just a little, just a little

Overcomplicate when it's simple, when it's simple, when it's simple

When you love me more just a little.

So tell me now

when every stars fall from the sky

And every last heart in the world breaks

Oh, hold me now

When every ship is going down

I don’t fear nothing when I hear you say

It's gonna be OK

It's gonna be OK

It's gonna be OK

It's gonna be OK

I’m really sorry

Sorry I dragged you into this

I over think, that all’s it is

The way you love me

The way you love me 'til the end

The way you love me

Oh yeah, it makes me king again

When I found myself in the middle, in the middle, in the middle

Could you love me more, just a little, just a little

Overcomplicate when it's simple, when it's simple, when it's simple

Would you love me more, just a little

So tell me now

When every star falls from the sky

And every last heart in the world breaks

Oh hold me now

When every ship is going down

I don't fear nothing when I hear you say

It's gonna be OK

When every star falls from the sky

And every last heart in the world breaks

It's gonna be OK

When every ship is going down

I don't fear nothing when I hear you say

It's gonna be OK

Key Grammar Structures

• I really need you

  ➔ Simple present tense – verb + object

  ➔ The verb "need" is in the present simple, showing a current requirement.

• I'm fading fast

  ➔ Present continuous (am + V‑ing) for an ongoing action

  ➔ The form "fading" is the present participle, showing the action is happening now.

• Not gonna last

  ➔ Informal contraction “gonna” = going to (future intention)

  ➔ The word "gonna" is a colloquial short form of "going to", used for future predictions.

• Could you love me more, just a little

  ➔ Modal verb “could” for a polite request

  ➔ The modal "could" softens the request, making it more courteous.

• When I found myself in the middle

  ➔ Past simple tense with reflexive pronoun “myself”

  ➔ The verb "found" is past simple; "myself" reflects back to the subject "I".

• Overcomplicate when it's simple

  ➔ Zero conditional – when + present simple, result also in present simple

  ➔ "when" introduces a condition; both clauses use the present simple because the statement is a general truth.

• It's gonna be OK

  ➔ Future with “going to” (contracted to “gonna”)

  ➔ "gonna" is the informal short form of "going to", used to express a future prediction.

• I don't fear nothing

  ➔ Double negative (non‑standard English) – usually “I don't fear anything”

  ➔ "don't" and "nothing" create a double negative; native speakers usually avoid this construction.

• When every star falls from the sky

  ➔ Present simple in a temporal clause (when) referring to a future event

  ➔ The verb "falls" is in present simple because the "when" clause sets a condition for a future scenario.