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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You weren't gonna say goodbye?

♪ Lie awake 'cause you can't dream without it ♪

Uncle Marcus, I can't.

[ Sniffles ] Not now.

I'm sorry I let you down.

You didn't let me down.

You confused me.

I know you're not the whistleblower.

It wasn't Dr. Browne.

I know.

It was me.

You?

Why?

Exposing that guy was the right thing to do.

Patient privacy is an important obligation,

but it's not our only one.

I knew there'd be no proof, so no one was gonna get fired.

Never expected Lim to blame Browne.

But I know that's not why you destroyed

your whole career here.

How can I help you if you don't --

I don't want your help. Livvy.

I never wanted to be a doctor.

But every time I tried

to tell my parents,

my professors, you,

you'd just push me and encourage me

until I backed down.

I knew if I got myself fired,

there was no way that you could pep-talk me back

into a career that I don't want.

♪ Ever feel like it's too much? ♪

I don't want to be important or successful.

I just want to be myself.

But I don't even know who that is.

♪ Yeah, I swear I know what it's like ♪

The only way to find out is if I burn the bridges behind me.

♪ Maybe you don't know it, but it gets better ♪

♪ It's gonna be all right ♪

I know exactly who you are.

♪ I'm never gonna leave your side ♪

You are a resilient, amazing young woman.

♪ Everybody falls down, all the way down ♪

And I can't wait to see what else you become.

♪ You gotta get up, gotta get up ♪

I'll be rooting for you.

♪ Gonna make it through this time ♪

♪ Everybody falls down, all the way down ♪

♪ You just gotta hold on tight ♪

♪ You gotta get up, gotta get up ♪

♪ Gonna make it through this time ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

[ Knock on door ] ♪ Gonna make it through ♪

♪♪

I know I'm the last person you want to see right now,

so I brought a bribe.

♪

I was wrong to accuse you,

not only because you didn't do it

but because I was holding against you

the very thing that makes you such an awesome doctor.

♪

You care.

♪

When you meet a patient,

you don't just see muscles, bones, and organs.

You see a human being

with all of their strengths and flaws.

And you should never lose that,

even if it does make the job harder.

♪

And most importantly...

you're a good friend.

♪

[ Inhales deeply ]

You got salted caramel in that bag?

And an insane amount of hot fudge.

♪ Everybody falls down, all the way down ♪

♪ You just gotta hold on tight ♪

♪ You gotta get up, gotta get up ♪

♪ Gonna make it through this time ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ [ Indistinct conversation ]

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Gonna make it through ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ [ Laughter ]

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh ♪

♪ You gotta get up, gotta get up ♪

♪ Gonna make it through this time ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ B1	adjective - unable to think clearly; bewildered.
whistleblower /ˈwɪslˌboʊlər/ C1	noun - a person who exposes wrongdoing.
obligation /ˌɑːblɪˈɡeɪʃən/ B2	noun - a duty or commitment.
destroyed /dɪˈstrɔɪd/ B1	verb - to ruin or demolish.
encourage /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ A2	verb - to give support, confidence, or hope to someone.
backed /bækt/ A2	verb - to give support or assistance to.
pep-talk /ˌpɛp ˈtɔːk/ B1	noun - a motivating speech.
resilient /rɪˈzɪliənt/ C1	adjective - able to recover quickly from difficulties.
amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ A2	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder.
rooting /ˈruːtɪŋ/ B1	verb - supporting or encouraging.
bribe /braɪb/ B1	noun - something given to influence someone.
accuse /əˈkjuːz/ B1	verb - to charge someone with a fault or offense.
holding /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/ A2	verb - to keep or retain.
awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ A2	adjective - extremely impressive or daunting.
muscles /ˈmʌsl̩z/ A2	noun - tissues that produce force and motion.
organs /ˈɔːrɡənz/ B1	noun - distinct parts of the body.
strengths /streŋθs/ B1	noun - qualities that allow someone to do something well.

Key Grammar Structures

• You weren't gonna say goodbye?

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ The use of 'weren't gonna' followed by a rising intonation creates a tag question, seeking confirmation. It implies surprise or disbelief.

• I knew there'd be no proof, so no one was gonna get fired.

  ➔ Future in the Past (would)

  ➔ The phrase 'there'd be' is a contraction of 'there would be', indicating a future event as perceived from a past perspective. 'was gonna' is colloquial for 'was going to', also expressing future in the past.

• I never wanted to be a doctor, but every time I tried to tell my parents, my professors, you, you'd just push me and encourage me until I backed down.

  ➔ Conditional Perfect (would have + past participle) implied, Repeated Past Action

  ➔ The 'you'd' is a contraction of 'you would', showing a habitual past action. The phrase 'until I backed down' indicates a continuous action ('pushing and encouraging') that continued until a specific result ('I backed down') was achieved.

• I don't want to be important or successful.

  ➔ Parallel Structure (Correlative Conjunctions)

  ➔ The use of 'or' connects two adjectives ('important' and 'successful') in a parallel structure, creating a balanced and concise statement. Both adjectives modify 'to be'.

• You are a resilient, amazing young woman.

  ➔ Adjective Order

  ➔ The adjectives 'resilient' and 'amazing' are placed before the noun 'woman' following a typical English adjective order (opinion/quality before age).