Over – English Lyrics

• By: Blake Shelton
• Album: Red River Blue

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of country-rock with Blake Shelton's 'Over.' This song offers a great opportunity to learn English through its heartfelt and direct lyrics, which clearly express a universal theme of fighting for love. The powerful chorus and vulnerable verses make it a compelling and memorable way to expand your vocabulary and connect with the raw emotion of the music.

[English]

If I could

I would dare

Feed your dreams and starve your fears

If I could

Light the world

We could sit and watch it burn

We could fall asleep inside the glow

So tell me what I gotta do to win you over

You'll never have to wonder if you need another

You'll never have to wonder if I understand

And every time you reach for me you'll find a hand out

Ohhhhhh

If I could

Take you in

Feelin' you deep beneath my skin

Then I could

Slip away

With you as the poison in my veins

But I don't wanna fall asleep alone

And wake up knowin' that I died without the one

So tell me what I gotta do to win you over

You'll never have to wonder if you need another

You'll never have to wonder if I understand

And every time you reach for me you'll find a hand out

Ohhhhhhh

...

So tell me what I gotta do to win you over

You'll never have to wonder if you need another

You'll never have to wonder if I understand

And every time you reach for me you'll find a hand out

Ohhhhh

If I could

I would dare

Feed your dreams and starve your fears

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dare /dɛr/ B1	verb - to have the courage to do something
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to verb - to satisfy or stimulate
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep noun - a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal
fears /fɪrz/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, real or imagined
light /laɪt/ A1	verb - to illuminate noun - brightness
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	noun - a steady radiance of light or heat
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B1	verb - to feel curiosity or doubt
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to stretch out an arm or hand
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm
deep /diːp/ B1	adjective - extending far down from the surface
skin /skɪn/ A2	noun - the outer layer of a person's body
slip /slɪp/ A2	verb - to slide
poison /ˈpɔɪzn/ B2	noun - a substance that is harmful or fatal when taken into the body
veins /veɪnz/ B2	noun - a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living

Key Grammar Structures

• If I could, I would dare

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 2)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'If I could' and 'I would dare' to express an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present.

• We could sit and watch it burn

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for possibility

  ➔ 'Could' is used here to suggest a possible action in the future.

• So tell me what I gotta do to win you over

  ➔ Informal contraction (gotta)

  ➔ 'Gotta' is a colloquial contraction of 'have got to', used for emphasis or informality.

• You'll never have to wonder if you need another

  ➔ Future with 'will' for certainty

  ➔ 'Will' is used to express a future action with certainty.

• And every time you reach for me you'll find a hand out

  ➔ Future with 'will' in a conditional context

  ➔ 'Will' is used here to indicate a future action that is certain to happen in a specific condition.

• If I could, Take you in

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ The phrase uses ellipsis, omitting 'I could' before 'Take you in' for brevity and flow.

• With you as the poison in my veins

  ➔ Simile (comparison using 'as')

  ➔ The phrase uses 'as' to compare 'you' to 'poison in my veins', creating a strong metaphor.

• Feed your dreams and starve your fears

  ➔ Parallel structure

  ➔ The phrase uses parallel structure with 'feed' and 'starve' to create balance and emphasis.