Pride – English Lyrics

• By: American Authors

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the powerful story behind American Authors' "Pride" and learn how the English language can be used to express complex emotions of belonging and identity. This song is a great way to explore conversational lyrics and uplifting expressions of self-affirmation, making it a special and relatable anthem for language learners.

[English]

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♪ MY HOME DON'T FEEL THE SAME ♪

♪ LAST YEAR FLEW BY, GOODBYE TO THE GOOD VIBES ♪

♪ WHAT WE THOUGHT WERE THE BEST TIMES ♪

♪ NIGHTS OUT WITH THE PEOPLE I LOVE ♪

♪ NOW I'M LOST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ♪

♪ THAT RAISED ME, PRAISED ME, MADE ME WHO I AM ♪

♪ MY FATHER WAS TWICE THE MAN ♪

♪ AND NOW THAT PAINS RESURFACING ♪

♪ BROOKLYN DON'T FEEL THE SAME ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M THE ONE WHO CHANGED, OR THE ONE TO BLAME ♪

♪ ANOTHER DRINK DOWN THE DRAIN ♪

♪ AND TEN MORE BEFORE I GET ON THAT PLANE ♪

♪ I SWEAR I KNEW JUST WHAT TO SAY ♪

♪ THE SALT AIR ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T FEEL GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANYONE ♪

♪ BUT I WON'T UNFOLD ♪

♪ I KNOW CAUSE I GOT THIS FEELING ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER GIVING UP ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER EVER I AIN'T NEVER EVER ♪

♪ GIVING UP MY PRIDE ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER LETTING GO ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER EVER I AIN'T NEVER EVER ♪

♪ GONNA SELL MY SOUL ♪

♪ I GOT THIS FEELING I GOT THIS FEELING ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER GIVING UP ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER EVER I AIN'T NEVER EVER ♪

♪ GIVING UP MY PRIDE ♪

♪ ♪

♪ PUSHED OUT OF THE FAMILY TREE ♪

♪ UPSIDE DOWN BUT IT WAS A GOOD LIFE ♪

♪ FELL HARD FOR THE WINE IN FRANCE ♪

♪ DIDN'T CALL YOU BACK I WAS LEARNING TO DANCE ♪

♪ THIS IS WHO I'VE BECOME ♪

♪ THE SALT AIR ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE ♪

♪ WISH I WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANYONE ♪

♪ I WON'T UNFOLD ♪

♪ I KNOW CAUSE I GOT THIS FEELING ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER GIVING UP ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER EVER I AIN'T NEVER EVER ♪

♪ GIVING UP MY PRIDE ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER LETTING GO ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER EVER I AIN'T NEVER EVER ♪

♪ GONNA SELL MY SOUL ♪

♪ I GOT THIS FEELING I GOT THIS FEELING ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER GIVING UP ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER EVER I AIN'T NEVER EVER ♪

♪ GIVING UP MY PRIDE ♪

♪ TAKE OR LEAVE, WHO I AM, CUZ THIS IS ME ♪

♪ LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER ♪

♪ DO I BELONG HERE ♪

♪ BUT I'M NEVER GONNA LOSE ♪

♪ NEVER GIVING UP MY PRIDE ♪

♪ I'M LOST IN THE OCEAN ♪

♪ LIKE A NOTE IN A BOTTLE ♪

♪ BUT I'M NEVER GONNA LOSE ♪

♪ NEVER GIVING UP MY PRIDE ♪

♪ THIS IS ME, WHO I AM ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER GIVING UP ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER EVER I AIN'T NEVER EVER ♪

♪ GIVING UP MY PRIDE ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER LETTING GO ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER EVER I AIN'T NEVER EVER ♪

♪ GONNA SELL MY SOUL ♪

♪ I GOT THIS FEELING I GOT THIS FEELING ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER GIVING UP ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER EVER I AIN'T NEVER EVER ♪

♪ GIVING UP MY PRIDE ♪

♪ TAKE OR LEAVE, WHO I AM, CUZ THIS IS ME ♪

♪ THIS IS ME ♪

♪ ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• My home don't feel the same

  ➔ Subject‑verb agreement in the present simple (third‑person singular)

  ➔ In English the verb must agree with the singular subject "home"; the correct form is "doesn't".

• Last year flew by, goodbye to the good vibes

  ➔ Simple past tense to describe a completed action

  ➔ "flew" is the past form of "fly", indicating that the year passed quickly.

• Maybe I'm the one who changed, or the one to blame

  ➔ Relative clause with "who" and infinitive phrase "to blame"

  ➔ "who" introduces a clause that describes "the one", and "to blame" is an infinitive expressing purpose or result.

• I ain't never giving up

  ➔ Double negative with informal contraction "ain't"; present continuous negative

  ➔ "ain't" is a non‑standard contraction for "am not"; combined with "never" it creates a double negative, which is informal.

• I won't unfold

  ➔ Future simple negative with contraction "won't" + bare infinitive

  ➔ "won't" = "will not"; after it we use the bare infinitive "unfold".

• I was learning to dance

  ➔ Past continuous (progressive) tense + infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "was learning" shows an ongoing action in the past; "to dance" explains what the learning was for.

• Like a fish out of water

  ➔ Simile using "like" + noun phrase

  ➔ "like" introduces a comparison; the phrase "a fish out of water" visualizes feeling uncomfortable.

• I got this feeling

  ➔ Present simple with colloquial "got" meaning "have"

  ➔ "got" is used informally for "have"; the sentence means "I have this feeling".

• I am lost in the ocean

  ➔ State verb "be" + adjective "lost" + prepositional phrase

  ➔ "am" (form of "be") links the subject to the adjective "lost", and "in the ocean" tells where the state occurs.