Purpose – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Bieber
• Album: Purpose

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a meaningful linguistic journey with Justin Bieber's "Purpose." This heartfelt ballad offers a unique opportunity to delve into English that conveys deep emotions, personal reflection, and spiritual themes. Through its sincere lyrics and introspective tone, you can learn vocabulary related to personal growth, faith, and overcoming challenges, all while appreciating how a global pop icon expresses vulnerability and profound messages. The song's clear diction and emotional delivery make it an excellent choice for understanding nuanced English expressions and narratives.

[English]

Feeling like I'm breathing my last breath

Feeling like I'm walking my last steps

Look at all of these tears I've wept

Look at all the promises that I've kept

...

I put my all into your hands

Here's my soul to keep

I let you in with all that I can

You're not hard to reach

And you bless me with the best gift

That I've ever known

You give me purpose

Yeah, you've given me purpose

Thinking my journey's come to an end

Sending out a farewell to my friends, for inner peace

Ask you to forgive me for my sins, oh would you please?

I'm more than grateful for the time we spent

my spirit's at ease

I put my heart into your hands

Learn the lessons you teach

No matter when, wherever I am

You're not hard to reach

And you've given me the best gift

That I've ever known

You give me purpose everyday

You give me purpose in every way

Oh, you are my everything

Oh, you are my everything

I don't know if this is wrong, because someone else is telling me that it's wrong. But I feel this so let me just like try my best not to let this happen again. We weren't necessarily put in the best position to make the best decisions

You can't be hard on yourself for it, these are the cards you were given so you have to understand that's not who you are. You know you're trying to be the best you can be, but that's all you can do. If you don't give it all you got, you're only cheating yourself give it all you got but if it ends up happening, it ends up happening

That's what happening with me, it's like "God, I'm giving it all I've got, sometimes I'm weak and I'm going to do it." And it's like I'm not giving myself grace, I'm just like understanding that's how it is

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
breath /breθ/ A1	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
tears /tɪərz/ A1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the terminal part of the human arm beyond the wrist
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - something given willingly to someone without payment
purpose /ˈpɜːrpəs/ B1	noun - the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/ B1	noun - an act of traveling from one place to another.
end /end/ A1	noun - a final part or section verb - to come or bring to a final point
farewell /ˌfeəˈwel/ B2	noun - an expression of good wishes at parting
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense, flaw, or mistake.
sins /sɪnz/ B2	noun - an immoral act considered a transgression against divine law.
grateful /ˈɡreɪtfəl/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
lessons /ˈlesənz/ A2	noun - a period of learning or teaching.
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect. noun - an immoral or illegal act.
decisions /dɪˈsɪʒənz/ B1	noun - a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - courteous goodwill.
weak /wiːk/ A2	adjective - lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; lacking physical strength and energy.

Key Grammar Structures

• Feeling like I'm breathing my last breath

  ➔ Present Participle Clause (reduced relative clause)

  ➔ The phrase "Feeling like I'm breathing my last breath" is a reduced relative clause. The full clause would be "I'm feeling like I'm breathing my last breath," where "feeling" is the main verb, but it's been shortened to start with the participle. This structure emphasizes the feeling as it occurs.

• Look at all of these tears I've wept

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The use of "I've wept" indicates an action (weeping) that started in the past and has relevance to the present moment. It emphasizes the accumulation of tears over time. The present perfect connects the past action to the present state.

• Here's my soul to keep

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The phrase "to keep" is an infinitive used to express the purpose of giving one's soul. It clarifies why the soul is being offered.

• Thinking my journey's come to an end

  ➔ Gerund/Present Participle as Subject of a Clause

  ➔ "Thinking" acts as a gerund (or present participle used as a noun) that introduces the reason or thought behind the following action (sending out a farewell). It's the subject of the implied clause: "Because I am thinking..."

• Ask you to forgive me for my sins, oh would you please?

  ➔ Modal Verb (Would) for a polite request, infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "Would you please" is a polite way to make a request. "To forgive" is an infinitive of purpose explaining what the speaker is asking for. The whole sentence expresses a humble plea for forgiveness.

• No matter when, wherever I am

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Condition and Place

  ➔ "No matter when" introduces an adverbial clause of condition expressing that the timing is irrelevant. "Wherever I am" is an adverbial clause of place, indicating location is also irrelevant. These clauses emphasize that the following statement is true regardless of time or location.