Recover Your Soul – English Lyrics

• By: Elton John
• Album: The Big Picture

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a lyrical journey with Elton John's heartfelt ballad, "Recover Your Soul." This song offers a beautiful opportunity to explore themes of healing and self-discovery through its expressive English lyrics. Discover how Elton John's emotive vocal delivery and Bernie Taupin's poignant words combine to create a message of hope, making it a special song for anyone looking to understand and appreciate the power of language in conveying deep personal experiences.

[English]

Baby you're missing something in the air

I got a name but it don't matter

What's going on, it's cold in here

You have a life but it's torn and tattered

Maybe you're losing pieces of your heart

You have a world but it stopped turning

You lose the day and gain the dark

Love was a fire but it stopped burning

Spare your heart, save your soul

Don't drag your love across the coals

Find your feet and your fortune can be told

Release, relax, let go

And hey now let's recover your soul

Lazy old sunset sinking like a tear

Alone at night in a losing battle

That perfect world is never clear

You have to fight for the things that matter

Spare your heart, save your soul

Don't drag your love across the coals

Find your feet and your fortune can be told

Release, relax, let go

And hey now let's recover your soul

Spare your heart, save your soul

Don't drag your love across the coals

Find your feet and your fortune can be told

Release, relax, let go

And hey now let's recover

Hey now let's recover

Hey now let's recover your...

Soul, oh, oh, oh

And hey now let's recover your soul

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
recover /rɪˈkʌvər/ B1	verb - to return to a normal state of health, strength, or happiness
soul /soʊl/ A2	noun - the spiritual or emotional part of a person
spare /spɛər/ B1	verb - to save or protect someone or something from harm
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood around the body, often symbolizing emotions
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or emotional attachment
release /rɪˈliːs/ B1	verb - to allow something to move, act, or flow freely
relax /rɪˈlæks/ A2	verb - to become calm and free from tension
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃən/ B1	noun - luck or chance, often in terms of success or failure
battle /ˈbætəl/ A2	noun - a fight between two or more groups
tattered /ˈtætərd/ B2	adjective - torn or worn out
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	adjective - on fire or very hot
sinking /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to go down below the surface or level of a liquid
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	noun - a subject or situation under consideration
clear /klɪər/ A2	adjective - easy to understand, see, or hear

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby you're missing something in the air

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'you're missing' uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now or around now. It emphasizes that the subject is in the process of missing something.

• What's going on, it's cold in here

  ➔ Present continuous tense / Present simple tense

  ➔ 'What's going on' uses the present continuous to ask about an action happening now. 'It's cold' uses the present simple to state a current condition.

• You have a life but it's torn and tattered

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'but' contrast

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple to state a fact ('You have a life') and contrasts it with a negative condition ('but it's torn and tattered') using 'but'.

• Spare your heart, save your soul

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrases 'Spare your heart' and 'save your soul' are in the imperative mood, giving direct commands or advice.

• Find your feet and your fortune can be told

  ➔ Imperative mood / Modal verb 'can'

  ➔ 'Find your feet' is in the imperative mood, giving a command. 'Your fortune can be told' uses the modal verb 'can' to express possibility.

• Release, relax, let go

  ➔ Imperative mood (list of commands)

  ➔ The phrase is a list of commands in the imperative mood, instructing the listener to take specific actions.

• And hey now let's recover your soul

  ➔ Let's (contraction of 'let us') for suggestion

  ➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us' and is used here to make a suggestion or invitation to the listener.