remember when – English Lyrics

• By: Michael Clifford
• Album: SIDEQUEST

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It's a riot

Black mascara tears are runnin' violent

Won't say that it's a war, but we're divided

We're trying to find our peace of mind, but we can't find it

We're both forgiving

But sorry's never really work like stitches

Losing sight so quickly, tunnel vision

A symptom looking for ourselves 'cause something's missing

You say you love me, and I love you still

But this kinda love is gonna get us killed

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Do you remember when

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Our love was innocent?

If that's what this is

Tryna fit forever into minutes

Victims of the new, just feeling different

Conditioned to run back every second that you miss them

You say you love me, and I love you still

But this kinda love is gonna get us killed

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Do you remember when

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Our love was innocent?

And when the world ends

Your face is one thing that I'm not forgetting

You say you love me, and I love you still

But this kinda love is gonna get us killed

You say you love me, and I love you still

This kinda love is gonna get us killed

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Do you remember when

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Our love was innocent?

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Do you remember when

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Our love was innocent?

Key Grammar Structures

• Won't say that it's a war, but we're divided

  ➔ Negative contraction with 'will' (won't) + present simple

  ➔ The word "Won't" is a contraction of "will not" used for a negative statement. "we're" is the contraction of "we are" in present tense.

• We're trying to find our peace of mind, but we can't find it

  ➔ Present continuous + infinitive (to find); modal verb can't + base verb

  ➔ "We're" (= "we are") introduces the present continuous. "trying" is the -ing form, followed by the infinitive "to find". "can't" is a modal verb meaning "cannot" plus the base verb "find".

• We're both forgiving

  ➔ Present simple with contraction; present participle used as adjective

  ➔ "We're" (= "we are") is a contraction in the present simple. "forgiving" is the present participle functioning as an adjective describing "both".

• But sorry's never really work like stitches

  ➔ Third‑person singular noun + verb agreement (should be works)

  ➔ "sorry's" is a singular noun, so the verb must take the third‑person singular ending: "works".

• Losing sight so quickly, tunnel vision

  ➔ Gerund phrase as subject

  ➔ "Losing" is a gerund; the whole phrase "Losing sight so quickly" functions as the subject of the sentence.

• You say you love me, and I love you still

  ➔ Simple present for habitual actions; coordinating conjunction "and"

  ➔ "You say" and "I love" are in the simple present, indicating regular or repeated actions. "and" links the two clauses.

• But this kinda love is gonna get us killed

  ➔ Informal future with "gonna" (going to); passive infinitive "get us killed"

  ➔ "gonna" is the informal contraction of "going to" and expresses a future intention. "get us killed" is a passive infinitive meaning "we will be killed".

• Do you remember when our love was innocent?

  ➔ Question formation with do‑support; past simple in subordinate clause

  ➔ "Do" is the auxiliary used to form a question in the present simple. The subordinate clause "when our love was innocent" uses the past simple "was".

• If that's what this is, tryna fit forever into minutes

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple); informal "tryna" = "trying to" + infinitive

  ➔ "If" introduces a condition with the present simple "that's" and "is". "tryna" is informal for "trying to" and is followed by the infinitive "fit".

• And when the world ends, your face is one thing that I'm not forgetting

  ➔ Future simple "ends"; present progressive negative "I'm not forgetting"; relative clause "that I'm not forgetting"

  ➔ "ends" is the simple future indicating a future event. "I'm not forgetting" uses the present progressive with a negative to show ongoing non‑forgetting. The phrase "that I'm not forgetting" is a relative clause modifying "one thing".