Rescue Me – English Lyrics

• By: Daughtry

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the emotional depth of Daughtry's "Rescue Me," a powerful rock ballad that beautifully articulates the human need for support and the strength to overcome adversity. Learning the lyrics of this song can offer insight into expressing vulnerability and resilience in English, with its vivid imagery of being 'in the middle of the ocean' or 'darkest hour.' Its use as a theme for a major humanitarian campaign further highlights its universal appeal and the power of music to inspire positive action.

[English]

Our story's old, older than the wind

It's been this sad for years

How can we pretend

That we all know just how it's gonna end?

Rescue me, the middle of the ocean

Crashing down, it's always hard to breathe

Some say it's easier to give up on it

I say it's time to rescue me

Lost and lonely people standing back, afraid to try

Some of them here

The same as you and I

The differences are all but left behind

So I need you now

Rescue me, the middle of the ocean

Crashing down, it's always hard to breathe

Some say it's hard to make the changes

Rescue me and I'll never be the same

Rescue me in the middle of my darkest hour

Time will tell, I never really had the power

Some say it's easier to give up on it

I say it's time to rescue me

We gotta get out

How foolish have we been

To say it's all been a waste of time?

We may lose and we may win

But like the sun, we will rise again

But until then

Rescue me, the middle of the ocean

Crashing down, it's always hard to breathe

Some say it's hard to make the changes

Rescue me and I'll never be the same

Rescue me in the middle of my darkest hour

Time will tell, I never really had the power

Some say it's easier to give up on it

I say it's time to rescue me

...

Rescue me, the middle of the ocean

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Our story's old, older than the wind

  ➔ Comparative Adjective

  ➔ The phrase uses 'older' to compare the age of the story to that of the wind, indicating a higher degree of age.

• How can we pretend / That we all know just how it's gonna end?

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ The line uses a tag question 'How can we pretend...' to express doubt or seek agreement, typical in conversational English.

• Rescue me, the middle of the ocean

  ➔ Vocative Expression

  ➔ The phrase 'Rescue me' is a direct vocative expression, calling for help or attention.

• Some say it's easier to give up on it

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The sentence uses the passive voice 'Some say it's easier...' to emphasize the action rather than the doer.

• Lost and lonely people standing back, afraid to try

  ➔ Present Participle

  ➔ The phrase uses 'standing back' as a present participle to describe an ongoing action.

• We may lose and we may win / But like the sun, we will rise again

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The line uses a simile 'like the sun' to compare the act of rising again to the sun's daily ascent.

• Time will tell, I never really had the power

  ➔ Future Simple

  ➔ The phrase 'Time will tell' uses the future simple tense to express a prediction or certainty about the future.