Lyrics & Translation
[English]
My world is caving inIt holds me back and I can't breathe
Let me go
The shadow's closing in
And takes the light away from me
I am fading
Can I fight this pain inside or forever hide?
Have I lost my mind? I'm falling
All this time I didn't see what you did to me
Couldn't break me free, you're holding
Oh, dear world, can you see me now?
There's no more air left here to breathe
I don't know what to believe
Won't you hear me screaming out?
I feel so lost and numb inside
Will I ever rise again?
How can I face the truth
When I'm alone with all the guilt
That you gave me?
Your judgment tore me down
Cutting through just like a sword
And I let you
Is it me or is it you? Everything falls apart
If I won't believe you
My heart, racing, letting go of my past, of your grasp
All the weight that you put on me
And I know now I fight this pain inside, I will never hide
I have found my mind, I'm flying higher
Oh, dear world, can you see me now?
There's no more air left here to breathe
I don't know what to believe
Won't you hear me screaming out?
I feel so lost and numb inside
Will I ever rise?
Oh, dear world, now you'll see me clear
There's so much air left here to breathe
Now I know what to believe
You shall hear me scream and shout
I feel so loved and strong inside
You will see me rise again
I will rise again
The rain inside my heart
Has gone away, no tears will flow
I let you go
Key Vocabulary
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rise /raɪz/ A1 |
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pain /peɪn/ A1 |
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fight /faɪt/ A1 |
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lost /lɔst/ A1 |
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numb /nʌm/ B1 |
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guilt /ɡɪlt/ B1 |
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judgment /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ B2 |
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torn /tɔːrn/ B1 |
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grasp /ɡræsp/ B1 |
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weight /weɪt/ A1 |
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fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ B1 |
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screaming /ˈskriːmɪŋ/ A2 |
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sword /sɔːrd/ A1 |
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flying /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ A1 |
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breath /brɛθ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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My world is caving in
➔ Present continuous passive / progressive verb phrase
➔ The verb "caving" is in the **present continuous** form showing an ongoing action, and the whole phrase "is caving in" acts as a **passive** description of the world.
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Can I fight this pain inside or forever hide?
➔ Modal verb + base verb (infinitive without 'to') and parallel infinitives
➔ The modal **can** is followed by the base verbs **fight** and **hide** (without "to"), forming a question that presents two possible actions in parallel.
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Will I ever rise again?
➔ Future simple with modal verb "will" + base verb
➔ The auxiliary **will** forms the **future simple**; it is followed by the base verb **rise**, asking about a future possibility.
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I don't know what to believe
➔ Negative present simple + noun clause with infinitive "to"
➔ The verb phrase **don't know** is in the negative present simple. It is followed by a **noun clause** "what to believe", where **to** introduces the infinitive **believe**.
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If I won't believe you
➔ First conditional with future in the if‑clause (using "won't")
➔ The clause **If I won't believe you** uses the future negative **won't** in the **if‑clause**, which is a less common but possible form of the **first conditional** expressing a future condition.
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I'm flying higher
➔ Present continuous (progressive) for ongoing action
➔ The contraction **I'm** + **flying** forms the **present continuous**, indicating that the speaker is in the middle of the action of "flying" and that the altitude is increasing.
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There’s so much air left here to breathe
➔ "There is/are" + quantifier + infinitive phrase
➔ The existential construction **There’s** (there is) is followed by the quantifier **so much**, the noun **air**, and the infinitive phrase **to breathe**, indicating the amount of air available for breathing.
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I let you go
➔ Phrasal verb "let go" (causative) + object pronoun
➔ The verb **let** followed by the object **you** and the infinitive **go** forms the phrasal verb **let you go**, meaning to allow someone to leave or release them.
