Risk It All – English Lyrics

• By: Bruno Mars
• Album: The Romantic

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Bruno Mars' "Risk It All," a timeless ballad that offers a masterclass in expressing profound devotion and unconditional love. Through its earnest lyrics and classic romanticism, this song encourages listeners to explore the language of ultimate commitment and grand gestures, revealing what makes a love truly special and worth fighting for.

[English]

For just a is

to win your heart.

You could set the bar

beyond the stars.

I'll do anything.

Anything you ask me to

say you want the moon.

Watch me learn to fly. Ain't a mountain

you could point to.

I wouldn't come. It's crazy, but it's

true. There's nothing I won't do. I'd

risk it all for you.

To hold your hand

and call you mine.

I'm trying to be your man till the end

of time.

Oh, I'll do anything.

Anything you ask me to,

I would run through a fire

just to be by your side.

If your heart's on the line,

you could take mine. It's crazy, but

it's true. There's nothing I won't do.

I'd risk it all for you.

I will swim across the sea just to show

you.

Sacrifice my life just to hold you. I

could go on and on to prove that you

belong

here in my

Say you want the moon. Touch me a fly

and a mountain you could point to. I

wouldn't come down. It's crazy, but it's

true. There's nothing I won't do.

I'd risk it all for you. It's crazy, but

it's true. There's nothing I won't do.

I'd risk it.

Oh for you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
risk rɪsk A2	verb - to expose to danger or hazard
sacrifice ˈsækrɪfaɪs B1	verb - to give up something valuable for the sake of something else
swim swɪm A1	verb - to move through water by using the arms, legs, and body
prove pruːv A2	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something
belong bɪˈlɒŋ A2	verb - to be in the correct place or environment
crazy ˈkreɪzi A1	adjective - mentally deranged or insane
true truː A1	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
fly flaɪ A1	verb - to move through the air with wings
mountain ˈmaʊntən A1	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
hold hoʊld A1	verb - to grasp or grip something
hand hænd A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
mine maɪn A1	pronoun - belonging to me
run rʌn A1	verb - to move swiftly on foot
fire faɪər A1	noun - the phenomenon of combustion
side saɪd A1	noun - a position to the left or right of an object
moon muːn A1	noun - the natural satellite of the Earth

Key Grammar Structures

• For just a is to win your heart.

  ➔ Elliptical Construction

  ➔ The phrase 'For just a is' is incomplete but understood in context, omitting words for emphasis or poetic effect.

• I'll do anything. Anything you ask me to.

  ➔ Emphatic Repetition

  ➔ The repetition of 'anything' emphasizes the speaker's willingness to do whatever is necessary.

• Watch me learn to fly. Ain't a mountain you could point to.

  ➔ Double Negative (Informal)

  ➔ 'Ain't a mountain' is an informal double negative, emphasizing the absence of limitations.

• I'd risk it all for you.

  ➔ Conditional Perfect

  ➔ 'I'd risk' uses the conditional perfect to express a hypothetical action in the past or present.

• I'm trying to be your man till the end of time.

  ➔ Future Time Reference

  ➔ 'Till the end of time' indicates a future time reference, expressing a long-term commitment.

• It's crazy, but it's true.

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction

  ➔ 'But' is used to contrast 'crazy' with 'true', highlighting the paradox.

• There's nothing I won't do.

  ➔ Double Negative (Formal)

  ➔ 'There's nothing I won't do' is a formal double negative, emphasizing completeness.