River – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
How do we fall in love
Harder than a bullet could hit ya?
How do we fall apart
Faster than a hair pin trigger?
Don't you say, don't you say it
Don't say, don't you say it
One breath, it'll just break it
So shut your mouth and
Shut your mouth, baby stand and deliver
Holy hands, make me a sinner
Like a river, like a river
Shut your mouth and run me like a
Choke this love 'til the veins start to shiver
One last breath, tears start to wither
Like a river, like a river
Shut your mouth and run me like a river
...
Tales of an endless heart
Cursed is the fool who's willing
Can't change the way we are
One kiss away from killing
Don't you say, don't you say it
Don't say, don't you say it
One breath, it'll just break it
So shut your mouth and
Shut your mouth, baby stand and deliver
Holy hands, make me a sinner
Like a river, like a river
Shut your mouth and run me like a
Choke this love 'til the veins start to shiver
One last breath, tears start to wither
Like a river, like a river
Shut your mouth and run me like a river
...
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-ohh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-ohh)
(Ooh-oh-oh-oh) like a river
Stand and deliver
Oh, make me sinner
Like a river
...
And run me like a
Choke this love 'til the veins start to shiver
One last breath, tears start to wither
Like a river, like a river
Shut your mouth and run me like a river
Like a, like a
(Ooh-ooh)
Shut your mouth and run me like a river
...
Key Vocabulary
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fall /fɔːl/ B1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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break /breɪk/ B1 |
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river /ˈrɪvər/ A2 |
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shut /ʃʌt/ B1 |
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stand /stænd/ A2 |
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sinner /ˈsɪnər/ B2 |
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choke /tʃoʊk/ B2 |
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tears /tɪrz/ A2 |
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wither /ˈwɪðər/ B2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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fool /fuːl/ B2 |
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killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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How do we fall in love
➔ Interrogative form
➔ The phrase starts with 'How', indicating a question about the manner of falling in love.
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Don't you say, don't you say it
➔ Imperative mood
➔ The use of 'Don't' indicates a command or request not to say something.
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One breath, it'll just break it
➔ Future simple tense
➔ The phrase 'it'll just break it' uses the future simple tense to predict an outcome.
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Like a river, like a river
➔ Simile
➔ The phrase uses 'like' to compare the intensity of emotions to a river.
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Choke this love 'til the veins start to shiver
➔ Present continuous tense
➔ The phrase 'til the veins start to shiver' indicates an ongoing action.
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Cursed is the fool who's willing
➔ Inversion for emphasis
➔ The structure 'Cursed is the fool' emphasizes the subject by placing it after the verb.
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Tears start to wither
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The phrase 'Tears start to wither' uses the present simple tense to describe a general truth.
