Sad Songs (Say So Much) – English Lyrics

• By: Bryan Adams, Elton John

Lyrics & Translation

Discover how music transcends language in "Sad Songs (Say So Much)," a collaboration between Bryan Adams and Elton John. Explore poignant lyrics and a comforting melody, revealing the unique ability of sad songs to connect us during painful times and teach us about shared human emotions.

[English]

Guess there are times when we all need

to share a little pain

And ironing out the rough spots

Is the hardest part when memories remain

And it's times like these when we all need

to hear the radio

'Cause from the lips of some old singer

We can share the troubles we already know

Turn them on, turn them on

Turn on those sad songs

When all hope is gone

Why don't you tune in and turn them on

They reach into your room

Just feel their gentle touch

When all hope is gone

Sad songs say so much

If someone else is suffering enough

to write it down

When every single word makes sense

Then it's easier to have those songs around

The kick inside is in the line

that finally gets to you

and it feels so good to hurt so bad

And suffer just enough to sing the blues

Turn them on, turn them on

Turn on those sad songs

When all hope is gone

Why don't you tune in and turn them on

They reach into your room

Just feel their gentle touch

When all hope is gone

You know sad songs, they say so much

Sad songs, they say

Sad songs, they say

Sad songs, they say

Sad songs, they say so much

Turn them on (turn them on)

turn them on (turn them on)

Turn on those sad songs

When all hope is gone

Why don't you tune in and turn them on

They reach into your room

Just feel their gentle touch

When all hope is gone

You know sad songs, they say so much

When all hope is gone

You know sad songs, they say so much

When ever little bit hope is gone

Sad songs say so much

When all hope is gone

Sad songs say so much

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical or emotional suffering
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - a feeling of desire for a certain thing to happen
sad /sæd/ A2	adjective - feeling sorrow or unhappiness
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a short piece of music with words
memory /ˈmeməri/ B1	noun - the ability to remember past events
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
suffer /ˈsʌfə(r)/ B2	verb - to experience pain, distress or hardship
gentle /ˈdʒentəl/ B2	adjective - kind, soft, or mild in manner or effect
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - to rotate or cause to rotate
tune /tjuːn/ B1	verb - to adjust a musical instrument or a radio to the correct pitch or frequency
share /ʃeər/ A2	verb - to give a portion of something to another
radio /ˈreɪdi.oʊ/ B1	noun - a device for receiving broadcast sound signals
blues /bluːz/ B2	noun - a genre of music expressing melancholy or sorrow
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to make physical contact with something
line /laɪn/ A2	noun - a long narrow mark or stroke
kick /kɪk/ B2	noun - a sudden, forceful movement of the foot
write /raɪt/ A2	verb - to form letters, words or symbols on a surface
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ B2	verb - to stay in the same place or condition
reach /riːtʃ/ B1	verb - to extend out in order to touch or grasp something