Save Me – English Lyrics

• By: Gotye
• Album: Making Mirrors

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Gotye's "Save Me" and explore the English language through its poignant and honest lyrics. This song offers a powerful narrative of hope and gratitude, making it a compelling piece for language learners to connect with universal themes of struggle and the healing power of love. Its clear and emotive language provides a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to feelings and relationships.

[English]

In the mornings

I was anxious

Was better just to stay in bed

Didn't wanna fail myself again

Running through all the options

And the endings

Were rolling out in front of me

But I couldn't choose a thread to begin

And I could not, love

'Cause I could not love myself

Never good enough, no

That was all I'd tell myself

And I was not well

But I could not help myself

I was giving up on living

...

In the morning

You were leaving

Travelling south again

And you said you were not unprepared

And all the dead ends

Disappointments

Fading from your memory

Ready for that lonely life to end

And you gave me love

When I could not love myself

And you made me turn

From the way I saw myself

And you're patient, love

And you helped me help myself

And you save me

And you save me

Yeah, you save me

...

Key Grammar Structures

• In the mornings I was anxious

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "was anxious" uses the past continuous tense to describe an ongoing emotional state in the past.

• Didn't wanna fail myself again

  ➔ Modal Verb (Negation)

  ➔ "Didn't wanna" is a contraction of "did not want to," using a modal verb in its negative form to express unwillingness.

• Were rolling out in front of me

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ "Were rolling" uses the past continuous tense to describe an action that was ongoing in the past.

• But I couldn't choose a thread to begin

  ➔ Modal Verb (Negation)

  ➔ "Couldn't" is the negative form of "could," a modal verb used to express inability.

• And you said you were not unprepared

  ➔ Past Tense with Negation

  ➔ "Were not unprepared" uses the past tense with negation to emphasize preparedness in the past.

• And you gave me love

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ "Gave" is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• And you made me turn

  ➔ Causative Structure

  ➔ "Made me turn" uses a causative structure to show that the subject caused the action.

• And you're patient, love

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ "You're" is a contraction of "you are," using the present simple tense to describe a current characteristic.