Save Me – English Lyrics

• By: The Parakit, Alden Jacob

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of 'Save Me' by The Parakit and Alden Jacob. This song is perfect for English learners looking to grasp conversational expressions of vulnerability and plea-based verbs, delivered through a rhythmic and repetitive structure that makes key phrases easy to remember.

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about to land at after years of Joy life

was a fairy tale that you've

destroyed I feel the ground hard to walk

again you told me how to fly you drove

my hand you save me save

me shoot me down blow me down save me

kill

me shoot me down Blow Me Down

save me save

me time to heal take another plane hi

the way my tears won't kill the pain

afraid to run I'm scared without my

change please please no Freedom please

slave me again save me save

me shoot me down blow me down save me

kill

me shoot me down Blow Me Down

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shin

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you let

me save

sa Sho me down blow me down save me kill

me Shoot Me Down Slow Me Down save me

save me

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save me save me

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fairy /ˈfeəri/ B2	noun - a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers
destroyed /dɪˈstrɔɪd/ B1	verb - end the existence of something by damaging or attacking it
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - keep safe or rescue from danger or harm
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - kill or wound a person or animal with a bullet or arrow
kill /kɪl/ A1	verb - cause the death of a person, animal, or other living thing
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - become sound or healthy again
plane /pleɪn/ A1	noun - an airplane
tears /tɪərz/ B1	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from the eye
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - fearful; frightened
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
slave /sleɪv/ B2	verb - to work very hard

Key Grammar Structures

• Life was a fairy tale that you've destroyed

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The use of "have destroyed" indicates an action that happened in the past but has a lasting effect on the present.

• You told me how to fly

  ➔ Indirect Question / Wh-word + Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "how to fly" serves as the object of the verb "told," showing the manner of doing something.

• I feel the ground hard to walk again

  ➔ Adjective Complement

  ➔ Here, "hard" functions as a complement describing the state of the "ground" in relation to the action of walking.

• Time to heal take another plane

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The speaker uses the imperative "take" to give advice or command oneself to move on.

• My tears won't kill the pain

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative)

  ➔ "Won't" (will not) expresses a prediction or a strong belief about the future outcome of the tears.

• Afraid to run I'm scared without my chains

  ➔ Adjective + Infinitive structure

  ➔ The adjective "afraid" is modified by the following infinitive "to run" to explain the reason for the fear.

• You let me save

  ➔ Causative Verb

  ➔ The verb "let" is used here to allow or permit the action "save," indicating someone's influence on the speaker.

• Shoot me down

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ The phrasal verb "shoot down" is used here metaphorically to mean rejecting or destroying someone emotionally.