Save Your Tears – English Lyrics

• By: Milky Chance
• Album: Trip Tape

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I saw you dancing in a crowded room

You look so happy when I'm not with you

But then you saw me, caught you by surprise

A single teardrop falling from your eye

I don't know why I run away

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I'll make you cry when I run away

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You could've asked me why I broke your heart

You could've told me that you fell apart

But you walked past me like I wasn't there

And just pretended like you didn't care

I don't know why I run away

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I'll make you cry when I run away

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Take me back 'cause I wanna stay

Save your tears for another

Save your tears for another day

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Save your tears for another day

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I made you think that I would always stay

I said some things that I should never say

I broke your heart like someone did to mine

Now you won't love me for a second time

I don't know why I run away

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I'll make you cry when I run away

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Take me back 'cause I wanna stay

Save your tears for another

I realize that I'm much too late

And you deserve someone better

Save your tears for another day

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Save your tears for another day

...

Save your tears for another day

Save your tears for another day

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I saw you dancing in a crowded room

  ➔ Perception Verb + Object + Present Participle

  ➔ This structure uses a perception verb ("saw") followed by an object ("you") and a present participle ("dancing") to describe an action that was observed. It emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action.

• You could've asked me why I broke your heart

  ➔ Modal Perfect (Could have + Past Participle)

  ➔ The phrase "could've asked" (short for "could have asked") expresses a past possibility or an alternative action that did not happen. It often implies regret or a missed opportunity.

• But you walked past me like I wasn't there

  ➔ Clause of Comparison with 'like' as a Conjunction

  ➔ Here, "like" acts as a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause ("I wasn't there") that describes the manner in which the main action was performed, comparing it to a hypothetical situation.

• I'll make you cry when I run away

  ➔ Causative Verb 'make' + Object + Base Form of Verb

  ➔ The structure "make someone do something" indicates that the subject causes or forces the object to perform an action. "Cry" is the base form of the verb.

• I said some things that I should never say

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause + Modal Verb 'should' for Obligation/Regret

  ➔ "That I should never say" is a relative clause modifying "things," specifying which things were said. "Should never say" expresses a strong recommendation against an action or regret about having done something contrary to what was advisable.

• I made you think that I would always stay

  ➔ Reported Speech (Future in the Past) / 'would' for Past Intention

  ➔ "Would always stay" is used to report a future intention or prediction from a past perspective. It refers to what was 'future' at the time the speaker 'made you think' something.

• I broke your heart like someone did to mine

  ➔ Clause of Comparison with 'like' + Ellipsis

  ➔ The clause "like someone did to mine" uses "like" to compare the action of breaking a heart. "Mine" is an example of ellipsis, implicitly standing for "my heart" to avoid repetition.

• I realize that I'm much too late

  ➔ Noun Clause (that-clause) as Object + Intensifier 'much too'

  ➔ The clause "that I'm much too late" functions as the direct object of the verb "realize." "Much too" is an intensifier, emphasizing the degree of being late.

• And you deserve someone better

  ➔ Indefinite Pronoun + Comparative Adjective

  ➔ "Someone" is an indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified person. "Better" is the comparative form of the adjective "good," modifying "someone" to indicate a superior quality.