surrender – English Lyrics

• By: christina perri
• Album: a lighter shade of blue

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Christina Perri's "surrender," a poignant track that opens her album "A Lighter Shade of Blue." This song is a beautiful exploration of vulnerability and resilience, inviting listeners to connect with its themes of letting go and finding peace amidst life's struggles. You can learn how powerful emotions are expressed through gentle, heartfelt lyrics and Perri's signature evocative vocal style, making it a perfect song to understand the nuances of English expression in emotional contexts.

[English]

Surrender, hmm

...

Surrender, hmm

...

I can make a list, a million things I need to fix

I make everyone crazy, is it somethin' about me?

I keep tightenin' my grip, but I aim so much I miss

And I'm fightin' the river

When I try to hold it all together

But it's just not gettin' better

Surrender, hmm

...

Surrender, hmm (ooh, ah)

It's breakin' my heart 'cause I don't understand

Why so much is out of my hands

I have to remember

Surrender

...

Oh-oh-oh, I keep learnin' the hard way

Oh-oh-oh, keep forgettin' how to pray

Someone tell me I'm okay

I climbed a mountain, I could not resist

And I hit bottom at the top of it

I was broken wide open

There's a freedom in the free-fall

Wanna scream, but I whisper

Surrender, hmm

...

Surrender, oh-oh

Oh, surrender ('cause I don't understand)

(I might just surrender instead)

I've got to remember ('cause I don't understand)

(Why so much is out of my hands) ooh

(I have to remember) ooh

...

(Let me surrender, surrender)

Surrender, hmm

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
surrender /səˈrɛndər/ B1	verb - to stop fighting or resisting and agree to follow someone else's commands noun - the act of giving up and accepting defeat
fix /fɪks/ A2	verb - to repair or correct something
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged or insane
tighten /ˈtaɪtən/ B1	verb - to make something firmer or more secure
grip /ɡrɪp/ B1	noun - a firm hold or grasp verb - to hold something firmly
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict
river /ˈrɪvər/ A1	noun - a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - to separate into pieces suddenly or forcibly
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to comprehend or grasp the meaning of something
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the state of being free from control or constraints
free-fall /ˈfriː fɔːl/ B2	noun - a fall through the air without any support or resistance
scream /skriːm/ A2	verb - to utter a loud, high-pitched cry
whisper /ˈhwɪspər/ A2	verb - to speak very softly
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to fight against or oppose something
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged