Swallow My Tears – English Lyrics

• By: Gwen Stefani
• Album: Bouquet

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The past keeps chasin' me around

I thought I lost it, but then it found me

Like it always does

Dragging me back to who I was

And I'm runnin', I'm runnin'

But not from you

I stay one step ahead of the pain

I keep an umbrella when there's no rain

I got my guard up when there's no war

Don't know what I'm fighting for

Give me a second, I need to swallow my tears

I promise, I promise, I promise I want you here

I want you here

But first let me swallow my tears

...

Lookin' for God, I'm prayin', kneelin'

Had to go and do some healin'

Sorry I was ghostin' you (Ghostin' you)

But what was I supposed to do?

I'm runnin', I'm runnin'

But not from you

I stay one step ahead of the pain

I keep an umbrella when there's no rain

I got my guard up when there's no war

Don't know what I'm fighting for

Give me a second, I need to swallow my tears

I promise, I promise, I promise I want you here

I want you here

...

Oh, give me a second, I need to swallow my tears

I promise, I promise, I promise I want you here (I want you here)

I want you here (I need you here)

I want you here (I want you here)

I want you here (I need you here)

I promise, I promise, I promise

I promise, I promise, I promise

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
swallow /ˈswɒl.oʊ/ A2	verb - to cause food or liquid to pass down your throat verb - to accept something unpleasant
tears /tɪrz/ A1	noun - drops of liquid from your eyes when you are sad
chasin /ˈtʃeɪ.zɪŋ/ A2	verb - to follow someone quickly to catch them
runnin /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
umbrella /ʌmˈbrel.ə/ A1	noun - a device used for protection against rain
guard /ɡɑːrd/ A2	noun - a person who protects something verb - to protect something
war /wɔːr/ A1	noun - a state of armed conflict between countries or groups
fighting /ˈfaɪt.ɪŋ/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ A2	noun - a statement telling someone that you will do something verb - to tell someone that you will do something
prayin /ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - to speak to a god or gods
kneelin /ˈniː.lɪŋ/ B1	verb - to position your body so that you are resting on your knees
healin /ˈhiː.lɪŋ/ B1	verb - to make or become well again
ghostin /ˈɡoʊ.stɪŋ/ B2	verb - to avoid or disappear from someone's life
supposed /səˈpoʊzd/ B1	verb - to think or believe something should happen