Thank You For Hearing Me – English Lyrics

• By: Sinéad O'Connor

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the raw emotion and resilience in Sinéad O'Connor's "Thank You For Hearing Me." This song, born from personal heartbreak, offers a unique opportunity to connect with themes of gratitude and inner strength. Discover how O'Connor's sincere delivery and the song's blend of genres create a deeply moving and empowering experience, perfect for those learning to express complex emotions in English .

[English]

♪ Thank you for hearing me ♪

♪ Thank you for hearing me ♪

♪ Thank you for hearing me ♪

♪ Thank you for hearing me ♪

♪ Thank you for loving me ♪

♪ Thank you for loving me ♪

♪ Thank you for loving me ♪

♪ Thank you for loving me ♪

♪ Thank you for seeing me ♪

♪ Thank you for seeing me ♪

♪ Thank you for seeing me ♪

♪ Thank you for seeing me ♪

♪ And for not leaving me ♪

♪ And for not leaving me ♪

♪ And for not leaving me ♪

♪ And for not leaving me ♪

♪ Thank you for staying with me ♪

♪ Thank you for staying with me ♪

♪ Thank you for staying with me ♪

♪ Thank you for staying with me ♪

♪ Thanks for silence with me ♪

♪ Thanks for silence with me ♪

♪ Thanks for silence with me ♪

♪ Thanks for silence with me ♪

♪ Thank you for holding me ♪

♪ And saying I could be ♪

♪ Thank you for saying baby ♪

♪ Thank you for holding me ♪

♪ Thank you for helping me ♪

♪ Thank you for helping me ♪

♪ Thank you for helping me ♪

♪ Thank you, thank you for helping me ♪

♪ Thank you for breaking my heart ♪

♪ Thank you for tearing me apart ♪

♪ Now I'm a strong, strong heart ♪

♪ Thank you for breaking my heart ♪

(waves crashing)

Key Grammar Structures

• Thank you for hearing me

  ➔ Present participle as a gerund

  ➔ The phrase 'for hearing me' uses the present participle 'hearing' as a gerund, functioning as the object of the preposition 'for'.

• Thank you for loving me

  ➔ Present participle as a gerund

  ➔ Similar to the previous example, 'loving' is a present participle used as a gerund after the preposition 'for'.

• And for not leaving me

  ➔ Negative gerund

  ➔ The phrase 'not leaving' is a negative gerund, formed by adding 'not' before the present participle 'leaving'.

• Thanks for silence with me

  ➔ Noun used as a gerund

  ➔ The noun 'silence' is used as a gerund here, functioning similarly to a present participle after the preposition 'for'.

• Thank you for holding me

  ➔ Present participle as a gerund

  ➔ The present participle 'holding' functions as a gerund, serving as the object of the preposition 'for'.

• Thank you for saying baby

  ➔ Gerund with direct object

  ➔ The gerund 'saying' is followed by the direct object 'baby', showing that gerunds can take objects.

• Thank you for breaking my heart

  ➔ Present participle as a gerund with possessive pronoun

  ➔ The gerund 'breaking' is accompanied by the possessive pronoun 'my', indicating ownership.

• Now I'm a strong, strong heart

  ➔ Adjective repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The adjective 'strong' is repeated for emphasis, highlighting the intensity of the feeling.