This I Promise You – English Lyrics

• By: Shane Filan
• Album: Love Always

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of love and commitment through Shane Filan's touching song, "This I Promise You." Explore themes of enduring support and deep affection, and learn how the lyrics convey a message of unwavering devotion. This song is special for its heartfelt dedication and tender expression of love's promises.

[English]

When the visions around you

Bring tears to your eyes

And all that surrounds you

Are secrets and lies

I'll be your strength

I'll give you hope

Keeping your faith when it's gone

The one you should call

Was standing here all along

And I will take you in my arms

And hold you right where you belong

Till the day my life is through

This I promise you

This I promise you

I've loved you forever

In lifetimes before

And I promise you never

Will you hurt anymore

I give you my word

I give you my heart

This is a battle we've won

And with this vow

Forever has now begun

Just close your eyes each loving day

I know this feeling won't go away

Every word I say is true

This I promise you

This I promise you

Over and over I fall

When I hear you call

Without you in my life, baby

I just wouldn't be living at all

...

And I will take you in my arms

And hold you right where you belong

Every word I say is true

This I promise you

...

Every word I say is true

This I promise you

This I promise you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - to tell someone that you will certainly do something noun - a statement telling someone that you will definitely do something
strength /streŋθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being physically strong
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true and think that it could happen or be true
faith /feɪθ/ A2	noun - strong belief or trust in someone or something
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ A2	verb - to be in the right place or be a member of a group
forever /fəˈreɪvər/ A1	adverb - for all future time
battle /ˈbætəl/ A2	noun - a fight between two or more groups or countries verb - to fight or struggle against someone or something
vow /vaʊ/ B1	noun - a solemn promise verb - to make a solemn promise
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ A2	adjective - showing love or affection
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the telephone noun - the act of speaking to someone on the telephone
hurts /hɜːrts/ A1	verb - to cause physical pain or emotional distress
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ A1	noun - something that is kept hidden or unknown adjective - kept hidden or unknown
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to say something that is not true noun - a statement that is not true
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to have or keep something in your hand or arms
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a single unit of language
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body noun - the center of your thoughts and feelings
close /kloʊz/ A1	verb - to move something so that it covers an opening adjective - nearby or within a short distance

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll be your strength

  ➔ Future simple with "will" to express a promise/assurance.

  ➔ The sentence expresses a promise; the contracted form "I'll" is short for "I will".

• The one you should call

  ➔ Modal should in a relative clause; relative clause modifying "the one".

  ➔ Modal "should" indicates obligation or recommendation within a relative clause.

• Was standing here all along

  ➔ Past continuous (was standing) to describe an ongoing action in the past.

  ➔ The phrase uses the past continuous tense, with "standing" as the present participle following the past tense "was".

• This I promise you

  ➔ Inversion for emphasis; fronting of the pronoun 'This' at the start.

  ➔ This is an example of subject-verb inversion used for emphasis (equivalent to 'I promise you this').

• I've loved you forever

  ➔ Present perfect (I've loved) describing an action begun in the past with present relevance.

  ➔ The contraction "I've" stands for "I have"; the action began in the past and remains relevant now.

• And I promise you never will you hurt anymore

  ➔ Inversion after negative adverb for emphasis: "never will you hurt".

  ➔ This is a classic example of subject-auxiliary inversion used for emphasis after a negative adverb (never).

• This is a battle we've won

  ➔ Present perfect (we've won) showing a past action with present relevance.

  ➔ The contracted "we've" = "we have"; present perfect links past victory to the present.

• Just close your eyes each loving day

  ➔ Imperative mood; implied subject 'you'; adverbial phrase 'Just' for emphasis.

  ➔ Imperative sentence telling someone to perform a simple action; the subject is implied.

• Without you in my life, baby I just wouldn't be living at all

  ➔ Second conditional/hypothetical present with "wouldn't" to express an unreal situation.

  ➔ The clause expresses a hypothetical situation: if you weren't in my life, I wouldn't be living at all.