Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Alicia Keys
• Album: The Element of Freedom

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soul-stirring depths of Alicia Keys' "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart." This powerful R&B ballad is a masterclass in expressing profound sadness and the quiet strength of perseverance. Through its evocative lyrics and Keys's signature vocal delivery, you'll experience how English can convey intricate emotional nuances, making it an excellent song for understanding expressive language in music.

[English]

(tense music)

(rhythmic music)

♪ Let's do it, baby ♪

♪ Let's do it, baby ♪

♪ Let's do it, do it ♪

♪ Even if you were a million miles away ♪

♪ I can still feel you in my bed ♪

♪ Near me, touch me, feel me ♪

♪ And even at the bottom of the sea ♪

♪ I could still hear inside my head ♪

♪ Telling me, touch me, feel me ♪

♪ And all the time, you were telling me lies ♪

♪ So tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you ♪

♪ Tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you ♪

♪ I'm gonna hold on to the times that we had ♪

♪ Tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you ♪

♪ Have you ever tried sleeping with a broken heart ♪

♪ Well you could try sleeping in my bed ♪

♪ Lonely, own me, nobody ever shut it down like you ♪

♪ You wore the crown, you made my body feel heaven-bound ♪

♪ Why don't you hold me, need me ♪

♪ I thought you told me, you'd never leave me ♪

♪ Looking in the sky I could see your face ♪

♪ Then I knew right where I fit in ♪

♪ Take me, make me ♪

♪ You know that I'll always be in love with you ♪

♪ Right 'til the end ♪

♪ So tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you ♪

♪ Tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you ♪

♪ I'm gonna hold on to the times that we had ♪

♪ Tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you ♪

♪ Anybody could've told you right from the start ♪

♪ It's 'bout to fall apart ♪

♪ So rather than hold on to a broken dream ♪

♪ I'll just hold on to love ♪

♪ And I could find a way to make it, don't hold on too tight ♪

♪ I'll make it without you tonight ♪

♪ So tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you ♪

♪ Tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you ♪

♪ Oh, hold on ♪

♪ I'm gonna hold on to the times that we had ♪

♪ Tonight, I'm gonna find a way to make it without you ♪

♪ Oh, Lord ♪

♪ Have you ever tried, have you ever ♪

♪ Living without my love ♪

♪ Have you ever tried, have you ever tried ♪

♪ La la la la la la la la ♪

♪ La la la la la la la la ♪

♪ La la la la la la la la ♪

(rhythmic music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - to rest with eyes closed during the night
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood through the body
lose /luːz/ B1	verb - to no longer have something
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B2	adjective - damaged or not functioning properly
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to make an attempt noun - an effort to do something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
away /əˈweɪ/ A1	adverb - at a distance
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate something
bring /brɪŋ/ A2	verb - to take someone or something to a place
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a period during which something happens
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry something in the hands

Key Grammar Structures

• Even if you were a million miles away

  ➔ Second conditional with 'if' clause indicating hypothetical situations.

  ➔ 'Even if' introduces a hypothetical situation that might not be true.

• I can still feel you in my bed

  ➔ Use of modal 'can' to express ability or possibility in the present.

  ➔ 'Can' indicates the speaker's ability or the possibility of feeling something.

• Why don't you hold me, need me

  ➔ Suggestion or invitation using 'Why don't you...' + base verb.

  ➔ Used to make polite suggestions or invitations for someone to do something.

• Looking in the sky I could see your face

  ➔ Past ability or possibility with 'could' in a descriptive context.

  ➔ 'Could' is used here to express a past sense of ability or perception.

• So rather than hold on to a broken dream

  ➔ Use of 'rather than' to compare two actions or preferences.

  ➔ 'Rather than' introduces an alternative that is preferred over another action.

• I'll make it without you tonight

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' to express a decision or promise.

  ➔ 'Will' indicates a firm decision or promise about the future.