Un-Break My Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Toni Braxton

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapour in the atmosphere
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression verb - to form one's features into a smile
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	noun - emotional distress verb - cause physical pain or injury to
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - an instance of saying goodbye
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
forget /fərˈɡet/ A1	verb - fail to remember
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - willfully causing pain or suffering to others

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't leave me in all this pain

  ➔ Imperative with negative form

  ➔ Using the verb 'leave' with 'don't' creates a negative imperative, expressing a command not to do something.

• Come back and bring back my smile

  ➔ Imperative with coordinating conjunctions

  ➔ Using the imperative form combined with 'and' emphasizes multiple commands or requests.

• Say you'll love me again

  ➔ Future intention with 'will' in indirect speech

  ➔ The phrase 'Say you'll love me again' implies the speaker's hope or desire for future action.

• Undo this hurt you caused

  ➔ Imperative with causative clause

  ➔ Using 'undo' as an imperative requests reversing or eliminating a previous action or effect caused by someone.

• Take back that sad word goodbye

  ➔ Imperative with phrasal verb

  ➔ The phrase 'Take back' functions as a directive to retract or undo a previous statement or gesture.

• Without you I just can't go on

  ➔ Modal verb expressing inability or dependence

  ➔ Using 'can't' indicates inability or a strong dependence on the presence of 'you' to continue.