Unconditional – English Lyrics

• By: JADE
• Album: That’s Showbiz Baby!

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of JADE's "Unconditional," a powerful track that offers a unique blend of poignant storytelling and vibrant 80s-inspired dance-pop. Through its honest lyrics and emotive delivery, this song provides an excellent opportunity to explore vocabulary related to family, love, illness, and resilience in English. Its clear narrative and accessible pop structure make it perfect for understanding emotional expression in contemporary music, and its catchy melody will have you singing along as you learn.

[English]

Take a seat, this is your intervention

You're killing me with all your self-neglection

If I lose you now

Then I lose it all

If you let me down

Don't know who I'd call

You got me kicking shaking and screaming for you

But nothing you could do would make me leave

Unconditional

I will hold your hand forever

Even if my heart explodes

Unconditional

I can't put you back together

But I'll always love you so

If only my love could be your medication

I could fix you so much better than your own prescription

If I lose you now

Then I lose it all

If you're going down

I can take the fall

Unconditional

I will hold your hand forever

Even if my heart explodes

Unconditional

I can't put you back together

but I'll always love you so

Unconditional

I will hold your hand forever

Even if my heart explodes

Unconditional

I can't put you back together

but I'll always love you so

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
seat /siːt/ A1	noun - a place where someone can sit
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of or cease to have
heart /hɑːt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp and keep
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or cry out noun - an act of shouting
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move back and forth rapidly
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to give a loud, piercing cry
neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ B1	noun - failure to care properly for someone or something
explode /ɪkˈsploʊd/ B1	verb - to burst with sudden violence
fix /fɪks/ B1	verb - to repair something
medication /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃən/ B2	noun - medicine prescribed for treatment
prescription /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/ B2	noun - a written order for medicine
together /təˈɡɛðər/ B2	adverb - with each other
fall /fɔːl/ B1	verb - to drop to a lower level noun - the act of dropping
intervention /ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən/ C1	noun - the action of intervening

Key Grammar Structures

• If I lose you now, then I lose it all

  ➔ Zero conditional

  ➔ Both clauses use the present simple "lose" to talk about a real and possible situation.

• If you let me down, don't know who I'd call

  ➔ First conditional (with omitted subject)

  ➔ The clause "let" is in present simple to express a possible future action, followed by the result "I'd call" (would + infinitive).

• But nothing you could do would make me leave

  ➔ Second conditional (modal could + would)

  ➔ "could" expresses unreal ability in the past, and "would" shows the hypothetical result. Both are in past form.

• Even if my heart explodes

  ➔ Concessive clause with "even if"

  ➔ "Even if" introduces a hypothetical situation that does not change the main clause; the verb "explodes" is in present simple.

• I will hold your hand forever

  ➔ Simple future with "will"

  ➔ "will" + base verb "hold" expresses a promise or prediction about the future.

• I can't put you back together

  ➔ Negative ability with "can't" + infinitive

  ➔ "can't" is the contraction of "cannot" and shows inability; it is followed by the base verb "put".

• If only my love could be your medication

  ➔ "If only" + past simple for unreal wish

  ➔ "If only" introduces a wish that is contrary to reality; "could be" uses the modal "could" in past form.

• I could fix you so much better than your own prescription

  ➔ Modal "could" for hypothetical ability

  ➔ "could" expresses a possible ability in an imagined situation; it is followed by the base verb "fix".

• If you're going down, I can take the fall

  ➔ First conditional with present continuous + modal "can"

  ➔ "you're going down" uses present continuous to describe an ongoing future event; "can" shows ability/ willingness in the main clause.