We're Not Gonna Fall – English Lyrics

• By: Daughtry

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the power of perseverance through Daughtry's 'We're Not Gonna Fall.' This arena rock anthem offers a great opportunity to learn English expressions of strength and determination. The song's clear and emotive lyrics make it a special and accessible choice for language learners to connect with universal themes of hope and resilience.

[English]

It's a world full of heartbreak drive-by's

We've seen our fair share of hard nights

Looked right into the face of a goodbye

While we walked on the edge of the dark side

After all this time, yeah

We're not gonna fall now

We're not gonna bleed out

Never gonna break down

No, woah-oh-oh

'Cause when these four walls try to cave in

And the ground underneath starts shaking

It's the hope in your eyes that I cling to

And I hope to God it never leaves you

After all this time, yeah

We're not gonna fall now

We're not gonna bleed out

Never gonna break down

No, woah-oh-oh

We're not gonna fall now

We're not gonna bleed out

Never gonna break down

No, woah-oh-oh, oh-oh

Even if they come for us

Everything it turned to dust

You and I are never going down

The bullets and the bombs of love

Go ahead and fire at us

We will never give it up

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, woah, oh-oh, woah

We're not gonna fall now

We're not gonna bleed out

Never gonna break down

No, woah-oh-oh

We're not gonna fall now

We're not gonna bleed out

Never gonna break down

No, woah-oh-oh, oh-oh

We're not gonna fall now

We're not gonna bleed out

Never gonna break down

No, woah-oh-oh

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Key Grammar Structures

• It's a world full of heartbreak drive-by's

  ➔ Present simple tense with 's' for third person singular

  ➔ The verb 'is' is conjugated as 'It's' to agree with the third person singular subject 'world'.

• We've seen our fair share of hard nights

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'have seen'

  ➔ The present perfect tense is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and has a connection to the present.

• Looked right into the face of a goodbye

  ➔ Simple past tense

  ➔ The simple past tense is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• We're not gonna fall now

  ➔ Present continuous with 'gonna' for future intention

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a colloquial contraction of 'going to' used to express future intentions.

• It's the hope in your eyes that I cling to

  ➔ Present simple tense with emphasis on 'is'

  ➔ The emphasis on 'is' highlights the importance of the hope in the eyes as the focal point of the sentence.

• Even if they come for us

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'even if'

  ➔ The conditional clause 'even if' introduces a hypothetical situation that contrasts with the main clause.

• You and I are never going down

  ➔ Present continuous for future action with 'are going'

  ➔ The present continuous with 'are going' is used to express a future action that is already planned or certain.

• Go ahead and fire at us

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'go ahead'

  ➔ The imperative mood with 'go ahead' is used to give a direct command or encouragement.