When I'm Gone – English Lyrics

• By: 3 Doors Down

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depths of 3 Doors Down's hit song, "When I'm Gone," and learn about expressing needs for support and love in English. This song offers a poignant lesson in asking for affection and reassurance, enriching your understanding of emotional vocabulary and lyrical expression.

[English]

(WATER SLOSHING)

(GENTLE MUSIC)

♪ THERE'S ANOTHER WORLD INSIDE OF ME THAT YOU MAY NEVER SEE ♪

♪ THERE'S SECRETS IN THIS LIFE THAT I CAN'T HIDE ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE IN THIS DARKNESS ♪

♪ THERE'S A LIGHT THAT I CAN'T FIND ♪

♪ MAYBE IT'S TOO FAR AWAY ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED AND LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I AM AND EVERYTHING IN ME ♪

♪ WANTS TO BE THE ONE YOU WANTED ME TO BE ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN EVEN IF I COULD ♪

♪ I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ YOU CAN HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED ♪

♪ YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE ♪

♪ SO LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ WHEN YOUR EDUCATION X-RAY CANNOT SEE UNDER MY SKIN ♪

♪ I WON'T TELL YOU A DAMN THING ♪

♪ THAT I COULD NOT TELL MY FRIENDS ♪

♪ AND ROAMING THROUGH THIS DARKNESS I'M ALIVE BUT I'M ALONE ♪

♪ AND PART OF ME IS FIGHTING THIS BUT PART OF ME IS GONE ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED AND LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I AM AND EVERYTHING IN ME ♪

♪ WANTS TO BE THE ONE YOU WANTED ME TO BE ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN EVEN IF I COULD ♪

♪ I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ YOU CAN HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED ♪

♪ YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE ♪

♪ SO LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

♪ MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND ♪

(UPBEAT INVIGORATING MUSIC)

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED AND LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I AM AND EVERYTHING IN ME ♪

♪ WANTS TO BE THE ONE YOU WANTED ME TO BE ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN EVEN IF I COULD ♪

♪ I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD ♪

♪ SO HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG ♪

♪ YOU CAN HOLD ME WHEN I'M SCARED ♪

♪ YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE ♪

♪ SO LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE, WHOA ♪

♪ LOVE ME WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ WHEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ WHEN I'M GONE ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
world /wɜːrld/ B1	noun - the earth, including all of its countries and people
secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B2	noun - things kept hidden or unknown
light /laɪt/ B1	noun - something that makes things visible or affords illumination adjective - not heavy, bright
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B2	noun - the property of having little or no light
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or get information about something
blind /blaɪnd/ B2	adjective - unable to see
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or support physically
scared /skɛrd/ B1	adjective - frightened or afraid
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection or attachment noun - a profound feeling of affection
everything /ˈɛvrɪˌθɪŋ/ A2	pronoun - all things
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood; metaphorically, the center of emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• THERE'S ANOTHER WORLD INSIDE OF ME THAT YOU MAY NEVER SEE

  ➔ Use of 'there is' to indicate existence.

  ➔ The phrase "THERE'S" indicates that something exists.

• MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND

  ➔ Use of 'maybe' to express possibility.

  ➔ The word "MAYBE" suggests uncertainty about being blind.

• HOLD ME WHEN I'M HERE, RIGHT ME WHEN I'M WRONG

  ➔ Use of imperative mood for requests.

  ➔ The phrase "HOLD ME" is a request for affection.

• I'D GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD

  ➔ Use of conditional clause to express a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The phrase "IF ONLY FOR YOUR GOOD" indicates a reason for sacrifice.

• YOU WON'T ALWAYS BE THERE

  ➔ Use of future tense to indicate a prediction.

  ➔ The phrase "YOU WON'T" suggests that the person may not always be present.

• I WON'T TELL YOU A DAMN THING

  ➔ Use of negative future tense to express refusal.

  ➔ The phrase "I WON'T TELL" indicates a refusal to share information.

• AND PART OF ME IS FIGHTING THIS BUT PART OF ME IS GONE

  ➔ Use of conjunctions to connect contrasting ideas.

  ➔ The phrase "PART OF ME IS FIGHTING" contrasts with "PART OF ME IS GONE".