When I'm Gone – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[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 |
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world /wɜːrld/ B1 |
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secrets /ˈsiːkrɪts/ B2 |
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light /laɪt/ B1 |
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darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B2 |
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hide /haɪd/ A2 |
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find /faɪnd/ A1 |
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blind /blaɪnd/ B2 |
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hold /hoʊld/ A2 |
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scared /skɛrd/ B1 |
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love /lʌv/ A2 |
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everything /ˈɛvrɪˌθɪŋ/ A2 |
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feel /fiːl/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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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.
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MAYBE I'M JUST BLIND
➔ Use of 'maybe' to express possibility.
➔ The word "MAYBE" suggests uncertainty about being blind.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".