White Flag – English Lyrics

• By: Dido

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and Dido's "White Flag" is an excellent choice for English learners. The song's clear and emotive lyrics offer a great opportunity to understand metaphors, such as the central image of the 'white flag' for surrender. Its narrative of unwavering love in the face of heartbreak provides a compelling story that makes learning new vocabulary and expressions both memorable and meaningful.

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ I know you think that I shouldn't still love you ♪

♪ Or tell you that ♪

♪ But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it ♪

♪ Where's the sense in that ♪

♪ I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder ♪

♪ Or return to where we were ♪

♪ But I will go down with this ship ♪

♪ And I won't put my hands up and surrender ♪

♪ There will be no white flag above my door ♪

♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪

♪ I know I left too much mess and destruction ♪

♪ To come back again ♪

♪ And I caused nothing but trouble ♪

♪ I understand if you can't talk to me again ♪

♪ And if you live by the rules of it's over ♪

♪ Then I'm sure that that makes sense ♪

♪ I will go down with this ship ♪

♪ And I won't put my hands up and surrender ♪

♪ There will be no white flag above my door ♪

♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪

♪ And when we meet ♪

♪ Which I'm sure we will ♪

♪ All that was there ♪

♪ Will be there still ♪

♪ I'll let it pass ♪

♪ And hold my tongue ♪

♪ And you will think ♪

♪ That I've moved on ♪

♪ I will go down with this ship ♪

♪ And I won't put my hands up and surrender ♪

♪ There will be no white flag above my door ♪

♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪

♪ I will go down with this ship ♪

♪ And I won't put my hands up and surrender ♪

♪ There will be no white flag above my door ♪

♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪

♪ I will go down with this ship ♪

♪ And I won't put my hands up and surrender ♪

♪ There will be no white flag above my door ♪

♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪