(gentle music)
00:00
♪ I know you think that I
shouldn't still love you ♪
00:11
♪ Or tell you that ♪
00:16
♪ But if I didn't say it,
well I'd still have felt it ♪
00:21
♪ Where's the sense in that ♪
00:27
♪ I promise I'm not trying
to make your life harder ♪
00:32
♪ Or return to where we were ♪
00:38
♪ But I will go down with this ship ♪
00:45
♪ And I won't put my
hands up and surrender ♪
00:50
♪ There will be no white
flag above my door ♪
00:55
♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪
01:01
♪ I know I left too much
mess and destruction ♪
01:07
♪ To come back again ♪
01:12
♪ And I caused nothing but trouble ♪
01:18
♪ I understand if you
can't talk to me again ♪
01:21
♪ And if you live by
the rules of it's over ♪
01:30
♪ Then I'm sure that that makes sense ♪
01:35
♪ I will go down with this ship ♪
01:41
♪ And I won't put my
hands up and surrender ♪
01:46
♪ There will be no white
flag above my door ♪
01:51
♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪
01:57
♪ And when we meet ♪
02:03
♪ Which I'm sure we will ♪
02:06
♪ All that was there ♪
02:08
♪ Will be there still ♪
02:11
♪ I'll let it pass ♪
02:14
♪ And hold my tongue ♪
02:17
♪ And you will think ♪
02:20
♪ That I've moved on ♪
02:22
♪ I will go down with this ship ♪
02:27
♪ And I won't put my
hands up and surrender ♪
02:31
♪ There will be no white
flag above my door ♪
02:36
♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪
02:42
♪ I will go down with this ship ♪
02:49
♪ And I won't put my
hands up and surrender ♪
02:54
♪ There will be no white
flag above my door ♪
02:59
♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪
03:05
♪ I will go down with this ship ♪
03:12
♪ And I won't put my
hands up and surrender ♪
03:16
♪ There will be no white
flag above my door ♪
03:22
♪ I'm in love and always will be ♪
03:28
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 ♪
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