Without Me – English Lyrics

• By: Halsey
• Album: Manic

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to regard with deep affection
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downward freely without control noun - the act of dropping from a higher to a lower position
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams while sleeping
overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vərˈwelm/ B2	verb - to be emotionally or physically overpowered
close /kloʊs/ A2	adjective - near in space or time
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by threat or danger verb - to be afraid of something
important /ɪmˈpɔːr.tənt/ B2	adjective - having great significance or value
danger /ˈdeɪn.dʒər/ B2	noun - the possibility of harm or injury
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into parts violently or suddenly
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to arrive at a place or goal
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead

Key Grammar Structures

• I said I'd catch you if you fall.

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 1)

  ➔ The phrase uses a conditional structure with "if" to express a possible future situation.

• You know I'm the one who put you up there.

  ➔ Relative clauses

  ➔ The phrase includes a relative clause "who put you up there" to provide more information about "the one."

• Does it ever get lonely?

  ➔ Present simple for general truths

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to ask about a general state or feeling.

• Thinking you could live without me.

  ➔ Gerunds as subjects

  ➔ The gerund "Thinking" acts as the subject of the sentence, indicating an action or state.

• I don't know why.

  ➔ Indirect questions

  ➔ The phrase expresses uncertainty and is structured as an indirect question.

• Just so you can take advantage of me.

  ➔ Purpose clauses

  ➔ The phrase uses a purpose clause to explain the reason for the action.

• I filled your cup until it overflowed.

  ➔ Past simple for completed actions

  ➔ The past simple tense is used to describe actions that have been completed in the past.