Without You – English Lyrics

• By: SYMPHONY X
• Album: UNDERWORLD

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.
wing /wɪŋ/ A2	noun - a modified limb that enables an animal to fly.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops.
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - make musical sounds with the voice
loved /lʌvd/ A1	verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - each of the twenty-four-hour periods, reckoned from one midnight to the next, into which a year is divided, and corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis.
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses.
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
ship /ʃɪp/ A2	noun - a large boat or vessel.
sail /seɪl/ A2	noun - a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel.
sinking /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ B1	verb - descend gradually into something
despair /dɪˈsper/ B2	noun - the complete loss or absence of hope.
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
fears /fɪrz/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, real or imagined.
face /feɪs/ A2	verb - confront and deal with or accept
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - break free from confinement or control.
destiny /ˈdestɪni/ B2	noun - the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.

Key Grammar Structures

• Onto every life A little rain must fall

  ➔ Modal verb "must" for obligation/necessity (here, expressing a general truth or inevitability).

  ➔ The line uses "must" to express that suffering or hardship is a natural and unavoidable part of life. It's not an individual obligation, but a universal one. "A little rain must fall" means it's inevitable that everyone experiences hardship.

• To have loved and lost Than to never, ever Loved at all

  ➔ Perfect infinitive ("to have loved") used to express an action completed before another point in time. Comparative structure using "than". Emphasis using "ever".

  ➔ The lyric uses the perfect infinitive "to have loved" to emphasize that the *experience* of having loved is more valuable than never having loved at all. "Ever" strengthens the negative clause, highlighting the complete absence of love.

• I've come undone

  ➔ Present perfect tense. Undone as past participle acting as an adjective.

  ➔ "I've come undone" uses the present perfect to indicate a state that began in the past and continues into the present. "Undone" describes the speaker's current state of being emotionally or mentally broken.

• Any fool can see What's become of me

  ➔ Modal verb "can" expressing ability or possibility (here, ability). Indirect question using "what's". Contraction with "'s"

  ➔ "Any fool can see" means that something is obvious or easy to understand. "What's become of me" is an indirect question showing the speaker's deteriorated state is obvious to anyone.

• Feels like there's nothing there

  ➔ Impersonal verb "feels". "There is/are" construction expressing existence.

  ➔ "Feels like" expresses a subjective sensation or impression. "There's nothing there" indicates a lack of substance, emotion, or connection.

• Life just slips away

  ➔ Present simple tense to describe a general truth or habitual action. Adverb "just" to modify the verb.

  ➔ This line uses the present simple to express a feeling that life is constantly and effortlessly fading. "Just" emphasizes the ease and inevitability of this fading.

• Drifting on the sea A lonely ship without a sail

  ➔ Present participle "drifting" used as a verb describing an ongoing action. Use of "without" to indicate absence.

  ➔ "Drifting" paints a picture of aimlessness and lack of control. "Without a sail" emphasizes the ship's inability to steer or move in a purposeful direction, further reinforcing the feeling of being lost.