You Are The Reason – English Lyrics

• By: Calum Scott, Ilse DeLange
• Album: Only Human

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a heartfelt journey with "You Are The Reason" by Calum Scott and Ilse DeLange. This beautiful pop ballad offers an excellent opportunity to learn English by immersing yourself in its emotive lyrics and clear vocal delivery. You can discover how powerful expressions of love, longing, and unwavering commitment are articulated in English, making it perfect for understanding emotional vocabulary and poetic phrasing. The duet's harmonious blend of two distinct voices adds a special layer to the listening experience, making the song both engaging and easy to follow for language learners.

[English]

There goes my heart beating

'Cause you are the reason

I'm losing my sleep

Please come back now

There goes my mind racing

And you are the reason

That I'm still breathing

I'm hopeless now

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, 'cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

There goes my hands shaking

And you are the reason

My heart keeps bleeding

I need you now

If I could turn back the clock

I'd make sure the light defeated the dark

I'd spend every hour of every day

Keeping you safe

And I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, 'cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

I don't wanna fight no more

I don't wanna hide no more

I don't wanna cry no more

Come back, I need you to hold me (that you are the reason)

A little closer now

Just a little closer now

Come a little closer

I need you to hold me tonight

I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

'Cause I need you to see

That you are the reason

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Key Grammar Structures

• There goes my heart beating

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'beating' to describe an action happening now.

• I'd climb every mountain

  ➔ Conditional structure (would + infinitive)

  ➔ 'I'd' is a contraction of 'I would', expressing a hypothetical or future action in the past.

• That I'm still breathing

  ➔ Present continuous tense after 'that'

  ➔ The present continuous tense 'I'm breathing' is used after 'that' to emphasize an ongoing action.

• If I could turn back the clock

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ This is a second conditional sentence, using 'if' + past simple and 'could' to express an unreal or unlikely situation.

• Come back, I need you to hold me

  ➔ Imperative mood + infinitive

  ➔ The imperative mood 'Come back' is followed by 'I need you to hold me', using the infinitive 'to hold'.

• Just a little closer now

  ➔ Adverb of degree + comparative

  ➔ 'Just a little' is an adverb of degree modifying the comparative 'closer'.

• And fix what I've broken

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ 'I've broken' uses the present perfect tense to describe an action that occurred in the past with results in the present.

• That you are the reason

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'that'

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' introduces a clause providing additional information about 'the reason'.