Die For Me – English Lyrics

• By: ZAYN
• Album: KONNAKOL

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into ZAYN's heartfelt new single, "Die For Me," a powerful track marking his return to evocative, piano-driven R&B. This song offers an intimate look into the complexities of shattered trust and passionate promises, showcasing the raw, unfiltered pain of betrayal through ZAYN's signature vocal acrobatics. It's a perfect entry point to explore the emotive depth of his musical language.

[English]

♪ GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES ♪

♪ I GAVE YOU MY EVERYTHING ♪

♪ I TRIED AND I TRIED ♪

♪ TO LOVE YOU THROUGH ANYTHING ♪

♪ SWORE TO EACH OTHER ♪

♪ WE'D NEVER BE ENEMIES ♪

♪ WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU SAY THAT TO ME ♪

♪ AIN'T NOTHING WORSE THAN SOMEBODY WHO ♪

♪ LIES TO YOUR FACE AND THEN SWEARS IT'S THE TRUTH ♪

♪ IF YOU HAVE A HEART RIP IT UP LET IT BLEED ♪

♪ CUS YOU SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ YOU SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME NOW ♪

♪ WHEN I NEED YOU THE MOST ♪

♪ GAVE YOU MY HEART ♪

♪ DON'T YOU DARE LET IT GO ♪

♪ YOU SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME (OOH) ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME NOW ♪

♪ WHEN I NEED YOU THE MOST ♪

♪ YOU SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ SAID YOU NEVER NEVER LET ME GO ♪

♪ 2 AM, YOU AIN'T HOME ♪

♪ CALL YOUR FRIENDS, SAID YOU GONE ♪

♪ I'M NOT GONNA WAIT UP HERE ♪

♪ BUT GO AHEAD AND STAY OUT THERE ♪

♪ OOH-OOH ♪

♪ I'LL SLEEP JUST FINE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ YEAH YEAH YEAH ♪

♪ AIN'T NOTHING WORSE THAN SOMEBODY WHO ♪

♪ LIES TO YOUR FACE AND THEN SWEARS IT'S THE TRUTH ♪

♪ I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, YOU SAID IT LOUD ♪

♪ THOSE AIN'T THREE WORDS YOU GO SPITTIN' OUT ♪

♪ YOU TOLD ME YOU LOVE ME, BUT ARE YOU NOT ♪

♪ (BUT ARE YOU NOT) ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME (OOH) ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME NOW ♪

♪ WHEN I NEED YOU THE MOST ♪

♪ GAVE YOU MY HEART ♪

♪ DON'T YOU DARE LET IT GO ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME (OOH) ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME NOW ♪

♪ WHEN I NEED YOU THE MOST ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ YOU SAID YOU NEVER NEVER LET ME GO ♪

♪ AH ♪

♪ DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ DON'T LEAVE ME NOW ♪

♪ WHEN I NEED YOU THE MOST ♪

♪ SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME ♪

♪ YOU SAID YOU NEVER NEVER LET ME GO ♪

[MUSIC ENDS]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
swore /swɔːr/ A2	verb - past tense of swear; to make a solemn promise
enemies /ˈɛnəmiz/ A1	noun - people who hate or oppose each other
lies /laɪz/ A1	verb - to say something that is not true
swears /swɛrz/ A2	verb - to make a solemn promise or statement
rip /rɪp/ A2	verb - to tear something violently
bleed /bliːd/ A2	verb - to lose blood from the body
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place or person
dare /dɛər/ A2	verb - to have the courage to do something difficult
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest in a state of unconsciousness
worst /wɜːrst/ A1	adjective - of the poorest quality or condition
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
truth /truːθ/ A1	noun - the quality of being true
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood around the body
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential
most /moʊst/ A1	adverb - to the greatest extent
gone /ɡɒn/ A1	adjective - no longer present

Key Grammar Structures

• I GAVE YOU MY EVERYTHING

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "GAVE" is the past simple form of "give", showing a completed action in the past.

• I TRIED AND I TRIED

  ➔ Past Simple (repetition for emphasis)

  ➔ The verb "TRIED" appears twice; the repetition of the past simple adds emotional intensity.

• SWORE TO EACH OTHER

  ➔ Past Simple with preposition "to"

  ➔ The verb "SWORE" is in the past simple, and the preposition "to" introduces the indirect object "each other".

• WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU SAY THAT TO ME

  ➔ Modal verb "would" in a question

  ➔ The modal verb "WOULD" expresses a hypothetical or surprising action, and it appears before the subject "YOU" in a question.

• IF YOU HAVE A HEART, RIP IT UP, LET IT BLEED

  ➔ First conditional + imperative

  ➔ The clause "IF YOU HAVE A HEART" is a first‑conditional (present simple), followed by two imperatives "RIP IT UP" and "LET IT BLEED" giving commands.

• YOU SAID YOU WOULD DIE FOR ME

  ➔ Reported speech / backshifting of "will" → "would"

  ➔ In reported speech, the future modal "will" becomes "would" after a past reporting verb: "YOU SAID" + "YOU WOULD DIE".

• DON'T LEAVE ME NOW

  ➔ Negative imperative

  ➔ The word "DON'T" + base verb "LEAVE" forms a negative command, telling someone not to do something.

• 2 AM, YOU AIN'T HOME

  ➔ Colloquial negative "ain't" (present simple)

  ➔ "AIN'T" is an informal contraction meaning "are not"; it is used here with the present simple "YOU ... HOME".

• I'LL SLEEP JUST FINE WITHOUT YOU

  ➔ Future simple with "will"

  ➔ "I'LL" is the contraction of "I will"; it expresses a decision or prediction about the future.