Heal the Pain – English Lyrics

• By: George Michael

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of George Michael with 'Heal the Pain.' This song is a perfect tool for English learners to master emotive vocabulary and understand the nuances of expressing deep feelings and abstract concepts through soulful R&B phrasing.

[English]

Let me tell you a secret

Put it in your heart and keep it

Something that I want you to know

Do something for me

Listen to my simple story

And maybe we'll have someting to show

You tell me you're cold on the inside

How can the outside world

Be a place that your heart can embrace?

Be good to yourself

'Cause nobody else

Has the power to make you happy

How can I help you?

Please let me try to

I can heal the pain

That you're feeling inside

Whenever you want me

You know that I will be

Waiting for the day

That you say you'll be mine

He must have really hurt you

To make you say the things that you do

He must have really hurt you

To make those pretty eyes look so blue

He must have known that he could

That you'd never leave him

Now you can't see my love is good

And that I'm not him

How can I help you?

Please let me try to

I can heal the pain

Won't you let me inside?

Whenever you want me

You know that I will be

Waiting for the day

That you say you'll be mine

Won't you let me in?

Let this love begin

Won't you show me your heart now?

I'll be good to you

I can make this thing true

Show me that heart right now

Who needs a lover that can't be a friend?

Something tells me I'm the one you've been looking for, oh

If you ever should see him again

Won't you tell him you've found someone who gives you more?

Someone who will protect you, love and respect you

All those things that he never could bring to you

Like I do or rather I would

Won't you show me your heart like you should?

...

How can I help you?

Please let me try to

I can heal the pain

That you're feeling inside

Whenever you want me

You know that I will be

Waiting for the day

That you say you'll be mine

Won't you let me in?

Let this love begin

Won't you show me your heart now?

I'll be good to you

I can make this thing true

And get to your heart somehow

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ A2	noun - something kept hidden from others
simple /ˈsɪmpl/ A2	adjective - easily understood or done
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ C1	verb - to accept or support a belief or idea
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the capacity or ability to direct or influence
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to cause a wound or injury to become sound or healthy
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until an expected event happens
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1	noun - a partner in a sexual or romantic relationship
protect /prəˈtekt/ B1	verb - to keep safe from harm
respect /rɪˈspekt/ A2	verb - to have due regard for someone's feelings or rights
somehow /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ B2	adverb - in some way or by some means

Key Grammar Structures

• He must have really hurt you

  ➔ Modal verb of deduction (past)

  ➔ "Must have" + past participle is used to express a strong certainty about a past action.

• That you'd never leave him

  ➔ Future in the past (Conditional)

  ➔ "Would" is used here to describe a future intention from the perspective of a past point in time.

• Something tells me I'm the one you've been looking for

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ "Have been looking" emphasizes an action that started in the past and continued up to the present.

• If you ever should see him again

  ➔ Inverted conditional (Formal/Hypothetical)

  ➔ "Should" is used in conditional clauses to express a lower possibility or to add a formal tone.

• All those things that he never could bring to you

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ "That" acts as a relative pronoun defining "all those things" that he failed to provide.

• Whenever you want me

  ➔ Conjunction of time

  ➔ "Whenever" means 'at any time that', introducing a clause about frequency or condition.

• Who needs a lover that can't be a friend?

  ➔ Rhetorical question

  ➔ The question doesn't require an answer; it implies that everyone needs a lover who is also a friend.

• Waiting for the day / That you say you'll be mine

  ➔ Reduced relative clause / Noun clause

  ➔ "That you say..." functions as a noun clause explaining what the "day" will be.