When Your Love Fades Away – English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on an emotional language-learning journey with Richard Marx's 'When Your Love Fades Away.' This song is an exceptional tool for English learners, offering rich opportunities to study idiomatic expressions of romance, transition, and grief. Through its clear vocal delivery, slow tempo, and poetic vocabulary, you will master the subtle nuances of describing deep emotions and complex relationship dynamics in natural English.

[English]

[music]

>> Don't forget me when the night gets

quiet. Don't forget me when the

[singing] night gets quiet.

When the stars are shining bright, when

you're sitting all alone [singing]

and remembering another life.

Don't forget the way I loved you.

Don't forget the way I cared.

Don't forget [music] the little

[singing] moments when I promised I'd be

there.

Don't forget me when [music] the rain

falls, when the streets are cold and

gray.

>> [music]

>> When an old familiar song brings our

memories [singing]

your way.

Don't forget [music] the nights we

talked

until the morning light.

When we thought that we could hold each

other

through the night.

I remember all your laughter.

>> [music]

>> I remember every smile.

I remember how your presence [music]

made the hardest days worthwhile.

I remember all the dreams [music]

we whispered in the dark.

I remember how [music and singing] your

name

once lived inside my heart.

You [music] were once my favorite

person, my safe place in the storm.

The one [music] I thought would always

[singing]

stay, the one who kept me [music] warm.

I never thought lose you. [music]

I never planned goodbye.

I never knew that loving you [music]

would teach my heart to cry.

Don't forget [music] me when you're

lonely, but don't come back just from

pain.

Don't return [music] because the silence

makes you miss the past again. If you

remember what we had,

remember it with peace.

Some beautiful [music]

beginnings are not meant to never cease.

I remember how we promised that we'd

never walk [music] away.

We thought our hearts were strong enough

to make forever stay.

But promises can change [music]

with time, and people sometimes do. I

can't hate you [music] for becoming

someone

I never knew.

>> [music]

>> There were days I waited for you. There

were nights I watched my phone.

I kept hoping [music] for a message

because silence felt alone.

I wondered if you missed me.

I wondered if you cared. I wondered if

somewhere in your heart our memories

were still there.

I wanted to call you [music] sometimes.

I wanted to hear your voice.

I wanted [music] to ask you why you ever

made that choice. [singing and music]

But questions cannot change the past and

answers cannot restore

a love that's [music] slowly

disappearing behind a closing door.

>> [music]

>> Don't forget me when you're driving

past the [music] places that we

[singing] knew.

When a streetlight brings a memory of

the days I spent with you.

Don't forget [music] the little cafe.

Don't forget the evening [singing] sky.

Don't forget [music] the way we laughed

when we had no reason why. I don't want

you to feel guilty. [music]

I don't want you to regret.

I don't [music] want you to carry pain

for something you can't [music] change.

I only want you to remember

that our love was once sincere. [music]

For a little piece of time we truly had

[music] each other there.

Don't forget me when you hear a favorite

kind of song. [music]

Maybe you'll remember dancing even

though the nights are [music] gone.

Maybe you'll remember holding me when

the world was falling [music] down.

Maybe you'll remember telling me that I

was safe [music] with you.

I believed every word you said.

I believed your heart was mine.

[singing and music]

I believed that even difficult days

would somehow turn [singing] out fine.

I believed that we'd grow older with the

same dreams in [singing] our eyes.

I never [music] imagined we'd become

[singing] two strangers passing by.

But life doesn't always follow [music]

the stories [singing] that we write.

Sometimes people leave the picture

[music]

before the ending feels right. Sometimes

[music]

love can be beautiful

and still not meant [music] to stay.

Sometimes two hearts lose each other

while they're trying [music] to find

their way.

Don't forget me when you see the first

[music] light of the morning. Remember

how I loved the sunrise and the hope

[music]

it always brought. Remember how I used

to say [music]

that tomorrow could be better even when

>> [music]

>> we were hurting. I believed we'd make it

through.

Maybe that was my mistake.

Believing love [music] could fix it all.

Maybe I held on too [music] tightly when

I should [singing] have let it fall.

Maybe I was scared [music] of losing you

so I forgot about myself.

Maybe your goodbye was painful [music]

because I had lost myself.

But now [music] I'm finding who I am.

[singing]

I'm learning to stand alone. [music]

I'm learning that my happiness

doesn't need [music]

another person. I'm learning that my

heart deserves a love that doesn't

disappear. [music]

I'm learning that I can survive the

[music] things I feared the most.

Don't forget me, but let me go. [music]

That's the hardest thing to say.

[singing]

You can [music] keep the memories while

I continue on my way.

>> [music]

>> I don't

>> [music]

>> Don't forget me when the night gets

quiet. Don't forget me when the night

gets quiet.

When the stars are [singing] shining

bright, when you're sitting all alone

and remembering another life.

Don't forget the way I loved you.

Don't forget the way I cared.

Don't forget [music] the little

[singing] moments when I promised I'd be

there.

Don't forget me when [singing] the rain

falls, [music] when the streets are cold

and gray,

when an old familiar song brings our

memories [music and singing] your way,

don't forget the nights we talked

[music]

until [singing] the morning light,

when we thought [music] that we could

hold each other

through the night.

I remember all your laughter.

>> [music]

>> I remember every smile.

I remember how [singing] your presence

[music] made the hardest days

worthwhile.

I remember all the [singing] dreams

we whispered in the dark.

>> [music]

>> I remember how [singing] your name

once lived [music] inside my heart.

You [music] were once my favorite

person, my safe place in the storm,

[music]

the one I thought would always [singing]

stay, the one who kept me [music] warm.

I never thought I'd lose you.

I never planned [music]

goodbye.

I never knew that loving you [music]

would teach my heart to cry.

Don't forget me when you're lonely,

>> [music]

>> but don't come back just from pain.

Don't return [music] because the silence

makes you miss the past again. If you

remember [music]

what we had,

remember it with peace.

Some beautiful [music]

beginnings are not meant to never cease.

[music]

I remember how we promised that we'd

never [music]

walk away.

We thought our hearts were strong enough

to make forever stay.

>> [music]

>> But promises can change with time and

people sometimes do. I can't hate you

for [music] becoming someone

I never knew.

There were days I waited for you.

There were nights I watched my phone.

I kept hoping for a message [music]

because silence felt alone.

I wondered if you missed me.

I wondered if you cared. I wondered if

somewhere in your heart our [singing]

memories were still there.

I wanted [music] to call you sometimes.

I wanted to hear your voice. [music]

I wanted to ask you why you ever made

[singing] that choice. [music]

But questions cannot change the past and

answers cannot restore

a love that [music] slowly disappeared

behind a closing door.

>> [music]

>> Don't forget me when [singing] you're

driving past the [music] places that we

knew.

When a streetlight brings a memory of

the days [music]

I spent with you.

Don't forget the little cafe.

Don't forget [music]

the evening [singing] sky. Don't forget

the way we laughed when we had no

[music] reason why.

I don't want you to feel guilty.

I don't want you to [music] regret.

I don't want you to carry pain for

something you can't change.

I only [music] want you to remember

that our love was once sincere.

For a little [music] piece of time, we

truly had each other there.

Don't forget [music] me when you hear

our favorite kind of song.

Maybe you'll [music] remember dancing

even though the nights are gone. Maybe

you'll remember holding [music]

me when the world was falling down.

Maybe you'll [music] remember telling me

that I was safe [music] with you.

I believed every word you said.

I believed your heart was mine.

I believed that [singing] even difficult

days would somehow turn [music] out

fine.

I believed that we'd grow older with the

same dreams in our eyes. I never

imagined [music and singing]

we'd become two strangers passing by.

But life doesn't always follow

>> [music]

>> the stories [singing] that we write.

Sometimes people leave the picture

[music] before the ending feels right.

Sometimes love can be beautiful

>> [music]

>> and still not meant to stay. Sometimes

two hearts lose each other while they're

trying to find their way. [music]

Don't forget me when you see the first

[music] light of the morning. Remember

Remember I loved the sunrise and the

hope [music] it always brought. Remember

how I used to say that tomorrow [music]

could be better even when we were

hurting. I believed we'd make it

through.

Maybe that was my mistake.

Believing love [music] could fix it all.

Maybe I held on too tightly [music]

when I should [singing] have let it

fall.

Maybe I was scared of losing you

[singing and music] so I forgot about

myself.

Maybe your goodbye was painful

because I [music] had lost myself.

But now I'm finding who I am. [singing]

I'm learning [music]

to stand alone. I'm learning that my

happiness [music]

doesn't need another person.

I'm learning that my heart [music]

deserves a love that doesn't disappear.

I'm learning that I can survive with

things [music]

I feared the most.

Don't forget me but let me go.

>> [music]

>> That's the hardest thing to say.

You can keep the memories [music]

while I continue on my way.

I don't

>> Don't forget me when the night gets

quiet.

Don't forget me when the night gets

quiet.

When the stars are shining bright, when

you're sitting all alone, [singing]

and remembering another life.

Don't forget the way I loved you.

Don't forget the way I cared.

Don't forget [music and singing] the

little moments when I promised I'd be

[singing and music] there.

Don't forget me when the rain falls,

when the streets are cold [singing] and

gray.

When an old [music] familiar song brings

[singing] our memories your way.

Don't forget [music] the nights we

talked

until the morning light.

When we thought that we could hold each

other

through the night. [music]

I remember all your laughter.

I remember [music]

every smile.

I remember how [singing] your presence

made [music]

the hardest days worthwhile.

I remember all the dreams

we whispered in the dark.

I remember [music]

[singing] how name

once lived inside [music] my heart.

You were [music] once my favorite

person, my safe place in the storm.

The one I thought [music] would always

stay, the one who kept me [singing]

warm.

I never thought I'd lose you.

I never planned [music]

goodbye.

I never knew that loving you would teach

my heart to cry. [music]

Don't forget me when you're lonely, but

don't come [music] back just from pain.

Don't return because the silence makes

you miss the [music] past again. If you

remember what we had,

remember it with peace.

>> [music]

>> Some beautiful beginnings are not meant

[music] to never cease.

I remember how we promised that we'd

never [music]

walk away.

We thought our hearts were strong enough

to make forever [music]

stay.

But promises can change with time and

people sometimes [music]

[singing] do. I can't hate you for

becoming [music] someone

I never knew.

There were days I waited for you. There

were nights I watched my phone.

I kept hoping for a message because

silence felt alone.

I wondered if you missed me.

I wondered if you cared. I wondered if

somewhere in your heart our [singing]

memories [music] were still there.

I wanted to call you sometimes.

I wanted [music] to hear your voice.

I wanted to ask you why you ever made

that choice. [music]

But questions cannot change the past and

[music] answers cannot restore

the love that slowly disappeared behind

[music] a closing door.

Don't forget me when you're driving

[singing]

past the [music] places that we knew.

When a streetlight brings a memory of

the days I spent with you.

>> [music]

>> Don't forget the little cafe.

Don't forget [music] the [singing]

evening sky. Don't forget the way we

laughed when we had no reason [music]

why.

I don't want you to feel guilty. I don't

want you to regret.

I don't [music] want you to carry pain

for something you can't change.

I only want you to remember [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fade /feɪd/ B2	verb - to lose brightness, color, or strength gradually
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A1	verb - to bring back to one's mind an awareness of someone or something
presence /ˈprezns/ B2	noun - the state or fact of being present in a place or thing
worthwhile /ˌwɜːrθˈwaɪl/ B1	adjective - worth the time, money, or effort spent
whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B1	verb - to speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's vocal cords
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, or snow
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - complete absence of sound
cease /siːs/ C1	verb - to bring or come to an end; stop
restore /rɪˈstɔːr/ B2	verb - to bring back or re-establish a previous right, practice, or situation
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪər/ A2	verb - to go clean out of sight; cease to be visible
guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ B1	adjective - feeling culpable for or responsible for a specified wrongdoing
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B1	verb - to feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over something that has happened
sincere /sɪnˈsɪər/ B2	adjective - free from pretense or deceit; proceeding from genuine feelings
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ B1	noun - a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar
sunrise /ˈsʌnraɪz/ B1	noun - the time in the morning when the sun appears or full daylight arrives
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - to be worthy of or qualified for something