Close Your Eyes – English Lyrics

• By: Michael Bublé
• Album: To Be Loved

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the touching story behind Michael Bublé's 'Close Your Eyes,' a beautiful ballad dedicated to his wife. This song offers a glimpse into the language of love and appreciation, showcasing how music can express deep gratitude and admiration for the significant people in our lives. Explore the lyrics and immerse yourself in the heartfelt emotions that make this song special.

[English]

Close your eyes

Let me tell you all the reasons why

Think you're one of a kind

Here's to you

The one that always pulls us through

Always do what you gotta do

You're one of a kind

Thank God you're mine

You're an angel dressed in armor

You're the fair in every fight

You're my life and my safe harbor

Where the sun sets every night

And if my love is blind

I don't want to see the light

It's your beauty that betrays you

Your smile gives you away

Cause you're made of strength and mercy

And my soul is yours to save

I know this much is true

When my world was dark and blue

I know the only one who rescued me was you

Close your eyes

Let me tell you all the reasons why

You're never gonna to have to cry

Because you're one of a kind

Yeah, here's to you

The one that always pulls us through

You always do what you gotta do baby

Because you're one of a kind

...

When your love pours down on me

I know I'm finally free

So I tell you gratefully

...

Every single beat in my heart is yours to keep

So close your eyes

Let me tell you all the reasons why babe

You're never going to have to cry baby

Because you're one of a kind

Yeah, here's to you

You're the one that always pulls us through

You always do what you got to do babe

'Cause you're one of a kind

...

You're the reason why I'm breathing

With a little look my way

You're the reason that I'm feeling

It's finally safe to stay

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reason /ˈriː.zən/ B1	noun - a cause or explanation for something
kind /kaɪnd/ A2	adjective - having a friendly or generous nature noun - a type or category of something
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
strength /strɛŋkθ/ B2	noun - the quality of being physically strong
mercy /ˈmɜːr.si/ B2	noun - compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone
beauty /ˈbjuː.ti/ B2	noun - a quality that pleases the senses or mind
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your body that sends the blood around your body
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - that which makes things visible or affords illumination
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control or in the power of another
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression showing pleasure or amusement verb - to make a facial expression that shows pleasure
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - having little or no light
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - to take air into the lungs and then expel it
armor /ˈɑːr.mər/ B2	noun - a protective covering worn by soldiers
safe /seɪf/ B1	adjective - protected from danger or harm

Key Grammar Structures

• Close your eyes

  ➔ Imperative mood (base form of the verb used as a command).

  ➔ In "Close" your eyes, "Close" is the base form of the verb used as an imperative command.

• Let me tell you all the reasons why

  ➔ Let‑object‑bare infinitive construction (permission/request).

  ➔ "Let" is followed by the object "me" and the bare infinitive "tell" to express a request.

• You're one of a kind

  ➔ Present simple of "be" + complement (identity).

  ➔ "You're" is the contraction of "you are", a present‑simple form of the verb "be" linking the subject to the complement "one of a kind".

• Thank God you're mine

  ➔ Exclamatory clause with contraction and possessive pronoun.

  ➔ "You're" (= "you are") shows the present state, and "mine" is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership.

• You're an angel dressed in armor

  ➔ Past participle used as post‑modifying adjective (dressed).

  ➔ "dressed" is a past participle that modifies "angel", describing the angel's state.

• When my world was dark and blue

  ➔ Temporal subordinate clause with past simple.

  ➔ "When" introduces a clause in the past simple ("was") to set the time frame.

• If my love is blind, I don't want to see the light

  ➔ First conditional using present simple in both clauses.

  ➔ "If" introduces a condition with "is" (present simple); the result clause uses "don't want" (present simple) to express a real possibility.

• I know the only one who rescued me was you

  ➔ Relative clause with "who" referring to a person.

  ➔ "who rescued me" is a relative clause that modifies "the only one", providing additional information about the person.

• You're never gonna have to cry

  ➔ Informal future with "gonna" (= going to).

  ➔ "gonna" is colloquial for "going to" and expresses a future intention: "You are never going to have to cry".

• Every single beat in my heart is yours to keep

  ➔ Possessive + infinitive of purpose (to keep).

  ➔ "yours to keep" uses the possessive pronoun "yours" followed by the infinitive "to keep" indicating what the listener may do with the beat.