Drowning – English Lyrics

• By: Backstreet Boys

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of 90s pop with 'Drowning'! This song is a perfect tool for English learners to practice understanding romantic metaphors and emotional vocabulary, making it easier to express deep feelings through lyrical storytelling.

[English]

Oh-oh, yeah

...

Don't pretend you're sorry

I know you're not

You know you've got the power

To make me weak inside

Girl, you leave me breathless

But it's okay

'Cause you are my survival

Now hear me say

I can't imagine

Life without your love

Even forever

Don't seem like long enough

'Cause every time I breathe, I take you in

And my heart beats again

Baby, I can't help it

You keep me drowning in your love

Every time I try to rise above

I'm swept away by love

Baby, I can't help it

You keep me drownin' in your love

Maybe I'm a drifter

Maybe not

'Cause I have known the safety

Of floating freely in your arms

And I don't need another lifeline

It's not for me

'Cause only you can save me

Oh, can't you see?

I can't imagine

Life without your love

And even forever

Don't seem like long enough

(Don't seem like long enough, yeah)

'Cause every time I breathe, I take you in

And my heart beats again

...

Baby, I can't help it

You keep me drowning in your love

Every time I try to rise above (rise above)

I'm swept away by love

Baby, I can't help it

You keep me drowning in your love

Go on and pull me under

Cover me with dreams, yeah

Love me mouth to mouth now

You know I can't resist

'Cause you're the air that I breathe

Every time I breathe, I take you in ('cause every time I breathe, yeah)

And my heart beats again (beats again)

Baby, I can't help it (baby, I can't help it)

You keep me drowning in your love

Every time I try to rise above (above)

I'm swept away by love (away by love)

Baby, I can't help it

You keep me drowning in your love (love)

Baby, I can't help it

...

Keep me drowning in your love (keep me drowning)

...

Oh (got me drowning)

Keep me drowning in your love

Baby, I can't help it (can't help it, can't help it, no, no)

(Got me drowning)

'Cause every time I breathe, I take you in (I do)

And my heart beats again (beats again)

Oh, baby, I can't help it (baby, I can't help it)

You keep me drowning in your love (keep me drowning)

Every time I try to rise above (got me drowning)

I'm swept away by love

Baby, I can't help it

You keep me drowning in your love

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability or capacity to do something
breathless /ˈbreθləs/ B2	adjective - out of breath; feeling excitement or awe
survival /sərˈvaɪvəl/ B2	noun - the state or fact of continuing to live or exist
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ A2	verb - to form a mental image or concept of
drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/ B1	verb - dying through submersion in and inhalation of water
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one
swept /swept/ B2	verb - past tense of sweep; carried away by force
drifter /ˈdrɪftər/ C1	noun - a person who moves from place to place without a home or job
safety /ˈseɪfti/ A2	noun - the condition of being protected from danger
floating /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ B1	verb - resting or moving on or near the surface of a liquid
lifeline /ˈlaɪflaɪn/ B2	noun - a thing on which someone's survival depends
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to withstand the action or effect of