Un-Break My Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Toni Braxton

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of heartbreak with Toni Braxton's iconic ballad, "Un-Break My Heart." Discover the story behind this powerful song, from its creation to its initial rejection by Braxton herself. Learn how the compelling lyrics and Braxton's emotive delivery made it a timeless classic, teaching listeners the language of longing and sorrow.

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ La, la, li, da, da, la, la ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Ah yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Don't leave me in all this pain ♪

♪ Don't leave me out in the rain ♪

♪ Come back and bring back my smile ♪

♪ Come and take these tears away ♪

♪ I need your arms to hold me now ♪

♪ The nights are so unkind ♪

♪ Bring back those nights when I held you beside me ♪

♪ Unbreak my heart ♪

♪ Say you'll love me again ♪

♪ Undo this hurt you caused when you walked out the door ♪

♪ And walked out of my life ♪

♪ Uncry these tears ♪

♪ I cried so many nights ♪

♪ Unbreak my heart ♪

♪ My heart ♪

♪ Take back that sad word goodbye ♪

♪ Bring back the joy to my life ♪

♪ Don't leave me here with these tears ♪

♪ Come and kiss this pain away ♪

♪ I can't forget the day you left ♪

♪ Time is so unkind ♪

♪ And life is so cruel without you here beside me ♪

♪ Unbreak my heart ♪

♪ Say you'll love me again ♪

♪ Undo this hurt you caused when you walked out the door ♪

♪ And walked out of my life ♪

♪ Uncry these tears ♪

♪ I cried so many nights ♪

♪ Unbreak my heart ♪

♪ Oh, ooh ♪

(sultry music)

♪ Ooh ♪

(sultry music)

♪ Don't leave me in all this pain ♪

♪ Don't leave me out in the rain ♪

♪ Bring back the nights when I held you beside me ♪

♪ Unbreak my heart ♪

♪ Say you'll love me again ♪

♪ Undo this hurt you caused when you walked out the door ♪

♪ And walked out of my life ♪

♪ Uncry these tears ♪

♪ I cried so many, many nights ♪

♪ Oh, unbreak my ♪

♪ Unbreak my heart, oh, baby ♪

♪ Come back and say you love me ♪

♪ Unbreak my heart, sweet darlin' ♪

♪ Without you I just can't go on ♪

♪ Can't go on ♪

♪ Whoo ♪

♪ Tell me you love me, unbreak my ♪

♪ Say that you love me, say that you love me ♪

Tell me you love me, unbreak my

Say that you love me, say that you love me

Tell me you love me, unbreak my

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapour in the atmosphere
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression verb - to form one's features into a smile
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	noun - emotional distress verb - cause physical pain or injury to
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
goodbye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A1	noun - an instance of saying goodbye
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
forget /fərˈɡet/ A1	verb - fail to remember
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B2	adjective - willfully causing pain or suffering to others

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't leave me in all this pain

  ➔ Imperative with negative form

  ➔ Using the verb 'leave' with 'don't' creates a negative imperative, expressing a command not to do something.

• Come back and bring back my smile

  ➔ Imperative with coordinating conjunctions

  ➔ Using the imperative form combined with 'and' emphasizes multiple commands or requests.

• Say you'll love me again

  ➔ Future intention with 'will' in indirect speech

  ➔ The phrase 'Say you'll love me again' implies the speaker's hope or desire for future action.

• Undo this hurt you caused

  ➔ Imperative with causative clause

  ➔ Using 'undo' as an imperative requests reversing or eliminating a previous action or effect caused by someone.

• Take back that sad word goodbye

  ➔ Imperative with phrasal verb

  ➔ The phrase 'Take back' functions as a directive to retract or undo a previous statement or gesture.

• Without you I just can't go on

  ➔ Modal verb expressing inability or dependence

  ➔ Using 'can't' indicates inability or a strong dependence on the presence of 'you' to continue.