We The Kings- Sad Song (Learn English with Songs)

Lyrics

You and I
We're like fireworks and symphonies exploding in the sky
With you, I'm alive
Like all the missing pieces of my heart
They finally collide

So stop time right here in the moonlight
'Cause I don't ever wanna close my eyes

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song
I'm just a sad song

With you I fall
It's like I'm leaving all my past in silhouettes upon the wall
With you I'm a beautiful mess
It's like we're standing hand in hand
With all our fears upon the edge

So stop time right here in the moonlight
'Cause I don't ever wanna close my eyes

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song

You're the perfect melody
The only harmony
I wanna hear
You're my favorite part of me
With you standing next to me
I've got nothing to fear

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song
I'm just a sad song

Difficult Phrases and Words

1. exploding

   1. Context: You and I / We're like fireworks and symphonies exploding in the sky

   2. Definition: to burst violently as a result of pressure from within, like when fireworks explode.

   3. Additional sentence: I enjoy watching fireworks explode in the sky.

2. collide

   1. Context: With you, I'm alive / Like all the missing pieces of my heart / They finally collide

   2. Definition: to come together with solid or direct impact

   3. Additional sentence: The two cars collided, but luckily no one was injured.

3. silhouettes

   1. Context: With you I fall / It's like I'm leaving all my past in silhouettes upon the wall

   2. Definition: the outline of a body

   3. Additional sentence: I saw the man’s silhouette on the wall when I shined my flashlight at him.

4. broke

   1. Context: Without you, I feel broke / Like I'm half of a whole

   2. Definition: without money

   3. Additional sentence: I’m broke, so I cannot afford to buy groceries.

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think this song is about?

2. Can you relate to anything in this song? Is there anyone in your life who you cannot live without?

3. Do you think that the relationship the singer describes is healthy? Do you think it is healthy to think that you cannot live without your partner?

4. If your partner sang this song about you, how would you react? Would you appreciate the song? Would you not like that your partner is so dependent on you?

5. Do you enjoy watching explosions like watching fireworks or volcanoes? Do you have any explosion stories?

6. Have you ever collided into something? (another car, another person, an object …)

7. The singer sings “With you I fall / It's like I'm leaving all my past in silhouettes upon the wall.” Would you want someone to fall so deeply in love with you that they leave behind their past and think that their life really starts with you?

8. Under what circumstances would you date someone even though they were broke? Under what circumstances would you marry someone even though they were broke?