Shawn Mendes
This Is What It Takes lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:51
I watch your troubled eyes as you rest
And I fall in love with every breath
Wonder if those eyes are really shut
And am I the one you're dreaming of?
'Cause underneath the darkness
There's a light that's trying so hard to be seen
And I know this, 'cause I've noticed
A little bit shining through the seams
And if this is what it takes
Then let me be the one to bear the pain
Ooh, if this is what it takes
I'll break down these walls that are in our way
If this is what it takes
You keep on telling me I'm wasting time
But to call it wasting time, oh that's a crime
And you think it's crazy what I'm trying to do
Well baby, I'm a fool for you
'Cause underneath the darkness
There's a light that's trying so hard to be seen
And I know this, 'cause I've noticed
A little bit shining through the seams, yeah
And if this is what it takes
Then let me be the one to bear the pain
Ooh, if this is what it takes
I'll break down these walls that are in our way
'Cause if you don't understand yet
Then I'll never let you forget
That you don't have to do this on your own
I'll be your shoulder to lean on
I'll be your right when you feel wrong
So come on, take my hand we're moving on
And if this is what it takes
Then let me be the one to bare the pain
Ooh and if this is what it takes
I'll break down these walls, these walls that are in our way
If this is what it takes
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Key vocabulary
- wasting
- using up; becoming lessB1
- shut
- closed; not openA2
- own
- have; possessA1
- really
- in factA1
- rest
- sleep or relaxC2
- underneath
- directly below
- every
- each oneA1
- eyes
- see organsA1
- love
- deep careA1
- what
- which thingA1
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About this song
Shawn Mendes is a Canadian pop and R&B singer-songwriter known for charting hits and introspective albums that moved from teen pop to adult contemporary themes. He rose from Vine cover videos and became widely recognized for releases like Handwritten, Illuminate, and his 2018 self-titled album.