Heartfelt hit

Jennifer Lopez likes love

In her latest single, “Until It Beats No More,” Jennifer Lopez feels like she has a new lease on life after meeting a new lover. She was broken-hearted from her last relationship but is more than willing to give love another try.

This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at synonyms of some vocabulary words used in the lyrics.

“Until It Beats No More”

By Jennifer Lopez


I was down for the count
Feeling like I’ve come to the end
Nothing really mattered
Nothing left for me to mean

And then you came
And I still couldn’t see
Till you tore down every wall in me
How you healed me with your patience
If it’s all I ever do
I’ll never stop loving you

Chorus
‘Cause I’m alive, I can breathe
I can feel, I believe
And there ain’t no doubt about it
I’m in love
And it’s all because of you
I was fading but you pulled me through
‘Cause I’m awake, I survived
I was hurt, thought I’d die
And there ain’t no doubt about it
It’s love and I have found it
Feel the beat again
Stronger than before
I’m gonna give you my heart
Until it beats no more

I was in place full of pain
With a broken down heart in despair
He took away my feelings
And made it hard for me to care
But then you crashed through the door
To my soul
Put back all the pieces
And made me whole
I was living in the past
Now I’m never looking back
I’m never looking back

(Chorus)

Whatever you want me to
I’m gonna see it through
All I ever do
Never stop loving you

(Chorus)

 

ABOUT JENNIFER LOPEZ


Name: Jennifer Lynn Lopez
Nationality: American
Style: Pop, dance
Albums: Love? (2011), Brave (2007), Como Ama Una Mujer (2007), Rebirth (2005), This Is Me… Then (2002), J.Lo (2001), On the 6 (1999)

Label: Island

In brief: Born in New York City, this actress and singer enrolled in singing and dancing classes when she was young. She first appeared on the TV comedy series, In Living Color, before scoring parts major Hollywood films like Anaconda, Out of Sight and Maid in Manhattan. Her 1999 debut album, On the 6, featured the international hits “If You Had My Love” and “Waiting for Tonight.” Throughout the following decade, Jennifer released a string of smash hits, such as “Let’s Get Loud,” “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” and “Get Right.” Her latest album, Love?, reached No. 5 on the US Billboard 200 chart, helped along by the hit singles “On the Floor,” “Papi” and “Until It Beats No More.”

If you like Jennifer Lopez, check out: Mariah Carey, Beyoncé and Rihanna.

Website: http://jenniferlopez.com

 

Exercises

Match each of the following words used in the lyrics with the correct synonyms from the choices given.

1. Soul
 a. Discontinue
2. Despair b. Spirit
3. Healed c. Cured
4. Stop d. Hopelessness

 

 

  • heartfelt (adj): showing strong feelings that are sincere
    tear down (phrasal v): to pull or knock down a building, wall, etc.
    heal (v): to make somebody feel happy again
    fade (v): to gradually become weaker, less bright, etc.
    despair (n): the feeling of having lost all hope
    Idioms
    down for the count: unable to recover from a bad experience, and illness, etc.
    a new lease on life: the chance to live or last longer, with a better quality of life