Lyrics & Translation
Love songs don't rhyme with us
The timing's all wrong, or we're really clinging
To trying not to be
And winter is really late
Maybe we just need that little bit
The wind also wants to know, the rain has already heard it said
That we're running from being
I didn't come at a good time, and I can always go back
You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes
I didn't come at a good time, I can always go back
You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes
Where there's a will, there's a way, just not in our case
With us, wanting is just a mere chance
I lost days thinking, days searching
Trying not to be
We pretend to be busy people
So many plans and just one flaw
The two of us going the wrong way, one against the other but in vain
Running from being
I didn't come at a good time, and I can always go back
You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes
I didn't come at a good time, I can always go back
You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes
I didn't come at a good time, and I can always go back
You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes
I didn't come at a good time, I can always go back
You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes
Come, come, come
Come, come, come
I didn't come at a good time, and I can always go back
You tell me the right time, I'll kill time 'til it comes
Key Vocabulary
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história /iˈʃto.ɾi.ɐ/ B1 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2 |
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tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ B1 |
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norte /ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/ B2 |
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vento /ˈvẽ.tu/ A2 |
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chuva /ˈʃu.vɐ/ A2 |
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ser /sɨɾ/ A2 |
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voltar /vɔɫˈtaɾ/ B1 |
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dizer /diˈzeɾ/ B1 |
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querer /kɨɾˈɾeɾ/ B2 |
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poder /puˈdeɾ/ B2 |
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fim /fĩm/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Connosco a história é bem diferente
➔ Preposition + Pronoun + Noun + Verb + Adverb + Adjective
➔ The phrase "connosco" (with us) is a contraction of "com" (with) and "nós" (us). It implies that regarding "us", the story is very different. "É bem diferente" means "is very different" or "is quite different".
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O tempo é todo errado, ou estamos mesmo agarrados
➔ Noun + Verb + Adjective + Adjective, Conjunction + Verb + Adverb + Participle
➔ "O tempo é todo errado" means "the timing is all wrong". "Ou" (or) introduces an alternative: "estamos mesmo agarrados" (we are really clinging on/stuck), suggesting a persistent effort despite the bad timing.
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A tentar não ser
➔ Preposition + Infinitive + Negative Adverb + Verb
➔ "A tentar não ser" means "trying not to be". It indicates an active attempt to avoid something, likely a certain state of being or a defined identity.
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E o inverno está mesmo atrasado
➔ Conjunction + Noun + Verb + Adverb + Adjective
➔ "E o inverno está mesmo atrasado" means "And the winter is really late". "Mesmo" emphasizes the lateness of winter, adding a sense of anticipation or perhaps even disappointment.
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Talvez nos falte só esse bocado
➔ Adverb + Pronoun + Verb + Adverb + Demonstrative Adjective + Noun
➔ "Talvez nos falte só esse bocado" means "Maybe we only lack that bit". "Esse bocado" (that bit) refers to something specific that's missing for the situation to resolve. "Só" emphasizes that only that particular piece is needed.
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Diz-me tu a hora certa, eu faço tempo até chegar
➔ Verb (Imperative) + Pronoun + Pronoun + Noun + Adjective, Pronoun + Verb + Noun + Preposition + Verb (Infinitive)
➔ "Diz-me tu a hora certa" is an imperative asking someone to tell the speaker the right time. "Eu faço tempo até chegar" means "I'll bide my time until it arrives". It expresses patience and a willingness to wait.
