A Light That Never Comes – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park, Steve Aoki
• Album: Recharged

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of language through Linkin Park and Steve Aoki's 'A Light That Never Comes.' This song offers a unique opportunity to learn English by exploring its contrasting themes of hope and despair. The lyrics, with Chester Bennington's emotive vocals and Mike Shinoda's powerful rap, provide a dynamic way to understand nuanced expression. What makes this song special is its pioneering fusion of rock and electronic music, creating a soundscape that was both innovative and commercially successful.

[English]

Nah, you don't know me

Lightning above and a fire below me

You can not catch me, can not hold me

You can not stop, much less control me

When it rains, it pours

When the floodgates open, brace your shores

That pressure don't care, it breaks your doors

Say it's all you can take, better take some more

'Cause I know what it's like to test fate

Had my shoulders pressed with that weight

Stood up strong in spite of that hate

The night gets darkest right before dawn

What don't kill you makes you more strong

And I've been waiting for it so long

The nights go on

Waiting for a light that never comes

I chase the sun

Waiting for a light that never comes

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Waiting for a light that never comes

...

When I was young, they told me, they said

Make your bed, you lie in that bed

A King can only rein 'till instead

There comes that day, it's off with his head

The night gets darkest right before dawn

What don't kill you makes you more strong

You'll have my mercy, then when you're gone

The nights go on

Waiting for a light that never comes

I chase the sun

Waiting for a light that never comes

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Waiting for a light that never comes

And I told them; nah you don't know me

Lightning above and a fire below me

You can not catch me, can not hold me

You can not stop, much less control me

When it rains, it pours

When the floodgates open, brace your shores

That pressure don't care, it breaks your doors

Say it's all you can take, better take some more

...

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Waiting for a light that never comes!

The nights go on

Waiting for a light that never comes

I chase the sun

Waiting for a light that never comes

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Waiting for a light that never comes

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ B1	noun - electromagnetic radiation that makes things visible
fire /faɪər/ B2	noun - hot, bright flames produced by combustion verb - to ignite or set on fire
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun - water droplets falling from the sky verb - to fall as rain
storm /stɔːrm/ B2	noun - a violent weather condition with wind and rain verb - to move or rush somewhere violently
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces or stop functioning
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B2	verb - to have power over or direct
pressure /ˈpreʃər/ C1	noun - compelling force or stress that affects someone or something
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person’s control regarded as determined by a supernatural power
dawn /dɔn/ B2	noun - the time of day when light first appears in the morning
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay in one place until something happens
strong /strɒŋ, strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having great power, strength, or influence
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to remain inactive until something happens

Key Grammar Structures

• You can not catch me, can not hold me.

  ➔ Modal verbs (can, cannot) for ability.

  ➔ The phrase "can not" indicates inability to perform the action.

• When it rains, it pours.

  ➔ Conditional sentences (when clauses).

  ➔ The phrase indicates that one event happens as a result of another.

• What don't kill you makes you more strong.

  ➔ Negative forms and comparative adjectives.

  ➔ The phrase uses a negative form to emphasize resilience.

• The night gets darkest right before dawn.

  ➔ Superlative forms and adverbial phrases.

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes the extremity of a situation before a change.

• Waiting for a light that never comes.

  ➔ Gerunds and noun phrases.

  ➔ The gerund 'waiting' functions as a noun in this context.

• Say it's all you can take, better take some more.

  ➔ Imperative sentences and modal verbs.

  ➔ The imperative 'say' commands someone to express something.

• A King can only reign 'till instead.

  ➔ Modal verbs and time expressions.

  ➔ The phrase indicates a limitation on the king's power.