A.M. RADIO – English Lyrics

• By: The Lumineers
• Album: BRIGHTSIDE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics and engaging sound of The Lumineers' "A.M. RADIO" to experience the emotional depth of modern American folk-rock. This song offers a blend of intimate storytelling and anthemic choruses, providing a rich context for understanding conversational English and expressions of love and longing. Its clear, evocative language and memorable lines make it an excellent choice for language learners to connect with English through music.

[English]

Standing on the corner, I could listen to the radio

When the savior sang from the fire escape on a second floor

You were always saying we would make it to the catacombs

In the end, it came when you wrote my name on a bathroom stall

If the photograph doesn't bring you back

If the final chapter is it ever after

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

I remember waking up the neighbor, like a stadium

Yeah, you ran upstairs, screaming no one cared

And the band played on

Even in the limo, you were feeling like an animal

At the traffic light, when you blew your mind on a mobile phone?

That night, my love

You said the blood was on my hands

Long, as you run

I couldn't give you up

Forever run

I couldn't give you up

In the minivan, with your headphones in

Did you write your letters to your shit friends?

And all this time, you said to me, "My love would never die"

Long, as you run

I couldn't give you up

Forever run

I couldn't give you up (and the daylight in my hand)

Long, as you run (and the silence on the street)

I couldn't give you up (and the long light in my hand)

Forever run (and I was incomplete)

I couldn't give you up (and the daylight in my hand)

Long, as you run (and the silence on the street)

I couldn't give you up (and the long light in my hand)

So don't look back (and I was incomplete)

I couldn't give you up (and the daylight in my hand)

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Key Grammar Structures

• Standing on the corner, I could listen to the radio

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'could listen' highlights the Past Continuous Tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past.

• If the photograph doesn't bring you back

  ➔ Present Simple in Conditionals

  ➔ 'Doesn't bring' is used in a conditional sentence to express a hypothetical situation.

• You said the blood was on my hands

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ 'Said' and 'was' are in the Past Simple Tense, indicating completed actions in the past.

• Long, as you run, I couldn't give you up

  ➔ Past Continuous Tense with Past Simple

  ➔ 'As you run' is in the Past Continuous, while 'couldn't give' is in the Past Simple, showing simultaneous and completed actions.

• So don't look back

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ 'Don't look back' is in the Imperative Mood, used to give a direct command or instruction.