Alone – English Lyrics

• By: Marshmello

Lyrics & Translation

Explore feelings of loneliness and the journey to find belonging through Marshmello's hit song "Alone". Discover how music can express deep emotions and connect people, offering a chance to understand the language of emotions and experiences through song .

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate
way /weɪ/ A2	noun - a route or direction
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - to the original position or state
trying /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - attempting to do something
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1	pronoun - not anything

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm so alone

  ➔ Present Simple (contraction 'I'm')

  ➔ The present simple expresses a state of being or a feeling. 'I'm' is a contraction of 'I am', common in spoken English.

• Nothing feels like home

  ➔ Present Simple (impersonal 'Nothing')

  ➔ Here, 'Nothing' acts as the subject. The sentence describes a general feeling or lack of a sensation. The present simple is used to describe habitual actions or states.

• Trying to find my way back home to you

  ➔ Present Continuous (Gerund)

  ➔ The present continuous 'Trying' indicates an action in progress. 'Finding my way' is a gerund phrase acting as the object of the verb 'Trying'. The preposition 'to' connects 'home' to 'you'.

• I'm so alone

  ➔ Adverb of Degree + Adjective

  ➔ 'So' is an adverb of degree intensifying the adjective 'alone'. This is a common structure to express the intensity of a feeling.

• Nothing feels like home

  ➔ Impersonal Construction

  ➔ The sentence uses an impersonal construction where 'Nothing' is the subject, but there's no specific person experiencing the feeling. It expresses a general truth or observation.