Angela – English Lyrics

• By: The Lumineers
• Album: BRBRIGHTSIDE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant narrative of "Angela" by The Lumineers, a song that beautifully captures the complexities of escaping one's past and the journey towards reconciliation. Through its folk-rock melodies and heartfelt lyrics, you can explore themes of self-discovery and enduring love, offering a glimpse into the universal human experience of longing and belonging.

[English]

[♪ ♪ ♪]

♪ When you left this town ♪

♪ With your windows down ♪

♪ And the wilderness inside ♪

♪ Let the exits pass all the tar and glass ♪

♪ 'Til the road and sky align ♪

♪ The strangers in this town ♪

♪ They raise you up just to cut you down ♪

♪ Oh, Angela it's a long time coming ♪

♪ And your Volvo lights lit up green and white ♪

♪ With the cities on the signs ♪

♪ But you held your course to some distant war ♪

♪ In the corners of your mind ♪

♪ From the second time around ♪

♪ The only love I ever found ♪

♪ Oh, Angela it's a long time coming ♪

♪ Home at last ♪

♪ Were you safe and warm in your coat of arms ♪

♪ With your fingers in a fist ♪

♪ Did you hear the notes all those static codes ♪

♪ In the radio abyss? ♪

♪ Strangers in this town ♪

♪ They raise you up just to cut you down ♪

♪ Oh, Angela it's a long time coming ♪

♪ Oh, Angela, spent your whole life running away ♪

♪ Home at last ♪

♪ Home at last ♪

♪ Vacancy, hotel room ♪

♪ Lost in me, lost in you ♪

♪ Angela, on my knee ♪

♪ I belong, I believe ♪

♪ Home at last ♪

♪ Home at last ♪

♪ Home at last ♪

♪ Home at last ♪

♪ Home at last ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

[♪ ♪ ♪]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a human settlement smaller than a city
windows /ˈwɪndoʊz/ A2	noun - transparent openings in a wall for light and air
wilderness /ˈwɪldərnəs/ B2	noun - a wild and uncultivated area
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a covered pathway for vehicles
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the space above the earth
strangers /ˈstreɪndʒərz/ B2	noun - people you do not know
love /lʌv/ A2	noun / verb - a strong feeling of affection
coming /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ A2	verb - approaching or arriving
long /lɒŋ/, /lɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - having a great length in space or time
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measure of the duration of events
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where you live
last /læst/ , /lɑːst/ A2	adjective / verb - final, occurring at the end / to endure

Key Grammar Structures

• When you left this town

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to indicate an action that has already happened, as in "you left".

• Oh, Angela it's a long time coming

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "it's a long time coming" uses the present continuous tense to express an ongoing situation or feeling.

• With your fingers in a fist

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "with your fingers in a fist" is a prepositional phrase that describes the manner in which something is done.

• Did you hear the notes all those static codes

  ➔ Interrogative Form

  ➔ The phrase is in interrogative form, asking if someone heard something, which is a common structure in English.

• Strangers in this town

  ➔ Noun Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "strangers in this town" is a noun phrase that serves as the subject of the sentence.

• Home at last

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ The phrase "home at last" is an adverbial phrase indicating a place and a sense of finality.

• Lost in me, lost in you

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The phrase uses parallel structure with "lost in me" and "lost in you" to create rhythm and emphasis.