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[♪ ♪ ♪] 00:28
♪ When you left this town ♪ 00:43
♪ With your windows down ♪ 00:45
♪ And the wilderness inside ♪ 00:47
♪ Let the exits pass all the tar and glass ♪ 00:50
♪ 'Til the road and sky align ♪ 00:54
♪ The strangers in this town ♪ 00:58
♪ They raise you up just to cut you down ♪ 01:02
♪ Oh, Angela it's a long time coming ♪ 01:05
♪ And your Volvo lights lit up green and white ♪ 01:12
♪ With the cities on the signs ♪ 01:16
♪ But you held your course to some distant war ♪ 01:20
♪ In the corners of your mind ♪ 01:24
♪ From the second time around ♪ 01:27
♪ The only love I ever found ♪ 01:31
♪ Oh, Angela it's a long time coming ♪ 01:34
♪ Home at last ♪ 01:41
♪ Were you safe and warm in your coat of arms ♪ 01:49
♪ With your fingers in a fist ♪ 01:53
♪ Did you hear the notes all those static codes ♪ 01:56
♪ In the radio abyss? ♪ 02:00
♪ Strangers in this town ♪ 02:04
♪ They raise you up just to cut you down ♪ 02:07
♪ Oh, Angela it's a long time coming ♪ 02:11
♪ Oh, Angela, spent your whole life running away ♪ 02:18
♪ Home at last ♪ 02:26
♪ Home at last ♪ 02:33
♪ Vacancy, hotel room ♪ 02:40
♪ Lost in me, lost in you ♪ 02:44
♪ Angela, on my knee ♪ 02:47
♪ I belong, I believe ♪ 02:51
♪ Home at last ♪ 02:55
♪ Home at last ♪ 03:02
♪ Home at last ♪ 03:10
♪ Home at last ♪ 03:17
♪ Home at last ♪ 03:24
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ 03:27
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ 03:31
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ 03:35
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ 03:38
[♪ ♪ ♪] 03:51

Angela – English Lyrics

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The Lumineers
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Lyrics & Translation

[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

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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.