Another Love – English Lyrics

• By: Tom Odell
• Album: Black Friday

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I wanna take you somewhere so you know I care

But it's so cold, and I don't know where

I brought you daffodils in a pretty string

But they won't flower like they did last spring

...

And I wanna kiss you, make you feel alright

I'm just so tired to share my nights

I wanna cry and I wanna love

But all my tears have been used up

...

On another love, another love

All my tears have been used up

On another love, another love

All my tears have been used up

On another love, another love

All my tears have been used up

Oh, ooh

...

And if somebody hurts you, I wanna fight

But my hands been broken, one too many times

So I'll use my voice, I'll be so fucking rude

Words, they always win, but I know I'll lose

And I'd sing a song, that'd be just ours

But I sang 'em all to another heart

And I wanna cry I wanna learn to love

But all my tears have been used up

On another love, another love

All my tears have been used up

On another love, another love

All my tears have been used up

On another love, another love

All my tears have been used up

Oh, oh, oh

...

(Oh, need a love, now, my heart is thinking of)

I wanna sing a song, that'd be just ours

But I sang 'em all to another heart

And I wanna cry, I wanna fall in love

But all my tears have been used up

On another love, another love

All my tears have been used up

On another love, another love

All my tears have been used up

On another love, another love

All my tears have been used up

Oh, oh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
care /keər/ A1	verb - to feel concern or interest noun - attention or responsibility
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - low in temperature
daffodils /ˈdæfədɪlz/ B1	noun - a type of yellow flower
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A1	noun - the reproductive part of a plant verb - to produce flowers
spring /sprɪŋ/ A1	noun - the season after winter
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips noun - a touch with the lips
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - feeling a need to rest
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for
tears /tɪrz/ A1	noun - drops of liquid from the eyes
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury adjective - feeling physical or emotional pain
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical struggle noun - a physical struggle
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - damaged and not working
rude /ruːd/ A2	adjective - lacking manners or politeness
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood noun - the seat of emotions

Key Grammar Structures

• I wanna take you somewhere so you know I care

  ➔ Clause of Purpose ("so" / "so that" implied)

  ➔ The word "so" introduces a clause that explains the purpose or reason behind the main action. The speaker wants to take the person somewhere *for the purpose of* them knowing he cares.

• But they won't flower like they did last spring

  ➔ "won't" (future negation/refusal) + "like" (comparison as a conjunction)

  ➔ "won't" is the contraction of "will not," indicating a prediction that something will not happen or a refusal. "like" is used here to make a comparison between how things are now and how they were in the past.

• I'm just so tired to share my nights

  ➔ "so" + adjective + to-infinitive (expressing degree/consequence)

  ➔ This structure ("so" + adjective + to-infinitive) indicates that the speaker is tired to such a degree that it affects their ability or willingness to share their nights. While "too tired to share" is more standard, "so tired to share" is used poetically/colloquially to convey a similar meaning of extreme degree.

• All my tears have been used up

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive Voice

  ➔ This tense and voice describe an action that started in the past and has a result or continuation in the present, where the subject ("my tears") is the receiver of the action ("used up"), not the performer.

• And if somebody hurts you, I wanna fight

  ➔ First Conditional (If + Simple Present, Will/Wanna + Base Verb)

  ➔ This structure expresses a real or very likely condition in the present or future ("if somebody hurts you") and its probable result ("I wanna fight").

• But my hands been broken, one too many times

  ➔ Colloquial Present Perfect Passive ("been" for "have been") + Idiomatic Expression ("one too many times")

  ➔ "my hands been broken" is an informal way of saying "my hands have been broken," indicating a past action with present relevance. "one too many times" is an idiom meaning more often than is acceptable or desirable.

• So I'll use my voice, I'll be so fucking rude

  ➔ Future Simple ("will" / "I'll") for decision/prediction

  ➔ "I'll" (I will) is used here to express a spontaneous decision made at the moment of speaking or a prediction about a future action or state.

• And I'd sing a song, that'd be just ours

  ➔ Second Conditional (Implied "If" + Simple Past, Would + Base Verb)

  ➔ "I'd sing" (I would sing) and "that'd be" (that would be) are contractions for the second conditional, used to talk about hypothetical or imaginary situations in the present or future, and their results. It implies that the condition (e.g., if I could sing a new song) is not met.

• But I sang 'em all to another heart

  ➔ Simple Past Tense + Colloquial Object Pronoun "'em"

  ➔ "sang" is the simple past tense of "sing," describing a completed action in the past. "'em" is an informal, contracted form of the object pronoun "them."

• I wanna cry, I wanna fall in love

  ➔ Repetition of "wanna" (want to) + Infinitive, expressing strong desire

  ➔ "wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to," followed by the base form of the verb. Its repetition emphasizes the speaker's strong desire or longing.