Be Somebody – English Lyrics

• By: Thousand Foot Krutch
• Album: The End is Where We Begin

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Thousand Foot Krutch's inspiring song, "Be Somebody," and discover the power of vulnerability and faith. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore themes of self-discovery and spirituality, helping you to articulate your innermost feelings while learning about the band's creative process and Christian rock influences.

[English]

I'm just the boy inside the man, not exactly who you think I am

Trying to trace my steps back here again, so many times

I'm just a speck inside your head, you came and made me who I am

I remember where it all began, so clearly

I feel a million miles away, still you connect me in your way

And you create in me, something I would've never seen

When I can only see the floor, you made my window a door

So when they say they don't believe, I hope that they see you and me

After all the lights go down, I'm just the words you are the sound

A strange type of chemistry, how you've become a part of me

And when I sit alone at night, your thoughts burn through me like a fire

You're the only one who knows, who I really am

We all wanna be somebody, we just need a taste of who we are

We all wanna be somebody, we're willing to go but not that far

...

And we're all see through, just like glass

And we can shatter just as fast

That light's been burned out for a while, I still see it every time I pass

It was lost in the coldness of my mind, behind a box of reasons why

I never doubted it was there, just took a little time to find

And even when

I feel a million miles away, still you connect me in your way

And you create in me, something I would've never seen

When I can only see the floor, you made my window a door

So when they say they don't believe I hope that they see you and me

After all the lights go down, I'm just the words you are the sound

A strange type of chemistry, and you've become a part of me

And when I sit alone at night, your thoughts burn through me like a fire

You're the only one who knows, who I really am

We all wanna be somebody, we just need a taste of who we are

We all wanna be somebody, we're willing to go but not that far

We all wanna be somebody, (be somebody) we just need a taste of who we are

We all wanna be somebody, (be somebody) we're willing to go but not that far

I'm just the boy inside the man, not exactly who you think I am

Trying to trace my steps back here again, so many times

When I can only see the floor, you made my window a door

So when they say they don't believe, I hope that they see you and me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trace /treɪs/ B2	verb - to follow the outline of something noun - a mark or sign that something has existed or happened
speck /spek/ B2	noun - a tiny spot or piece of something
create /kriˈeɪt/ B1	verb - to bring something into existence
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the bottom surface of a room
window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A1	noun - an opening in a wall or door that usually contains a sheet of glass
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged or sliding barrier used to close off an entrance
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - sources of illumination
sound /saʊnd/ A1	noun - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain
chemistry /ˈkemɪstri/ B2	noun - the branch of science that deals with the substances of which matter is composed, the investigation of their properties and reactions, and the use of such reactions to form new substances
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire, heat, or other chemical action
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - the sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance
glass /ɡlæs/ A1	noun - a hard, brittle, transparent amorphous solid made by heating sand with soda and lime and then cooling it rapidly
shatter /ˈʃætər/ B2	verb - to break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces
doubted /ˈdaʊtɪd/ B1	verb - feel uncertain about; lack conviction in

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm just the boy inside the man, not exactly who you think I am.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The phrase "I am" is in the present simple tense, indicating a current state of being.

• I feel a million miles away, still you connect me in your way.

  ➔ Present simple tense and adverbial clause.

  ➔ The phrase "I feel" is in the present simple tense, while "still you connect me" is an adverbial clause indicating contrast.

• You're the only one who knows, who I really am.

  ➔ Relative clause.

  ➔ The phrase "who knows" is a relative clause that provides more information about "the only one."

• We all wanna be somebody, we just need a taste of who we are.

  ➔ Infinitive form and modal verb.

  ➔ The phrase "wanna be" uses the infinitive form of the verb, while "need" is a modal verb indicating necessity.

• And we're all see through, just like glass.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The phrase "we're all" is in the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing state.

• That light's been burned out for a while, I still see it every time I pass.

  ➔ Present perfect tense.

  ➔ The phrase "has been burned out" is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that has relevance to the present.

• I never doubted it was there, just took a little time to find.

  ➔ Past simple tense.

  ➔ The phrase "I never doubted" is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.