Be Somebody – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[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
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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
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Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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trace /treɪs/ B2 |
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speck /spek/ B2 |
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create /kriˈeɪt/ B1 |
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floor /flɔːr/ A1 |
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window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A1 |
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door /dɔːr/ A1 |
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lights /laɪts/ A1 |
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sound /saʊnd/ A1 |
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strange /streɪndʒ/ A2 |
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chemistry /ˈkemɪstri/ B2 |
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thoughts /θɔːts/ A2 |
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burn /bɜːrn/ A2 |
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fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1 |
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taste /teɪst/ A2 |
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glass /ɡlæs/ A1 |
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shatter /ˈʃætər/ B2 |
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doubted /ˈdaʊtɪd/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.