Before The Day Is Over – English Lyrics

• By: Joji
• Album: SMITHEREENS

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Joji's "Before The Day Is Over" and immerse yourself in its poignant lyrics to learn English through music. This song offers a beautiful and melancholic exploration of love and loss, with its clear and emotive language providing a great opportunity to understand nuanced expressions of feeling. Its heartfelt message and soulful melody make it a special and relatable track for language learners.

[English]

I don't know what you wanna hear

Things changing course, smiles fade to grin

Now the moment's gone, just as I feared

And I was hoping, and I was hoping this time

...

No longer here, we were feeling bliss

Don't hold your tongue, there's no time for tricks

You've been closing up, I expected this

But I was hoping that you'd stay open this time

I know it won't be long

I know you're almost gone

Hold on, let me in before the day is over

Just let me in before the day is over

...

Say something soon, we might lose it all

Something we can use to break our fall

There's nothing left to do when we start to stall

And I was hoping that we could hold it this time

I know it won't be long

I know you're almost gone

Hold on, let me in before the day is over

Just let me in before the day is over

Let me in, let me in

Just let me in before the day is over

I can't take another day

I could go insane

There's only so much I can take

I can't live this way

I can't take another day

I could go insane

There's only so much I can take

I can't live this way

(I know it won't be long) let me in, let me in

(I know you're almost gone) just let me in before the day is over

...

Let me in, let me in

Just let me in before the day is over

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't know what you wanna hear

  ➔ Contraction (wanna)

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a contraction of 'want to', commonly used in informal speech.

• Things changing course, smiles fade to grin

  ➔ Present participle (changing, fade)

  ➔ The present participle form (-ing) is used to describe ongoing actions or states.

• And I was hoping, and I was hoping this time

  ➔ Past continuous (was hoping)

  ➔ The past continuous tense is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.

• Hold on, let me in before the day is over

  ➔ Imperative mood (Hold on, let me in)

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or make requests.

• There's nothing left to do when we start to stall

  ➔ Present tense with future implication (start to stall)

  ➔ The present tense is used here to describe a future action that is certain to happen.

• I can't take another day, I could go insane

  ➔ Modal verbs (can't, could)

  ➔ Modal verbs express possibility, ability, or necessity.

• Just let me in before the day is over

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction (before)

  ➔ The subordinating conjunction 'before' introduces a subordinate clause indicating time.