Before You Go – English Lyrics

• By: Lewis Capaldi
• Album: Before You Go EP

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion of Lewis Capaldi's "Before You Go," a song that masterfully articulates the pain and introspection surrounding loss. Its heartfelt lyrics offer a unique opportunity to connect with English expressions of grief and empathy, making it a compelling piece for language learners to explore through its powerful storytelling and universal themes of human vulnerability.

[English]

♪ I fell by the wayside like everyone else ♪

♪ I hate you, I hate you, I hate you ♪

♪ But I was just kidding myself ♪

♪ Our every moment, I start to replace ♪

♪ 'Cause now that they're gone, ♪

♪ All I hear are the words that I needed to say ♪

♪ When you hurt under the surface ♪

♪ Like troubled water running cold ♪

♪ Well time can heal, but this won't ♪

♪ So, before you go ♪

♪ Was there something I could've said ♪

♪ To make your heart beat better ♪

♪ If only I'd have known you had a storm to weather ♪

♪ So, before you go ♪

♪ Was there something I could've said ♪

♪ To make it all stop hurting ♪

♪ It kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless ♪

♪ So, before you go ♪

♪ Was never the right time, whenever you called ♪

♪ Went little by little by little ♪

♪ Until there was nothing at all ♪

♪ Our every moment, I start to replay ♪

♪ But all I can think about is seeing that look on your face ♪

♪ When you hurt under the surface ♪

♪ Like troubled water running cold ♪

♪ Well, some can heal but this won't ♪

♪ So, before you go ♪

♪ Was there something I could've said ♪

♪ To make your heart beat better ♪

♪ If only I'd have known you had a storm to weather ♪

♪ So, before you go ♪

♪ Was there something I could've said ♪

♪ To make it all stop hurting ♪

♪ It kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless ♪

♪ So, before you go ♪

♪ Would we be better off by now ♪

♪ If I'd have let my walls come down ♪

♪ Maybe, I guess we'll never know ♪

♪ You know, you know ♪

♪ Before you go ♪

♪ Was there something I could've said ♪

♪ To make your heart beat better ♪

♪ If only I'd have known you had a storm to weather ♪

♪ So, before you go ♪

♪ Was there something I could've said ♪

♪ To make it all stop hurting ♪

♪ It kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless ♪

♪ So, before you go ♪

- [Woman] Hello?

Sorry, I'm having trouble hearing you, can you speak up?

A little louder, I still can't hear you.

Ah, just kidding, leave a message at the beep.

- [Voicemail] At the tone, please record your message.

When you have finished recording.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel to a different place or in a certain direction
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for noun - intense dislike
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or injury to noun - physical pain or injury
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - a unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion
worthless /ˈwɜːrθləs/ B2	adjective - without value; not worth anything
storm /stɔːrm/ B1	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a colorless, transparent, odorless, and tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
beat /biːt/ B1	verb - to produce a regular rhythm
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared to the human body
surface /ˈsɜːrfɪs/ B1	noun - the outside layer of something
better /ˈbetər/ A1	adjective - of a higher quality; of a more excellent type or degree
moment /ˈməʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of a person's head, from the forehead to the chin
weather /ˈweðər/ B1	verb - to come through or survive (a storm or other difficulty).