Bigger Than Me – English Lyrics

• By: Louis Tomlinson
• Album: Faith In The Future

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Louis Tomlinson's "Bigger Than Me," a powerful pop-rock track that explores themes of personal evolution and the realization of one's impact on the world. By dissecting its heartfelt lyrics, you can learn common phrases related to self-reflection, change, and acknowledging responsibility, making it an excellent song for language learners to grasp authentic expressions of personal growth and connection with an audience.

[English]

When somebody told me I would change

I used to hide behind a smile

When somebody told me I would change

I was afraid, I don't know why

'Cause so does the world outside, I realised

I didn't read the signs

Walking different lines

I know I took a left

Tryna make it right

All of these voices, all of these choices

I don't hear them anymore

Hear them anymore

When somebody told me I would change

I usеd to hide behind a smile

Whеn somebody told me I would change

I was afraid, I don't know why

'Cause so does the world outside, I've realised

And it's bigger than me

It's bigger than me

I've woken up from my sleep

It's bigger than me

It's bigger than me

So come on, call me liar

Yeah, you're so quick to judge

'Cause, yeah, I might have changed

But everybody does

All of those voices, all of those choices

I don't hear them anymore

Hear them anymore

When somebody told me I would change

I used to hide behind a smile

When somebody told me I would change

I was afraid, I don't know why

'Cause so does the world outside, I've realised

And it's bigger than me

It's bigger than me

I've woken up from my sleep

It's bigger than me

It's bigger than me

Do you ever ask why? It's not black and white

How you sleep at night when you're just like me

Ooh, 'cause I feel alive

Now I realise that the world outside

Is bigger than me

It's bigger than me

I've woken up from my sleep

It's bigger than me

It's bigger than me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to become different noun - the act or instance of becoming different
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something out of sight
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression showing happiness
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all people and things on it
outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ A2	noun - the external side or surface of something
realised /ˈriːəlaɪzd/ B1	verb - become aware of something
signs /saɪnz/ A2	noun - an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.
voices /ˈvɔɪsɪz/ A2	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
choices /ˈtʃɔɪsɪz/ A2	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.
bigger /ˈbɪɡər/ A1	adjective - of considerable size or extent.
sleep /sliːp/ A1	noun - a condition of body and mind which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended.
liar /ˈlaɪər/ B1	noun - a person who tells lies.
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B1	verb - form an opinion or conclusion about.
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the very darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white.
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light; the opposite of black.

Key Grammar Structures

• When somebody told me I *would change*

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 2 implication)

  ➔ The use of "would" suggests a hypothetical situation in the past when someone predicted the speaker's change. This implies the change was not a certainty but a possibility considered at the time.

• I *used to hide* behind a smile

  ➔ Used to + infinitive (past habit)

  ➔ "Used to hide" indicates a past habit or state that is no longer true. It shows the speaker doesn't hide behind a smile anymore.

• Tryna *make it right*

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of 'to' in 'trying to')

  ➔ "Tryna" is a colloquial contraction of "trying to". The "to" is often omitted, especially in informal speech and song lyrics.

• I *don't hear* them anymore

  ➔ Present Simple Negative with 'anymore'

  ➔ The phrase "don't hear them anymore" uses the present simple in the negative form to indicate that the action of hearing the voices has ceased. 'Anymore' is used to emphasize that this change is recent or noticeable.

• I've *woken up* from my sleep

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple

  ➔ The present perfect "I've woken up" implies that the action of waking up has a relevance to the present. The speaker is awake *now*, and this waking up has current implications.

• How you sleep at night *when you're just like me*

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time (when)

  ➔ The 'when' clause specifies the time or condition under which the action (how you sleep at night) is being questioned. It adds a conditional element to the statement, implying the other person is hypocritical.

• Yeah, you're so *quick to judge*

  ➔ Adjective + to + infinitive (expressing an emotion or reaction)

  ➔ The structure "quick to judge" indicates the person's tendency or readiness to judge, implying that they do it readily and easily.