Bigger Than Us – English Lyrics

• By: White Lies

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You took the tunnel route home

You'd never taken that way with me before

Did you feel a need for change?

Apologies on your fingernails

Love flickered in the city of lights

Like intermittent radio waves

I don't need your tears

I don't want your love

I've just got to get home

And I feel like I'm breaking up

But I wanted to stay.

Headlights on the hillside

Don't take me this way

I don't want you to hold me

I want you to pray

'Cause it's bigger than us

You went where the horses cry

You'd never taken that way with me before

Did you feel a need for a change?

Guilt smeared across your lips

I was tired and cold from the window

You're tired nothing has changed

I don't need your tears

I don't want your love

I've just got to get home

And I feel like I'm breaking up

But I wanted to stay

Headlights on the hillside

Don't take me this way

I don't want you to hold me

I want you to pray

'Cause it's bigger than us

And I feel like I'm breaking up

But I wanted to stay

Headlights on the hillside

Don't take me this way

I don't want you to hold me

I want you to pray

'Cause it's bigger than us

And I feel like I'm breaking up

But I wanted to stay

Headlights on the hillside

Don't take me this way

I don't want you to hold me

I want you to pray

'Cause it's bigger than us

And I feel like I'm breaking up

But I wanted to stay

Headlights on the hillside

Don't take me this way

I don't want you to hold me

I want you to pray

'Cause it's bigger than us

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tunnel /ˈtʌnəl/ B1	noun - a passage underground
route /ruːt/ B1	noun - a way or course taken to get from one place to another
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	noun - the act of making something different verb - to become different; to replace with something else
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
lights /laɪts/ A2	noun - sources of illumination
radio /ˈreɪdioʊ/ A2	noun - device that receives broadcast signals; the medium of broadcasting
waves /weɪvz/ A2	noun - undulating movements of water; also electromagnetic disturbances such as radio waves
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of liquid that come from the eyes when crying
hillside /ˈhaɪslaɪd/ B2	noun - the sloping side of a hill
headlights /ˈhɛdlaɪts/ B2	noun - lights at the front of a vehicle that illuminate the road ahead
horses /ˈhɔːrsɪz/ A2	noun - large domesticated animals used for riding or work
guilt /ɡɪlt/ B2	noun - a feeling of responsibility for a wrongdoing
lips /lɪps/ A2	noun - the two soft parts surrounding the mouth
window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A1	noun - an opening in a wall that lets light and air in
bigger /ˈbɪɡər/ B1	adjective - larger in size; greater
intermittent /ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt/ C1	adjective - occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous
breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - to cause something to separate into pieces; to end a relationship or state
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to speak to a deity, especially in request or thanks