Bones – English Lyrics

• By: Galantis, OneRepublic
• Album: AfterWeDead

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious blend of EDM and pop with "Bones" by Galantis and OneRepublic. This song offers a beautiful and universally relatable exploration of deep emotional connection and finding your 'home' in another person. Listen for the clever lyrical comparisons and powerful chorus that make its message resonate deeply, providing a vibrant and engaging way to connect with the English language through music.

[English]

you bring an energy I've never felt before some kind of chemical that reaches

through my core feels like as far as you and me I've never had a choice you

feel like home

you're like the opposite of all of my mistakes tear down the biggest walls and put me in my

place I know that kind of comfortable you cannot replicate you feel like home

so if you're asking me

say oh how do you know I don't just feel it in my heart

don't just feel it in my heart no I feel it in my bones

i feel it in my bones

and I know when it cuts deep down through your chest into your soul

that's how you know

that's how I know

I feel it in my bones

and i know, when it cuts deep down through your chest into your soul

that's how you know

that's how I know

I feel it in my bones

so many people just walk in and out your life, I'd trade a couple hundred just

to get some time back that's right 'cause for you and me I got no alibi

you feel like home, oh

so if you're asking me

say oh how do you know

I don't feel in my heart don't just feel it in my heart

no

I feel it in my bones

I feel it in my bones

yeah, and i know when it cuts deep down through your chest into your soul

that's how you know

that's how I know

I feel it in my bones

I feel it in my bones

yeah, I feel it in my bones

that's how you know

that's how I know

so if you're asking me, say oh how do you know

I don't just feel it in my heart

don't just feel it in my heart, no, I feel it in my bones

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
energy /ˈɛnərʤi/ A2	noun - the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
chemical /ˈkɛmɪkəl/ B1	noun - a substance with a particular molecular composition
core /kɔːr/ B1	noun - the central or most important part of something
comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbəl/ A2	adjective - providing physical ease and relaxation
replicate /ˈrɛplɪkeɪt/ B2	verb - to reproduce or duplicate
asking /ˈæskɪŋ/ A1	verb - to pose a question
bones /boʊnz/ A1	noun - the hard, rigid structures that make up the skeleton
cuts /kʌts/ A1	verb - to make an opening, incision, or wound with a sharp-edged object
deep /diːp/ A1	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
chest /tʃɛst/ A1	noun - the front part of the body between the neck and the abdomen
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
trade /treɪd/ A2	verb - to exchange one thing for another
alibi /ˈælɪbaɪ/ B2	noun - a claim or proof that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have occurred
mistakes /mɪsˈteɪks/ A2	noun - an action or decision that is not correct or appropriate
tear /tɛər/ A1	verb - to pull apart or break something into pieces
opposite /ˈɑːpəzɪt/ A2	adjective - completely different
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or location verb - to put something in a particular position or location

Key Grammar Structures

• you bring an energy I've never felt before

  ➔ Present tense with 'have' for negation

  ➔ The phrase 'I've never felt' uses the present perfect tense with 'have' to indicate an action that has never occurred before.

• some kind of chemical that reaches through my core

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that'

  ➔ The phrase 'that reaches through my core' is a relative clause modifying 'chemical', providing more information about it.

• you feel like home

  ➔ Simile using 'like'

  ➔ The phrase 'you feel like home' uses 'like' to compare the feeling of the person to the comfort of home.

• I don't just feel it in my heart

  ➔ Emphasis with 'do' and 'just'

  ➔ The phrase 'I don't just feel it in my heart' uses 'do' and 'just' to emphasize the depth of the feeling beyond the heart.

• that's how you know

  ➔ Shortened form of 'that is how'

  ➔ The phrase 'that's how you know' is a shortened form of 'that is how you know', commonly used in informal speech.