Broken Arrows – English Lyrics

• By: Avicii

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Avicii's "Broken Arrows," a captivating blend of progressive house, country, and pop, featuring Zac Brown's soulful vocals. This song offers a rich vocabulary for discussing resilience and hope, making it a powerful and emotionally resonant piece for language learners to explore its uplifting message and unique genre fusion.

[English]

You stripped your love down to the wire

Fire shy and cold alone outside

You stripped it right down to the wire

But I see you behind those tired eyes

Now as you wade through shadows that live in your heart

You'll find the light that leads home

Cause I see you for you and your beautiful scars

So take my hand, don't let go

Cause it's not too late, it's not too late

I, I see the hope in your heart

And sometimes you lose and sometimes you're shooting

Broken arrows in the dark

But I, I see the hope in your heart

...

I've seen the darkness in the light

The kind of blue that leaves you lost and blind

The only thing that's black and white

Is that you don't have to walk alone this time

We have to tear down walls that live in your heart

To find someone you call home

Now you see me for me and my beautiful scars

So take my hand, don't let go

Cause it's not too late, it's not too late

I, I see the hope in your heart

And sometimes you lose and sometimes you're shooting

Broken arrows in the dark

But I, I see the hope in your heart

...

It's not too late, it's not too late

I see the hope in your heart

Sometimes you're losing, sometimes shooting

Broken arrows in the dark

Hohoo

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
strip /strɪp/ B1	verb - to remove the outer covering or clothing from something or someone
wire /waɪər/ A2	noun - a thin, flexible thread of metal
shy /ʃaɪ/ A1	adjective - nervous or timid in the company of others
wade /weɪd/ B1	verb - to walk through water or another liquid, especially with effort
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A1	noun - a dark area where light is blocked
scar /skɑːr/ A2	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - to fire a bullet or arrow from a weapon
arrow /ˈæroʊ/ A1	noun - a slender projectile that is shot from a bow
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
tear /tɛər/ A2	verb - to pull apart or break something
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - a vertical structure that divides or encloses an area
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color between green and violet in the visible spectrum
blind /blaɪnd/ A2	adjective - unable to see
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible adjective - not heavy or intense
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently