Call If You Need Me – English Lyrics

• By: Vance Joy
• Album: Nation of Two

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt emotions within Vance Joy's 'Call If You Need Me,' a song that beautifully illustrates the complexities of love and the importance of unwavering support. Delve into the gentle lyrics and tender melodies that explore themes of vulnerability, acceptance, and the deep connection between two people, offering a poignant lesson in empathy and understanding.

[English]

I love you in the morning, when the blood runs to your cheeks

Babe, you were the first thing and the last thing that I'd see

I was just a boy striking matches upon your heart

I couldn't get no sparks

Ask me to go faster, put my foot down to the floor

Standing at the edge, I feel like I've been here before

I loved you in the darkness and I loved you in fluorescent light

If it don't feel right, babe

You can run and hide, babe

Like a bird you can take flight

If I've been holding on too tight

If I've been holding on

...

Your mother always told us we should go out to the dance

You can't get struck by lightning if you're not standing in the rain

Take it as the truth or you can take it with a grain of salt

If it don't work out

You were in the shower, we were talking through the glass

Packing up your suitcase, you were humming to yourself

One day you were smiling, I could tell by how you sounded on the phone

You said "I'm coming home, babe"

I'm thinking 'bout coming home, babe

I'm thinking 'bout coming home, babe

I'm thinking 'bout coming home, babe

I'm thinking 'bout coming home

...

I'm thinking 'bout coming home

...

I'm thinking 'bout coming home

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for someone noun - a strong feeling of affection for someone
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the early part of the day, from sunrise to noon
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the body
runs /rʌnz/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
cheeks /tʃiːks/ A2	noun - the soft part of the face below the eyes
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood
sparks /spɑːrks/ B1	noun - a small, fiery particle
foot /fʊt/ A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the leg
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room
edge /edʒ/ A2	noun - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - the state of being without light
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible adjective - giving off light; bright
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
flight /flaɪt/ B1	noun - the act of flying
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - a female parent
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - a series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of music verb - to move rhythmically to music
lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ B1	noun - the flashes of light that appear in the sky during a storm
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling from the sky in drops verb - water falling from the sky in drops
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
salt /sɔːlt/ A1	noun - a white crystalline substance used to flavor food
shower /ˈʃaʊər/ A1	noun - an act of washing one's body with water
glass /ɡlæs/ A1	noun - a hard, brittle, transparent substance
suitcase /ˈsuːtkeɪs/ A2	noun - a case with a handle, used for carrying clothes and other things when traveling
humming /ˈhʌmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to make a low, continuous sound
smiling /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to form your face into a smile adjective - having a smile on your face
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives adverb - to or at the place where one lives
phone /foʊn/ A1	noun - a device used to talk to someone in another place