Catch In The Dark – English Lyrics

• By: Passenger
• Album: Whispers II

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Well she calls me up when she's broken

Says to leave my front door open

I come home to find her smoking

With her eyes all fragile and thin

She's always been hopeless at hoping

Always coped badly with coping

And I never know when she's joking

She never lets anyone in

I know I'm a fool to let her run away with my heart

And she'll never tire of these games

Loving her is like playing catch in the dark

I'm a tear drop in an ocean of flames

And we'll drink too much for a wednesday

She'll ask me why none of her men stay

I tell her just what her friends say

It never goes down too well

And she'll stay hear til late in the evening

But she's always arriving or leaving

She never decides to believe in

The people who know her so well

I know I'm a fool to let her run away with my heart

And she'll never tire of these games

Loving her is like playing catch in the dark

I'm a tear drop in an ocean of flames

Well, she says if we're single at 40

We'll get married and move to the country

But I know she'll never want me

Then it's five fifteen in the morning

I reach for her whilst I'm yawning

She leaves me with no warning

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - damaged or not functioning
smoking /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes
fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ B1	adjective - easily broken or damaged
hopeless /ˈhoʊpləs/ A2	adjective - without hope or optimism
coped /koʊpt/ B1	verb - to deal with difficulties
joking /ˈdʒoʊkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to say something funny or not serious
fool /fuːl/ A1	noun - a person who acts unwisely
tire /taɪər/ B1	verb - to become weary or exhausted
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone
catch /kætʃ/ A1	verb - to grab or capture something
tear /tɪr/ A1	noun - a drop of liquid from the eye
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A1	noun - a vast body of salt water
flames /fleɪmz/ A2	noun - fire, especially when burning strongly
wednesday /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ A1	noun - the fourth day of the week
arriving /əˈraɪvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to come to a place
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to go away from a place
warning /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/ A2	noun - a sign or notification of danger

Key Grammar Structures

• Well she calls me up when she's broken

  ➔ Present Simple with 'when' for recurring actions

  ➔ The phrase 'when she's broken' uses the Present Simple to indicate a recurring situation or habit.

• She's always been hopeless at hoping

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous for a state that started in the past and continues

  ➔ 'Always been' is the Present Perfect Continuous, emphasizing that her hopelessness at hoping started in the past and still continues.

• I know I'm a fool to let her run away with my heart

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose after 'to'

  ➔ The phrase 'to let her run away with my heart' uses the infinitive of purpose to explain the reason for the speaker being a fool.

• Loving her is like playing catch in the dark

  ➔ Simile using 'like'

  ➔ The phrase 'like playing catch in the dark' is a simile that compares loving her to a difficult and uncertain activity.

• She'll ask me why none of her men stay

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' for a prediction

  ➔ 'She'll ask' uses the Future Simple with 'will' to predict a future action based on current evidence.

• It never goes down too well

  ➔ Adverbial phrase with 'too' for degree

  ➔ The phrase 'too well' uses the adverb 'too' to indicate that something is more than desirable or acceptable.

• She never decides to believe in the people who know her so well

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose after 'decides to'

  ➔ The phrase 'to believe in' is the infinitive of purpose, explaining the potential outcome of her decision.

• I'm a tear drop in an ocean of flames

  ➔ Metaphor for comparison

  ➔ The phrase 'a tear drop in an ocean of flames' is a metaphor comparing the speaker's insignificance to a small tear in a vast and intense situation.