COMES IN WAVES – English Lyrics

• By: Jessie J

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I don't remember a day

I haven't thought of your face

That my little heart couldn't make

You slipped away

I know why you came

To light up the way

There's no one to blame

You just slipped away

Wish I could have you back

So I could talk to you

Never felt so sad

Nothing you could do

It comes in waves

Like I'm drowning in a love I crave that you gave to me

And I hate

How much I miss the future that we never made

I'm holding onto hope

With me everywhere I go

Comes in waves

Next time you come to me, I'll make a place for you to stay

Comes in waves, yeah

Like someone holding your hand

Then saying they can't

And you don't understand

You're just on your own

Wish I could have you back

So I could talk to you

Never felt so sad

Nothing you could do

Comes in waves

Like I'm drowning in a love I crave that you gave to me

And I hate

How much I miss the future that we never made

I'm holding onto hope

With me everywhere I go

Comes in waves

Next time you come to me, I'll make a place for you to stay

I'm sorry, I'm sorry that we never met

That the plans I made, they were never set

I promise you this, I won't forget

The time we spent

You were heaven sent to me

The love I felt for you would overflow

But I didn't know you would come and go

And now you're flying high in my sky

Comes in waves

Like I'm drowning in a love I crave that you gave to me

And I hate (I hate)

How much I miss the future that we never made (how much I miss)

(I'm holding on) holding onto hope

(Everywhere I go) you're with me everywhere I go

Comes in waves

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wave /weɪv/ B1	noun - A moving ridge on the surface of water.
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - A feeling of expectation for something good to happen. verb - To want something to happen or be true.
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - To die or be unable to breathe underwater.
crave /kreɪv/ C1	verb - To strongly desire something.
future /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ A2	noun - Time that is to come.
forget /fəˈɡet/ B1	verb - To be unable to remember.
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - The organ that pumps blood; symbol of love.
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - Feeling unhappy.
blame /bleɪm/ B2	verb - To say someone is responsible for something bad.
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - Something that makes things visible. verb - To make something burn or shine.
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - To move through the air using wings or by aircraft.
miss /mɪs/ B1	verb - To feel sad because someone is not present.
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - To remain in a place.
hold /hoʊld/ B1	verb - To have or keep something in your hands.
heaven /ˈhev.ən/ B2	noun - A place believed to be the home of God or paradise.
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ B1	noun - A declaration that something will be done. verb - To agree to do or not to do something.

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't remember a day I haven't thought of your face

  ➔ Present Perfect Negative

  ➔ The clause "haven't thought" uses the **present perfect negative** to show an action that started in the past and continues up to now.

• You slipped away

  ➔ Simple Past

  ➔ The verb "slipped" is in the **simple past** to describe a completed action in the past.

• I know why you came

  ➔ Indirect Question (why + past simple)

  ➔ The clause "why you came" is an **indirect question**; "came" stays in the **past simple** because the whole statement is in the present.

• There’s no one to blame

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose after a Noun

  ➔ The phrase "to blame" is an **infinitive** that functions as a complement to the noun "one".

• I wish I could have you back

  ➔ Wish + Modal Verb (could) + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "wish + could" expresses an unreal desire; "have" is the **bare infinitive** after the modal "could".

• It comes in waves

  ➔ Simple Present (3rd person singular)

  ➔ "Comes" is the **simple present** form used for routine or habitual actions, and it agrees with the singular subject "it".

• Like I'm drowning in a love I crave that you gave to me

  ➔ Present Continuous + Relative Clause (that you gave to me)

  ➔ "I'm drowning" uses the **present continuous** to describe an ongoing feeling, and "that you gave to me" is a **relative clause** modifying "love".

• I'm holding onto hope

  ➔ Present Continuous with Gerund (holding)

  ➔ "I'm holding" uses the **present continuous**; the verb "hold" appears as a **gerund** (holding) to show a continuous state.

• Next time you come to me, I'll make a place for you to stay

  ➔ Future Simple (will) + Infinitive of Purpose (to stay)

  ➔ "I'll make" is the **future simple** with the modal "will". The phrase "to stay" is an **infinitive of purpose**, indicating why the place is made.

• I'm sorry that we never met

  ➔ Past Simple (met) in a That‑clause after an adjective

  ➔ "met" is in the **past simple** because the event is finished, and it appears in a **that‑clause** introduced by the adjective "sorry".