COMING HOME – English Lyrics

• By: USHER, Summer Walker, 21Savage

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of modern relationships and personal roots with Usher's "COMING HOME" featuring Summer Walker and 21 Savage, a track blending R&B with hip-hop influences. This song offers a mature perspective on maintaining positive connections after a breakup, teaching valuable lessons in emotional intelligence and communication.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel sadness about the absence of someone or something
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; no longer possessed or available
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features
price /praɪs/ A2	noun - the amount of money for which something is sold
fame /feɪm/ B1	noun - the state of being known or talked about by many people
cuddle /ˈkʌd.əl/ B2	verb - to hold someone or something close for affection or warmth
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture used for sleeping
legs /leɡz/ A1	noun - the limbs that support the body and are used for walking and running
dead /ded/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
radio /ˈreɪ.di.əʊ/ A1	noun - a device that receives broadcast signals
journey /ˈdʒɜː.ni/ B1	noun - an act of traveling from one place to another
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a long, flat piece of ground made for traveling on
kingdom /ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ B1	noun - a country ruled by a king or queen
security /sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/ B2	noun - the state of being free from danger or threat
feelings /ˈfiː.lɪŋz/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to utter a loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain

Key Grammar Structures

• Miss you daily

  ➔ Adverb of frequency (daily)

  ➔ The adverb "daily" indicates how often the action of missing someone occurs. In this case, it happens every day.

• I wanna be inside you

  ➔ Informal contraction "wanna" (want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". It's common in informal speech and song lyrics. The phrase expresses a desire.

• The price I paid for all this fame

  ➔ Past simple tense (paid), prepositional phrase (for all this fame)

  ➔ This sentence uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past. The prepositional phrase "for all this fame" indicates the reason or consequence of paying a price.

• Won't just open your legs

  ➔ Future negative contraction "won't" (will not)

  ➔ "Won't" is the contraction of "will not," indicating a future action that will not happen. The sentence is a conditional statement expressing something that the speaker will not do.

• Keep it G on the down-low

  ➔ Imperative mood (Keep), slang usage (G, down-low)

  ➔ "Keep" is used in the imperative mood to give a command. "G" is slang for genuine or real. "Down-low" means discreetly or secretly. The sentence advises maintaining discretion.

• Like I been searchin', searchin' 'til thy kingdom come

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (been searchin'), archaic possessive pronoun (thy), ellipsis ('til)

  ➔ The present perfect continuous indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "Thy" is an archaic possessive pronoun meaning "your." "'Til" is a shortened form of "until".

• If I'm catchin' feelings

  ➔ Present continuous tense (I'm catchin'), conditional clause (If)

  ➔ This sentence uses the present continuous to describe an ongoing action (catching feelings). The "if" clause introduces a conditional statement, indicating a possibility or hypothetical situation.

• No go forsake me, I been waitin'

  ➔ Imperative (No go forsake me), Present Perfect Continuous (I been waitin')

  ➔ "No go forsake me" is an imperative phrase, essentially a command or strong request not to be abandoned. "I been waitin'" is a shortened, colloquial form of "I have been waiting,", which is the present perfect continuous tense. It indicates an action (waiting) that started in the past and continues until now.

• And you know I like when you put that look on your face

  ➔ Complex sentence, relative clause (when you put that look on your face)

  ➔ This sentence is complex, containing a main clause ("And you know I like") and a relative clause ("when you put that look on your face") introduced by the conjunction "when." The relative clause functions as the object of the verb "like."