Coming Home – English Lyrics

• By: Bone Thugs, Stephen Marley

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heart and soul of Cleveland's legendary Bone Thugs through their poignant track 'Coming Home,' featuring the soulful voice of Stephen Marley. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn English through its reflective lyrics about fame, nostalgia, and the importance of remembering where you come from. The blend of rapid-fire rap and smooth reggae hooks makes it a musically engaging and linguistically rich experience for any language learner.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
coming /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ A1	verb - to arrive or approach
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness from the sun, lamp, etc. adjective - not heavy or dark
guide /ɡaɪd/ A2	verb - to show the way noun - a person who shows the way
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B1	noun - the part of a person associated with emotions and character
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
path /pæθ/ A1	noun - a way or track laid for walking or traveling
safe /seɪf/ A1	adjective - free from harm or danger
journey /ˈdʒɜːrni/ A2	noun - traveling from one place to another
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the phone
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual part of a person
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - slightly hot
welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ A1	verb - to greet someone warmly adjective - received with pleasure
bless /blɛs/ B1	verb - to ask God to protect someone
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance

Key Grammar Structures

• We been through the storm, seen the rain, felt the pain.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous/Stative Verbs

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect continuous ("We *have been* through...") to emphasize the duration of the experience. 'Seen', 'felt' are stative verbs describing states of being rather than actions.

• If I should fall, I know I'll rise again.

  ➔ Conditional Clause (First Conditional - implied)

  ➔ The 'If I should fall...' structure is a more literary way of expressing a first conditional. It implies 'If I fall', but with a sense of inevitability or acceptance. 'I'll rise' is the main clause, expressing the future result.

• Though the road is long, I'll keep on movin' on.

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction ('Though') & Gerund/Present Participle ('movin')

  ➔ 'Though' introduces a concessive clause, acknowledging a difficulty ('the road is long') but stating a contrasting action ('I'll keep on movin' on'). 'Movin'' is a shortened form of 'moving', functioning as a gerund or present participle within the phrase 'keep on + -ing'.

• We're comin' home, to where we belong.

  ➔ Progressive Aspect ('We're comin') & Prepositional Phrase of Place ('to where we belong')

  ➔ The progressive aspect ('We're comin'') emphasizes the ongoing nature of the return journey. 'To where we belong' is a complex prepositional phrase, with 'where' functioning as a relative pronoun introducing a noun clause.