Eternity – English Lyrics

• By: Alex Warren
• Album: You'll Be Alright, Kid

Lyrics & Translation

Key Grammar Structures

• Used to stare at the ceiling, thinking I'd never leave

  ➔ 'Used to' for past habits/states; Participle phrase

  ➔ ''Used to'' describes a **repeated action or a state that was true in the past but is not true now**. ''Thinking'' is a **present participle** acting as an adverbial phrase, explaining how the action of staring was performed.

• Felt like I couldn't breathe

  ➔ 'Felt like' (comparison/sensation); Modals ('couldn't')

  ➔ ''Felt like'' introduces a **comparison or a sensation**, meaning 'it felt as if'. ''Couldn't'' is the **past form of 'can not'**, indicating an inability in the past.

• The walls were closing in, I was losing my mind

  ➔ Past Continuous

  ➔ The **past continuous tense** (''were closing'', ''was losing'') is used to describe **ongoing actions or states that were happening at a specific time in the past**. It emphasizes the duration or continuity of the actions.

• Then you walked in, and everything changed

  ➔ Simple Past; Compound Sentence

  ➔ Both ''walked'' and ''changed'' are in the **simple past tense**, used to describe **completed actions that occurred at a specific point in the past**. The sentence is a **compound sentence**, joining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction (''and'').

• You rearranged my world, nothing's the same

  ➔ Simple Past; 'nothing' as subject

  ➔ ''Rearranged'' is in the **simple past tense**, indicating a completed action. ''Nothing's the same'' uses ''nothing'' as the **subject of the sentence**, conveying a complete absence of change or similarity.

• Now I'm looking at forever, with you by my side

  ➔ Present Continuous; Prepositional phrase

  ➔ ''I'm looking'' is in the **present continuous tense**, used here to describe an **ongoing action or state that is happening now and likely to continue**. ''By my side'' is a **prepositional phrase** indicating proximity or companionship.

• Lost in this moment, in your loving tide

  ➔ Past Participle as adjective; Adjective + Noun

  ➔ ''Lost'' is a **past participle** functioning as an adjective, often implying a reduced relative clause like 'I am lost' or 'that is lost'. ''Loving'' is a **present participle acting as an adjective** modifying ''tide'', describing its quality.

• You healed the broken pieces of my weary heart

  ➔ Past Participle as adjective; Adjective

  ➔ ''Broken'' is a **past participle** functioning as an adjective, describing the state of the ''pieces''. ''Weary'' is a **regular adjective** describing the tired or exhausted state of the ''heart''.

• Never thought I'd find a love so pure, so true

  ➔ Conditional ('I'd' for 'I would'); 'so... so...' for intensification

  ➔ ''I'd'' is a **contraction of 'I would'**, part of a conditional structure implying a hypothetical or unrealized past outcome. ''So pure, so true'' uses **'so' as an intensifier**, emphasizing the high degree of purity and truth.

• Building our future, at our own pace

  ➔ Gerund as part of a continuous action; Prepositional phrase

  ➔ ''Building'' is a **present participle (gerund)** acting as part of an implied continuous action, suggesting 'we are building'. ''At our own pace'' is a **prepositional phrase** indicating the speed or manner of an action.