Eyes Wide Open – English Lyrics

• By: Sabrina Carpenter
• Album: Eyes Wide Open

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with Sabrina Carpenter's "Eyes Wide Open." This empowering pop-rock anthem offers an engaging way to connect with English lyrics that speak to navigating new experiences and finding your own path. Through its heartfelt message and relatable themes of growth and resilience, you can explore common English expressions related to introspection and independence, making language learning both meaningful and inspiring.

[English]

La-di-da, da-da, na

Everybody loves to tell me

I was born an old soul

Better keep my eyes wide open

There's so much that I don't know

Just another hotel room

Never felt so all alone

I think about my granddad's eyes

And they always send me home

And I can almost hear him now

I gotta make him proud

I keep my eyes wide open

Bless this ground unbroken

I'm about to make my way

Heaven help me keep my faith

And my eyes wide open

I can't see two steps ahead of me

When the fog comes rollin' in

I never thought I'd miss the rain

Lord knows how long it's been

This dream burns inside of me

And I can't just let it go

There's still so much that I don't know

I keep my eyes wide open (no)

Bless this ground unbroken

I'm about to make my way

Heaven help me keep my faith

And my eyes wide open (yeah)

All I have is just this moment

And I don't wanna miss a second

'Cause it could all be gone in an instant

Yeah, in an instant

I keep my eyes wide open (open)

Bless this ground unbroken (yeah)

I'm about to make my way (make my way)

Heaven help me keep my faith

And my eyes wide open (I keep my eyes)

I'm about to make my way

Heaven help me keep my faith

And my eyes wide open

I keep my eyes

Wide

Open

Key Grammar Structures

• I was born an old soul

  ➔ Past Simple Passive

  ➔ The structure "was born" uses the past simple passive form (was + past participle) to describe an action that happened to the subject. "was born" indicates the subject's birth as something that happened to them, not something they did.

• Better keep my eyes wide open

  ➔ Ellipted Modal Verb + Imperative

  ➔ The sentence begins with "Better" which is an ellipted form of "You had better" or "It would be better". This is followed by the base form of the verb "keep" creating an imperative-like structure that gives strong advice.

• Never felt so all alone

  ➔ Present Perfect with Emphatic Structure

  ➔ The sentence uses the present perfect tense "Never felt" (have never felt) with the emphatic structure "so all alone". The auxiliary "have" is omitted in informal speech. This structure emphasizes the extreme degree of loneliness.

• I think about my granddad's eyes

  ➔ Present Simple with Possessive Noun

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense "think about" to express a current or habitual mental action. It includes the possessive noun "granddad's" which shows relationship or ownership by adding 's to the noun.

• Lord knows how long it's been

  ➔ Present Perfect with Indirect Question

  ➔ The sentence uses the present perfect tense "it's been" (it has been) within an indirect question structure "how long it's been". This construction emphasizes the duration of time up to the present moment.

• I'm about to make my way

  ➔ Be about to + Infinitive (Future Expression)

  ➔ The structure "I'm about to" followed by the infinitive "make" expresses an action that is going to happen very soon, immediately in the future. It's used to talk about immediate future plans or intentions.

• Heaven help me keep my faith

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Imperative Form)

  ➔ The sentence uses the subjunctive mood in the form "Heaven help me" instead of the indicative "Heaven helps me". This is a type of imperative or optative structure expressing a wish or request, commonly used in prayers or poetic expressions.

• When the fog comes rollin' in

  ➔ Present Simple with Present Participle

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense "comes" with the present participle "rollin'" (rolling). This structure describes an action in progress, creating a more vivid image. The participle acts as an adjective describing how the fog comes in.

• 'Cause it could all be gone in an instant

  ➔ Modal Verb of Possibility + Passive Infinitive

  ➔ The sentence uses the modal verb of possibility "could" with the passive infinitive "be gone". This structure expresses the possibility that something might disappear or be lost. The passive form emphasizes that the action would happen to the subject rather than being performed by it.

• All I have is just this moment

  ➔ Present Simple with Emphatic Structure

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense "is" with an emphatic structure that includes the relative clause "All I have" as the subject. The word "just" adds further emphasis, highlighting the exclusivity and importance of the present moment.