Faithless – English Lyrics

• By: Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of spirituality and the search for meaning with Bruce Springsteen's "Faithless." Originally intended for a never-produced "spiritual Western" film, this song offers a unique auditory experience, showcasing Springsteen's storytelling through its haunting melody and evocative lyrics, perfect for those looking to understand faith, doubt, and redemption .

[English]

Well, I woke by the rocks of the river

Faithless, faithless, faithless

Then I met you

...

I walked 'neath the eaves of the garden

Faithless, faithless, faithless

Then I saw you

I stood in the fields of the mountainside

Looked out across the open lands

I walked in the valley 'neath an endless sky

Faithless, faithless, faithless

Then I found you

...

I reached for the hem of his garment

I stood in the light of the doorway

I saw my face in the waters at the riverside

Faithless, faithless, faithless

...

I woke by the rocks of the river

...

Faithless, faithless, faithless

...

Then I found you

...

Faithless, faithless, faithless

...

Then I found you

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Well, I woke by the rocks of the river

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb "woke" is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Then I met you

  ➔ Discourse marker "then"

  ➔ The word "Then" is a discourse marker that signals a chronological or logical sequence.

• I walked 'neath the eaves of the garden

  ➔ Poetic contraction "'neath" (underneath)

  ➔ The contraction "'neath" is a poetic form of "underneath", used for lyrical effect.

• I stood in the fields of the mountainside

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase "in the fields of the mountainside" is a prepositional phrase that provides location.

• Looked out across the open lands

  ➔ Ellipsis (subject omission)

  ➔ The subject "I" is omitted; the verb "Looked" starts the clause directly, a common poetic ellipsis.

• I reached for the hem of his garment

  ➔ Purpose preposition "for"

  ➔ The preposition "for" introduces the purpose of the action "reached".

• I stood in the light of the doorway

  ➔ Idiomatic expression "in the light of"

  ➔ The phrase "in the light of" is an idiom meaning "considering" or "under the influence of".

• I saw my face in the waters at the riverside

  ➔ Perception verb pattern "see + object + prepositional phrase"

  ➔ The verb "saw" is followed by the object "my face" and the prepositional phrase "in the waters at the riverside", a typical perception construction.