Feels Like Tonight – English Lyrics

• By: Daughtry

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story behind Daughtry's hit song 'Feels Like Tonight,' a powerful ballad about regret and the desire for reconciliation. Explore themes of personal reflection, change, and the irrepressible human spirit, while learning emotive vocabulary that expresses yearning and a commitment to self-improvement.

[English]

You, you got me thinking it'll be alright

You, you told me, "Come and take a look inside"

...

You believe me and every single lie

But I, I failed you this time

And it feels like tonight

I can't believe I'm broken inside

Can't you see that there's nothing that I wanna do

But try to make it up to you?

And it feels like tonight, tonight

...

I was waiting for the day you'd come around

I was chasing, but nothing was all I found

From the moment you came into my life

You showed me what's right

And it feels like tonight

I can't believe I'm broken inside

Can't you see that there's nothing that I wanna do

But try to make it up to you?

And it feels like tonight

I never felt like this before

Just when I leave, I'm back for more

Nothing else here seems to matter

In these ever-changing days

You're the one thing that remains

I could stay like this forever

...

And it feels like tonight

I can't believe I'm broken inside

Can't you see that there's nothing that I wanna do

But try to make it up to you?

And it feels like tonight

Tonight (feels like tonight)

Tonight (feels like tonight)

'Cause there's nothing that I wanna do

But try to make it up to you

And it feels like tonight, tonight

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - the night of today
feels /fiːlz/ A1	verb - to experience a physical or emotional sensation
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - to accept that something is true
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to make an attempt or effort to do something
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or construct something
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - remaining in readiness or expectation
chasing /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - pursuing in order to catch or catch up with
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events
failed /feɪld/ B1	verb - to be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal
told /toʊld/ A1	verb - past tense of tell; to communicate information to someone
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward or into a place
showed /ʃoʊd/ A2	verb - past tense of show; to cause or allow something to be seen
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in the same place
nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ A1	noun - not anything; no single thing
ever-changing /ˈevərˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ C1	adjective - constantly changing or developing

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't believe I'm broken inside

  ➔ Modal verb of inability + present continuous

  ➔ "Can't" expresses inability or disbelief, while "I'm broken" uses present continuous to describe a current emotional state

• You told me, 'Come and take a look inside'

  ➔ Past simple + imperative mood

  ➔ "Told" is past simple for a completed action, while "Come and take" is an imperative giving a command or invitation

• But try to make it up to you

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "To make" is an infinitive showing the purpose of the action "try" - the reason why the speaker wants to try

• I never felt like this before

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ "Have never felt" (implied) is present perfect, describing an experience that hasn't happened at any time up to now

• You're the one thing that remains

  ➔ Present simple + relative clause

  ➔ "You're" is present simple for a permanent state, and "that remains" is a relative clause modifying "thing"

• You got me thinking it'll be alright

  ➔ Causative structure + future with 'will'

  ➔ "Got me thinking" is a causative structure (make someone do something), and "it'll" is a contraction of "it will" for future prediction

• I could stay like this forever

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility + adverb of time

  ➔ "Could" expresses possibility or hypothetical situation, while "forever" is an adverb indicating an unlimited duration of time

• Just when I leave, I'm back for more

  ➔ Time clause + present continuous

  ➔ "When I leave" is a time clause showing when something happens, and "I'm back" uses present continuous for a current or imminent action