Footprints – English Lyrics

• By: Sia

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Sia's "Footprints" to explore English that beautifully captures raw emotion and profound spiritual themes. This song, inspired by a timeless poem, offers a rich vocabulary for discussing resilience, faith, and support, and its powerful narrative makes the learning experience both engaging and memorable.

[English]

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I'd fallen through the floor again

Crashed into the basement

The pain was swallowing me

I was like a lead balloon

I couldn't even get up to turn the lights on

The dark was swallowing me

Lord knows you can't trust your head

When you're standing on the edge of breaking down

Lord knows you can't trust your head

When you're hanging by a thread

I was breaking down and I saw

Only two footprints in the sand

Thought you'd abandoned me and let go of my hand

But you were carrying me, carrying me to safety

Two footprints, your footprints in the sand

Two footprints, two footprints, your footprints in the sand

Two footprints, your footprints in the sand

Oh, I forgot the things I knew

It was I who'd abandoned you

Forgive me, I was lost in doubt

You had never left my side

Picked me up when I thought I would die

You held me and I was found

Lord knows you can't trust your head

When you're standing on the edge of breaking down

Lord knows you can't trust your head

When you're hanging by a thread

When you're breaking down

Only two footprints in the sand

Thought you'd abandoned me and let go of my hand

But you were carrying me, carrying me to safety

Two footprints, your footprints in the sand

Only two footprints in the sand

Thought you'd abandoned me and let go of my hand

But you were carrying me, carrying me to safety

Two footprints, your footprints in the sand

Two footprints, two footprints, your footprints in the sand

Two footprints, your footprints in the sand

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
footprints /ˈfʊt.prɪnts/ A2	noun - a mark left on a surface by a foot or shoe
sand /sænd/ A1	noun - a substance consisting of loose, granular particles of disintegrated rock, typically found on beaches and in deserts
abandoned /əˈbæn.dənd/ B1	verb - to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever adjective - left empty or unused; feeling deserted and alone
carrying /ˈkær.i/ A2	verb - to hold something or someone and take them from one place to another
safety /ˈseɪf.ti/ B1	noun - the state of being safe from harm or danger
break down /ˌbreɪk ˈdaʊn/ B2	verb - to lose control of your feelings and start crying; to fail emotionally or mentally
thread /θrɛd/ B1	noun - a long, thin line of cotton, silk, etc., used for sewing noun - a fragile or tenuous connection or element (as in 'hanging by a thread')
swallow /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ B1	verb - to make food or drink go down your throat verb - to completely cover or absorb something, making it disappear
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - an unpleasant physical or emotional sensation
dark /dɑːk/ A1	noun - the absence of light adjective - with little or no light
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable noun - belief that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, or effective
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction verb - to feel uncertain about something or someone
forgive /fəˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - to stop being angry with someone who has done something wrong
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find your way; no longer known or in existence; feeling confused, unhappy, and unable to direct your own life verb - to no longer have something because you do not know where it is (past participle of lose)
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a border noun - a point at which something, especially an unwelcome development, is about to begin (as in 'on the edge of')
basement /ˈbeɪs.mənt/ A2	noun - a room or set of rooms below the ground floor of a house or building
lead /lɛd/ B2	adjective - made of lead (a heavy, soft, grey metal) noun - a heavy, soft, grey metal