Glad You Came – English Lyrics

• By: The Wanted
• Album: Most Wanted - The Greatest Hits

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and heat to Earth
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - celestial bodies that appear as points of light in the night sky
universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/ B1	noun - all existing matter and space considered as a whole
glad /ɡlæd/ A2	adjective - pleased; happy
came /keɪm/ A1	verb - past tense of 'come'; to arrive
spell /spel/ B2	noun - a form of words used as a magical charm or incantation. verb - to write or say the letters that form a word in the correct order.
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space visible from the earth.
decided /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/ B1	verb - having made a firm decision about something
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze towards someone or something or in a specified direction noun - an act of directing one's gaze
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb. verb - give (something) to someone.
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	noun - a liquid that is swallowed as refreshment or nourishment. verb - to swallow (liquid).
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
away /əˈweɪ/ A1	adverb - to or at a distance from a particular place or person.
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - remain in the same place.

Key Grammar Structures

• The sun goes down

  ➔ Present simple tense for scheduled events or general truths

  ➔ Used to describe the routine or a natural cycle like the sun setting

• And all that counts is here and now

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense to express a universal truth or value

  ➔ Expresses a fundamental truth about the importance of the present moment

• My universe will never be the same

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' to indicate a change that will happen

  ➔ Expresses an inevitable change resulting from an experience or realization

• If you can spend a little time?

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' to express ability or possibility

  ➔ Uses modal 'can' to ask about ability or permission

• Time is slipping away

  ➔ Present continuous tense for ongoing action

  ➔ Indicates that the process of time passing is ongoing and unstoppable

• I can make you glad you came

  ➔ Modal 'can' with base verb to express ability or possibility

  ➔ Expresses the ability or promise to make someone happy