Guiding Light – English Lyrics

• By: Mumford & Sons
• Album: Delta

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. adjective - Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light. verb - To ignite or cause to glow; to illuminate.
guiding /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/ B1	adjective - Serving to guide or direct; providing direction or advice.
blind /blaɪnd/ A2	adjective - Unable to see. verb - To deprive (someone) of sight permanently or temporarily; to make someone unable to see clearly.
folded /ˈfoʊldɪd/ A2	adjective - Bent or doubled over on itself so that one part covers another.
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb. verb - To pass something to someone.
sit /sɪt/ A1	verb - To adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's torso is upright.
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - A natural luminous body visible in the night sky.
sight /saɪt/ A2	noun - The faculty or power of seeing; the range of vision.
line /laɪn/ A1	noun - A long, narrow mark or band; also, in the phrase 'on the line', meaning at risk or in danger.
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ A2	noun - An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing. verb - To cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock.
dawn /dɔːn/ B1	noun - The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise; the beginning of a period or event. verb - To begin to grow light in the morning; to become evident to the mind; be understood.
awe /ɔː/ B2	noun - A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. verb - To inspire with awe.
discover /dɪˈskʌvər/ B1	verb - To find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search.
truth /truːθ/ A2	noun - The quality or state of being true.
slip /slɪp/ B1	verb - To go or move in a smooth, easy, or secret way, often used with 'away' to mean depart quietly or unnoticed. noun - An act of slipping or sliding unintentionally; a minor mistake or error.
hurl /hɜːrl/ B2	verb - To throw (an object) with great force; to utter (words) vehemently.
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - Having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or working order; emotionally shattered.
unworthy /ʌnˈwɜːrði/ B2	adjective - Not deserving effort, attention, or respect; lacking merit or value.
ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ B1	adjective - Feeling embarrassed or guilty because of something one has done or because of a quality or fact.
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - To accept (something) as true; to have faith in the existence or truth of (something).

Key Grammar Structures

• But fix your eyes on me

  ➔ Imperative Mood (Positive)

  ➔ The verb "fix" is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command, instruction, or request. Here, it tells someone what to do.

• And I swear you'll see the dawn again

  ➔ Future Simple (Will) for Prediction/Promise

  ➔ "You'll see" (short for "you will see") uses the future simple tense with "will" to express a prediction or a promise about a future event.

• But don't just sit with folded hands

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ "Don't just sit" is a negative imperative, used to tell someone not to do something or to forbid an action. "Just" here emphasizes the command.

• 'Cause even when there is no star in sight

  ➔ Concessive Clause with "Even When"

  ➔ "Even when" introduces a concessive clause, indicating that something is true despite a particular circumstance. It suggests a surprising or unexpected situation.

• Now is always wrapped around you

  ➔ Present Simple Passive Voice

  ➔ "Is wrapped" is in the present simple passive voice. It focuses on the action being performed on the subject ("Now") rather than who performs the action.

• If we come back and we're broken

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 1)

  ➔ This is part of a first conditional structure, typically used for real or very probable situations in the future. The "if" clause uses the present simple ("come back").

• Give us something to believe in

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose / Adjective + Infinitive

  ➔ "To believe in" is an infinitive phrase functioning as an adjective, modifying "something" and specifying the purpose or what kind of "something" is needed.

• The distance caught me by surprise again

  ➔ Phrasal Expression / Idiom ("Catch by Surprise")

  ➔ "Caught by surprise" is a common idiom or phrasal expression meaning to surprise someone unexpectedly. "Caught" is the past simple form of "catch".

• I guess I'm all you have

  ➔ Omitted Relative Pronoun

  ➔ In "all you have", the relative pronoun "that" or "which" is omitted after "all". This is common in informal English when the pronoun is the object of the verb in the relative clause.