her – English Lyrics

• By: JVKE

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(Hold me close) look me dead in my eyes

(Dead in my) 'til the day that I die

(Dead inside) I just wanna feel alive

(With you, I'm alive) with you, I'm alive

Fell in love, but it left me lonely

Tried to trust, but it burned me slowly

I didn't know that I was lost 'til I found her

I found her

(Without her) I'm a mess

There was nothing 'bout that love that made sense, I was stressed

'Til I found her (oh, oh)

I've run for many miles trying to find love from a woman that could love me for who I am inside

And I've run for many miles trying to get away from the things I'm afraid of and everything inside

You say that we're already done (done)

But what does that even mean?

You tell me to open my eyes

Thank God it was just a dream

I guess that's how you know that it's love

When you're scared to death they'll leave

Just say that you'll never leave, never leave

(Baby, hold me close) look me dead in my eyes

(Dead in my) 'til the day that I die

(Dead inside) I just wanna feel alive

(With you, I'm alive) with you, I'm a-

Fell in love, but it left me lonely

Tried to trust, but it burned me slowly

I didn't know that I was lost 'til I found her

I found her

(Without her) I'm a mess

There was nothing 'bout that love that made sense, I was stressed

'Til I found her (oh, oh)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
dead /dɛd/ B1	adjective - no longer alive adjective - completely still or without activity
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - living, not dead adjective - full of energy or excitement
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because of being alone
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - belief that someone is reliable or honest verb - to have faith in someone's honesty or reliability
burn /bɜrn/ B2	verb - to be on fire or destroy with fire verb - to feel a strong sensation of heat or pain
lost /lɒst/ B1	adjective - unable to find one's way or not understanding one's situation
mess /mɛs/ B2	noun - a dirty or untidy state noun - a complicated or difficult situation
stress /strɛs/ B1	noun - pressure or tension caused by difficult situations verb - to emphasize or highlight something
run /rʌn/ A2	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to operate or function
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
scared /skɛrd/ B1	adjective - feeling frightened or anxious
die /daɪ/ B1	verb - to stop living
found /faʊnd/ B1	verb - past tense of 'find', to discover or locate something

Key Grammar Structures

• I didn't know that I was lost 'til I found her

  ➔ Noun Clause with "that" and Passive Voice

  ➔ The clause "that I was lost" is a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "didn't know." "Was lost" is in the past simple passive voice, indicating that the subject "I" is receiving the action or is in a state of being lost.

• I've run for many miles trying to find love from a woman that could love me for who I am inside

  ➔ Present Perfect with "for" + Participle Clause

  ➔ "I've run" (I have run) uses the Present Perfect to describe an action that started in the past and continues or has relevance to the present, often with "for" to indicate duration. "Trying to find love" is a present participle clause, functioning adverbially to explain the purpose or manner of running.

• There was nothing 'bout that love that made sense, I was stressed

  ➔ Relative Clause (defining) + Existential "there was"

  ➔ The clause "that made sense" is a defining relative clause modifying "nothing 'bout that love," providing crucial information about the specific characteristic of the 'nothing.' "There was" is an existential construction used to state the existence or non-existence of something.

• You tell me to open my eyes

  ➔ Verb + Object + Infinitive structure (reported command/request)

  ➔ This structure ("tell + object + to-infinitive") is used to report a command or request, or to instruct someone to do something. Here, "me" is the object and "to open" is the infinitive.

• When you're scared to death they'll leave

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Condition (implied "if") + Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ The "when" clause here functions more like a conditional "if" clause, indicating the circumstance under which the consequence ("they'll leave") would occur. "Scared to death" is an idiom meaning extremely frightened.

• Fell in love, but it left me lonely

  ➔ Causative Verb "leave" + Object + Adjective

  ➔ The verb "left" is used causatively, meaning "it caused me to be lonely." The structure is "leave + object + complement (adjective/noun)" to describe the result of an action on someone or something.

• I guess that's how you know that it's love

  ➔ Noun Clause with "how" + Noun Clause with "that"

  ➔ "How you know that it's love" is a noun clause functioning as the complement to "that's," describing the manner. Inside it, "that it's love" is another noun clause acting as the object of "know." This demonstrates the nesting of clauses.

• Just say that you'll never leave, never leave

  ➔ Subordinate Clause (Noun Clause) + Future Simple (with modal "will")

  ➔ "That you'll never leave" is a subordinate noun clause acting as the direct object of the imperative verb "say." "You'll never leave" uses the future simple tense with "will" to express a promise or prediction.

• Tried to trust, but it burned me slowly

  ➔ Infinitive as Object + Adverb of Manner

  ➔ "To trust" is an infinitive functioning as the object of the verb "tried," indicating what the subject attempted to do. "Slowly" is an adverb of manner, describing how the action "burned" was performed.

• You say that we're already done

  ➔ Noun Clause as Object + Adverb "already"

  ➔ "That we're already done" is a noun clause functioning as the direct object of the verb "say," reporting what "you" said. "Already" is an adverb indicating that something happened sooner than expected or before the present moment.