her – English Lyrics

• By: JVKE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into JVKE's emotional ballad "her" and experience a deeply personal story of love and belonging. This song's heartfelt lyrics and soaring melodies offer a unique window into expressions of profound affection and vulnerability in English. Through its relatable narrative of finding clarity after confusion, learners can grasp common phrases related to relationships, emotions, and personal growth, making it an engaging and memorable way to connect with the language.

[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 what I was lookin' for

'Til I found her

I found her

(Without her) I'm a mess

There was nothing about that love that made sense

I was stressed

'Til I found her (oh, oh, oh)

...

I've run for many miles

Trying to find love from a woman that could love me

And never leave my side

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 what I was looking for

'Til I found her

I found her

(Without her) I'm a mess

There was nothing about that love that made sense

I was stressed

'Til I found her (oh, oh)

(And without her) I'm a mess

There was nothing about that love that made sense

I was stressed

'Til I found her (oh, oh)

'Til I found her

Ooh-ooh

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling alone, without company
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - confidence in someone or something verb - to rely on or have confidence in
burned /bɜrnd/ B1	verb - to be damaged by fire
mess /mɛs/ A2	noun - a state of disorder or untidiness
sense /sɛns/ B2	noun - a faculty by which the body perceives stimuli verb - to become aware of something
stressed /strɛst/ B2	adjective - feeling mental or emotional pressure
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
miles /maɪlz/ A2	noun - unit of distance equal to 5,280 feet
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - adult female human
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
dead /dɛd/ A1	adjective - no longer alive
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
found /faʊnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate something
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze toward something
guess /ɡɛs/ B1	verb - to form an opinion without sufficient information

Key Grammar Structures

• (Hold me close) look me dead in my eyes

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Hold me close" is an imperative sentence, used to give a command or request.

• 'Til the day that I die

  ➔ Contraction and subjunctive phrase

  ➔ "'Til" is a contraction of "until" and the phrase "'til the day that I die" expresses a time condition lasting until death.

• I just wanna feel alive

  ➔ Informal contraction and modal verb

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to" and "just" emphasizes the simplicity of the desire; "wanna" acts like a modal verb expressing desire.

• Fell in love, but it left me lonely

  ➔ Past tense and contrast conjunction

  ➔ "Fell" is the past simple tense of "fall"; "but" introduces a contrast between falling in love and the resulting loneliness.

• I didn't know what I was lookin' for

  ➔ Past negative and embedded question

  ➔ "Didn't know" is past simple negative; "what I was lookin' for" is an embedded question functioning as the object of the verb.

• You say that we're already done (done)

  ➔ Present simple reported speech

  ➔ "You say that" introduces reported speech with the present simple to describe a current assertion.

• Thank God it was just a dream

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence and past simple

  ➔ "Thank God" is an exclamation expressing relief; "it was just a dream" is a past simple statement referring to a past event.

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

  ➔ Present simple with conjunction and embedded clause

  ➔ "I guess" expresses a tentative opinion; "that's how you know that it's love" contains a defining relative clause explaining the manner of knowing.

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

  ➔ Imperative with future tense in reported speech

  ➔ "Just say" is an imperative command, while "you'll never leave" is in the future tense as part of the content of that command.