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 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

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

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-, uh

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

(And without her) I'm a mess

There was nothing about that love that made sense

I was stressed

'Til I found her

'Til I found her

Oo-oo-oo

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no company
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - belief in the reliability of someone or something verb - to rely on someone or something
burned /bɜːrnd/ B1	verb (past) - to have been set on fire; to cause pain by heat
mess /mes/ A2	noun - a state of disorder or untidiness
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot noun - a short distance traveled quickly
miles /maɪlz/ A2	noun - a unit of distance equal to 5,280 feet
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
dead /dɛd/ A2	adjective - no longer alive
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of light between sunrise and sunset
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to cease living
found /faʊnd/ B1	verb (past) - to have discovered something
sense /sɛns/ B1	noun - a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus verb - to perceive or become aware of something
stressed /strɛst/ B1	adjective - feeling mental or emotional tension
scared /skɛrd/ B1	adjective - frightened; feeling fear
death /dɛθ/ B1	noun - the end of life; the state of being dead
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to keep or carry something in one's hands noun - a grip or grasp
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience thoughts or images while sleeping

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ imperative clause

  ➔ The verb **"Look"** is used in the imperative form to give a direct command.

• 'Til the day that I die

  ➔ subordinating conjunction "'til" (until) + adverbial clause

  ➔ The word **"'Til"** means "until" and introduces the time clause "the day that I die".

• I just wanna feel alive

  ➔ colloquial contraction "wanna" = want to + infinitive

  ➔ The informal **"wanna"** replaces "want to" before the infinitive "feel".

• Fell in love but it left me lonely

  ➔ coordinating conjunction "but" for contrast

  ➔ The conjunction **"but"** links two contrasting ideas: falling in love and feeling lonely.

• I didn't know what I was looking for

  ➔ indirect question clause introduced by "what"

  ➔ The phrase **"what I was looking for"** functions as an indirect question acting as the object of "know".

• I've run for many miles

  ➔ present perfect tense (have + past participle)

  ➔ The contraction **"I've"** (I have) plus the past participle **"run"** shows an action that started in the past and has relevance now.

• Trying to find love from a woman that could love me

  ➔ present participle (gerund) clause functioning as adverbial

  ➔ The word **"Trying"** is a present participle that introduces a non‑finite clause giving the purpose of the speaker.

• You tell me to open my eyes

  ➔ causative verb "tell" + object + infinitive

  ➔ The verb **"tell"** is followed by the object **"me"** and the infinitive **"to open"**, indicating an instruction.

• Thank God it was just a dream

  ➔ exclamatory sentence with interjection "Thank God"

  ➔ The phrase **"Thank God"** expresses relief; the whole clause "it was just a dream" is the content of the gratitude.