Here I Am – English Lyrics

• By: Tom Odell
• Album: Best Day Of My Life

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Tom Odell's "Here I Am," a poignant song that beautifully captures the complexities of lingering emotions and the struggle to break free from a past relationship. Through its rich, piano-led melodies and deeply relatable lyrics, listeners can explore vocabulary related to love, regret, and emotional turmoil in English. The song's expressive language and Odell's raw vocal delivery make it a compelling piece for understanding authentic emotional expression in songwriting.

[English]

I thought I was over you

I'd put out the flame

Said tonight will be different

I wouldn't need to play your games

I walk past your tower block

Saw a flicker in the blinds

I said tonight will be different

And that I'll walk on by

Here I am

Running up the seventh floor

Knocking the eleventh door

I'ma sick of trying

I'ma sick of trying

Baby could you love me some more

Baby could you love me some more

Told myself I was a prisoner

And I'd broken my chains

That I could be anyone

I'd run a thousand miles away

And I imagined America

Somewhere afar

Someplace where the memories

They couldn't cut my heart

But here I am

Running up the seventh floor

Knocking the eleventh door

I'ma sick of trying

I'ma sick of trying

Baby could you love me some more

Baby could you love me some more

Baby could you love me some more

Baby could you love me some more

Cause I'm going out my head here, darling

Going out my head here, darling

Going out my head here, darling

Going out my head here, darling

But here I am

Running up the seventh floor

Knocking the eleventh door

Saying what I've said before

Baby could you love me some more

(I'm going out my head here, darling, I'm going out my head here, darling)

Baby could you love me some more

(I'm going out my head here, darling, I'm going out my head here, darling)

I'm going out my head here, darling

I'm going out my head

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
flame /fleɪm/ B1	noun - the visible, glowing part of a fire
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
tower /taʊər/ B1	noun - a tall, narrow building, either free-standing or forming part of a building
flicker /ˈflɪkər/ B2	verb - to shine with an unsteady light
prisoner /ˈprɪznər/ B2	noun - a person who is kept in prison
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1	noun - metal links used for fastening or securing
miles /maɪlz/ A2	noun - a unit of distance equal to 5,280 feet or approximately 1.6 kilometers
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B2	noun - things remembered
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body
sick /sɪk/ A2	adjective - feeling unwell
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ B1	noun - a term of endearment
floor /flɔːr/ A2	noun - the bottom surface of a room
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier used to close an opening
imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ B1	verb - to form a mental image of something

Key Grammar Structures

• I thought I was over you

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I thought I was over you' uses the past perfect tense ('had thought') to indicate an action completed before another past action.

• I wouldn't need to play your games

  ➔ Past Conditional

  ➔ The phrase 'I wouldn't need' uses the past conditional to express a hypothetical situation in the past.

• Here I am

  ➔ Present Continuous for Emphasis

  ➔ 'Here I am' uses the present continuous ('am') to emphasize the current situation or state.

• I'ma sick of trying

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction

  ➔ 'I'ma' is a colloquial contraction of 'I am going to', used in informal speech.

• Baby could you love me some more

  ➔ Modal Verb for Request

  ➔ 'Could you' is a modal verb used to make a polite request.

• Going out my head here, darling

  ➔ Present Continuous for Ongoing Action

  ➔ 'Going out my head' uses the present continuous to describe an action happening now.

• Saying what I've said before

  ➔ Present Perfect for Past Action with Present Relevance

  ➔ 'What I've said before' uses the present perfect to refer to a past action that is relevant to the present.