Home – English Lyrics

• By: Three Days Grace

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Home" by Three Days Grace, a raw and emotionally charged rock song that offers a powerful look into feelings of neglect and the longing for escape. Its direct and relatable lyrics provide an excellent entry point for understanding conversational English and expressions of frustration and alienation. The band's earnest delivery makes the song an engaging way to connect with real-life experiences articulated through music.

[English]

(tense rock music)

♪ I'll be coming home just to be alone ♪

♪ 'Cause I know you're not there ♪

♪ And I know that you don't care ♪

♪ I can hardly wait to leave this place ♪

♪ No matter how hard I try, you're never satisfied ♪

♪ This is not our home, I think I'm better off alone ♪

♪ You always disappear, even when you're here ♪

♪ This is not my home, I think I'm better off alone ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a home ♪

♪ By the time you come home, I'm already stoned ♪

♪ You turn off the TV and you scream at me ♪

♪ I can hardly wait 'til you get off my case ♪

♪ No matter how hard I try, you're never satisfied ♪

♪ This is not our home, I think I'm better off alone ♪

♪ You always disappear, even when you're here ♪

♪ This is not my home, I think I'm better off alone ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a home ♪

♪ I'm better off alone ♪

♪ No matter how hard I try, you're never satisfied ♪

♪ This is not our home, I think I'm better off alone ♪

♪ You always disappear, even when you're here ♪

♪ This is not my home, I think I'm better off alone ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a ♪

♪ Home, home, this house is not a home ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
home /hoʊm/ A2	noun - the place where one lives
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪər/ B2	verb - to become impossible to see
satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ B1	adjective - feeling pleased or content
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult to do or understand
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt or make an effort to do something
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
house /haʊs/ A2	noun - a building for human habitation
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt or make an effort to do something
turn /tɜːrn/ B1	verb - to change direction or position
case /keɪs/ B2	noun - an instance of a particular situation
manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ B2	verb - to succeed in doing something, especially with difficulty
manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ B2	verb - to succeed in doing something, especially with difficulty
better /ˈbɛtər/ B2	adjective - more desirable, suitable, or advantageous

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll be coming home just to be alone

  ➔ Future Continuous (Future Progressive)

  ➔ Uses "will be + -ing" to describe an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. Here, it implies the speaker *will be* in the process of arriving home.

• No matter how hard I try, you're never satisfied

  ➔ "No matter how + adjective/adverb + subject + verb"

  ➔ Expresses that the outcome is the same regardless of the effort made. "How hard I try" means regardless of the intensity of the effort.

• This is not our home, I think I'm better off alone

  ➔ Comparative Adjective "better off"

  ➔ "Better off" means in a more advantageous or favorable position. The speaker believes being alone is more beneficial than staying in the current situation.

• even when you're here

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction 'even when'

  ➔ 'Even when' introduces a condition that makes the main clause surprising or unexpected. It emphasizes that the person's presence doesn't change the feeling of isolation.

• By the time you come home, I'm already stoned

  ➔ "By the time + clause, future/present tense clause"

  ➔ Indicates that one action will be completed before another action occurs. It describes a sequence of events.