In The Dark – English Lyrics

• By: 3 Doors Down
• Album: Us And The Night

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ B1	noun - electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye verb - to illuminate or cause to begin to shine
dark /dɑːrk/ B1	adjective - with little or no light
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - front part of the head that includes the eyes, nose, and mouth
heart /hɑːrt/ B1	noun - organs that pump blood through the body
believing /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ B2	verb - accepting something as true
move /muːv/ A2	verb - to change position
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B2	noun - spiritual being that acts as a messenger or guardian
devil /ˈdɛv.əl/ B2	noun - supernatural evil spirit
start /stɑːrt/ A2	verb - to begin
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of information

Key Grammar Structures

• A hundred days have made me older

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense to indicate a change over time, emphasizing the impact of the past on the present.

• Whenever the lights go down

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ This line uses an adverbial clause to indicate the time when the action occurs.

• If everything you see is what you're believing

  ➔ Conditional sentence

  ➔ This line presents a conditional sentence that expresses a hypothetical situation.

• You won't know who you are

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ This line uses the future simple tense to indicate an action that will happen in the future.

• She likes to do it in the dark

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ This line uses the present simple tense to express a habitual action.

• But she had you from the start

  ➔ Past perfect tense

  ➔ This line uses the past perfect tense to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past.