Lego House – English Lyrics

• By: Ed Sheeran
• Album: + (plus)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Ed Sheeran's 'Lego House,' a tender folk-pop ballad that masterfully uses the simple metaphor of Lego to convey the complexities of love and resilience. Its clear, heartfelt lyrics and gentle melody make it an excellent song for English language learners to grasp emotional expression and idiomatic phrases related to relationships, offering a special connection to universal feelings of devotion and hope.

[English]

I'm gonna pick up the pieces

And build a LEGO house

If things go wrong, we can knock it down

My three words have two meanings

But there's one thing on my mind

It's all for you

And it's dark in a cold December

But I've got you to keep me warm

If you're broken, I will mend you

And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now

I'm out of touch, I'm out of love

I'll pick you up when you're getting down

And out of all these things I've done

I think I love you better now

I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind

I'll do it all for you in time

And out of all these things I've done

I think I love you better now

Now

I'm gonna paint you by numbers

And colour you in

If things go right, we can frame it

And put you on a wall

And it's so hard to say it

But I've been here before

Now, I'll surrender up my heart

And swap it for yours

I'm out of touch, I'm out of love

I'll pick you up when you're getting down

And out of all these things I've done

I think I love you better now

I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind

I'll do it all for you in time

And out of all these things I've done

I think I love you better now

Don't hold me down

I think the braces are breaking

And it's more than I can take

And it's dark in a cold December

But I've got you to keep me warm

If you're broken, I will mend you

And keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now

I'm out of touch, I'm out of love

I'll pick you up when you're getting down

And out of all these things I've done

I think I love you better now

I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind

I'll do it all for you in time

And out of all these things I've done

I think I love you better now

I'm out of touch, I'm out of love

I'll pick you up when you're getting down

And out of all these things I've done

I will love you better now

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ A2	noun - parts that combine to form a whole
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for people to live in
wrong /rɒŋ/ or /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or not true noun - a moral or legal offense
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object or an item
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks, reasons, and feels
dark /dɑːrk/ B1	adjective - having little or no light
warm /wɔːrm/ B2	adjective - having a temperature slightly higher than usual or comfortable
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B2	adjective - damaged or not functioning properly
storm /stɔːrm/ B2	noun - a violent weather with rain, wind, and thunder
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	noun - the act of feeling or making contact
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
better /ˈbɛtər/ B1	adjective - more good or more suitable
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measure of how long something lasts
paint /peɪnt/ B2	verb - to cover a surface with paint, a color or design noun - a colored substance used for painting
frame /freɪm/ B2	verb - to enclose with a frame or construct a boundary noun - a structure that surrounds or encloses something
surrender /səˈrɛndər/ C1	verb - to give up or relinquish control or possession