Light Me Up – English Lyrics

• By: Hunter Hayes
• Album: Hunter Hayes (Encore)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I was a ferris wheel,

in an empty field,

where nobody goes.

Had all the curtains drawn,

sitting all alone,

feeling like a ghost.

I was a broke down heartbreak,

badly in need,

of a little of love's electricity,

A busted carnival ride,

in the middle of the night,

then you flipped the switch.

You turned on the show.

You light me up,

like the fireworks flying on the 4th of July.

Yeah.

You light me up,

like the sunshine blazing in the summertime.

Oh, everytime.

You light me up.

You were the missing piece,

to my broken dreams.

You're bringing me back to life.

You look like a movie star,

just the way you are,

makes me burn inside.

Yeah, it's dynamite,

finally finding a match.

Baby, when you look at me like that.

You light me up,

like the fireworks flying on the 4th of July.

Yeah.

You light me up,

like the sunshine blazing in the summertime.

Oh, everytime.

You light me up.

Baby, you light me up.

Oh, you light me up.

Like New York City,

on New Year's Eve.

You light me up.

All the dark days left when you came to me.

You light me up,

like the fireworks flying on the 4th of July.

You light me up,

like the sunshine blazing in the summertime.

Oh, everytime.

You light me up,

like the fireworks flying on the 4th of July.

Yeah.

You light me up,

like the sunshine blazing in the summertime.

Baby, everytime.

You light me up.

Baby, you light me up.

Baby, you light me up.

Baby, you light me up.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A1	verb - to ignite or illuminate noun - brightness; illumination
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire; to feel intense emotion
fireworks /ˈfaɪəwɜːrks/ B1	noun - explosive displays of light
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - hopes and aspirations
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ B1	noun - light from the sun
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - damaged or not working
match /mætʃ/ B1	noun - a tool for making fire; a suitable pair
dynamite /daɪˈnæmaɪt/ B2	noun - a powerful explosive; something excellent
city /ˈsɪti/ B1	noun - a large town
piece /piːs/ A2	noun - a part of something
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a celestial body; a famous person
inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ A2	noun - the inner part
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition of being alive
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - without light
finally /ˈfaɪnəli/ B1	adverb - at last

Key Grammar Structures

• I was a ferris wheel, in an empty field, where nobody goes.

  ➔ Past Simple (was) / Present Simple in a relative clause (goes)

  ➔ The verb "was" shows a completed state in the past. The clause "where nobody "goes"" uses the present simple because it describes a habitual or timeless fact.

• You turned on the show.

  ➔ Phrasal verb (turn on) + Past Simple

  ➔ "turned on" is a phrasal verb meaning "activated". The whole clause is in the Past Simple because the action happened at a specific moment.

• You light me up, like the fireworks flying in the 4th of July.

  ➔ Simple Present + Simile with "like" + Gerund (flying)

  ➔ "light" is in the Simple Present because it describes a habitual feeling. The phrase "like the fireworks flying…" is a simile; "flying" is a gerund that describes the fireworks.

• You were the missing piece, to my broken dreams.

  ➔ Past Simple of "be" (were) + Noun phrase as complement

  ➔ "were" is the Past Simple of "be", used here to describe a past state. "the missing piece" functions as a noun complement that identifies what you were.

• You're bringing me back to life.

  ➔ Present Continuous (are bringing)

  ➔ "are bringing" is the Present Continuous, used to describe an action that is happening right now or a temporary situation.

• You look like a movie star, just the way you are, makes me burn inside.

  ➔ Simile with "like" + Relative clause "just the way you are" + Simple Present (makes)

  ➔ "look like" forms a simile; "just the way you are" is a relative clause that qualifies the comparison; "makes" is in the Simple Present because it expresses a general truth.

• Finally finding a match.

  ➔ Gerund phrase as subject/complement

  ➔ "Finding" is a gerund; the whole phrase "Finally finding a match" functions as a nominal idea, similar to a subject or complement of the sentence.

• All the dark days left when you came to me.

  ➔ Past Simple (left, came) + Time clause with "when"

  ➔ "left" and "came" are both in the Past Simple, indicating completed actions. The clause "when you came to me" is a time clause introduced by "when".

• Like New York City, on New Year's Eve.

  ➔ Simile with "like" + Prepositional phrase (on New Year's Eve)

  ➔ "Like" introduces a simile that compares the feeling to "New York City". "on New Year's Eve" is a prepositional phrase indicating the time of the comparison.