Lonely Nights – English Lyrics

• By: Hollow Coves, Priscilla Ahn

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant beauty of 'Lonely Nights' by Hollow Coves and Priscilla Ahn. This indie-folk gem captures the universal feeling of homesickness and longing, enhanced by gentle melodies and heartfelt lyrics. Explore the rich language of nostalgia and find solace in its themes of hope and reconnection.

[English]

(light music)

♪ Lonely nights ♪

♪ Those days that passed us by ♪

♪ Pictures fill my mind ♪

♪ Of all I left behind ♪

(light music)

♪ The morning light ♪

♪ Came creeping through those blinds ♪

♪ We shaved our heads at night ♪

♪ And rode off on our bikes ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ I left it all behind ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ But I'll be back sometime ♪

(light music)

♪ The cafe down the road ♪

♪ Three days in a row ♪

♪ The salt upon the floor ♪

♪ And a voice from down the hall ♪

♪ I miss it more and more ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ I left it all behind ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ That simple life of mine ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ I left it all behind ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ But I'll be back sometime ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no friends or company
nights /naɪts/ A2	noun - period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; nighttime
days /deɪz/ A2	noun - period of twenty-four hours
pictures /ˈpɪktʃərz/ B1	noun - images or photographs
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and perceives
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A2	noun - the early part of the day from sunrise to noon
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible adjective - not heavy or dark
passed /pæst/ B1	verb - to move in a specified direction
fill /fɪl/ B1	verb - to make something occupy space completely
left /lɛft/ A1	verb - to go away from a place
behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ B1	adverb - at the back of something
sometime /ˈsʌmtaɪm/ B2	adverb - at an unspecified time in the future

Key Grammar Structures

• Lonely nights

  ➔ Adjective + Noun

  ➔ This is a simple noun phrase where the adjective "Lonely" modifies the noun "nights". It sets the mood and theme of the song.

• Those days that passed us by

  ➔ Relative Clause (defining)

  ➔ The phrase "that passed us by" is a defining relative clause that modifies "Those days". It specifies which days are being referred to.

• Of all I left behind

  ➔ Preposition + Noun Clause

  ➔ "Of" is a preposition, and "all I left behind" is a noun clause acting as the object of the preposition. The noun clause functions as a singular unit, representing everything the speaker abandoned.

• Came creeping through those blinds

  ➔ Intransitive Verb + Gerund + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "Came" is an intransitive verb. "Creeping" is a gerund functioning as an adverb of manner, modifying how the light came. "Through those blinds" is a prepositional phrase indicating direction.

• We shaved our heads at night

  ➔ Transitive Verb + Direct Object + Prepositional Phrase of Time

  ➔ "Shaved" is a transitive verb, "our heads" is the direct object, and "at night" is a prepositional phrase indicating when the action took place.

• I left it all behind

  ➔ Transitive Verb + Pronoun + Adverb

  ➔ "Left" is a transitive verb, "it" is a pronoun serving as the direct object, and "behind" is an adverb modifying the verb and indicating direction/separation.

• But I'll be back sometime

  ➔ Conjunction + Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Verb + Adverb of Time

  ➔ "But" is a conjunction indicating a contrast, "I'll" is a contraction of "I will" (subject + auxiliary verb), "be" is the main verb, "back" acts as an adverbial particle, and "sometime" is an adverb of time.