Looking At Me Like That – English Lyrics

• By: Vance Joy
• Album: In Our Own Sweet Time

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt storytelling of Vance Joy's "Looking At Me Like That" and immerse yourself in its romantic narrative. This song offers a wonderful opportunity to learn English through its tender and evocative lyrics, which beautifully express the desire to hold onto a precious moment in a relationship. The clear and sincere vocals make it easy to follow along and appreciate the nuances of the language in a musical context.

[English]

I lay as the light rolls in across your skin

And I wait just to watch it fall across your face

Take our time with the sweet delay

I pull you close, 'cause the day can wait

I lay, and I'm hoping, we're too bright to fade

I wouldn't know how to let you go

Every time you love me

Every time you take my hand

Can you tell I'm praying

You won't stop looking at me like that?

Baby, when you love me

Every time you stare right back

Can you tell I'm praying

You won't stop looking at me like that?

I'm all in, and it's getting deeper, wave by wave

I'm all in, I'm giving in without refrain

As you hold me in your gaze

I know there's no chance this is fake

Darling, you show me there's no other way

I wouldn't know how to let you go

Every time you love me

Every time you take my hand

Can you tell I'm praying

You won't stop looking at me like that?

Baby, when you love me

Every time you stare right back

Can you tell I'm praying

You won't stop looking at me like that?

(Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-ooh)

Don't stop looking at me like that

(Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-ooh)

Don't stop looking at me like that

I never saw you coming, darling, and I hope I'm enough

There's nothing left to do, but fall into your love

I never saw you coming, darling, and I hope I'm enough

There's nothing left to do, but fall into your love

Every time you love me

Every time you take my hand

Can you tell I'm praying

You won't stop looking at me like that?

Baby, when you love me

Every time you stare right back

Can you tell I'm praying

You won't stop looking at me like that?

(Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-ooh)

Don't stop looking at me like that

(Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-ooh)

Don't stop looking at me like that

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye adjective - having little weight or being not heavy
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - the front part of the head that includes the eyes, nose, and mouth
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay in a place until someone or something arrives or something happens
fall /fɔːl/ B1	verb - to descend freely by the force of gravity
del delay /dɪˈleɪ/ A2	noun - a period of time by which something is late or postponed
hope /hoʊp/ B1	verb - to want something to happen or be true
fade /feɪd/ B2	verb - to gradually disappear or become less bright or strong
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection or care for someone or something verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
stare /ster/ B2	verb - to look at someone or something for a long time with wide-open eyes
deeper /ˈdiːpər/ B2	adjective - more profound or intense
gaze /ɡeɪz/ B2	noun - a fixed, intense look verb - to look steadily at someone or something
fake /feɪk/ C1	adjective - not genuine or real; imitation or counterfeit

Key Grammar Structures

• I lay as the light rolls in across your skin

  ➔ Present Simple with 'as' for simultaneous actions

  ➔ The verb 'lay' is in the present simple tense, used with 'as' to describe actions happening at the same time.

• I wouldn't know how to let you go

  ➔ Past simple of 'will' for hypothetical situations in the present

  ➔ 'Wouldn't know' is the past simple form of 'will not know', used here to express a hypothetical situation in the present.

• Every time you love me

  ➔ Present simple with 'every time' for repeated actions

  ➔ The present simple tense is used with 'every time' to describe actions that occur repeatedly.

• Can you tell I'm praying

  ➔ Present continuous for current actions

  ➔ 'I'm praying' uses the present continuous tense to indicate an action that is currently happening.

• I'm all in, and it's getting deeper, wave by wave

  ➔ Present continuous with 'getting' for gradual change

  ➔ 'It's getting deeper' uses the present continuous with 'getting' to describe a gradual change.

• There's nothing left to do, but fall into your love

  ➔ Present simple with 'but' for contrast

  ➔ The present simple tense is used with 'but' to introduce a contrast between two ideas.