Meant For Me – English Lyrics

• By: Colbie Caillat
• Album: Along The Way

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Colbie Caillat's heartfelt country-pop ballad, "Meant For Me." This song offers a beautiful exploration of love, loss, and personal growth, making it an excellent piece to understand emotional expression in English. Listen closely to the reflective lyrics and the unique twist in the chorus, which makes this song particularly special and memorable for its nuanced take on past relationships. It encourages a deeper appreciation for the lessons learned through life's various connections.

[English]

If I hadn't met you

The world would still be so small

There'd still be four walls

I wouldn't stand so tall

If l hadn't met you

I wouldn't know love again

Hearts can break and they mend

How things end and begin

I see love for what it was, not what it wasn't

And everything that happens ain't for nothin'

You were meant for me to find

Meant for me to touch

Meant for me to learn from

Meant for me to trust

Meant for me to hold

Meant for me to choose

Meant for me to love

And meant for me to lose

If I hadn't met you

I wonder who I'd be

I wouldn't be so free

Would've never met me

If I hadn't met you

Now I wouldn't be so strong

Found the right in the wrong

Learned how to move on

You were meant for me to find

Meant for me to touch

Meant for me to learn from

Meant for me to trust

Meant for me to hold

Meant for me to choose

Meant for me to love

And meant for me to lose

Like a falling star

You wish on 'til it's gone and fades into the dark

We laughed, we cried, we've got no regrets

And all the things you taught me, I won't forget, yeah

Yeah, oh

You were meant for me to find

Meant for me to touch

Meant for me to learn from

Meant for me to trust

Meant for me to hold

Meant for me to choose

Meant for me to love, love, love

Meant for me to lose

(You were meant for me)

(You were meant for me) meant for me to lose

(You were meant for me, oh) oh

Meant for me to lose

Meant for me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ B1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
heart /hɑrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the center of emotions
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its people, places and things
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to cause something to separate into pieces
mend /mend/ B2	verb - to repair or fix something that is broken
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ B1	verb - to start doing something
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate something
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to make physical contact with something
learn /lɜːn/ A2	verb - to acquire knowledge or skill through study or experience
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to rely on someone or something with confidence
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to keep something in your hands or arms
choose /tʃuːz/ B1	verb - to select from a number of possibilities
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to fail to keep or maintain something
free /friː/ B1	adjective - not confined or restricted; able to act as one wishes
strong /strɔːŋ/ B1	adjective - having great physical power or mental resilience
wrong /rɒŋ/ B1	adjective - not correct or true; immoral or unfair
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a luminous celestial body visible at night
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	noun - a feeling of sorrow or remorse about something that has happened verb - to feel sorrow or remorse for something done or omitted

Key Grammar Structures

• If I hadn't met you

  ➔ Third conditional (past unreal condition)

  ➔ The phrase "If I hadn't met you" expresses an unreal past condition, imagining a different past outcome.

• The world would still be so small

  ➔ Modal verb "would" for hypothetical future in conditional clauses

  ➔ "Would" shows the imagined result after the unreal past condition.

• I wouldn't stand so tall

  ➔ Negative form of modal verb "would" in conditional sentence

  ➔ "Wouldn't" negates the hypothetical result linked to the unreal past condition.

• Hearts can break and they mend

  ➔ Use of modal verb "can" to express ability or possibility

  ➔ "Can" here shows that hearts have the ability or possibility to break and to mend.

• I see love for what it was, not what it wasn't

  ➔ Use of contrast with "not" and cleft structure "for what it was"

  ➔ "Not what it wasn't" contrasts with "for what it was," emphasizing acceptance of reality.

• You were meant for me to find

  ➔ Passive form with "be meant to" expressing intention or destiny

  ➔ "Were meant for me to find" shows destiny or intended purpose in passive voice.

• Like a falling star

  ➔ Simile structure using 'like' to make a comparison

  ➔ "Like a falling star" compares the subject to a meteor to suggest fleetingness or beauty.

• We laughed, we cried, we've got no regrets

  ➔ Present perfect "we've got" to show experience or result up to now

  ➔ "We've got no regrets" uses present perfect to emphasize the current state resulting from past actions.