My Side of the Bed – English Lyrics

• By: Noah Cyrus
• Album: The Hardest Part

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the raw emotion of Noah Cyrus' "My Side of the Bed," a deeply personal piano ballad that beautifully articulates the universal fear of abandonment and the quiet anxieties within relationships. Through its vulnerable lyrics and acoustic melodies, this song offers an intimate glimpse into human fragility and the longing for connection, making it an excellent piece to connect with English expressions of heartache and emotional depth.

[English]

I spend all night on my side of the bed

With my knees and my toes hangin' over the edge

'Cause I know you want space

It's not what you said

But the way that you said that you're fine

When you rolled over in your sleep

I thought you were leavin' me

...

I know it's not you, I believe there's somethin' missin' in me

...

We sink in the sofa under TV glow

You are watchin' the world end but I just can't follow

'Cause I can't stop thinking

'Bout how you felt hollow

When I was holding you last night

You shifted your weight in the seat

I thought you were leavin' me

...

But I'm just too fragile to speak

There's somethin' broken in me

...

We all want the same thing, to love and be loved

It's a hard pill to swallow, but you're not enough

So I put on my coat, the world's cold and it's rough

And if you're gonna make it

You've gotta be tough, but I'm not

...

My heart's paper-thin and the softest of words can send me spiralin'

So I guess that my question after all of this would be

"Are you leavin' me?"

Oh, are you leavin' me?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
side /saɪd/ A2	noun - the part or surface that is to the left or right of something
bed /bɛd/ A1	noun - piece of furniture for sleeping
knees /niːz/ A2	noun - the joints between the thigh and the lower leg
toes /toʊz/ A2	noun - the digits of the foot
space /speɪs/ B1	noun - an area that is empty or available
fine /faɪn/ A2	adjective - good, satisfactory; of high quality
sleep /sliːp/ A1	noun - the condition of rest when the body is inactive verb - to rest with the eyes closed and the mind inactive
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true
missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ B1	adjective - not present; absent
sink /sɪŋk/ B1	verb - to go down below the surface of a liquid
sofa /ˈsoʊfə/ A2	noun - a comfortable seat for several people
glow /ɡloʊ/ B2	noun - a steady, soft light verb - to emit a steady light
hollow /ˈhɑːloʊ/ B2	adjective - having an empty space inside; not solid
fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ C1	adjective - easily broken or damaged
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - damaged and not functioning properly
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - solid; difficult to do or understand
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature; not warm
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood; symbol of emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• I spend all night on my side of the bed

  ➔ Present Simple (habitual action)

  ➔ Describes a habitual action, something the speaker does regularly.

• 'Cause I know you want space

  ➔ Cause/Because + Clause (reason)

  ➔ Introduces the reason for the speaker's previous statement.

• But the way that you said that you're fine

  ➔ Noun clause (the way that...)

  ➔ Uses 'that you're fine' as the object of the verb 'said,' functioning as a noun clause describing how someone said something. Focus on the use of the subordinator 'that'.

• I thought you were leavin' me

  ➔ Past Continuous (Interrupted action)

  ➔ Describes an action in progress in the past that was interrupted by another action, or a state of mind/feeling happening at a certain time in the past.

• I know it's not you, I believe there's somethin' missin' in me

  ➔ There is/are structure (Existence)

  ➔ Expresses the existence of something. Also highlights the use of contraction.

• We sink in the sofa under TV glow

  ➔ Present Simple (habitual action, or general truth)

  ➔ Describes a habitual action or a general truth/situation, even if it's happening in a specific context.

• We all want the same thing, to love and be loved

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to love and be loved)

  ➔ The infinitive phrase 'to love and be loved' expresses the purpose of the verb 'want'.

• So I put on my coat, the world's cold and it's rough

  ➔ Compound sentence (coordinating conjunction 'so')

  ➔ Two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction 'so', showing a result or consequence.

• My heart's paper-thin and the softest of words can send me spiralin'

  ➔ Complex sentence with coordinate clauses, and modal verb ('can')

  ➔ Shows the use of a modal verb 'can' (ability) and the structure for complex sentences with linked clauses.

• So I guess that my question after all of this would be

  ➔ Conditional sentence, type 1, with noun clause as the subject.

  ➔ This sentence implies a conditional scenario (if things were like this, then...). It includes a noun clause ('that my question...') used as the subject of 'would be'. The conditionality is implied.