Lyrics & Translation
Discover the uplifting sounds of Martin Garrix's "Now That I've Found You" and learn English through its powerful and emotive lyrics. The song's clear and repetitive chorus makes it easy to sing along and understand the core message of finding someone special. Its narrative of overcoming loneliness provides a great context for learning vocabulary related to emotions and relationships, all while enjoying a landmark track in modern electronic music.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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found /faʊnd/ A1 |
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go /ɡoʊ/ A1 |
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world /wɜːrld/ A1 |
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alone /əˈloʊn/ A2 |
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shot /ʃɒt/ B1 |
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fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2 |
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sky /skaɪ/ A1 |
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sign /saɪn/ A2 |
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wake-up call /ˈweɪk ʌp kɔːl/ B2 |
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stronger /ˈstrɒŋɡər/ A2 |
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thunderstorm /ˈθʌndərstɔːrm/ B1 |
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dreamers /ˈdriːmərz/ B1 |
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together /təˈɡeðər/ A1 |
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belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ A2 |
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flashback /ˈflæʃbæk/ B2 |
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easy /ˈiːzi/ A1 |
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hard /hɑːrd/ A1 |
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city /ˈsɪti/ A1 |
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moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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When you thought it would be easy
➔ Future in the Past / Conditional
➔ "would be easy" expresses an action or state that was expected or intended in the past from the perspective of that past moment, or a hypothetical consequence.
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take on the world alone
➔ Phrasal Verb
➔ "Take on" means to undertake or accept a challenge, responsibility, or opponent.
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The one shot that you fire at the sky
➔ Defining Relative Clause
➔ "that you fire at the sky" is a relative clause providing essential information about "the one shot", specifying which shot it is.
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Hoping someone else can see it
➔ Present Participle Clause
➔ "Hoping" introduces a participle clause that describes a simultaneous action or the manner/purpose of the main action. It can imply "while hoping" or "and you are hoping".
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I've been waiting for your wake-up call
➔ Present Perfect Continuous
➔ "I've been waiting" (I have been waiting) indicates an action that started in the past and has continued without interruption or has been ongoing up to the present moment, often emphasizing duration.
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I won't let go now that I've found you
➔ Conjunction "now that"
➔ "Now that" introduces a subordinate clause that explains the reason or the new circumstances for the main clause's action, meaning "because now" or "since".
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To the city built for dreamers
➔ Past Participle as an Adjective / Reduced Relative Clause
➔ "Built" is a past participle functioning as an adjective to describe "the city". It's a reduced form of a relative clause like "the city which was built for dreamers".
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Right here in this moment where we belong
➔ Relative Adverbial Clause of Place
➔ "where we belong" is a relative clause introduced by the relative adverb "where", modifying "moment" (or implicitly "place") and indicating the location or situation.
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