One More Light – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: From Zero (Deluxe Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a deeply emotional journey, and Linkin Park's "One More Light" offers a powerful and poignant experience. The song's clear, melodic vocals and simple, heartfelt lyrics about loss and caring make it accessible for English learners. Exploring this song allows you to connect with universal themes of grief and empathy while appreciating the raw, emotional power of music that has touched millions worldwide.

[English]

Should've stayed, were there signs I ignored?

Can I help you not to hurt anymore?

...

We saw brilliance when the world was asleep

There are things that we can have, but can't keep if they say

Who cares if one more light goes out

In the sky of a million stars? It flickers, flickers

Who cares when someone's time runs out

If a moment is all we are? Or quicker, quicker?

Who cares if one more light goes out?

Well, I do

...

The reminders pull the floor from your feet

...

In the kitchen, one more chair than you need, oh

And you're angry, and you should be, it's not fair

Just 'cause you can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there if they say

Who cares if one more light goes out

In the sky of a million stars? It flickers, flickers

Who cares when someone's time runs out

If a moment is all we are? Or quicker, quicker?

Who cares if one more light goes out?

Well, I do

...

Who cares if one more light goes out

In the sky of a million stars? It flickers, flickers

Who cares when someone's time runs out

If a moment is all we are? Or quicker, quicker?

Who cares if one more light goes out?

Well, I do

Well, I do

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
care /kɛr/ B1	verb - to feel concern or interest
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ B1	noun - a very brief period of time
brilliance /ˈbrɪl.jəns/ C1	noun - great brightness or radiance
angry /ˈæŋ.ɡri/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room on which one may walk
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ B1	noun - a very brief period of time
quicker /ˈkwɪkər/ B1	adjective - moving fast or doing something in a short time

Key Grammar Structures

• Should've stayed, were there signs I ignored?

  ➔ Should've + past participle (contraction of 'should have')

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• Can I help you not to hurt anymore?

  ➔ Not to + verb (infinitive form)

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• There are things that we can have, but can't keep if they say

  ➔ Can + have / can't + keep (modal + verb)

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• Who cares if one more light goes out

  ➔ If + present simple, introduces a conditional or a reason

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• It flickers, flickers

  ➔ Repetition of a verb for emphasis (present simple tense)

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• Or quicker, quicker?

  ➔ Comparative form of quick + emphasis (repetition for effect)

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• Who cares when someone's time runs out

  ➔ When + possessive pronoun + noun, used to specify time related to someone

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