Open Arms – English Lyrics

• By: Journey

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(crowd cheering)

("Open Arms" by Journey)

♪ Lying beside you ♪

♪ Here in the dark ♪

♪ Feeling your heartbeat with mine ♪

♪ Softly you whisper ♪

♪ You're so sincere ♪

♪ How could our love be so blind ♪

♪ We sailed on together ♪

♪ We drifted apart ♪

♪ And here you are by my side ♪

♪ So now I come to you ♪

♪ With open arms ♪

♪ Nothing to hide ♪

♪ Believe what I say ♪

♪ So here I am ♪

♪ With open arms ♪

♪ Hoping you'll see ♪

♪ What your love means to me ♪

♪ Open arms ♪

♪ Living without you ♪

♪ Living alone ♪

♪ This empty house seems so cold ♪

♪ Wanting to hold you ♪

♪ Wanting you near ♪

♪ How much I wanted you home ♪

♪ But now that you've come back ♪

♪ Turned night into day ♪

♪ I need you to stay ♪

♪ So now I come to you ♪

♪ With open arms ♪

♪ Nothing to hide ♪

♪ Believe what I say ♪

♪ So here I am ♪

♪ With open arms ♪

♪ Hoping you'll see ♪

♪ What your love means to me ♪

♪ Open arms ♪

(crowd cheering)

Thank you, Houston.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - the upper limbs of the human body
lying /ˈlaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be in a horizontal resting position
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to experience a sensation or emotion noun - an emotional state or reaction
whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B1	verb - to speak very softly
sincere /sɪnˈsɪr/ B2	adjective - free from pretense or deceit; genuine
blind /blaɪnd/ B1	adjective - unable to see; lacking perception or awareness
sailed /seɪld/ B1	verb - traveled on water in a ship or boat
drifted /ˈdrɪftɪd/ B2	verb - to be carried slowly by a current of air or water
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward someone or something
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight; conceal
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - to accept something as true; to have faith
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes; to understand
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be alive; to reside adjective - alive; existing
wanting /ˈwɒntɪŋ/ A2	verb - to desire or need something
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry; to contain
turned /tɜːrnd/ A2	verb - to cause to move around an axis; to change
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in the same place; to continue
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	verb - to make or become not closed adjective - not closed; available
empty /ˈempti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not occupied
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature; lacking emotion

Key Grammar Structures

• Lying beside you

  ➔ Present participle as a gerund

  ➔ In this line, "Lying" is a present participle functioning as a gerund, acting as the subject of the sentence. It describes an ongoing action.

• How could our love be so blind

  ➔ Modal verb 'could' for possibility in the past

  ➔ In this line, "could" is used as a modal verb expressing possibility or speculation about a past situation. It's followed by the base form "be".

• So now I come to you with open arms

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ In this line, "come" is in the simple present tense, used to express a current action or state. The simple present is often used in songs to create immediacy and connection with the listener.

• Nothing to hide

  ➔ Infinitive as complement

  ➔ In this line, "to hide" is an infinitive that functions as a complement to "nothing". The structure "nothing + infinitive" indicates the absence of a particular action.

• Hoping you'll see

  ➔ Present participle phrase

  ➔ In this line, "Hoping" is a present participle that introduces a participial phrase. This phrase expresses the speaker's desire or intention while modifying the main clause.

• What your love means to me

  ➔ Noun clause

  ➔ In this line, "What your love means to me" is a noun clause that functions as the object of the verb "see". It begins with the interrogative word "what" and contains a subject and verb.

• This empty house seems so cold

  ➔ Linking verb with adjective complement

  ➔ In this line, "seems" is a linking verb that connects the subject "This empty house" with the adjective complement "cold". Linking verbs don't show action but rather describe a state of being.

• But now that you've come back

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ In this line, "you've come" is in the present perfect tense (have + past participle). This tense is used to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past but has relevance to the present.

• I need you to stay

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ In this line, "to stay" is an infinitive of purpose that explains why the speaker needs the person. The structure "need + object + infinitive" expresses a requirement or desire for someone to do something.