Redemption – English Lyrics

• By: Hurts
• Album: Faith

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
redemption /rɪˈdɛmpʃən/ B2	noun - the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
salvation /sælˈveɪʃən/ B2	noun - deliverance from danger or suffering
forgiveness /fərˈɡɪvnɪs/ B1	noun - the action or process of forgiving
struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ A2	verb - to make a great effort to do something noun - a forceful or violent effort or struggle
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
rise /raɪz/ A1	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible adjective - not heavy or intense
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A2	noun - a dark area or shape produced by an object blocking light
path /pæθ/ A1	noun - a way or track laid down for walking or made by people walking

Key Grammar Structures

• I’ve been lost in the shadows, searching for the light.

  ➔ Present Perfect (have been + -ing)

  ➔ The phrase 'I’ve been lost' uses the Present Perfect Continuous to describe an ongoing action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• If you could see through my eyes, you’d understand why.

  ➔ Second Conditional (If + Past Simple, would + base verb)

  ➔ The structure 'If you could see... you’d understand' is a Second Conditional, used for hypothetical situations in the present or future.

• There’s a fire inside me, burning out of control.

  ➔ Present Simple with 'There is' for existence

  ➔ 'There’s a fire inside me' uses 'There is' in the Present Simple to indicate the existence of something.