Trouble Coming – English Lyrics

• By: Laura Cox
• Album: Trouble Coming

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Halfway street down the corner,

I can't help but wonder.

How you can shine so bright when you know you live in a mad mad world.

You carry the blues all day long and yet

you sing your heart out to strangers.

You carry the gold in your hands, please don't let them steal your fire.

Can you make me feel alive today?

Teach me how to play the blues that way.

Let it bleed, let it loose, until we rise together, rise together.

On my knees, why don't you see? It's always

too fast or too easy.

You'll never play the guitar on TV, but you'll learn how to be true and happy.

Bring me back to the days where there was nothing but soul and magic.

You carry the gold in your hands, please don't let them steal your fire.

Can you make me feel alive today?

Teach me how to play the blues that way.

Let it bleed, let it loose, until we rise together, rise together.

Can you make me feel alive today?

Teach me how to play the blues that way.

Let it bleed, let it loose, until we rise together, rise together.

Can you make me feel alive today?

Teach me how to play the blues that way.

Let it bleed, let it loose, until we rise together, rise together.

Can you make me feel alive today?

Teach me how to play the blues that way.

Let it bleed, let it loose, until we rise together, rise together.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to give out or reflect light
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people, places, and things on it
blues /bluːz/ B1	noun - a style of music with melancholy melodies and lyrics noun - a feeling of sadness
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ B1	noun - a person you do not know
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - flames that burn and produce heat noun - strong emotion or passion
steal /stiːl/ B1	verb - to take something without permission
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead adjective - full of energy and emotion
teach /tiːtʃ/ A1	verb - to help someone learn something
bleed /bliːd/ B2	verb - to lose blood through an injury verb - to suffer emotionally or feel strong pain
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move upward or increase verb - to become stronger or more successful
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - not difficult
guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/ A1	noun - a musical instrument with strings played by fingers or a pick
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - the use of mysterious or supernatural powers adjective - having a wonderful or enchanting quality
together /təˈɡeðər/ A1	adjective - in harmony or unity
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a person noun - deep emotional quality in music or art

Key Grammar Structures

• I can't help but wonder.

  ➔ Expression 'can't help but + verb' for saying you cannot stop yourself from doing something.

  ➔ The phrase 'can't help but wonder' means the speaker feels compelled to think about something.

• You carry the blues all day long and yet you sing your heart out to strangers.

  ➔ Use of 'and yet' to contrast two actions or ideas.

  ➔ 'And yet' connects two opposite ideas — feeling sad ('carry the blues') but still singing joyfully.

• Please don't let them steal your fire.

  ➔ Imperative with 'don't let + object + verb' expressing prohibition or advice.

  ➔ The phrase 'don't let them steal your fire' advises not to lose passion or motivation.

• Can you make me feel alive today?

  ➔ Question in present tense using modal 'can' for possibility or ability.

  ➔ The question 'Can you make me feel alive?' asks if the listener is able to inspire strong emotion.

• Teach me how to play the blues that way.

  ➔ Imperative sentence beginning with a verb giving a command or request.

  ➔ The sentence 'Teach me how to play the blues' is a direct request for instruction.

• Let it bleed, let it loose.

  ➔ Repetition of imperatives for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of 'let it' conveys urgency and emotional release.

• You'll never play the guitar on TV, but you'll learn how to be true and happy.

  ➔ Future with 'will' and contrast with 'but'.

  ➔ The line contrasts external success ('play on TV') with inner fulfillment ('be true and happy').

• Bring me back to the days where there was nothing but soul and magic.

  ➔ Relative clause with 'where' referring to time period.

  ➔ The phrase 'days where there was nothing but...' describes a nostalgic time filled only with simplicity and emotion.