Round Here – English Lyrics

• By: Counting Crows
• Album: August And Everything After

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog ♪

♪ Where no one notices the contrast of white on white ♪

♪ And in between the moon and you ♪

♪ The angels get a better view ♪

♪ Of the crumbling difference between wrong and right ♪

♪ Well, I walk in the air between the rain ♪

♪ Through myself and back again ♪

♪ Where? I don't know ♪

♪ Maria says she's dying ♪

♪ Through the door, I hear her crying ♪

♪ Why? I don't know ♪

♪ 'Round here, we always stand up straight ♪

♪ 'Round here, something radiates ♪

♪ Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand ♪

♪ She said she'd like to meet a boy who looks like Elvis ♪

♪ And she walks along the edge ♪

♪ Of where the ocean meets the land ♪

♪ Just like she's walking on a wire in the circus ♪

♪ She parks her car outside of my house ♪

♪ And takes her clothes off ♪

♪ Says she's close to understanding Jesus ♪

♪ And she knows she's more than just a little misunderstood ♪

♪ She has trouble acting normal when she's nervous ♪

♪ 'Round here, we're carving out our names ♪

♪ 'Round here, we all look the same ♪

♪ 'Round here, we talk just like lions ♪

♪ But we sacrifice like lambs ♪

♪ 'Round here, she's slipping through my hands ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh ♪

♪ Sleeping children better run like the wind ♪

♪ Out of the lightning dream ♪

♪ Mama's little baby better get herself in ♪

♪ Out of the lightning ♪

♪ She says it's only in my head ♪

♪ She says, shh, I know it's only in my head ♪

♪ But the girl on the car in the parking lot ♪

♪ Says, Man, you should try to take a shot ♪

♪ Can't you see my walls are crumbling ♪

♪ Then she looks up at the building ♪

♪ Says she's thinking of jumping ♪

♪ She says she's tired of life ♪

♪ She must be tired of something ♪

♪ 'Round here, she's always on my mind ♪

♪ 'Round here, hey, man, got lots of time ♪

♪ 'Round here, we're never sent to bed early ♪

♪ And nobody makes us wait ♪

♪ 'Round here, we stay up very, very, very, very late ♪

♪ I, I can't see nothin' ♪

♪ Nothin' around here, oh ♪

♪ You catch me if I'm fallin', you catch me if I'm fallin' ♪

♪ Will you catch me 'cause I'm fallin' down on you ♪

♪ I said I'm under the gun ♪

♪ 'Round here ♪

♪ I'm innocent, I'm under the gun ♪

♪ 'Round here ♪

♪ And I can't see nothin' ♪

♪ Nothin' 'round here ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent image of the person that someone sees
fog /fɒɡ/ B1	noun - a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that obscures or restricts visibility to a greater extent than mist
contrast /ˈkɒntræst/ B2	noun - the state of being strikingly different from something else in close conjunction
crumble /ˈkrʌmbəl/ B2	verb - break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as a result of decay or damage adjective - breaking or falling apart into small fragments; decaying
radiate /ˈreɪdieɪt/ C1	verb - emit (energy, especially light or heat) in the form of rays or waves; send out; show clearly (a feeling or quality) through one's expression or bearing
suitcase /ˈsuːtkeɪs/ A2	noun - a rectangular case with a handle, used for carrying clothes and other personal possessions when travelling
edge /ɛdʒ/ B1	noun - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface; a place or point beyond which something would fall
wire /ˈwaɪər/ B1	noun - metal drawn out into a thin flexible thread or rod
misunderstood /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstʊd/ B1	adjective - wrongly interpreted or understood
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ A2	adjective - easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious; relating to the nerves
carve /kɑːrv/ B1	verb - cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription; create (an object or design) by cutting solid material
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B2	verb - give up (something valued) for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy noun - an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy
slip /slɪp/ B1	verb - slide unintentionally for a short distance; lose one's footing; pass or change to a lower or worse condition or standard
lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ B1	noun - a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and often thunder
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - experience a series of images, sounds, and emotions in your mind while you are asleep
shot /ʃɒt/ B1	noun - an act of firing a gun or other weapon; an attempt to do or achieve something; a photograph or sequence of film
jump /dʒʌmp/ A2	verb - push oneself off a surface and into the air
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A1	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary; fed up with something
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - move downwards, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - a weapon consisting of a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force