Solitude – English Lyrics

• By: M83

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Somewhere

Back in time

I left a part of me

I wanna see if you can try

To bring it back to me

You gotta go

Where I cry

I'm taking on the tears

I wanna see if you can try

Drink a little bit of it

No

No

Just a little lonely

Where I am

I'm ticking back in time

I wanna see if you can spot

You finally calm my head at night

I need you

No I don't

Just keep me one more time

While I try to be a friend

So it can be the end

No

No

No

No

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
see /siː/ A1	verb - perceive with the eyes; discern visually.
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - make an attempt or effort to do something. noun - an attempt to do or achieve something.
bring /brɪŋ/ A1	verb - take or go with (someone or something) to a place.
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or unhappiness. noun - a loud expression of pain or unhappiness.
tears /tɪərz/ A1	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye, typically as a result of strong emotion.
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. noun - a liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst or for nourishment.
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth are
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunset and sunrise.
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important. noun - the state of requiring help or support.
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.
end /end/ A1	noun - a point or period in time at which something ceases to exist. verb - bring or come to a conclusion.

Key Grammar Structures

• Somewhere

  ➔ Adverb of place

  ➔ The word "Somewhere" indicates an indefinite place.

• I left a part of me

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The verb "left" (past simple of "leave") describes a completed action in the past.

• I wanna see if you can try

  ➔ Conditional clause (implied)

  ➔ "If you try" is implied, expressing a potential action and its outcome.

• You gotta go

  ➔ Modal verb "gotta" (contraction of "have got to")

  ➔ "Gotta" expresses obligation or necessity.

• Where I cry

  ➔ Relative Clause (reduced)

  ➔ "Where I cry" functions as an adjectival phrase modifying a place (implied).

• I'm ticking back in time

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous "I'm ticking" indicates an action happening now or around now.

• You finally calm my head at night

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb "calm" is in the present simple, used here to express a general truth or habitual action (even though night is specified).

• Just keep me one more time

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ "Keep" is in the imperative mood, giving a command or making a request.

• So it can be the end

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (implied)

  ➔ "So that it can be the end" is implied, expressing a desired outcome or purpose.