Somebody – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Can you see me?
'Cause I'm right here
Can you listen?
'Cause I've been trying to make you notice
What it would mean to me
To feel like somebody
We've been on our way to nowhere
Tryin' so hard to get there
And I say
Oh!
We're gonna let it show!
We're gonna just let go of everything
Holding back our dreams
And try
To make it come alive
C'mon let it shine so they can see
We were meant to be
Somebody (Somebody)
Somebody, yeah (Somebody)
Somehow
Someday
Someway
Somebody
I'm so tired
Of being invisible
But I feel it, yeah
Like a fire below the surface
Trying to set me free
Burnin' inside of me
'Cause were standing on the edge now
It's a long way down
But I say
Oh!
We're gonna let it show!
We're gonna just let go of everything
Holding back our dreams
And try
To make it come alive
C'mon let it shine so they can see
We were meant to be
Somebody (Somebody)
Somebody, yeah (Somebody)
Somehow
Someday
Someway
Somebody
We will walk out of this darkness
Feel the spotlight glowing like a yellow sun
Ohohohohoh (Ohohohohoh)
And when we fall we fall together
'Til we get back up and we will rise as one
Ohohohohoh
Oh!
We're gonna let it show!
We're gonna just let go of everything
Holding back our dreams
And try
To make it come alive
C'mon let it shine so they can see
We were meant to be
Somebody (Somebody)
Somebody, yeah (Somebody)
Somehow
Someday
Someway
Somebody
Somebody
Ooo Oh
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Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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see /siː/ A1 |
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listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ A1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A1 |
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dream /driːm/ A2 |
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shine /ʃaɪn/ B1 |
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tired /ˈtaɪərd/ B1 |
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invisible /ɪnˈvɪz.ə.bəl/ B2 |
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together /təˈɡɛð.ər/ A2 |
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rise /raɪz/ B1 |
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long /lɔːŋ/ A2 |
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fire /faɪər/ B1 |
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edge /ɛdʒ/ B2 |
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show /ʃoʊ/ A1 |
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mean /miːn/ B1 |
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nobody /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Can you see me?
➔ Interrogative sentence with modal verb 'can' + subject + base verb
➔ 'Can' is used to ask about ability or possibility in questions.
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We've been on our way to nowhere
➔ Present perfect continuous tense to describe an ongoing action up to now
➔ 'We've been' combines 'have been' + verb-ing to emphasize duration of an ongoing activity.
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Trying to make you notice
➔ Gerund phrase used as the subject of the sentence to indicate ongoing effort
➔ The gerund 'Trying' functions as the subject, showing an ongoing attempt to achieve the action.
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And I say
➔ Simple present tense to report speech or introduce an assertion
➔ 'I say' introduces a statement or declaration made by the speaker, indicating the speaker's intention or next action.
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We're gonna let it show!
➔ Colloquial future intention using 'gonna' + verb + object
➔ 'Gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to', used to express future plans or intentions.
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Let it shine so they can see
➔ Imperative sentence with 'let' + object + base verb; purpose clause with 'so that'
➔ 'Let' is used to give permission or make a suggestion, and 'so that' introduces the purpose of the action.
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Feel the spotlight glowing like a yellow sun
➔ Imperative sentence with 'feel'; simile using 'like' to compare the spotlight to a yellow sun
➔ 'Feel' is an imperative verb instructing someone to experience the sensation, while 'like' introduces a simile showing comparison.