Someone You Loved – English Lyrics

• By: Lewis Capaldi
• Album: Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a deeply rewarding experience, and Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" offers a poignant and accessible entry point into the emotional landscape of contemporary English songwriting. The song's clear, heartfelt lyrics and repetitive chorus make it easy for learners to follow along and pick up new vocabulary related to love, loss, and support. What makes this song special is its universal theme of heartbreak, allowing learners from all backgrounds to connect with the raw emotion in Capaldi's voice and lyrics.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fear /fɪər/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the perception of danger, pain, or threat. verb - to be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger.
heal /hiːl/ B1	verb - to become healthy again; to make (a wound or person) healthy again
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of light between sunrise and sunset.
nightfall /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/ B2	noun - the coming of night; dusk.
guard /ɡɑːrd/ B1	noun - a person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person formally assigned to protect a person or place or to control access to it. verb - protect (someone or something) from harm or unwanted access.
rug /rʌɡ/ A2	noun - a floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor.
loved /lʌvd/ A1	adjective - greatly liked or adored.
sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ A1	verb - to be in a state of sleep.
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to get away from a place or situation where one is confined or wants to avoid. noun - an act of breaking free from confinement or control.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight in the head of a human or animal.
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - cause pain or injury to.
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear. adjective - in good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased.

Key Grammar Structures

• I'M GOING UNDER AND THIS TIME I FEAR THERE'S NO ONE TO SAVE ME

  ➔ "Going under" (Present Continuous as future intention/fear), "there's" (contraction of 'there is'), "to save" (infinitive of purpose)

  ➔ "Going under" describes a process happening now, but implies a future outcome (drowning). "There's" is a common contraction. "To save me" indicates the purpose for someone else's existence.

• THIS ALL OR NOTHING REALLY GOT A WAY OF DRIVING ME CRAZY

  ➔ "Got a way of + gerund" (idiomatic expression), "driving" (gerund)

  ➔ The idiom "got a way of doing something" means something has a tendency or habit of causing something else. Here, the 'all or nothing' approach has a way of making the speaker crazy.

• I GUESS I KINDA LIKED THE WAY YOU NUMBED ALL THE PAIN

  ➔ "kinda" (informal contraction of 'kind of'), "numbed" (past tense), "the way" (relative clause implied, 'the way that you numbed...')

  ➔ "Kinda" softens the statement. "Numbed" is a regular past tense verb. "The way you numbed all the pain" is a noun phrase acting as the object of "liked", with an implied relative pronoun (that).

• NOW THE DAY BLEEDS INTO NIGHTFALL, AND YOU'RE NOT HERE TO GET ME THROUGH IT ALL

  ➔ "Bleeds into" (phrasal verb), "You're" (contraction of 'You are'), "to get me through" (infinitive of purpose)

  ➔ "Bleeds into" vividly describes the gradual transition from day to night. "You're" is a standard contraction. "To get me through it all" explains why the speaker needs the person present.

• I LET MY GUARD DOWN AND THEN YOU PULLED THE RUG

  ➔ "Let down" (phrasal verb, to lower something), "pulled" (past simple)

  ➔ "Let my guard down" is an idiom meaning to become less cautious. "Pulled the rug" is an idiom meaning to suddenly remove support from someone.

• I WAS GETTING KINDA USED TO BEING SOMEONE YOU LOVED

  ➔ "Was getting used to + gerund" (past progressive of 'getting used to'), "being" (gerund), "someone you loved" (reduced relative clause)

  ➔ "Was getting used to" describes a process of becoming accustomed to something in the past. "Being someone you loved" describes the state the speaker was becoming accustomed to. The relative clause would fully be: 'someone that you loved'.

• I TEND TO CLOSE MY EYES WHEN IT HURTS SOMETIMES

  ➔ "Tend to + base verb" (expressing a habitual action), "when it hurts" (adverbial clause of time)

  ➔ "Tend to close" means the speaker has a habit or inclination to close their eyes. "When it hurts" specifies the condition under which this action occurs.