somewhere – English Lyrics

• By: LANY
• Album: gg bb xx

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into LANY's "somewhere" – a beautiful track that speaks to universal feelings of self-discovery and growth. Its clear and heartfelt lyrics offer an excellent opportunity to enhance your English vocabulary and understanding of emotional expression through music. Discover what makes this song special as you follow the lyrical journey of finding one's path.

[English]

All of my life I've been searchin' for somethin'

I give everything and I end up with nothing

I only hurt myself to please everyone else

So I've packed up my things, and the engine is runnin'

...

'Cause I just can't keep goin' like this

So I'm learnin' how to live

Without needin' anybody

Rollin' like the wind

Tryna leave it all behind me

Know that I'm not there

But finally, feels like I'm getting somewhere

Somewhere

Headed out west where the sun's always shinin'

...

Back where I'm from there ain't no silver linin'

...

When it rains it pours, don't call me for the storm

It hurts you so bad that you just feel like I feel

I said I can't keep goin' like this, oh no

So I'm learnin' how to live

Without needin' anybody

Rollin' like the wind

Tryna leave it all behind me

Know that I'm not there

But finally, feels like I'm getting somewhere

Somewhere

(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)

(Ooh-ooh, somewhere)

...

(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)

(Ooh-ooh, somewhere)

So I'm learnin' how to live

Without needin' anybody

Rollin' like the wind

Tryna leave it all behind me

Know that I'm not there

But finally, feels like I'm getting somewhere

...

Somewhere

Gettin' somewhere

Somewhere

...

(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)

(Ooh-ooh, somewhere)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
searchin' /ˈsɜːrtʃɪn/ A2	verb - to look for something
somethin' /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ A1	noun - an unspecified thing
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury noun - physical pain or injury
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - an object that one does not need to give a specific name to
engine /ˈɛndʒɪn/ B1	noun - a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion
runnin' /ˈrʌnɪn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
wind /wɪnd/ A2	noun - moving air
shinin' /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to give out light
linin' /ˈlaɪnɪn/ B2	noun - something that helps you in a difficult situation.
rains /reɪnz/ A1	verb - water falling from the sky
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion
getting /ˈɡetɪŋ/ A1	verb - to obtain or receive something

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been searchin' for somethin'

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "I've been searchin'" shows an action that started in the past and continues to the present. Form: have/has + been + verb-ing

• I only hurt myself to please everyone else

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "myself" is a reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject. "to please" is an infinitive expressing purpose, showing why the action was done.

• So I'm learnin' how to live without needin' anybody

  ➔ Present Continuous + Question Word + Infinitive + Gerund

  ➔ "I'm learnin'" is present continuous. "how to live" uses a question word + infinitive structure. "needin'" is a gerund after the preposition "without".

• It hurts you so bad that you just feel like I feel

  ➔ So...that Construction

  ➔ "so bad that" connects a cause with its result. The word "so" emphasizes the degree, and "that" introduces the result clause.

• Back where I'm from there ain't no silver linin'

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ "ain't no" is a double negative (ain't = is not, no = not any). In standard English, this would be "there isn't any" or "there is no".

• When it rains it pours, don't call me for the storm

  ➔ Proverb/Idiom + Imperative

  ➔ "When it rains it pours" is a proverb meaning problems often come all at once. "don't call me" is an imperative giving a command or request.

• Know that I'm not there but finally, feels like I'm getting somewhere

  ➔ Conjunction + Present Continuous + Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "but" is a conjunction showing contrast. "I'm getting" is present continuous. "getting somewhere" is an idiomatic expression meaning making progress.

• Tryna leave it all behind me

  ➔ Informal Contraction + Infinitive

  ➔ "Tryna" is an informal contraction of "trying to". "to leave" is an infinitive showing purpose or intention.