Space Song – English Lyrics

• By: Beach House
• Album: Depression Cherry

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise when it is dark
held /held/ A2	verb - past tense of hold; to have or keep in your hand or arms
tight /taɪt/ A2	adjective - firmly or closely held or fastened
empty /ˈempti/ B1	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
seat /siːt/ A1	noun - a thing made or used for sitting on
flash /flæʃ/ B1	noun - a sudden burst of light
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to form one's features into a pleased expression
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of vision
wide-eyed /ˈwaɪdˈaɪd/ B2	adjective - with the eyes wide open, especially in surprise or innocence
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - female child or young woman
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or location
tender /ˈtendər/ B2	adjective - showing gentleness and concern or sympathy
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
dry /draɪ/ A1	verb - to make or become dry
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a specified distance adjective - not together
fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ B2	adjective - easily broken or damaged; delicate
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, people, and natural features
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; no longer possessed
found /faʊnd/ A2	verb - past tense of find; to discover or perceive

Key Grammar Structures

• It was late at night, you held on tight

  ➔ Past Simple Tense (irregular verb 'hold')

  ➔ The use of 'was' and 'held' indicates actions completed in the past. 'Held' is the past tense of the irregular verb 'hold'.

• It will take a while to make you smile

  ➔ Future Simple with 'will' + Infinitive

  ➔ 'Will take' expresses a future action or event. The structure 'it will take [time] to [do something]' is common.

• Somewhere in these eyes, I'm on your side

  ➔ Prepositional phrase ('in these eyes') + Simple Present Tense

  ➔ 'In these eyes' functions as an adverbial phrase, modifying the rest of the sentence. 'I'm' is a contraction of 'I am', using the simple present tense.

• Tender is the night for a broken heart

  ➔ Inverted Sentence Structure + Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The standard word order would be 'The night is tender for a broken heart.' Inverting the sentence puts emphasis on 'tender'.

• Who will dry your eyes when it falls apart?

  ➔ Future Simple (will) + Present Simple (falls) in a conditional clause

  ➔ This sentence combines a future prediction ('will dry') with a conditional clause introduced by 'when'. Note the use of the present simple 'falls' after 'when' to describe a future event.

• Were you ever lost? Was she ever found?

  ➔ Past Simple Passive (Was/Were + Past Participle) + 'ever' for emphasis

  ➔ The use of 'were' and 'was' with the past participles 'lost' and 'found' indicates a passive voice in the past. 'Ever' adds emphasis to the question.