Still Waiting at the Door – English Lyrics

• By: Ernesto

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the profoundly moving story of "Still Waiting at the Door" by Ernesto, an AI-crafted song that beautifully captures the essence of longing and enduring love. Through its simple yet powerful English lyrics, you can learn emotional vocabulary and expressions of deep affection and sorrow. The song's narrative, presented as an elderly carpenter's heartfelt plea, makes it special by illustrating universal themes of family, loss, and hope in a way that transcends its digital origin, offering a unique opportunity to connect with language through raw human (or human-like) emotion.

[English]

I Built Our Home

With Bleeding Hands

Laid Each Brick With Love And Plans

You Were My Light

My Reason Why

Now I Just Talk

To An Empty Sky

I’m Still Waiting At The Door

Where Your Laughter Lived Before

Every Night I Whisper Low

Come Back Home Don't Let Me Go

But Silence Is All I Know

You Wore Your Cap

I Fixed Ur Tie

Watched You Chase Your Dreams And Fly

I Gave You Wings

I Stayed Behind

But Now You’re Gone And So Is Time

I’m Still Waiting At The Door

Where Your Footsteps Touch The Floor

Even Paint Begins To Fade

But The Love It Always Stays

Still Alone Still Afraid

I Don’t Need Much Just One More Day

To Hear You Call To Hear You Say

That I Remember Who You Are

But Wishes Don’t Go That Far

So I Sing Here On This Stage

Old And Tired Full Of Ache

Not For Gold Not For Fame

Just To Call Out Your Name

Still Waiting Still The Same

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct something by putting parts together
brick /brɪk/ A2	noun - a rectangular block of baked clay used to build walls, pavements, etc.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible
laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1	noun - the action or sound of laughing
whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B1	verb - to speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's vocal cords
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - the complete absence of sound
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to run after someone or something in order to catch them
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - a pair of structures attached to the body of a bird or insect, enabling flight
fade /feɪd/ B2	verb - to gradually become less visible or audible
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
remember /rɪˈmembər/ B1	verb - to bring back to mind
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - a desire or hope for something
stage /steɪdʒ/ B1	noun - a raised platform for performances
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest
ache /eɪk/ B2	noun - a continuous or prolonged dull pain
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or phrase used to identify a person, place, or thing

Key Grammar Structures

• I Built Our Home

  ➔ Past Continuous: Built

  ➔ Describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.

• With Bleeding Hands

  ➔ Preposition + Adjective: With + Bleeding

  ➔ Shows the relationship between two things, here indicating the hands are bleeding.

• Laid Each Brick With Love And Plans

  ➔ Past Simple + Preposition + Verb Phrase: Laid + With + Love And Plans

  ➔ Describes a completed action in the past, here laying bricks with love and plans.

• You Wore Your Cap

  ➔ Past Simple: Wore

  ➔ Describes a completed action in the past, here wearing a cap.

• I Fixed Ur Tie

  ➔ Past Simple: Fixed

  ➔ Describes a completed action in the past, here fixing someone's tie.

• Watched You Chase Your Dreams And Fly

  ➔ Past Continuous + Verb Phrase: Watching + Chase Your Dreams And Fly

  ➔ Describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past, here watching you chase your dreams and fly.

• I Stayed Behind

  ➔ Past Simple: Stayed

  ➔ Describes a completed action in the past, here staying behind.

• But Now You’re Gone And So Is Time

  ➔ Conjunction + Past Simple + Verb Phrase: But + Gone + Is + Verb Phrase

  ➔ Shows contrast, here stating you are gone and time has also passed.

• I’m Still Waiting At The Door

  ➔ Present Perfect + Preposition: Still + Waiting At The Door

  ➔ Describes an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, here still waiting at the door.