Take You Home – English Lyrics

• By: Dido
• Album: Still On My Mind

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the introspective world of Dido's "Take You Home," a song that beautifully captures the universal feeling of being able to support others while struggling with your own sense of direction. By diving into its heartfelt lyrics, you'll gain insight into expressing complex emotions and the art of balancing personal and relational needs.

[English]

Sun is hanging low across the street

As we're fighting, loving, talking in the heat

We are walking home barely

Everyday we'll meet,

Everyday we'll meet, do the same

I can't sing you a song, take you home

But I can't seem to find my own

I can't sing you a song, take you home

But I can't seem to find my way home

We could dance all night, sleep all day

Kiss and love and just walk away

To pride and another rules and disobey

Move so slow we didn't see a change

I can't sing you a song, take you home

But I can't seem to find my own

I can't sing you a song, take you home

But I can't seem to find my way home

I can't sing you a song, take you home

But I can't seem to find my own

I can't sing you a song, take you home

But I can't seem to find my way home

But I can't seem to find my way home

But I can't seem to find my way home

But I can't seem to find my way home

But I can't seem to find my way home

But I can't seem to find my way home

I can't sing you a song, take you home

But I can't seem to find my way home

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to get hold of something or someone and move them to where you are
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where someone lives
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate something
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with the eyes closed and unconscious of one's surroundings
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch someone with one's lips as a sign of affection
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone noun - a deep affection for someone
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's achievements
rule /ruːl/ A2	noun - a regulation or principle governing conduct
disobey /ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ/ B1	verb - to fail to obey a rule or command
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position
slow /sloʊ/ A1	adjective - moving or operating at a low speed
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to come together with someone by arrangement or chance
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot
barely /ˈbɛəri/ B1	adverb - only just; almost not
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town

Key Grammar Structures

• Sun is hanging low across the street

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'is hanging' uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now, emphasizing the ongoing state of the sun's position.

• As we're fighting, loving, talking in the heat

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense with 'ing' form

  ➔ The verbs 'fighting, loving, talking' are in the present continuous tense using the 'ing' form, indicating actions happening at the moment of speaking.

• Everyday we'll meet, do the same

  ➔ Future Simple Tense with 'will'

  ➔ The phrase 'we'll meet' uses the future simple tense with 'will' to express a future action that is certain or habitual.

• I can't sing you a song, take you home

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can't' for Ability

  ➔ The modal verb 'can't' is used to express the lack of ability to perform the actions 'sing' and 'take'.

• But I can't seem to find my way home

  ➔ Seem + to-infinitive

  ➔ The structure 'seem to find' uses 'seem' followed by the to-infinitive to express an appearance or impression of an action.

• We could dance all night, sleep all day

  ➔ Modal Verb 'could' for Past Ability

  ➔ The modal verb 'could' is used to express past ability or a possibility in the past.

• To pride and another rules and disobey

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The phrase 'to pride... and disobey' uses the to-infinitive to express purpose or result.

• Move so slow we didn't see a change

  ➔ Past Simple Tense with 'didn't'

  ➔ The phrase 'we didn't see' uses the past simple tense with 'didn't' to describe a completed action in the past.