The Night We Met – English Lyrics

• By: Lord Huron
• Album: Strange Trails

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the poignant narrative of "The Night We Met" by Lord Huron. Its melancholic lyrics and evocative imagery offer a rich opportunity to explore English expressions of love, loss, and deep regret. The song's simple yet powerful vocabulary and atmospheric storytelling make it an accessible and emotionally resonant piece for language learners to connect with authentic English sentiment and understand common phrases related to relationships and introspection.

[English]

I am not the only traveler

Who has not repaid his debt

I've been searching for a trail to follow again

Take me back to the night we met

And then i can tell myself

What the hell i'm supposed to do

And then i can tell myself

Not the ride along with you

I had all and then most of you some and now none of you

Take me back to the night we met

I don't know what i'm supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you

Oh, Take me back to the night we met

When the night was full of terrors

And your eyes were filled with tears

When you had not touched me yet

Oh, take me back to the night we met

I had all and then most of you some and now none of you

Take me back to the night we met

I don't know what i'm supposed to do haunted by the ghost of you

Take me back to the night we met

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
traveler /ˈtræv.əl.ər/ B1	noun - a person who is traveling or journeys, especially on foot.
debt /dɛt/ B1	noun - something, typically money, that is owed or due.
searching /ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/ B1	verb - to try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.
haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/ B2	adjective - frequented by a ghost; filled with the memory of something unpleasant.
ghost /ɡəʊst/ A2	noun - the spirit of a dead person.
terrors /ˈtɛrərz/ B2	noun - extreme fear.
touched /tʌtʃt/ A2	verb - to put a hand or another part of the body on (someone or something) typically in order to feel them.
supposed /səˈpəʊzd/ B1	adjective - expected or believed to be the case.
repaid /rɪˈpeɪd/ B1	verb - pay back (money owed).
trail /treɪl/ A2	noun - a path or track left by something that has passed by.
full /fʊl/ A1	adjective - containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight in humans and animals.
filled /fɪld/ A2	verb - to put something into a container until it is full.

Key Grammar Structures

• I am not the only traveler

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb 'am' is used to describe a general truth or a habitual action.

• Who has not repaid his debt

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ 'Has repaid' is in the present perfect, indicating an action that occurred in the past with results relevant to the present.

• Take me back to the night we met

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ 'Take' is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or request.

• I had all and then most of you some and now none of you

  ➔ Past simple tense with contrastive structure

  ➔ The past simple 'had' is used with contrasting elements ('all', 'most', 'some', 'none') to show change over time.

• Haunted by the ghost of you

  ➔ Past participle as adjective

  ➔ 'Haunted' is the past participle of 'haunt', functioning as an adjective to describe the subject.

• When the night was full of terrors

  ➔ Past continuous tense

  ➔ 'Was full' is in the past continuous, describing an ongoing state in the past.

• And your eyes were filled with tears

  ➔ Past passive voice

  ➔ 'Were filled' is in the past passive voice, indicating the action was done to the subject.