The Place Where Lost Things Go – English Lyrics

• By: Emily Blunt
• Album: Mary Poppins Returns

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender world of "The Place Where Lost Things Go," sung beautifully by Emily Blunt in "Mary Poppins Returns." This poignant lullaby is not just a song; it's a gentle lesson in coping with loss and finding hope. Learning the lyrics to this track can introduce you to beautiful English poetic expressions and vocabulary related to emotions, comfort, and metaphors of memory and presence. Its clear pronunciation and emotional delivery make it an excellent choice for improving listening comprehension and appreciating how language can convey deep feelings, making it special for anyone exploring the nuances of English through music.

[English]

Li

List

Listen

Listen t

Listen to

Listen to th

Listen to the

Listen to the th

Listen to the thre

Listen to the three

Listen to the three of

Listen to the three of y

Listen to the three of you

Listen to the three of you.

You're all worrying far too much.

After all, you can't lose what you've never lost.

I don't understand.

Well...

♪ Do you ever lie awake at night ♪

♪ Just between the dark and the morning light ♪

♪ Searching for the things you used to know ♪

♪ Looking for the place where the lost things go ♪

♪ Do you ever dream or reminisce? ♪

♪ Wondering where to find what you truly miss ♪

♪ Well maybe all those things that you love so ♪

♪ Are waiting in the place where the lost things go ♪

♪ Memories you've shared ♪

♪ Gone for good you feared ♪

♪ They're all around you still ♪

♪ Though they've disappeared ♪

♪ Nothing's really left ♪

♪ Or lost without a trace ♪

♪ Nothing's gone forever ♪

♪ Only out of place ♪

♪ So maybe now the dish and my best spoon ♪

♪ Are playing hide and seek just behind the moon ♪

♪ Waiting there until it's time to show ♪

♪ Spring is like that now, far beneath the snow ♪

♪ Hiding in the place ♪

♪ Where the lost things go ♪

Now, time to get some sleep.

And in the morning bright and early,

we'll take that bowl to my cousin.

We'll have it mended.

♪ Time to close your eyes ♪

♪ So sleep can come around ♪

♪ For when you dream, you'll find ♪

♪ All that's lost is found ♪

♪ Maybe on the moon ♪

♪ Or maybe somewhere new ♪

♪ Maybe all you're missing ♪

♪ Lives inside of you... ♪

♪ So, when you need her touch and loving gaze ♪

♪ Gone but not forgotten is the perfect phrase ♪

♪ Smiling from a star that she makes glow ♪

♪ Trust she's always there, watching as you grow ♪

♪ Find her in the place ♪

♪ Where the lost things go ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to be found; no longer possessed verb - past tense of lose
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - objects; items
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between one day and the next
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience a dream
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone or something noun - an intense feeling of affection
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B1	noun - something remembered from the past; a recollection
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the earth, visible by reflected light from the sun
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
sleep /sliːp/ A1	noun - a condition of body and mind such as that which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended verb - be in a state of sleep
bright /braɪt/ B1	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	noun - the sense of physical contact verb - to come into or be in contact with (something)
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun
grow /ɡroʊ/ A1	verb - to increase in size or develop

Key Grammar Structures

• After all, you can't lose what you've never lost.

  ➔ present perfect tense with 'have/has' + past participle

  ➔ This construction indicates an action that is completed relative to the present moment.

• Do you ever lie awake at night?

  ➔ Present simple tense in questions with 'do' / 'does'

  ➔ 'Do' is used to form questions in the present simple tense when the subject is 'you', 'we', or 'they'.

• Nothing's really left or lost without a trace.

  ➔ contraction of 'Nothing is' + adverb + 'left' or 'lost'

  ➔ This is the contraction of 'Nothing is', used to denote that nothing is indeed gone or missing.

• Waiting there until it's time to show.

  ➔ present participle 'waiting' indicating an ongoing action

  ➔ 'Waiting' is the present participle form of 'wait', used here to describe an action that is happening in the present or ongoing.

• Smiling from a star that she makes glow.

  ➔ present participle 'smiling' with a relative clause 'that she makes glow'

  ➔ 'Smiling' is a present participle describing the action, and the relative clause provides more information about the star.