There Isn't Much – English Lyrics

• By: Emeli Sandé
• Album: Let's Say For Instance

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I bought myself an aeroplane

To see how high that it could take me

I made it past the milky way

But it seems I'm still not even close

I'm having dinner with the king, the queen

I swear I'm living out my wildest dreams

I'm trying to give the DJ all of me

But I'm dancing like a ghost

'Cause no matter who l love

And no matter who I touch

I'm afraid there isn't much

Without you

See, look at all my stuff

You would think I had enough

But I swear there isn't much

Without you

I bought a house and named it after you

I keep it dark to kill the afternoons

I fill my bedroom up with big balloons

But there's still not much to hold

I threw a party and I hoped you'd come

I guess the postman delivered wrong

They're trying to set me up with Mike or John

But I'd rather just get old

'Cause no matter how l'm loved

And no matter how I'm touched

I'm afraid there isn't much

Without you

See, look at all my stuff (all my stuff, my stuff)

You would think I had enough

I'm afraid there isn't much

Without you

Oh, God willing, you'll find it in your heart and whisper I'm forgiven

I've taken you for granted, baby, I admit it

But all I really want

All I really want

Baby, all I really want is you

I regret it, I get it

There's nothing and there's no one quite like you

I'm begging

You got me on my knees this afternoon

Pathetic

But all I really want

Baby, all I really want is you

'Cause no matter who l love

And no matter who I touch

I'm afraid there isn't much

Without you

See, look at all my stuff

You would think I've had enough (I've had enough)

But I swear there isn't much

Without you

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Key Grammar Structures

• I bought myself an aeroplane

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The use of 'myself' emphasizes that the action is done by the subject to themselves.

• But it seems I'm still not even close

  ➔ Present continuous with 'seem'

  ➔ The phrase 'it seems' followed by the present continuous tense indicates an ongoing perception or impression.

• I'm trying to give the DJ all of me

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing effort

  ➔ The present continuous tense with 'trying' highlights an action that is currently in progress.

• But I'm dancing like a ghost

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'like a ghost' is a simile comparing the manner of dancing to the characteristics of a ghost.

• I've taken you for granted, baby, I admit it

  ➔ Present perfect for past actions with present relevance

  ➔ The present perfect tense with 'have taken' indicates a past action that has relevance to the present situation.

• But all I really want is you

  ➔ Emphatic structure with 'all...is'

  ➔ The structure 'all...is' emphasizes the exclusivity and intensity of the desire.

• I'm begging

  ➔ Present continuous for temporary action

  ➔ The present continuous tense with 'begging' indicates a temporary action happening now.

• You got me on my knees this afternoon

  ➔ Past simple with specific time reference

  ➔ The past simple tense with 'got' and the specific time 'this afternoon' indicates a completed action at a particular time.