There She Goes – English Lyrics

• By: The La's

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the jangly guitars and catchy melodies of The La's "There She Goes," a Britpop classic that's both simple and evocative. Explore potential meanings behind the lyrics, from a lovesick ode to a controversial interpretation, and improve your English comprehension along the way .

[English]

[♪ ♪ ♪]

♪ There she goes ♪

♪ There she goes again ♪

♪ Racing through my brain ♪

♪ And I just can't contain ♪

♪ This feelin' that remains ♪

♪ There she blows - (There she blows again) ♪

♪ There she blows again - (There she blows again) ♪

♪ Pulsing through my vein - (There she blows again) ♪

♪ And I just can't contain ♪

♪ This feelin' that remains ♪

♪ There she goes ♪

♪ There she goes again ♪

♪ She calls my name pulls my train ♪

♪ No one else could heal my pain ♪

♪ But I just can't contain ♪

♪ This feelin' that remains ♪

♪ There she goes ♪

♪ There she goes again ♪

♪ Chasing down my lane ♪

♪ And I just can't contain ♪

♪ This feelin' that remains ♪

♪ There she goes - (There she goes again) ♪

♪ There she goes - (There she goes again) ♪

♪ There she goes - (There she goes again) ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
goes /ɡoʊz/ A1	verb - moves or travels
racing /ˈreɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving very fast
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - organ of the body in the head
contain /kənˈteɪn/ B2	verb - to keep within limits; restrain
feelin' /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
remains /rɪˈmeɪnz/ B1	verb - continues to exist
blows /bloʊz/ B1	verb - to send out air forcefully; to move rapidly
pulsing /ˈpʌlsɪŋ/ B2	verb - throbbing rhythmically
vein /veɪn/ B1	noun - any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body
calls /kɔːlz/ A1	verb - To speak loudly; to name
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - word or words by which someone or something is known
pulls /pʊlz/ A1	verb - exerts force on (someone or something) so as to move them towards oneself
train /treɪn/ A1	noun - a series of connected railway carriages moved by a locomotive or by integral motors
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to make or become healthy again
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
chasing /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - pursuing in order to catch or overtake
lane /leɪn/ A2	noun - a narrow road

Key Grammar Structures

• There she "goes"

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Habitual Action)

  ➔ Using the simple present to describe a recurring action or observation. It suggests the singer sees or thinks about 'her' frequently.

• Racing "through" my brain

  ➔ Present Participle (Continuous Action); Preposition of Direction/Movement

  ➔ "Racing" is a present participle describing the continuous action of 'she' going through the singer's brain. "Through" indicates the movement from one side to the other.

• And I just "can't" contain

  ➔ Modal Verb (Negative Form - Inability)

  ➔ "Can't" is the negative form of the modal verb "can", expressing the speaker's inability to control or hold back their feelings.

• This feelin' "that" remains

  ➔ Relative Pronoun (Defining Relative Clause)

  ➔ "That" introduces a defining relative clause, which provides essential information about the noun "feelin'". The clause specifies which feeling the speaker is referring to – the one that remains.

• There she "blows" again

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Repetitive Action), intransitive

  ➔ "Blows" in this context, is likely used metaphorically, referring to an overwhelming feeling. The simple present and "again" indicate it happens repeatedly. The verb is intransitive, meaning it doesn't take a direct object, unlike when describing blowing something.

• Pulsing "through" my vein

  ➔ Present Participle (describing an action); preposition of movement/location

  ➔ "Pulsing" is a present participle used as an adjective to describe how the feeling is affecting the speaker's vein. "Through" indicates the feeling's movement throughout the vein.

• She "calls" my name, "pulls" my train

  ➔ Simple Present Tense (Simultaneous Actions)

  ➔ Two verbs in the simple present tense used to describe simultaneous actions. "Calls" and "pulls" show actions that are happening at the same time, or as a continuous, intertwined process in the singer's mind.

• No one else "could" heal my pain

  ➔ Modal Verb (Possibility/Hypothetical)

  ➔ "Could" is a modal verb indicating a possibility in the past or a hypothetical situation. Here, it suggests that no one else *was* or *is* capable of healing the speaker's pain except for the person being sung about.