Til You're Home – English Lyrics

• By: Rita Wilson, Sebastián Yatra

Lyrics & Translation

To learn English through music, "Til You're Home" offers a beautiful entry point with its clear, emotive lyrics sung by Rita Wilson and Sebastián Yatra. The song's tender melodies and themes of love, loss, and the comfort of home make it relatable and easy to follow, providing a rich vocabulary related to emotions and relationships in a touching narrative.

[English]

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♪ SUN THROUGH THE SHADOWS ♪

♪ LIGHT THROUGH THE DOOR ♪

♪ VOICE LIKE AN ECHO ♪

♪ I CAN’T HEAR ANYMORE ♪

♪ SO I FOLLOW YOUR STEPS ♪

♪ WHILE THE LOVE THAT YOU LEFT ♪

♪ IS BURNED IN MY HEART ♪

♪ WITH DREAMS IN MY MIND ♪

♪ OF THE NEXT TIME THAT I ♪

♪ HAVE YOU IN MY ARMS ♪

♪ CUZ I WILL TELL YOU THE WHOLE TRUTH ♪

♪ THAT THERE’S NO COLOR IN THE WORLD WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ AND I FINALLY SEE HOW YOUR LOVE IS THE BEST OF ME ♪

♪ YEAH THERE’S SO MUCH I WANT YOU TO KNOW ♪

♪ GUESS I’LL WAIT TIL YOU’RE HOME ♪

[VOCALIZING]

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♪ THE WAY THAT YOU SMILE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU THINK YOU’RE ALONE ♪

♪ THE BEST GIFT OF THIS LIFE ♪

♪ IS TO SEE YOU UP CLOSE ♪

♪ NOW AND AGAIN ♪

♪ IN THE PALM OF MY HAND ♪

♪ I FEEL YOUR TOUCH ♪

♪ SO I WRITE IT ALL DOWN ♪

♪ ALL THESE MOMENTS I’VE FOUND ♪

♪ TILL I SEE YOU MY LOVE ♪

♪ [DUO] AND I WILL TELL YOU THE WHOLE TRUTH ♪

♪ THAT THERE’S NO COLOR IN THE WORLD WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ AND I FINALLY SEE ♪

♪ HOW YOUR LOVE IS THE BEST OF ME ♪

♪ YEAH THERE’S SO MUCH I WANT YOU TO KNOW ♪

♪ YEAH THERE’S SO MUCH I WANT YOU TO KNOW ♪

♪ GUESS I’LL WAIT TIL YOU’RE HOME ♪

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[BOTH VOCALIZING]

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A1	noun - a dark area where light is blocked
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness from the sun or a lamp adjective - not heavy or dark
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ A2	noun - a sound heard after the original sound has stopped
follow /ˈfɑloʊ/ A1	verb - to go after someone or something
burn /bɜrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire or cause to be on fire
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images experienced during sleep
color /ˈkʌlər/ A1	noun - the quality of an object or light
gift /ɡɪft/ A1	noun - something given voluntarily without payment
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put your hand or another part of your body on something
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very short period of time
truth /truθ/ A1	noun - the quality of being true
best /bɛst/ A1	adjective - of the highest quality
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until something happens
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to show happiness with the lips curved upward
close /kloʊz/ A1	adjective - near in space or time

Key Grammar Structures

• I CAN’T HEAR ANYMORE

  ➔ Contraction of 'cannot'; expresses inability in the present.

  ➔ The word "can't" is a contraction of "cannot" used to express inability.

• SO I FOLLOW YOUR STEPS

  ➔ Conjunction 'so' indicates result; the following clause is in the present simple.

  ➔ The word "so" is a coordinating conjunction used to express result, as in the sentence: "So I follow your steps".

• IS BURNED IN MY HEART

  ➔ Passive voice: be + past participle; the action is done to the subject.

  ➔ The phrase "is burned" shows the passive voice formed with the verb "to be" plus a past participle.

• HAVE YOU IN MY ARMS

  ➔ Have + object + prepositional phrase: possession or state; here implies 'I have you in my arms'.

  ➔ The verb "have" expresses possession, as in the phrase "have you in my arms".

• CUZ I WILL TELL YOU

  ➔ Will expresses future; 'cuz' is informal spelling of 'because'.

  ➔ The word "will" expresses future; "cuz" is informal for "because".

• THERE’S NO COLOR IN THE WORLD WITHOUT YOU

  ➔ There is contraction 'there's' used for existence; 'no color' is a negated noun phrase; 'without you' is a prepositional phrase.

  ➔ The contraction "There’s" comes from "There is"; the phrase "no color" negates the noun, and "without you" is a prepositional phrase.

• ALL THESE MOMENTS I’VE FOUND

  ➔ Present perfect: 'have/has' + past participle; contraction "I've found" indicates relevance to the present.

  ➔ The contraction "I've found" is the present perfect of "I have found".

• I WRITE IT ALL DOWN

  ➔ Phrasal verb: 'write down' means to record or note; 'down' modifies the meaning of 'write'.

  ➔ The phrasal verb "write down" means to record something.

• GUESS I’LL WAIT TIL YOU’RE HOME

  ➔ I'll = I will; 'til = until' (informal); you’re = you are; future plan with "will".

  ➔ The contraction "I'll" stands for "I will", and "til" is an informal spelling of "until".