Too Little, Too Late – English Lyrics

• By: Laufey, Spencer Stewart
• Album: A Matter of Time

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The whole town is talking 'bout how you've fallen in love

I read in the papers, he's someone that girls dream about

Some kind of ruler on top of a kingdom

I'm just a jester, I'll never be him

Last night, you called to me

It almost killed me

To hear you scream my name

Your smile still kills the same

I almost turned around

You chased me to the ground

You asked me how I've been, but how do I begin

To tell you I should've chased you 'cross every single state

I lay down my sword for fate

'Cause it's too little way too late

I didn't need the reminder of things I've done wrong

Of promises broken, fragility hidden in song

Guess that we're soulmates in different lifetimes

What if you leave him, throw me a lifeline

I know that you're happy

But it just killed me

To hear you scream my name

A clear fucking X-ray of if I'd stuck around

I swear to God, I almost drowned

You asked me how I've been, but how could I begin

To tell you I should've chased you

I should be who you're engaged to

Lost my fight with fate

A tug-of-war of leave and stay

I give in, I abdicate

I lay my sword down anyway

I'll see you at Heaven's gate

'Cause it's too little, way too late

I'll toast outside your wedding day

Whisper vows, I'll never say to you

'Cause it's too little, all too late

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop or descend verb - to begin to feel (an emotion)
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience images, emotions, and sensations during sleep
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of verb - to destroy or end
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to run after someone or something in order to catch them
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as predetermined
promise /prɒmɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration assuring that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen verb - to assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen
fragility /frædʒɪləti/ C1	noun - the quality of being easily broken or damaged
soulmate /ˈsoʊlmeɪt/ B2	noun - a person with whom one has a strong affinity
lifeline /ˈlaɪflaɪn/ B2	noun - a means of communication or support in a difficult situation
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
round /raʊnd/ A2	verb - to go around something
fight /faɪt/ B1	noun - a physical altercation verb - to take part in a physical altercation
abdicate /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ C1	verb - to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner
vow /vaʊ/ B2	noun - a solemn promise verb - to make a solemn promise
gate /ɡeɪt/ A2	noun - a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge