Waiting For Love – English Lyrics

• By: Avicii

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with Avicii's hopeful anthem, "Waiting For Love." The song's clear vocals and repetitive chorus, which cleverly incorporates the days of the week, make it an excellent and enjoyable way to practice vocabulary and grammar.

[English]

Where there's a will, there's a way, kind of beautiful

And every night has its day, so magical

And if there's love in this life, there's no obstacle

That can't be defeated

For every tyrant, a tear for the vulnerable

In every lost soul, the bones of a miracle

For every dreamer, a dream, we're unstoppable

With something to believe in

Monday left me broken

Tuesday, I was through with hoping

Wednesday, my empty arms were open

Thursday, waiting for love, waiting for love

Thank the stars, it's Friday

I'm burning like a fire gone wild on Saturday

Guess I won't be coming to church on Sunday

I'll be waiting for love, waiting for love to come around

...

We are one of a kind, irreplaceable

How did I get so blind and so cynical?

If there's love in this life, we're unstoppable

No, we can't be defeated

Monday left me broken

Tuesday, I was through with hoping

Wednesday, my empty arms were open

Thursday, waiting for love, waiting for love

Thank the stars, it's Friday

I'm burning like a fire gone wild on Saturday

Guess I won't be coming to church on Sunday

I'll be waiting for love, waiting for love to come around

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of light between one night and the next
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
hoping /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/ A2	verb - wanting something to happen or be the case
empty /ˈempti/ B1	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - producing flames and heat
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning
wild /waɪld/ B1	adjective - living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.
church /tʃɜːrtʃ/ A2	noun - a building used for public Christian worship.
kind /kaɪnd/ A2	noun - a group of people or things sharing similar characteristics adjective - having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically

Key Grammar Structures

• Where there's a will, there's a way, kind of beautiful.

  ➔ Conditional sentences (where clause)

  ➔ The phrase "where there's a will" indicates a condition that leads to a result.

• For every tyrant, a tear for the vulnerable.

  ➔ Parallel structure

  ➔ The phrase uses parallelism to emphasize the relationship between tyrants and the vulnerable.

• Monday left me broken.

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The use of the past simple tense indicates a completed action in the past.

• Thank the stars, it's Friday.

  ➔ Exclamatory sentences

  ➔ The phrase expresses strong emotion or excitement about Friday.

• I'll be waiting for love.

  ➔ Future continuous tense

  ➔ The future continuous tense indicates an action that will be ongoing in the future.

• If there's love in this life, we're unstoppable.

  ➔ Conditional sentences (if clause)

  ➔ The phrase uses an 'if' clause to express a condition that leads to a result.

• Guess I won't be coming to church on Sunday.

  ➔ Future simple tense with negative

  ➔ The future simple tense with negative indicates an action that will not happen in the future.