Waiting For Love – English Lyrics

• By: Avicii

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a journey of emotional connection, and Avicii's 'Waiting For Love' is a perfect companion for that journey. The song's clear, repetitive chorus detailing the days of the week offers a simple yet powerful way to learn basic vocabulary. Beyond the lyrics, the song's universal message of hope and the power of love, expressed through its uplifting melody, transcends language barriers and makes the learning process a truly inspiring experience.

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ 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
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of light between sunrise and sunset
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - celestial body
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A2	noun - combustion or burning
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire verb - to want something to happen
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept that something is true
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	adjective - allowing access or passage verb - to allow access or passage
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event.
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
wild /waɪld/ B1	adjective - living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
dreamer /ˈdriːmər/ B1	noun - a person who dreams.

Key Grammar Structures

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

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Zero Conditional variation)

  ➔ This is a general truth. The structure "Where there's X, there's Y" expresses a direct consequence. "Where" functions similarly to "If".

• Every night has its day, so magical

  ➔ Possessive pronoun "its"

  ➔ "Its" refers to the possessive form of "every night". It shows that the "day" belongs to the "night".

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

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1 or Type 0, depending on interpretation)

  ➔ This sentence expresses a likely outcome if love exists. The "if" clause states the condition, and the main clause states the result. It could be interpreted as Type 0 if understood as a general truth.

• That can't be defeated

  ➔ Passive voice with modal verb

  ➔ "Can't be defeated" uses the passive voice to show that the "obstacle" is the receiver of the action, and the modal verb "can't" indicates possibility/ability in the negative.

• Tuesday, I was through with hoping

  ➔ Phrasal verb "be through with"

  ➔ "Be through with" means to have finished with something, or to have ended a relationship or activity. Here, it means the speaker has given up on hoping.

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

  ➔ Future continuous (expressing a planned future action that will not happen)

  ➔ The future continuous, "won't be coming", is used to express a planned activity in the future that the speaker now doesn't intend to do. The context implies they will be occupied with 'waiting for love'.

• We are one of a kind, irreplaceable

  ➔ Adjective Phrase, "one of a kind"

  ➔ "One of a kind" is an idiomatic adjective phrase meaning unique, special, and like no other.

• How did I get so blind and so cynical?

  ➔ Past Simple tense in an interrogative sentence; Intensifier "so"

  ➔ The question uses past simple ("did I get") to inquire about a past state. The intensifier "so" emphasizes the degree of being blind and cynical.