Waking Light – English Lyrics

• By: Beck
• Album: Morning Phase

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Waking light, it grew from the shadow

Brace yourself to the morning low

Night is gone, long way turning

You've waited long enough to know

When the memory leaves you

Somewhere you can't make it home

When the morning comes to meet you

Lay me down in waking light

No one sees you here, roots are all covered

There's such a life to go and how much can you show?

Day is gone on a landslide of rhythm

It's in your lamplight burning low

When the memory leaves you

Somewhere you can't make it home

When the morning comes to meet you

Rest your eyes in waking light

When the memory leaves you

Somewhere you can't make it home

When the morning comes to meet you

Open your eyes with waking light

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
waking /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ A2	adjective - relating to the act of waking up
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness from the sun or a lamp
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ A1	noun - a dark area where light is blocked
brace /breɪs/ B1	verb - to prepare for something difficult
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - early part of the day
turning /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to change direction or position
memory /ˈmeməri/ A2	noun - the ability to remember past events
lamplight /ˈlæmplaɪt/ B2	noun - light from a lamp
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be on fire or emit light and heat
rhythm /ˈrɪðəm/ B1	noun - a strong, regular pattern of sound or movement
landslide /ˈlændslaɪd/ B2	noun - a sudden fall of a mass of earth and rock
covered /ˈkʌvərd/ A2	verb - to place something over or on top of
roots /ruːts/ A2	noun - the part of a plant that grows underground
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs for seeing
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to allow something to be seen