Ways To Go – English Lyrics

• By: Alec Benjamin, Khalid
• Album: 12 Notes

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with Alec Benjamin and Khalid in "Ways To Go." This song offers a poignant exploration of navigating life's uncertainties, making it a great way to connect with the English language through its heartfelt lyrics and relatable themes of hope and perseverance .

[English]

I've been on my own for the longest time

Searching for my own through uncertainty

Got no place to go in this state of mind

Tryin' to find the meaning in life, but I still got ways to go

Searching through the darkness now, heartless

Don't know where my heart is, wondering where the spark went

I don't know where to go, but I know that I'll find my way

Trusting in the process, trust I'm making progress

I'm on the cusp so just trust me, yeah, I got this

I know if I just hold on that I'll have my day, hmm-mm

I've been on my own for the longest time

Searching for my own through uncertainty

Got no place to go in this state of mind

Tryin' to find the meaning in life, but I still got ways to go

Yeah, yeah (yeah-yeah-yeah)

Ways to go

Yeah, yeah (yeah-yeah-yeah)

Ways to go

Easily forgotten, I'll be in the lost and found off here

Running out of options

Oh, I wish that there only was a way to make it all slow down (down, down, down)

And if I had the answers, maybe I could solve this

Maybe it'd be easier than dealing with my conscience

It's a shame that I carry all this weight on my shoulders now (yeah, yeah)

I've been on my own for the longest time (don't wanna be by myself)

Searching for my own through uncertainty (yeah)

Got no place to go in this state of mind

Tryin' to find the meaning in life, but I still got ways to go

Yeah, yeah (yeah-yeah-yeah)

Ways to go

Yeah, yeah (yeah-yeah-yeah)

Ways to go

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel to a place noun - an attempt
own /oʊn/ A1	adjective - belonging to oneself verb - to possess
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space
mind /maɪnd/ A1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - the state of being without light
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - an organ that pumps blood throughout the body
spark /spɑːrk/ B1	noun - a small particle of fire
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or manner of doing something
process /ˈprɑːses/ B1	noun - a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
progress /ˈprɑːɡres/ B1	noun - forward or onward movement toward a destination.
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours as a unit of time.
options /ˈɑːpʃənz/ B1	noun - a thing that may be chosen
answers /ˈænsərz/ A2	noun - a thing that is said, written, or done as a reaction to a question or statement.
conscience /ˈkɑːnʃəns/ B2	noun - a person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behavior.
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - a measure of how heavy something is
shoulders /ˈʃoʊldərz/ A2	noun - either of the two parts of the body between the neck and the upper arms.
forgotten /fərˈɡɑːrtən/ B1	adjective - unable to remember.
solve /sɑːlv/ B1	verb - find the answer to (a problem, mystery, or puzzle)

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been on my own for the longest time

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'I've been on my own' uses the Present Perfect Continuous to emphasize the duration of the action ('for the longest time'). It highlights that the action started in the past and continues up to the present.

• Got no place to go in this state of mind

  ➔ Present Simple with 'Got'

  ➔ The phrase 'Got no place to go' uses the Present Simple with 'Got' to express a current state or possession. Here, it indicates a lack of direction or purpose in the present moment.

• Tryin' to find the meaning in life, but I still got ways to go

  ➔ Present Continuous with Contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'Tryin' to find' is a contraction of 'Trying to find,' using the Present Continuous to indicate an ongoing action. It shows the speaker's continuous effort to find meaning.

• Don't know where my heart is, wondering where the spark went

  ➔ Present Simple with 'Do' for Negation

  ➔ The phrase 'Don't know' uses the Present Simple with 'Do' for negation. It expresses a current lack of knowledge or uncertainty about the location of the speaker's heart.

• Trusting in the process, trust I'm making progress

  ➔ Gerund after Preposition

  ➔ The phrase 'Trusting in the process' uses a gerund ('Trusting') after the preposition 'in.' Gerunds function as nouns and are often used after prepositions to describe actions.