wet cement – English Lyrics

• By: gnash

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the touching world of "wet cement" by gnash, a song born from pre-grieving and the universal experience of missing loved ones. Through heartfelt lyrics and evocative imagery, this song offers a poignant reflection on shared memories and the hope for reunion, providing a unique opportunity to connect with the language of loss and longing.

[English]

Alone again

Staring at my phone under a ceiling fan

Don't know if it's one or two or three AM

All I know is I've been here before

Now and then

I drive by the place just where we used to live

Remember when we put our hands in wet cement

I almost have the guts to ring the doorbell

Oh

I kinda thought we'd get to all the plans we made

Oh no

If you're really gone I guess they'll have to wait

I miss you

Yeah I miss you

All your bad jokes

All your issues

And I won't ever know

Why you had to go

But I miss you

And I wish you'd

Come back home

Fall apart

I didn't think I'd be the type to fall apart

Everything is scary when you're in the dark

I guess that's why I stay awake at night

Oh

I think I'm going under but I fight the fight

I know

Even in the comfort of the morning light

I miss you

Yeah I miss you

All your bad jokes

All your issues

And I won't ever know

Why you had to go

But I miss you

And I wish you'd

Come back home

Come back home

Come back home

Oh

I kinda thought we'd get to all the plans we made

Oh

The sun is out, the sky is kinda blue today

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel sad about someone's absence
cement /sɪˈmɛnt/ A2	noun - a powder that hardens when mixed with water, used in construction
plan /plæn/ A1	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something verb - to make preparations for an event or activity
joke /dʒoʊk/ A1	noun - something said or done to cause laughter
issue /ˈɪʃuː/ B1	noun - a problem or difficulty
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and without control verb - to become emotionally upset or overwhelmed
scary /ˈskɛri/ A2	adjective - causing fear or alarm
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a physical conflict verb - to struggle to achieve or resist something
comfort /ˈkʌm.fərt/ B1	noun - a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness from the sun, a flame, or a lamp adjective - not heavy or intense
ring /rɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make a sound, especially a bell or telephone
doorbell /ˈdɔːr.bɛl/ A2	noun - a bell that is rung to announce a visitor at a door
guts /ɡʌts/ B1	noun - courage or determination
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to spend time until an expected event happens
wish /wɪʃ/ A1	verb - to want something that cannot or may not happen

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't know if it's one or two or three AM

  ➔ Present simple with 'if' in a subordinate clause

  ➔ The present simple is used here to express uncertainty in a subordinate clause introduced by 'if'.

• I almost have the guts to ring the doorbell

  ➔ Present perfect with 'almost'

  ➔ The present perfect with 'almost' indicates an action that was very close to happening but didn't.

• If you're really gone I guess they'll have to wait

  ➔ Present tense in 'if' clause and future with 'will'

  ➔ The present tense is used in the 'if' clause to describe a hypothetical situation, and 'will' is used for the future action.

• I won't ever know Why you had to go

  ➔ Future with 'will' in negative form

  ➔ The negative form of 'will' is used to express that something will never happen.

• I think I'm going under but I fight the fight

  ➔ Present continuous with 'be going to'

  ➔ The present continuous with 'be going to' is used to describe an action that is expected to happen in the near future.

• Come back home, Come back home, Come back home

  ➔ Imperative mood repeated for emphasis

  ➔ The imperative mood is repeated to emphasize the request or plea.

• The sun is out, the sky is kinda blue today

  ➔ Present simple with 'be' for current state

  ➔ The present simple with 'be' is used to describe the current state of the sun and the sky.