You And Your Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Jack Johnson
• Album: To The Sea

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in Jack Johnson's 'You And Your Heart' to explore the nuanced vocabulary of self-reflection and emotional honesty in English. With its gentle surf-rock melodies and introspective lyrics, this song offers a tranquil yet profound linguistic journey into understanding the connection between mind and heart.

[English]

Watch you when you say

What you are and when you blame

Everyone, you broken king

Watch you change the frame or

Watch you when you take your aim

At the sum of everything

'Cause you and your heart

Shouldn't feel so far apart

You can choose what you take

Why you gotta break and make it feel so hard

...

You lay there in the street

Like broken glass reflecting pieces of the sun

But you're not the flame

You got the people passing by

Because you know what you don't like

It's just so easy, it's just so easy

But you and your heart

Shouldn't feel so far apart

You can choose what you take

Why you gotta break and make it feel so hard

Oh and you and your heart

Shouldn't feel so far apart

You can choose what you take

Why you gotta break and make it feel so hard

...

You draw so many lines in the sand

Lost the fingernails on your hands

How you're gonna scratch any backs?

Better hope that time will take our lines away

Take all our lines and

Hope that time will take our lines and

Hope that time will take our lines away

Take all our lines away

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Watch you when you say

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'when'

  ➔ The phrase 'Watch you when you say' uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual or general action, combined with 'when' to indicate a specific time or condition.

• You can choose what you take

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability

  ➔ The phrase 'You can choose' uses the modal verb 'can' to express ability or permission to perform an action.

• Like broken glass reflecting pieces of the sun

  ➔ Simile with 'like'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'like' to create a simile, comparing the subject to broken glass reflecting the sun.

• Because you know what you don't like

  ➔ Present simple with 'because'

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'because' to explain a reason for the preceding statement.

• Hope that time will take our lines away

  ➔ Future with 'will' for hope

  ➔ The phrase uses 'will' to express a hope or desire for a future action.