You & I – English Lyrics

• By: One Direction

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(birds chirping) (surf breaking)

(slow, sentimental music)

♪ I figured it out ♪

♪ I figured it out from black and white ♪

♪ Seconds and hours ♪

♪ Maybe they had to take some time ♪

♪ I know how it goes ♪

♪ I know how it goes from wrong and right ♪

♪ Silence and sound ♪

♪ Did they ever hold each other tight like us ♪

♪ Did they ever fight like us ♪

♪ You and I, we don't wanna be like them ♪

♪ We can make it 'til the end ♪

♪ Nothing can come between you and I ♪

♪ Not even the gods above ♪

♪ Can separate the two of us ♪

♪ No, nothing can come between you and I ♪

♪ Oh, you and I ♪

♪ I figured it out ♪

♪ Saw the mistakes of up and down ♪

♪ Meet in the middle ♪

♪ There's always room for common ground ♪

♪ I see what it's like ♪

♪ I see what it's like for day and night ♪

♪ Never together ♪

♪ 'Cause they see things in a different light like us ♪

♪ They never tried like us ♪

♪ You and I, we don't wanna be like them ♪

♪ We can make it 'til the end ♪

♪ Nothing can come between you and I ♪

♪ Not even the gods above ♪

♪ Can separate the two of us ♪

♪ The two of us, two of us, two of us, two of us ♪

♪ 'Cause you and I ♪

♪ We don't wanna be like them ♪

♪ We can make it 'til the end ♪

♪ Nothing can come between you and I ♪

♪ Not even the gods above ♪

♪ Can separate the two of us ♪

♪ No, nothing can come between you and I ♪

♪ You and I ♪

♪ Oh, you and I ♪

♪ Oh, you and I ♪

♪ We could make it if we try, you and I ♪

♪ Oh, you and I ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
seconds /ˈsɛk·əndz/ A1	noun - units of time equal to one‑sixtieth of a minute
hours /ˈaʊ·ɚz/ A1	noun - units of time equal to 60 minutes
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present and future
silence /ˈsaɪ·ləns/ B1	noun - the complete absence of sound
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - vibration that travels through the air or another medium and can be heard
gods /ɡɑdz/ B1	noun - supernatural beings worshipped as having power over nature or human fortunes
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth
middle /ˈmɪd·əl/ A2	noun - the point or area equally distant from the sides or ends of something
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - the period of 24 hours from one midnight to the next
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ A2	noun - actions or judgments that are wrong because of insufficient knowledge or care
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to keep or grasp something firmly
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to take part in a violent conflict or struggle
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce something
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move or travel toward or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker
separate /ˈsep·ə·reɪt/ B2	verb - to cause to move or be apart; to divide
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
different /ˈdif·ər·ənt/ A2	adjective - not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality
common /ˈkɑ·mən/ B1	adjective - occurring, found, or done often; prevalent

Key Grammar Structures

• I figured it out from black and white

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb "figured" is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past. The structure is subject + "figured" + object.

• Maybe they had to take some time

  ➔ Modal verb 'had to' (past obligation)

  ➔ "Had to" is the past form of "must" and expresses obligation or necessity in the past. The structure is subject + "had to" + base verb.

• Did they ever hold each other tight like us

  ➔ Question form in Past Simple

  ➔ This is a question formed using the auxiliary "did" + subject + base verb. The word "ever" is used to emphasize "at any time".

• You and I, we don't wanna be like them

  ➔ Present Simple Negative with pronouns

  ➔ This sentence uses subject pronouns "You and I" and the present simple negative form "don't wanna" (colloquial for "don't want to"). The structure is subject + "don't" + base verb.

• Nothing can come between you and I

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun 'nothing' with modal verb

  ➔ "Nothing" is used as an indefinite pronoun subject with the modal verb "can" to express impossibility. Note: grammatically, it should be "you and me" (object pronouns) after "between".

• Not even the gods above can separate the two of us

  ➔ Emphatic structure with 'not even'

  ➔ "Not even" is used for emphasis to mean "not even in this extreme case". It strengthens the negation and adds dramatic effect to the statement.

• I see what it's like for day and night

  ➔ Object clause with 'what'

  ➔ This sentence contains an object clause introduced by "what". The structure is main clause + "what" clause, where "what" means "the thing(s) that".

• There's always room for common ground

  ➔ 'There is' structure

  ➔ This uses the existential "there is" structure to indicate that something exists. The contraction "There's" is used before both singular and plural nouns in informal English.

• We could make it if we try, you and I

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if'

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence using "if" to express a hypothetical situation. The structure is main clause with modal "could" + "if" clause. Note: the subjunctive "tried" would be more formal, but "try" is common in informal contexts.