Flashlight – English Lyrics

• By: Jessie J
• Album: Pitch Perfect 2

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt lyrics and uplifting message of Jessie J's "Flashlight," a song that beautifully captures the essence of finding strength through companionship. Learn how this pop ballad, featured in "Pitch Perfect 2," uses the metaphor of a guiding light to inspire hope and resilience in the face of adversity.

[English]

When tomorrow comes

I'll be on my own

Feeling frightened up

The things that I don't know

When tomorrow comes

Tomorrow comes

Tomorrow comes

And though the road is long

I look up to the sky

IAnd in the dark I found, I stop and I won't fly

And I sing along, I sing along, then I sing along

I got all I need when I got you and I

I look around me, and see sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night

Kick-start my heart when you shine it in my eyes

Can't lie, it's a sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night

'Cause you're my flashlight

You're my flashlight, you're my flashlight, oh

I see the shadows long beneath the mountain top

I'm not the afraid when the rain won't stop

'Cause you light the way

You light the way, you light the way

I got all I need when I got you and I

I look around me, and see sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night

Kick-start my heart when you shine it in my eyes

Can't lie, it's a sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night (yeah)

You're my flashlight, light, light

You're my flashlight, light, light, light, you're my flashlight

You're my flashlight

I got all I need when I got you and I

I look around me, and see sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night

Kick-start my heart when you shine it in my eyes

Can't lie, it's a sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night

I got all I need when I got you and I

I look around me, and see sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night

Kick-start my heart when you shine it in my eyes

Can't lie, it's a sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight

You're gettin' me, gettin' me through the night

You're my flashlight, light, light

You're my flashlight, light, light, yeah

Flashlight, light, light

You're my flashlight

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tomorrow /təˈmɒr.əʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today
frightened /ˈfraɪ.tənd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or worry
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a route or way on land between two places that has been surfaced to allow travel
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the area above the earth
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	noun - absence of light adjective - with little or no light
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
flashlight /ˈflæʃ.laɪt/ A2	noun - a small electric light that you hold in your hand
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
shadows /ˈʃæd.oʊz/ B1	noun - dark areas or shapes produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
mountain /ˈmaʊn.tən/ A1	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
top /tɒp/ A1	noun - the highest part or surface of something
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to ignite or set fire to

Key Grammar Structures

• When tomorrow comes

  ➔ Future Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "when tomorrow comes" uses the future simple tense to indicate an event that will happen in the future.

• I look up to the sky

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I look up to the sky" uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual action.

• I'm stuck in the dark

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'm stuck in the dark" uses the present continuous tense to describe a current state or situation.

• You're my flashlight

  ➔ Simple Present Tense for Identity

  ➔ The phrase "You're my flashlight" uses the simple present tense to express identity or a defining characteristic.

• You light the way

  ➔ Present Simple Tense for General Truth

  ➔ The phrase "You light the way" uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or fact.

• Kick-start my heart

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase "Kick-start my heart" uses the imperative mood to give a command or request.

• Can't lie, it's a sweet life

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction

  ➔ The phrase "Can't lie" is a colloquial contraction of "cannot lie," commonly used in informal speech.