Brought Me This Far – English Lyrics

• By: Tate Butts

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Tate McRae with 'Brought Me This Far.' This song is a perfect tool for English learners to practice emotional expression and learn nuanced vocabulary related to gratitude, perseverance, and personal growth through its poetic and sincere lyrics.

[English]

[music]

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>> I don't [music] want the glory like what

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they're expecting.

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The point [music] of stories to point to

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the heavens.

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I've been [music] leaning on something

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more than myself.

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God, I'm leaning [music] on you and

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nobody [singing] else.

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>> [music]

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>> I don't know where I'm going just that

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you pull me through. Every blessing

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[music] from heaven is always come from

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you.

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I know every [music] step that I'm

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taking, I know you're right there,

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too. I'll finish how I started with all

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my faith

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in you.

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Only you

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>> [music]

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>> brought me this far.

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Seen [music] too much to doubt you. I'd

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be nowhere without you.

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You know I follow [music]

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with the world in my back. Even if the

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path is leading through the shadows, I

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know that you won't let go.

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I don't know where I'm going just that

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[music] you pull me through.

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Every blessing from heaven is always

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come from you.

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I know

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every step that [music] I'm taking, I

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know you're right there, too.

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I'll finish how I started with all my

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faith

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in you.

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>> [music]

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>> Only you

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brought me this far.

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>> [music]

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>> I've been leaning [music and singing]

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on something more than myself.

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God, [music] I'm leaning on you and

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nobody else.

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>> [music]

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>> I don't know [music] where I'm going

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just that you pull me through.

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Every blessing from heaven is always

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come [music] from you.

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I know [music]

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every step that I'm taking, I know

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you're right there, too.

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I'll finish how I started with all my

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faith

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>> [music]

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>> in you.

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Only you

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>> [music]

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>> brought me this far.

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You brought me this far.

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You brought me

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this far.

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Only you brought me here.

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been leaning on something more than myself.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Use "have been leaning" to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

• I don't know where I'm going.

  ➔ Embedded Question / Noun Clause

  ➔ The phrase "where I'm going" functions as the object of the verb "know", maintaining the statement word order (Subject + Verb) instead of question order.

• Every blessing from heaven has always come from you.

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple

  ➔ The structure "has come" emphasizes the result of actions happening from the past up until now.

• I'll finish how I started.

  ➔ Future Simple

  ➔ Use "will" + verb to express a decision or promise made at the moment of speaking about the future.

• I'd be nowhere without you.

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical)

  ➔ The contraction "I'd" stands for "I would", used to describe an imaginary or hypothetical situation.

• Even if the path is leading through the shadows.

  ➔ Concessive Clause (Even if)

  ➔ "Even if" is used to introduce a condition that does not change the outcome or the main fact.

• You won't let go.

  ➔ Future Simple Negative

  ➔ "Won't" is the contraction of "will not", expressing a firm intention or future certainty.

• Brought me this far.

  ➔ Simple Past (Transitive Verb)

  ➔ "Brought" (past tense of bring) takes an object "me" to show the effect of the action on someone.