Great Expectation – English Lyrics

• By: SIENNA SPIRO
• Album: Visitor

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Sienna Spiro with 'Great Expectation.' This song is a perfect tool for English learners to explore the vocabulary of emotions, longing, and the nuance of idiomatic expressions regarding hope and disappointment, all set to a captivating soulful melody.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ IN MY HEAD ♪

♪ YOU LAY DOWN NEXT TO ME ♪

♪ KISS MY LIPS ♪

♪ HOLD ME CAREFULLY ♪

♪ SAY GOODBYE ♪

♪ AND FEEL ALL THE WITHDRAWALS ♪

♪ BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME ♪

♪ IN REALITY ♪

♪ I SAY YOUR NAME ♪

♪ BUT YOU DON’T GET BACK TO ME ♪

♪ TILL YOU GOT ♪

♪ SOMETHING YOU NEED ME FOR ♪

♪ SO I SING JUST KNOW I’M ALIVE ♪

♪ AND I CRIED ALL THE TEARS I COULD CRY ♪

♪ IF HAPPINESS IS JUST AN ILLUSION ♪

♪ YOU WERE THE BEST I EVER HAD ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN’T BE WHAT I WANT ♪

♪ AND THE THINGS YOU SAY AREN’T TRUE ♪

♪ ALL I NEED IS THE GREAT EXPECTATION OF YOU ♪

♪ EXPECTATION OF YOU ♪

♪ THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS GO BACK FOR YEARS ♪

♪ WHEN I WAS YOUNG ♪

♪ I’VE ALWAYS HAD THE FEARS ♪

♪ ONE WOULD LEAVE ♪

♪ SO I HELD ON SO LONG ♪

♪ (SO LONG, SO LONG) ♪

♪ BUT TO EACH THEIR OWN ♪

♪ YOU COME AND GO A LOT ♪

♪ IT’S BLACK AND WHITE ♪

♪ BUT I GO BACK AND CHANGE THE PLOT ♪

♪ JUST TO HAVE YOU ♪

♪ IN THE WAY ♪

♪ I WANT SO I ♪

♪ SING JUST KNOW I’M ALIVE (I SING SO LONG) ♪

♪ AND I CRIED ALL THE TEARS I COULD CRY (I CRIED FOR YOU) ♪

♪ IF HAPPINESS IS JUST AN ILLUSION ♪

♪ YOU WERE THE BEST I EVER HAD ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN’T BE WHAT I WANT (BE WHAT I WANT) ♪

♪ AND THE THINGS YOU SAY AREN’T TRUE (NOT TRUE, NOT TRUE) ♪

♪ ALL I NEED IS THE GREAT EXPECTATION OF YOU, OH ♪

♪ CRY MY TEARS AND LET THEM DRY (MMM) ♪

♪ (EXPECTATION OF YOU) CRY MY TEARS AND TESTIFY ♪

♪ YOU EXIST INSIDE MY MIND ♪

♪ YOU SO, SO I ♪

♪ SING JUST KNOW I’M ALIVE ♪

♪ AND I CRIED ALL THE TEARS I COULD CRY (I CRIED FOR YOU) ♪

♪ IF HAPPINESS IS JUST AN ILLUSION ♪

♪ YOU WERE THE BEST I EVER HAD (BEST I HAD) ♪

♪ IF YOU CAN’T BE WHAT I WANT (BE WHAT I WANT) ♪

♪ AND THE THINGS YOU SAY AREN’T TRUE (NOT TRUE, NOT TRUE) ♪

♪ ALL I NEED IS THE GREAT EXPECTATION OF YOU ♪

♪ ALL I NEED IS ♪

♪ ALL I NEED IS ♪

♪ YOU ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
withdrawal /wɪðˈdrɔːəl/ C1	noun - the process of stopping something you are used to or addicted to
reality /riˈælɪti/ B1	noun - the state of things as they actually exist
illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ B2	noun - something that looks or seems different from what it really is
expectation /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ B2	noun - a belief that something will happen or be the case
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
plot /plɒt/ B2	noun - the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work
testify /ˈtestɪfaɪ/ C1	verb - to give evidence as a witness
exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to have objective reality or being
happiness /ˈhæpinəs/ A2	noun - the state of being happy
carefully /ˈkeəfəli/ A2	adverb - in a way that avoids harm or errors
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
true /truː/ A1	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality