homesick – English Lyrics

• By: wave to earth, Daniel Kim
• Album: 0.1 flaws and all.

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of 'homesick' by wave to earth, a perfect gateway to learning conversational English through soft, rhythmic, and highly introspective lyrics. The song’s clear articulation and relatable themes of human vulnerability make it an excellent resource for practicing English listening and vocabulary related to emotions.

[English]

In this cold place

Where the snow hasn't melted yet

Leaves that resemble, the cold a-growing, oh, hey

My freezing breath, frozen memories, oh

Oh, where my house has gone

I lost my bearings

Oh, aah, aah (aah, aah)

I'm lost in my dreams, oh, oh

Ooh

...

(Oh, I'm lost in my dreams)

Erase me from here and set me free

...

All I wanted was to fly high (oh-oh-oh)

I can't believe my wings are broken

And fell against the sky, yeah

Oh, will you please take me home?

A flightless feather, oh

My freezing breath, frozen memories

...

Fearless behavior

It doesn't exist in me anymore

...

(Oh)

...

(Oh-oh)

...

Erase me from here and set me free

All, all I wanted was to fly high (oh-oh-oh)

...

I can't believe

My wings are broken

And fell against the sky, oh

Oh, will you please take me home?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
melted /ˈmɛltɪd/ B1	verb - to become liquid through heating
resemble /rɪˈzɛmbəl/ B2	verb - to be like or similar to
freezing /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ A2	adjective - very cold
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ A2	adjective - turned into ice or preserved by cold
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A1	noun - things remembered from the past
bearings /ˈbɛərɪŋz/ C1	noun - comprehension of one's position or situation
erase /ɪˈreɪs/ B1	verb - to rub out or remove
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
flightless /ˈflaɪtləs/ C1	adjective - unable to fly
feather /ˈfɛðər/ B1	noun - one of the light horny growths on a bird
fearless /ˈfɪərləs/ B2	adjective - lacking fear
behavior /bɪˈheɪvjər/ B1	noun - the way in which one acts
exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to have objective reality
dreams /driːmz/ A1	noun - series of thoughts/images during sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• Where the snow hasn't melted yet

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with 'yet'

  ➔ The use of "hasn't" + past participle indicates an action that is incomplete up to the present moment.

• Oh, where my house has gone

  ➔ Noun Clause (Embedded Question)

  ➔ The clause "where my house has gone" acts as the object of an implied verb, using standard word order (subject + verb) instead of question order.

• I'm lost in my dreams

  ➔ Passive Voice / Adjectival Participle

  ➔ "Lost" functions here as an adjective describing the state of the subject, derived from the past participle of 'lose'.

• All I wanted was to fly high

  ➔ Relative Clause with omitted 'that'

  ➔ "All [that] I wanted" uses a reduced relative clause where the relative pronoun is understood.

• I can't believe my wings are broken

  ➔ Modal Verb of Ability/Possibility

  ➔ "Can't" (cannot) expresses an inability to process or accept a situation.

• Fearless behavior / It doesn't exist in me anymore

  ➔ Present Simple for states / 'Anymore' for negative states

  ➔ "Doesn't exist" describes a current fact, and "anymore" highlights the change from a past state to the present.

• Erase me from here and set me free

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verbs "erase" and "set" are in the imperative form, used here to make a desperate plea or request.