How Can It Be – English Lyrics

• By: Lauren Daigle
• Album: How Can It Be

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a deeply personal journey, much like the spiritual journey explored in Lauren Daigle's 'How Can It Be.' This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn English through its heartfelt and poetic lyrics about grace and redemption. The emotional weight and storytelling within the song make the vocabulary and themes both memorable and moving, providing a unique and inspiring way to engage with the English language.

[English]

I am guilty Ashamed of what I've done, what I've become

These hands are dirty I dare not lift them up to the Holy one

You plead my cause You right my wrongs

You break my chains You overcome

You gave Your life To give me mine

You say that I am free How can it be

How can it be I've been hiding

Afraid I've let you down, inside I doubt That You could love me

But in Your eyes there's only grace now You plead my cause

You right my wrongs You break my chains

You overcome You gave Your life

To give me mine You say that I am free

How can it be How can it be

Though I fall, You can make me new From this death I will rise with You

Oh the grace reaching out for me How can it be

How can it be You plead my cause

You right my wrongs You break my chains

You overcome You gave Your life

To give me mine You say that I am free

You plead my cause You right my wrongs

You break my chains You overcome

You gave Your life To give me mine

You say that I am free How can it be

How can it be

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ B1	adjective - responsible for a specified wrongdoing
ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ B1	adjective - feeling shame or guilt
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - not clean
cause /kɔːz/ B1	noun - a reason for an action or condition verb - to make something happen
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1	noun - a series of linked metal rings
overcome /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/ B2	verb - to succeed in dealing with a problem
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control of another
hiding /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - to conceal oneself
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
doubt /daʊt/ B1	verb - to feel uncertain about something
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - simple elegance or refinement of movement
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or form something
rise /raɪz/ A2	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one

Key Grammar Structures

• I am guilty

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I am" indicates a state of being in the present.

• You plead my cause

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb "plead" is in the present tense, showing a current action.

• You break my chains

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase indicates a habitual action in the present.

• You say that I am free

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb "say" is in the present tense, indicating a current statement.

• Though I fall, You can make me new

  ➔ Complex Sentence Structure

  ➔ The use of "though" introduces a subordinate clause, showing contrast.

• From this death I will rise with You

  ➔ Future Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase indicates a future action using "will".

• Oh the grace reaching out for me

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "reaching out" indicates an ongoing action in the present.