I Can't Find You – English Lyrics

• By: Loving Caliber

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soothing melodies of 'I Can't Find You' to enhance your English listening skills. This song is perfect for learning expressive, emotive vocabulary related to feelings and relationships, wrapped in a gentle, easy-to-follow indie-pop rhythm.

[English]

I'm not

a knight in shining armour

And I'm sure as hell not a saviour when you need me to be

I'm not

that flare of light you see when it gets dark

I'm not

a knight in shining armour

And I'm sure as hell not a saviour when you need me to be

I'm not

that flare of light you see when it gets dark

I can't climb no mountains for you my love

I can't climb no mountains or swim in cold water

Now I can't find you

I've been looking everywhere

Don't know what to do

Oh you were my everything

I've been dreaming about you every day

Now I can't find you

I've been looking everywhere

Don't know what to do

Oh you were my everything

I've been dreaming about you every day

No I can't find you

No I can't find you

I can't find you

No I can't find you

I'm not a knight in shining armour

And I'm sure as hell not a saviour when you need me to be

I'm not

that flare of light you see when it gets dark

I can't climb no mountains for you my love

I can't climb no mountains or swim in cold water

Now I can't find you

I've been looking everywhere

Don't know what to do

Oh you were my everything

I've been dreaming about you every day

Now I can't find you

I've been looking everywhere

Don't know what to do

Oh you were my everything

I've been dreaming about you every day

No I can't find you

No I can't find you

I can't find you

No I can't find you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
knight /naɪt/ B1	noun - a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ A2	adjective - giving out or reflecting bright light
armour /ˈɑːrmər/ B2	noun - metal coverings worn to protect the body in battle
saviour /ˈseɪvjər/ B2	noun - a person who saves someone from danger or difficulty
flare /fler/ B2	noun - a sudden brief burst of bright light
climb /klaɪm/ A2	verb - to go up or ascend something steep
mountains /ˈmaʊntənz/ A1	noun - large natural elevations of the earth's surface
swim /swɪm/ A1	verb - to propel oneself through water
looking /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze toward something; searching
everywhere /ˈevriwer/ A2	adverb - in or to all places
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to experience images or thoughts during sleep or as aspirations
everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ A1	noun - all things; the whole of something

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm not a knight in shining armour

  ➔ Noun phrase modification (Participle as Adjective)

  ➔ "Shining" is a present participle acting as an adjective to describe the "armour".

• I'm sure as hell not a saviour when you need me to be

  ➔ Ellipsis in conditional/relative clauses

  ➔ The phrase "when you need me to be" implies "need me to be a saviour".

• I can't climb no mountains

  ➔ Double negation (Colloquial/Non-standard)

  ➔ "Can't" and "no" are both negative markers. Used for emphasis in informal speech.

• I've been looking everywhere

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• Oh you were my everything

  ➔ Past Simple as an emotional state

  ➔ "Were" indicates that the person used to be the subject's "everything" in the past.

• I've been dreaming about you every day

  ➔ Frequency adverb in continuous tense

  ➔ "Every day" specifies the recurring nature of the action "dreaming".

• No I can't find you

  ➔ Negative particle as an introductory expletive

  ➔ "No" here is used to express distress or negation before the main clause.