Waiting On A Wish – English Lyrics

• By: Rachel Zegler

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - a desire or hope for something verb - to desire something to happen
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or hope for something
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - a male parent
stone /stoʊn/ A2	noun - a hard, solid substance found in the ground
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to stay in a place until something happens
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B2	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
miracle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ B2	noun - an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws
lead /liːd/ B1	verb - to guide or direct
rise /raɪz/ B1	verb - to move from a lower position to a higher one
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ B2	noun - a sound that is reflected off a surface and heard again verb - to repeat or imitate a sound
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a narrative, either true or fictitious
walls /wɔːlz/ A2	noun - vertical structures that enclose or divide spaces
silver /ˈsɪlvər/ B1	adjective - made of or resembling silver
someday /ˈsʌmdeɪ/ B1	adverb - at some unspecified time in the future

Key Grammar Structures

• Feeling trapped by the walls that hold her

  ➔ Present Participle as adjective.

  ➔ "Feeling" trapped acts as an adjective describing the little girl, showing her current state.

• Another day where she fades away

  ➔ Relative pronoun "where" introducing a relative clause.

  ➔ "where" refers to 'another day' and introduces the clause 'she fades away' to describe that day.

• I braved a bitter storm of snow

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb "braved" is in simple past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Is that a girl I'll ever know again

  ➔ Future tense with "will" in an interrogative sentence; use of "ever" for emphasis.

  ➔ The sentence asks about the possibility of knowing the girl in the future. "ever" emphasizes the uncertainty and duration.

• Hoping somehow, some way

  ➔ Adverbs of manner used for emphasis.

  ➔ "Somehow" and "some way" are used together to strongly express the desire and hope for something to happen, even if the specific method is unknown.

• The girl I'm meant to be

  ➔ "Be meant to" structure expressing destiny or intended purpose.

  ➔ "meant to be" suggests that there's a predetermined or intended version of herself.

• Or will I be forever here

  ➔ Future tense with "will" to express a possibility and use of "forever" as an adverb of time.

  ➔ The sentence expresses doubt about a potential future state, asking whether the speaker will remain in the current situation indefinitely.

• But I'm still waiting here

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense with "still" emphasizing duration.

  ➔ "I'm still waiting" indicates the action of waiting is ongoing and hasn't stopped despite other circumstances.