Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (Learn English with Songs)

Lyrics

I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to save me
This all or nothing really got a way of driving me crazy

I need somebody to heal
Somebody to know
Somebody to have
Somebody to hold
It's easy to say
But it's never the same
I guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain

Now the day bleeds
Into nightfall
And you're not here
To get me through it all
I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to turn to
This all or nothing way of loving got me sleeping without you

Now, I need somebody to know
Somebody to heal
Somebody to have
Just to know how it feels
It's easy to say
But it's never the same
I guess I kinda liked the way you helped me escape

Now the day bleeds
Into nightfall
And you're not here
To get me through it all
I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

And I tend to close my eyes when it hurts sometimes
I fall into your arms
I'll be safe in your sound til I come back around

For now the day bleeds
Into nightfall
And you're not here
To get me through it all
I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

But now the day bleeds
Into nightfall
And you're not here
To get me through it all
I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

Difficult Phrases and Words

1. I'm going under

   1. Context: I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to save me

   2. Definition:

      • Literally: Going under water

      • Figuratively: He is falling into a terrible mental state, and he afraid no one will save him from drowning in his terrible mental state.

   3. Additional sentence: I’m going under to try to rescue the drowning person.

2. numbed

   1. Context: I guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain

   2. Definition: to cause (a part of the body) to lose sensation

   3. Additional sentence: The injection numbed the pain before the medical procedure.

3. the day bleeds

   1. Context: For now the day bleeds / Into nightfall

   2. Definition:

      • Literally: bleeds - blood flowing or ink blending together.

• Figuratively: blends. (So in this context the day blends into the nightfall.)

3. Additional sentence: This printed page looks horrible because the ink is bleeding.

4. you pulled the rug

1. Context: I let my guard down / And then you pulled the rug

2. Definition:

   • Literally:

• Figuratively: To abruptly leave someone

3. Additional sentence: I thought I was doing a good job at work, but then my boss pulled the rug from underneath me by telling me I no longer could work at the company.

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think this song is about?

2. Can you relate to anything in this song?

3. Would you want to be numb from all pain?

4. Was there a time when you bled very badly?

5. Did someone ever pull the rug from underneath your feet?