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Open Arms
Vocabulary from Journey: 'Open Arms'.
Lying beside you here in the dark
Feeling your heartbeat with mine
Softly you whisper, you're so sincere
How could our love be so blind?
We sailed on together and drifted apart
And here you are, by my side
So now I come to you with open arms
Nothing to hide, believe what I say
So here I am with open arms
Hoping you'll see what your love means to me
Open arms
Living without you, living alone
This empty house seems so cold
Wanting to hold you, wanting you near
How much I wanted you home
But now that you've come back, turned night into day
I need you to stay
So now I come to you with open arms
Nothing to hide, believe what I say
So here I am with open arms
Hoping you'll see what your love means to me
Open arms, oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Vocabulary
lie
Verblaɪ
to be in a horizontal position
He likes to lie on the grass and look at the clouds.
Used when a person or animal is in a flat position on a surface. Note that the past tense of this sense is 'lay'.
beside
Prepositionbɪˈsaɪd
at the side of; next to
She sat down beside the river.
Used to describe being next to someone or something. It can also be used for comparison ('puny beside him').
you
Pronounjuː
you (second person pronoun)
I love you.
Refers to the person or people being addressed.
here
Adverbhɪr
here
Please come here.
In, at, or to this place or position.
in the dark
Prepositionuninformed; unaware; without knowledge
They kept us in the dark about the changes until the last minute.
Often used when information is being withheld from someone intentionally or unintentionally.
feel
Verbfiːl
to experience a physical or emotional state
I feel much better today.
Used to describe states of mind or body. Past tense is 'felt'.
your
Determinerjɔː
belonging to you
Is this your book?
A possessive determiner used to show that something belongs to the person or people being spoken to.
heartbeat
Nounˈhɑrtˌbit
the regular movement or sound of the heart
The doctor listened to the patient's heartbeat.
Refers to the physical pulsation of the heart. It can also figuratively mean the vital or central force of something.
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