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The Lighthouse – Halsey

Halsey

The Lighthouse lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
2021
Genre
Pop
Length
4:34

  1. From a tender age, I was cursed with rage

  2. Came swinging like a fist inside a batting cage

  3. I went swimming with the devil at the bottom of a lake

  4. And he left me there by my lonesome

  5. He was tall and mean with venom eyes so big

  6. Wanted reconciliation, but my tongue was in my teeth

  7. I couldn't find the floor, so I was kicking with my feet

  8. But there weren't there, they were stolen

  1. There is a lighthouse in the middle of the deep end

  2. And I'm still stranded on the shoreline there

  3. And nobody hears me scream

  4. And I will lure you like a landslide

  5. And I'll show you lovely things

  6. If you rescue me, but they're make-believe

  7. The lighthouse by the sea

  8. I met a sailor on the ship with promise in his eyes

  9. He kissed me on the mouth and dug his fingers in my thighs

  10. But a sailor ain't a savior 'cause they only tell you lies

  11. So I left him there 'til the sunrise

  12. Well, the waves were tall, and they were crashing down

  13. He's laying in the water, begging God to let him down

  14. So I showed him all my teeth, and then I laughed out loud

  15. 'Cause I never wanted saving, I just wanted to be found

  16. There is a lighthouse in the middle of the deep end

  17. And I'm still stranded on the shoreline there

  18. And nobody hears me scream

  19. And I will lure you like a landslide

  20. And I'll show you lovely things

  21. If you rescue me, but they're make-believe

  22. The lighthouse by the sea

  23. Well, that should teach a man to mess with me

  24. He was never seen again, and I'm still wandering the beach

  25. And I'm glad I met the devil 'cause he showed me I was weak

  26. And a little piece of him is in a little piece of me

  27. There is a lighthouse in the middle of the deep end

  28. And I'm still stranded on the shoreline there

  29. And nobody hears me scream

  30. And I will lure you like a landslide

  31. And I'll show you lovely things

  32. If you rescue me with that make-believe

  33. The lighthouse by the sea

  34. And the waves come crashing down

  35. And the waves come crashing down

  36. And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

  37. And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

  38. And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

  39. And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

  40. And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

  41. And the waves come crashing down

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Key vocabulary

rescue
save from dangerB2
stranded
left without helpC1
little
small in sizeA1
man
adult human maleA1
saving
stopping loss or harmB2
scream
make a loud cryB2
wandering
walking without aimB2
lighthouse
tower with warning lightsA2
promise
say you will doA2
ship
send by boatA2

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About this song

Halsey is an American pop singer-songwriter born Ashley Nicolette Frangipane. Their work blends alternative and mainstream pop with sharp, often satirical storytelling across albums like BADLANDS and Manic.

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The Lighthouse

From a tender age, I was cursed with rage

Came swinging like a fist inside a batting cage

I went swimming with the devil at the bottom of a lake

And he left me there by my lonesome

He was tall and mean with venom eyes so big

Wanted reconciliation, but my tongue was in my teeth

I couldn't find the floor, so I was kicking with my feet

But there weren't there, they were stolen

There is a lighthouse in the middle of the deep end

And I'm still stranded on the shoreline there

And nobody hears me scream

And I will lure you like a landslide

And I'll show you lovely things

If you rescue me, but they're make-believe

The lighthouse by the sea

I met a sailor on the ship with promise in his eyes

He kissed me on the mouth and dug his fingers in my thighs

But a sailor ain't a savior 'cause they only tell you lies

So I left him there 'til the sunrise

Well, the waves were tall, and they were crashing down

He's laying in the water, begging God to let him down

So I showed him all my teeth, and then I laughed out loud

'Cause I never wanted saving, I just wanted to be found

There is a lighthouse in the middle of the deep end

And I'm still stranded on the shoreline there

And nobody hears me scream

And I will lure you like a landslide

And I'll show you lovely things

If you rescue me, but they're make-believe

The lighthouse by the sea

Well, that should teach a man to mess with me

He was never seen again, and I'm still wandering the beach

And I'm glad I met the devil 'cause he showed me I was weak

And a little piece of him is in a little piece of me

There is a lighthouse in the middle of the deep end

And I'm still stranded on the shoreline there

And nobody hears me scream

And I will lure you like a landslide

And I'll show you lovely things

If you rescue me with that make-believe

The lighthouse by the sea

And the waves come crashing down

And the waves come crashing down

And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

And the waves come crashing down (and the waves come crashing down)

And the waves come crashing down

The Lighthouse

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