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Understand – Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes

Understand lyrics

Language
English
Level
Beginner
Released
2016
Genre
Pop
Length
5:01
  1. Am I asking all these questions for nothing?

  2. I'm wondering if anyone's there

  3. And I really need to make a confession

  4. I hate to say that I'm a little bit scared

  5. But I've been on this train too long

  6. People gettin' off and on

  7. I'm praying that I don't forget where I belong

  8. And every time I ask myself

  9. "Am I turning into someone else?"

  10. I'm praying that I don't forget just who I am

  11. I really wanna understand

  12. I just wanna understand

  13. I'm calling all my friends after midnight, yeah

  14. To remind them that I'll always be there for them

  15. It gets lonely when there's no one to talk to

  16. But it's good to know that somebody cares

  17. Cause I've been on this train too long

  18. People getting off and on

  19. I'm prayin' that I don't forget where I belong

  20. And every time I ask myself

  21. "Am I turning into someone else?"

  22. I'm praying that I don't forget just who I am

  23. I really wanna understand

  24. I just wanna understand

  25. 'Cause we all get lost sometimes, yeah

  26. We all get lost sometimes

  27. Don't leave your heart behind

  28. 'Cause we all get lost sometimes

  29. I really wanna understand

  30. I just gotta understand, yeah

  31. Now I just need to, I need to understand

  32. I really wanna understand who I am

  33. When you wake up your whole world's flipped

  34. It's just different, and you gotta, you know, you gotta, you gotta go with it

  35. And that's just simply growing up

  36. And not see it in a negative way

  37. If they see it as it has been given to you

  38. I mean, as much as time can be crazy

  39. You're gonna feel like that's where you're supposed to be

  40. You're not going to feel out of place anymore

  41. You're going to feel like that's where you were meant to be

  42. You don't have to pretend that it's easy all the time

  43. You just let it go, and, and grow with it

  44. And you can't hold on to the old you, or the old this, or the old that

  45. Because you know you change, and it's not changing in a bad way

  46. It's just changing because that's what happens life

  47. You grow up, everyone moves on

  48. You're just learning

  49. You stay true to yourself

  50. Changing isn't a bad thing

  51. It never was

  52. But at the end of the day, you know

  53. You're the same person

  54. And, and where your heart is

  55. That doesn't change

  56. And everytime I ask myself

  57. "Am I turning into someone else?"

  58. And I just really got that I'm still who I am

  59. I really wanna understand

  60. I just gotta understand, yeah

  61. Now I just need to, I need to understand

  62. I really wanna understand who I am

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Key vocabulary

lonely
sad because aloneB1
praying
asking God for helpB1
pretend
act as if something is trueB1
remind
tell again to helpB1
simply
in an easy wayB1
when
at what timeB1
who
person thatB1
i'm
I amC2
wondering
thinking; unsureB1
anyone's
belonging to any personA1

About this song

Shawn Mendes is a Canadian pop and R&B singer-songwriter known for charting hits and introspective albums that moved from teen pop to adult contemporary themes. He rose from Vine cover videos and became widely recognized for releases like Handwritten, Illuminate, and his 2018 self-titled album.

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🇨🇦 Shawn Mendes

Understand

Am I asking all these questions for nothing?

I'm wondering if anyone's there

And I really need to make a confession

I hate to say that I'm a little bit scared

But I've been on this train too long

People gettin' off and on

I'm praying that I don't forget where I belong

And every time I ask myself

"Am I turning into someone else?"

I'm praying that I don't forget just who I am

I really wanna understand

I just wanna understand

I'm calling all my friends after midnight, yeah

To remind them that I'll always be there for them

It gets lonely when there's no one to talk to

But it's good to know that somebody cares

Cause I've been on this train too long

People getting off and on

I'm prayin' that I don't forget where I belong

And every time I ask myself

"Am I turning into someone else?"

I'm praying that I don't forget just who I am

I really wanna understand

I just wanna understand

'Cause we all get lost sometimes, yeah

We all get lost sometimes

Don't leave your heart behind

'Cause we all get lost sometimes

I really wanna understand

I just gotta understand, yeah

Now I just need to, I need to understand

I really wanna understand who I am

When you wake up your whole world's flipped

It's just different, and you gotta, you know, you gotta, you gotta go with it

And that's just simply growing up

And not see it in a negative way

If they see it as it has been given to you

I mean, as much as time can be crazy

You're gonna feel like that's where you're supposed to be

You're not going to feel out of place anymore

You're going to feel like that's where you were meant to be

You don't have to pretend that it's easy all the time

You just let it go, and, and grow with it

And you can't hold on to the old you, or the old this, or the old that

Because you know you change, and it's not changing in a bad way

It's just changing because that's what happens life

You grow up, everyone moves on

You're just learning

You stay true to yourself

Changing isn't a bad thing

It never was

But at the end of the day, you know

You're the same person

And, and where your heart is

That doesn't change

And everytime I ask myself

"Am I turning into someone else?"

And I just really got that I'm still who I am

I really wanna understand

I just gotta understand, yeah

Now I just need to, I need to understand

I really wanna understand who I am