Everything Goes On – English Lyrics

• By: Porter Robinson
• Album: Star Guardian 2022

Lyrics & Translation

Discover how Porter Robinson's "Everything Goes On" teaches about coping with loss and finding hope in difficult times. Explore the blend of emotional lyrics and diverse musical styles that make this song a unique and impactful listening experience.

[English]

♪ Don’t try to make yourself remember, darling ♪

♪ Don't look for me, ♪

♪ I'm just a story you've been told ♪

♪ So let's pretend a little longer ♪

♪ Cause when we're gone, ♪

♪ Everything goes on ♪

♪ Well, you were staring at the window ♪

♪ And I said, “I’ll just bring the sea to you” ♪

♪ But if I was gone tomorrow, ♪

♪ Won’t the waves crash on? ♪

♪ Is it selfish that I’m happy, ♪

♪ As we pass the setting sun? ♪

♪ Someday I’ll be overcast, ♪

♪ But you won’t have to cry - ♪

♪ Cause we’ll do the grieving ♪

♪ While I’m by your side ♪

♪ I said: ♪

♪ Don’t try to make yourself remember, darling ♪

♪ Don't look for me, ♪

♪ I'm just a story you've been told ♪

♪ So let’s pretend a little longer ♪

♪ Cause when we’re gone, ♪

♪ Everything goes on ♪

♪ And I’m so scared of getting used to this ♪

♪ All the vines that keep you tethered in your room ♪

♪ Said, "I’m sorry that you worried" ♪

♪ But don’t apologize ♪

♪ I told you to forget me ♪

♪ But you stayed by my side ♪

♪ When I said: ♪

♪ "Don’t try to make yourself remember, darling ♪

♪ Don't look for me, ♪

♪ I’m just a story you’ve been told" ♪

♪ So let’s pretend a little longer ♪

♪ And when we’re gone, ♪

♪ Everything goes on ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1	verb - to recall or keep in memory
story /ˈstɔːr.i/ A2	noun - a narrative or account of events
longer /ˈlɒŋ.ɡər/ B2	adverb - for a greater amount of time
everything /ˈɛvrɪˌθɪŋ/ A2	pronoun - all things; all of a group or thing
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
gone /ɡɔn/ B1	adjective - no longer present; departed verb (past participle of go) - past tense of go, to have left or departed
wave /weɪv/ A2	noun - a movement of water on the surface of a sea, lake, or river verb - to move one's hand or an object back and forth to signal or greet
happy /ˈhæp.i/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
setting /ˈsɛt.ɪŋ/ B2	noun - the environment or surroundings where something is positioned
overcast /ˈoʊ.vərˌkæst/ C1	adjective - covered with clouds; cloudy
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears from the eyes because of emotion or pain
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a position to the left or right of something
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a surface forming the outside of an object