Adventure Of A Lifetime – English Lyrics

• By: Coldplay
• Album: A Head Full of Dreams

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be an adventure, and Coldplay's "Adventure of a Lifetime" is the perfect song to inspire that journey. Its uplifting lyrics about new beginnings and embracing possibilities can motivate you to turn your language-learning dreams into reality. The repetitive and catchy chorus makes it easy to sing along and practice your pronunciation in a fun and energetic way.

[English]

turn your magic on 

Umi she’d say 

everything you want’s a dream away 

and we are legends every day that’s what she told me

turn your magic on, to me she’d say

everything you want’s a dream away

under this pressure under this weight 

 we are diamonds

now I feel my heart beating 

I feel my heart underneath my skin and I feel my heart beating 

oh you make me feel like I’m alive again 

alive again 

oh you make me feel like I’m alive again

said I can’t go on, not in this way I’m a dream that died by light of day 

gonna hold up half the sky and say only I own me 

and I feel my heart beating I feel my heart underneath my skin 

oh I can feel my heart beating cause you make me feel... like I’m alive again

alive again 

oh you make me feel like I’m alive again

turn your magic on, Umi she’d say everything you want’s a dream away 

under this pressure under this weight

we are diamonds taking shape 

we are diamonds taking shape

if we’ve only got this life this adventure oh then I

and if we’ve only got this life 

you get me through

and if we’ve only got this life 

in this adventure oh then I

want to share it with you 

with you, with you 

woohoo 

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces adjective - beautiful or delightful in such a way as to seem removed from everyday life
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to indulge in a daydream or fantasy
legends /ˈlɛdʒəndz/ B2	noun - a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated
pressure /ˈprɛʃər/ B1	noun - the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - a body's relative mass or the quantity of material contained by it, giving rise to a downward force
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ B1	noun - a precious stone consisting of a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally occurring substance
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
beating /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ A2	verb - striking (someone or something) repeatedly and forcefully
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
died /daɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of die: to stop living
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
adventure /ədˈvɛntʃər/ B1	noun - an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity
share /ʃɛər/ A2	verb - have a portion of (something) with another or others

Key Grammar Structures

• everything you want’s a dream away

  ➔ Subject-Verb agreement with a contracted possessive ('s)

  ➔ The contraction "want's" is a shortened form of "want is". This line demonstrates the subject (everything you want) agreeing with the verb (is).

• that’s what she told me

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause (implied "that")

  ➔ This is a shortened form of "that is what she told me" or "that's the thing that she told me". The relative pronoun "that" is often omitted when it is the object of the relative clause.

• under this pressure under this weight we are diamonds

  ➔ Simple Present Tense for general truth/state.

  ➔ The use of "are" in "we are diamonds" expresses a state of being. The simple present here suggests a constant, ongoing quality or truth about the group.

• oh you make me feel like I’m alive again

  ➔ Causative verb "make" + object + base form of verb

  ➔ The structure "make me feel" demonstrates a causative construction, indicating that someone or something is causing the speaker to feel a certain way. Note the base form of the verb 'feel' following 'make'.

• said I can’t go on, not in this way

  ➔ Use of modal verb "can't" (cannot) expressing inability + adverbial phrase of manner "in this way".

  ➔ "Can't" expresses the speaker's inability to continue. The adverbial phrase "in this way" modifies the verb "go on", explaining *how* they cannot continue.

• gonna hold up half the sky and say only I own me

  ➔ "Gonna" (going to) - Future Intentions; Emphasis on the Subject with "only I".

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", indicating future intentions or plans. "Only I own me" emphasizes the subject's autonomy and self-possession. The word "only" preceding "I" makes it very clear who possesses themselves.

• if we’ve only got this life

  ➔ Present Perfect with "only" emphasizing limited time/resources.

  ➔ The present perfect "we've got" (we have got) refers to a situation that started in the past and continues to the present. "Only" emphasizes the limited nature of their life – they have *only* this one life. It conveys the urgency and importance of making the most of their current situation.