Alien Boy – English Lyrics

• By: Oliver Tree
• Album: Alone In A Crowd

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Oliver Tree with "Alien Boy," a song that beautifully blends alternative, electronic, and hip-hop sounds. Its quirky lyrics and distinctive vocal delivery offer a fantastic way to engage with modern English expressions of individuality and resilience. This track is special for its bold embrace of being different and its catchy, genre-defying appeal, making it an exciting listen for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

I fell down to Earth

From a hundred miles away and somehow

I still make it work

But it's overrated and somehow played out

Three doors down so you can't ignore it

I'll hunt you down like a tyrannosaurus

My teeth are sharp like a great white shark

Let me taste that flesh, it's my favourite part

Got an eagle beak with the ostrich feet

Seven spider eyes for every day of the week

Means I'm still up working while your bitch ass sleeps

I'm an alien among the human beings

I fell down to Earth

From a hundred miles away and somehow

I still make it work

But it's overrated and somehow played out

...

Ten doors down but you still can't see me

I talk a lot of shit so you won't believe me

I really wouldn't say anything else

I shouldn't be standing here all by myself

'Cause I'm out there

Tried to tell you that I'm out here on my own

I told you I was out there

Tried to tell you that I'm out here on my own

I fell down to Earth

From a hundred miles away and somehow

I still make it work

But it's overrated and somehow played out

...

I won't be here long at all

I fell down to Earth

From a hundred miles away and somehow

I still make it work

But it's overrated and somehow played out

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
earth /ɜːrθ/ A2	noun - the planet we live on
miles /maɪlz/ A2	noun - a unit of distance equal to 1,609 meters
overrated /ˌoʊvərˈreɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - considered to be better or more important than they actually are
worked /wɜːrkt/ A2	verb - to perform a task or function
doors /dɔːrz/ A2	noun - a barrier that swings or slides to close an entrance
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs for seeing
flesh /flesh/ B2	noun - the soft tissue of a human or animal body
teeth /tiːθ/ A2	noun - hard, bony structures in the mouth for biting and chewing
animal /ˈænɪməl/ A2	noun - a living creature that is not a plant
human /ˈhjuːmən/ A2	noun - a person; a member of the species Homo sapiens
alien /ˈeɪliən/ B2	noun - a foreigner or someone from a different planet

Key Grammar Structures

• I still make it work

  ➔ Present simple tense used with 'still' to indicate ongoing action

  ➔ 'Still' emphasizes that the action is ongoing or continues despite other circumstances

• From a hundred miles away

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating origin or distance

  ➔ 'From' introduces the starting point or distance in space

• I'll hunt you down

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' to indicate intention or promise

  ➔ 'Will' expresses a future action, often voluntary or intentional

• It's overrated

  ➔ Passive construction with 'is' + adjective to express opinion about something's value

  ➔ 'Overrated' is an adjective indicating that something is considered more important or valuable than it actually is

• Tried to tell you

  ➔ Past tense 'tried' combined with infinitive 'to tell' to express effort or attempt

  ➔ 'Tried' indicates an attempt in the past, and 'to tell' is the action attempted

• On my own

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating independence or solitude

  ➔ Expresses that the person is alone or self-reliant

• Somehow played out

  ➔ Idiom using 'played out' as a phrasal verb to mean exhausted or cliché

  ➔ 'Played out' is an idiomatic expression meaning something is no longer effective, fresh, or original